Breaking: Four New Judges Appointed In Delhi HC [Read Notification]

President of India has appointed (i) Smt. Rekha Palli, (ii) Smt. Prathiba M. Singh (iii) Shri Navin Chawla, and (iv) Shri C. Hari Shankar, as  Judges of the Delhi High Court.With the elevation of Rekha Palli and Pratibha M Singh, there will be 10 women judges in the high court.Meet the two Women in the listRekha Palli – A PIL was filed in 2003 on various facets of discrimination in the...

Breaking:Justice Karnan To Move SC Against His Conviction And Sentence In Contempt Case

But Justice Karnan's friend Peter Ramesh Kumar says Justice Karnan has not authorised Advocate Nedumpara to move SCJustice Karnan who has been convicted and sentenced by Supreme Court of India for contempt of Court will move the Court seeking the recall of 9th May order of Supreme Court, says Advocate Mathew Nedumpara.Speaking to LiveLaw, Advocate Mathew Nedumpara said he got the vakalath...

Expenditure Incurred To Earn Dividend Income On Shares Not Deductible: SC [Read Judgment]

In an important verdict, the Supreme Court, in Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Limited vs Dy Commissioner of Income-Tax, has held that Section 14A of the Income Tax Act would apply to dividend income on which tax is payable under Section 115-O of the Act.This would mean that expenditure incurred to earn dividend income on shares is not deductible, as Section 14A of Income Tax Act is...

SC Orders To Appoint New Executive Officer For Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Continuing to take keen interest in the issue, the Supreme Court  has ordered that a new executive officer should be appointed for the historic Shree Padmanabhaswamy temple by June 18 in consultation with the temple trustIt has asked Kerala government to suggest names for the post.A bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar said the new executive officer should be a consensual choice...

Breaking: SC Begins Hearing On Triple Talaq, Clarifies It Will Not Examine Other Issues Like Polygamy [Read Order]

The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today began hearing petitions challenging the practices of triple talaq, polygamy and nikah halala.Framing issues, the constitution bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and Justices Kurian Joseph, R.F Nariman, U.U. Lalit and Abdul Nazeer at the outset said the following important things1) We will examine whether...

SC Issues Important Interim Directives On Medical Course Admission [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, while considering a plea by Dar-Us-Slam Educational Trust, has issued certain important interim directions with regard to admissions in medical colleges across the country.As per directives issued by the bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice AM Khanwilkar, common counselling to all-India quota and state quota seats is to be conducted by the Directorate General...

SC Praises Haji Ali Dargah For Removing Encroachments [Read Order]

Appreciating the efforts undertaken by Mumbai’s Haji Ali Dargah in removing encroachments in the 500 square metre area of the historic shrine, the supreme court ordered complete removal within four weeks.The apex court said if the encroachers failed to comply with the order to remove the encroachments by June 6, then the Joint Task Force (JTF) set up by the Bombay High Court will come...

ICJ To Hear India’s Plea Against Execution Of Kulbhushan Jadhav From May 15 [Read Petition]

The International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands will hold public hearings from 15 May, on India’s Petition seeking a stay on the execution of former Indian Navy Officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistani Military Court on espionage charges. A letter has been sent in this regard to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.The Appeal filed by India will...

Two Fresh Intervention Applications Filed In The Triple Talaq Matter [Read Petitions]

Two Intervention Applications have been filed in the Triple Talaq matter, which is set to be heard from tomorrow, by a Constitution Bench of Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice U.U. Lalit and Justice Abdul Nazeer.One I.A. has been filed by the Forum for Awareness of National Security (FANS), Ms. Lubna Assif...

PM Modi Launches Supreme Court’s Integrated Case Management Information System

Applauding the Supreme Court’s initiative to go paperless, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said technology plays a vital role for more effective judicial system and there is a need for change of mindset to adopt it.“In our criminal justice system, we have relied on mobile phone details and CCTV footage as evidence in accident cases to deliver judgment. With fast growing IT, we...

After An Eventful Day, SC Closes For Summer Vacation

The Supreme Court closed for summer vacation on Tuesday, with 359 cases listed for hearing before it reopens on July 3.However, the day was quite eventful for the apex court, having convicted a sitting HC judge for contempt, for the first time in the history of the Indian judicial system. It sentenced Calcutta High Court judge Justice C.S. Karnan to six months in jail “for contempt of...

Constitution Bench Led By CJI To Hear Triple Talaq Matter From Tomorrow

CJI constitutes Constitution bench to hear Triple Talaq matter. A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and Justices Kurian Joseph, R.F Nariman, U.U. Lalit and Abdul Nazeer will hear the petitions challenging practices like triple talaq, polygamy and nikah halala from tomorrow.A bench headed by chief justice J S Khehar had on March 30...