SC Slams Kerala Govt For Delay In Re-Appointing Senkumar As ĐGP: Imposes 25k Cost For Seeking Modification Of Order

Pulling up Kerala government for the delay in re-appointing T P Senkumar as DGP despite its order on April 24, the Supreme Court today refused to admit a plea filed by the state for a modification/clarification and imposed a cost of Rs 25,000."We can impose cost even if you are withdrawing the petition", a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur told senior lawyer Sidharth Luthra who appeared...

Justice Karnan Refuses Medical Examination, Says He Is ‘Normal’

Justice Karnan’s antics continued on Thursday when he refused to be examined by a four-member team of psychiatrists who arrived at his residence to execute a Supreme Court order.The Doctors from the Calcutta Pavlov Hospital for Mental Patients, who were accompanied by police officers, were reportedly treated to tea, but were declined the permission to medically examine the Judge.He is...

Subsequent Purchasers/Successors Entitled To Seek Declaration That Land Acquisition Proceedings Have Lapsed: SC [Read Judgment]

It is a declaration qua the land wherein indisputably they have an interest and they are affected by such acquisition, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in GNCTD vs Manav Dharam Trust, has held that subsequent purchaser, assignee, successor in interest, power of attorney, etc., are all persons who are interested in compensation/land owners/affected persons in terms of the Right to...

#Karnan.J Model Again? SC Orders Psychiatric Examination Of Contemnor On Wife’s Plea, Stays His Arrest [Read Order]

Wife of a Professor facing arrest for contempt approached SC saying he is mentally unfit and SC directs ‘board of doctors’ to conduct psychiatric evaluation.Just two days after the 7 judge Bench of Supreme Court ordered psychiatric examination of Justice Karnan, wife of a Professor who was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Madhya Pradesh High Court for contempt, approached the...

Arvind Datar Makes A Persuasive Plea Against S.139AA Of IT Act, SC Reserves Its Judgment in the Aadhaar-II Case

The Supreme Court bench of Justices A.K.Sikri and Ashok Bhushan today concluded hearing arguments in the petitions challenging the validity of Section 139AA of the Income-Tax Act, which makes Aadhaar mandatory for filing Income-Tax returns.As Government Seeks To Justify Aadhaar For IT Returns, More New Grounds Emerge To Weaken Its CaseSenior counsel for the petitioners, Arvind Datar...

Breaking: SC Verdict In #Nirbhaya Case Appeals Tomorrow

Will the Supreme Court confirm the death sentence on Mukesh (24), Pawan (20), Vinay (22) and Akshay (29) awarded by the trial court and Delhi High Court?.The verdict will be out tomorrow.According to the Supreme Court’s causelist, a bench of justices Dipak Misra, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan will pronounce the judgment at 2.00 PM. The bench, after extensive hearing had reserved its verdict...

SC Imposes Exemplary Costs Of Rs. 5 Lakhs For Abuse Of Judicial Process [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently ordered the Haryana State Cooperative Labour and Construction Federation Ltd. to pay exemplary costs of Rs. 5 lakhs for “abuse of judicial process”. The order was passed by a Bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice S.K. Kaul, which took note of the fact that the Federation had approached five different forums, despite...

SC Allows Plea Against Mandatory #Aadhaar For APP Exam After OPSC Agrees To Remove The Condition

The Supreme Court has allowed an Advocate's petition against the demand for mandatory Aadhar details while applying for the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor (APP) after Orissa Public Service Commission (OPSC) agreed to remove the condition.The Bench led by Justice AK Sikri was hearing a petition filed by Rana Pratap Bismal, a resident of Rayagada district of Odisha, contending that he...

SC Orders Probe Into Molestation Case Against Hissar Jail Superintendent

Observing that "just because he is jail superintendent, we can't ignore his side", the Supreme Court has ordered a probe into the Hissar jail superintendent's claim that he was at home at the time as alleged in the complaint in a molestation case against him.Shamsher Singh Dahiya is facing a molestation case registered in July 2015, and filed an affidavit claiming that CCTV footage...

Tomorrow Somebody Will Ask For Making Sanskrit Mandatory: SC While Rejecting Plea For Making Hindi Compulsory In Schools

“Why have you come to court with this demand. You say you are a BJP man. Why don’t you approach the government? Your party is in power”, the bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar told petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyaya.The Supreme Court today rejected a PIL filed by a Delhi BJP leader which sought a direction to the Centre to make study of Hindi compulsory for all students of...

Disclose The Status Of MoP For Judges Appointment, Judicial Accountability BIll Etc : CIC To Law Ministry [Read Order]

The Central Information Commission on Wednesday expressed anguish over the lack of transparency and accountability in the process of appointment of Judges. It further directed the Ministry of Law and Justice to inform an RTI applicant  about the current status of the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, and other alternate measures proposed to ensure accountability, as also the status...

SC Notice To Kerala On TN Plea For Implementation Of Court’s Verdict On Mullaperiyar Dam

Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar's bench has issued notice to Kerala on Tamil Nadu government's plea accusing the former of not allowing its officials to maintain Multiplayer dam.Filing a petition, Tamil Nadu sought a direction to Kerala to implement the apex court's verdict in 2013 that directed the government to increase the water storage height from 136 ft to 142 ft.The Tamil...