SC Imposes Exemplary Cost Of Rs. 25 Lakh On Suraz Trust For Wasting Judicial Time [Read the Judgment]

For wasting judicial time, the Supreme Court has imposed exemplary cost of Rs. 25 lakh on NGO Suraz India Trust for filing 64 cases in various high courts and also in the apex court.A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar also restrained the trust and its chairman Rajiv Dahiya from filing any case, including PIL, in any court.Directing Dahiya to deposit the amount with...

Justice Karnan Case Hearing In SC: The Verbatim Courtroom Exchange

K K Venugopal urged Bench to allow Justice Karnan fade into retirement next month; AG demanded strong action saying all this was a calculated move and judiciary was becoming a laughing stock; After hearing Venugopal and AG, CJI Khehar said if he was found to be medically fit, he will have to face action for his contemptuous conduct “and proceedings will go on even if he retires” AG...

Breaking: SC Orders Medical Examination Of Justice Karnan [Read Order]

A Seven Judge Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India on Monday ordered the medical examination of Justice Karnan, who is facing contempt proceedings. The Bench has found that he is not in a position to defend himself now.The Bench has directed DGP, West Bengal to constitute a team of police personnel to get examination conducted. The Medical Board has to submit report by 8th May.The...

SC Holds Sunday Sitting To Hear Singhania Family Dispute Matter [Read Order]

In a rare instance a two Judge Bench of Supreme Court sat on Sunday to hear the family dispute among family members of Singhania group.Justice Dipak Misra and AM Khanwilkar has directed the petitioner- Gautam Singhania to hand over the property i.e. Kamala Cottage, Property No.6 at Juhu, Mumbai to the respondent Nos.1 to 6 by 6th May, 2017, subject to deposit of a sum of...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Accused Can’t Claim Unfettered Right To Inspect Case DiaryRejecting the plea of an accused facing trial to produce certain pages of police diary obtained by him through RTI for the purpose of contradicting the police officer, the Supreme Court in Balakram vs. State of Uttarakhand, reiterated that the accused cannot claim unfettered right to inspect the case diary.Plea To Incorporate...

Herding Together Of Candidates Who Had Resorted To Malpractice And Others Who Did Not, For Re-Examination, Not Invalid: SC [Read Judgment]

Identifying all the candidates who are guilty of malpractice either by criminal prosecution or even by an administrative enquiry is certainly a time consuming process, the Bench said.The Supreme Court in Gohil Vishvaraj Hanubhai vs. State of Gujarat, has upheld a Gujarat High Court judgment which had approved the state decision to conduct fresh examination to the post of Revenue Talati,...

SC Moved Against DU Photocopy Case Judgment

A Special Leave Petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of India against the Division Bench Judgment of Delhi High Court in the DU photocopy case, reports Spicy IP.As per the report, the Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation (IRRO) has filed the petition challenging the judgment passed by the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court on December 9, 2016.It was in September, 2016...

SC Strikes Down Exclusive Power To Affiliate Conferred On Himachal Pradesh University [Read Judgment]

The power of granting affiliation to colleges under the control of the concerned university must vest with the respective university to which the college will be affiliated, the bench held.The Supreme Court has struck down Section 3(6a) of the Himachal Pradesh Private Medical Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fee) Act 2006, as unconstitutional and held that...

Kerala Ex-DGP Senkumar Files Contempt Plea Against Chief Secretary Over The Delay In His Reinstatement [Read Petition]

Kerala Ex- DGP Dr TP Senkumar moved the Supreme Court by filing a contempt petition against Kerala Chief Secretary Nalini Netto over the delay in his reinstatement as the State Police Chief as ordered by the Supreme Court.It was on 24th April the division bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta directed the state government to reinstate Dr. Senkumar as Kerala DGP.The Contempt...

Service To Poor Is Super Divine Duty Than Divine Duty Discharged By Judges: CJI Khehar [Read Full Text Of Speech]

Inaugurating two-day National Meet of Para Legal Volunteers at New Delhi, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said service to poor is super divine duty which the volunteers are doing than the divine duty discharged by the judges.Justice Khehar has called for assessment of their work at village level so that the legal services authority can guide the volunteers towards effective justice.In...

Judges’ Allocation In Andhra And Telangana: SC Directs Centre To Prepare Draft guidelines In Consultation With High Court [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, in a plea by the Telangana Judges’ Association has directed the Centre to prepare draft guidelines in consultation with High Court on allocation of Judges.Supreme Court has issued the following directions with regard to issue of allocation of judges between the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana post-bifurcation: That each of the States shall make an assessment of...

GHCAA Moves SC For Withdrawal Of SC Directions To Review The Provisions Of Advocates Act [Read Petition]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has filed an application before the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the Case- Mahipal Singh Rana v. State of Uttar Pradesh in which the Supreme Court had directed the Government and Law Commission of India to take immediate steps to review the provisions of Advocates Act, 1961.The Petitioner submitted that the directions given by the...