If A Lawyer Insults The Court, You All Support Him; But Why Don’t You Ever Do That For Us: CJI Asks Bar

The support of the Supreme Court Bar Association and a group of senior advocates to a lawyer facing contempt of court for accusing the court registry for not listing his case before a bench has irked Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar.Chaudhary had alleged that the registry had not listed his case before an appropriate bench. He also mentioned this before the CJI bench and accused...

SC Disallows Srinivasan From Representing BCCI At ICC Meet [Read Order]

In a huge setback to BCCI President N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court today ruled that he cannot represent the Board at the ICC meeting next week as he had been earlier held guilty of conflict of interest.A bench of justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud allowed BCCI's Acting Secretary Amitabh Chaudhary to represent the cricket board at the ICC meeting on April 24 and...

SC Issues Notice Chhattisgarh Govt. In A Plea For Transfer Of Alleged Extra Judicial Killings Matters To Top Court [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Monday has issued notice on a petition seeking transfer of a matter pending before the Chhattisgarh High Court s in which it was sought for court-monitored investigation in instances of extra-judicial killings in the State .The writ petition- W.P (PIL) No. 82 of 2016, titled Suneeta Pottam vs. State of Chhattisgarh is pending before the High Court of Chhattisgarh...

SC Orders Auction Of Sahara’s Ambey Valley: Summons To Roy For Apr 28 [Read Order]

Going strictly by its tough words on March 21, the Supreme Court in a stinging order today directed auction of Ambay valley property of Subrata Roy’s Sahara Group as it failed to deposit  the amount which was to deposited by today for repaying investors.A special bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra ordered appointment of an official liquidator and asked him to commence auction process...

SC Notice To Centre, CBFC On Palekar Plea Against Pre-Censorship Of Films [Read Petition]

Rules permitting pre-censorship of movies has come under challenge for the first time.And this from none other than veteran actor Amol Palekar.Acting on his petition, the Supreme Court today issued notices to the Central Board of Film Certification and Centre on the plea questioning the censorship lawsThe 72-year-old actor has sought relaxation in the censorship of films by means of removal...

SC Seeks Road map From Six States Over Vacancies In Police Force

The Chief Justice of India J S Khehar's bench directed six states-Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal to place record the road maps to fill up the large number of vacancies for police posts in their respective states.The Bench also directed the Home Secretary or Joint Secretary level officer from the concerned states to be present in the court on...

SC Issues Notice To Kerala HC In District Judges Selection Case [Read Petition]

Supreme Court of India on Monday has issued notice to High Court of Kerala on a petition challenging the selection process to Kerala Higher Judicial Service (District & Sessions Judges).The bench was hearing a writ petition filed by the unsuccessful candidates against the selection process.The bench consisting of Justices Kurian Joseph and R Bhanumathi sought to know if any...

Kejriwal Vs LG Power Tussle: SC Says Const Bench Will Be Set Up After Summer Vacation

Exactly two months after a two-judge bench referred its appeal against Delhi High Court order which said Lt Governor was the administrative head of Delhi, the Kejriwal government knocked the doors of the Supreme Court yet again today seeking  setting up of the bench at the earliest and a speedy hearing.The government has been assured that it may take a decision setting up the constitution...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Only BS IV-compliant vehicles from April 1, 2017The Supreme Court has reiterated that from April 1, 2017, only such vehicles that comply with BS-IV standards shall be manufactured, sold and registered across the country.State appeals; accused gets acquittal     Dismissing the state’s appeal praying for conviction under Section 302 IPC, the Supreme Court has acquitted a person convicted...

Throw The ‘Draconian Anti Lawyer Bill’ In Dustbin: BCI And State Bar Councils [Read Resolution]

‘Throw the recommendations and Bill of Law commission in Dustbin'. Calls for resignation of Law commission Chairman Demands legislation to replace collegium systemTerming, "The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2017" as draconian and an ‘Anti Lawyer Bill”, a joint meeting of Bar Council of India and High Court Bar Associations has resolved to organize massive protests against it. The...

In A First SC Collegium Clears More Than 50 Names For High Court Judgeship

In a welcome move, the Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar has recommended names of 51 Judges for appointments to 10 High Courts across the country, reports TOI14 Judges have reportedly been recommended for being appointed to the Bombay High Court, while 9 such appointments have been proposed for the High Court of Punjab and Haryana. 6 names each have been...

Indo-Pak Legal Aid Panel Approaches Pak SC Against Kulbhushan Yadav's Death Penalty [Read Petition]

The India-Pak Joint Defence Committee for Prisoners (IPJDCP), a forum of lawyers from both the countries, has petitioned before the Pakistan Supreme Court against the death sentence awarded to Indian national Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav by the Pakistan army through court martial (FGCM) on April 10.The petition was drafted under the chairmanship of Prof Bhim Singh, a senior advocate from the...