Breaking: Install CCTV Cameras In Courts At least In Two Districts Of Every State: SC [Read Order]

In a significant Order the Supreme Court of India has directed that CCTV cameras may be installed inside the courts and at such important locations of the court complexes, at least in two districts in every State/Union Territory. The Court directed that the installation of cameras may be completed in three months.The Division Bench comprising Justice AK Goel and Justice UU Lalit was...

SC Reserves Verdict On Plea For Appointment Of Lokpal

Will India finally have a Lokpal soon ?  The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking the appointment of the chief ombudsman.“We have heard the arguments of all the parties. Judgment (is) reserved”, a Bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said.The hearing of the PIL filed by NGO Common Cause had touched its peak on November 23, 2016 when the apex court pulled...

SFI Moves SC Against Drastic Seat Cuts In JNU [Read Petition]

“The UGC Regulations, 2016 which ordered massive seat cut is unreasonable, arbitrary and unconstitutional at multiple levels. It has restricted “access” to higher education not only to the reserved category candidates but also to the General category candidates” PETITIONThe Students Federation Of India has moved the Supreme Court against drastic seat cuts in certain schools and centres...

Chief Justice Can Appoint Independent Arbitrator Though An Arbitrator Is Named In Agreement: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Union of India vs. Besco Ltd, has held that even if an arbitrator is specified in the agreement for arbitration, the chief justice or the designated judge is free to appoint an independent arbitrator, having due regard to the qualification, if circumstances so warrant.A bench comprising Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R Banumathi upheld a high court judgment which...

HC Has No Jurisdiction To Decide On Second Appeal On An Unframed Question Of Law: SC [Read Judgment]

Setting aside a high court judgment, which suo moto applied a provision of law while deciding a second appeal, the Supreme Court has reiterated that the high court has no jurisdiction to decide on a second appeal on a question which is not framed as required under Section 100(4) of the Code of Civil Procedure.In the instant case, the high court had applied Section 15(2)(a) of the Hindu...

Senior Advocate And Eminent Jurist TR Andhyarujina Passes Away

Senior Advocate and eminent jurist Tehmtan R. Andhyarujina passed away at 4AM on Tuesday.He was the Solicitor General of India from 1996 to 1998. He was also served as the Advocate-General of Maharashtra. He was the junior of HM Seervai.T. R. Andhyarujina: A TributeHe authored “The Kesavananda Bharati Case: The untold story of struggle for supremacy by Supreme Court and Parliament “about...

‘It Is Life And Death Issue’ SC Tells Centre To Find Alternate Of Pellet Guns To Control Mob In J&K

Concerned over injuries suffered by minors due to use of pellet guns by Armed forces for their involvement in protests in the Kashmir Valley, Chief Justice of India JS Khehar’s bench has told the Centre to find an alternative solution to control them, observing that “it is life and death issue”.The bench asked Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohatgi to file a detailed reply by April 10 on...

Highway Liquor Ban: Special Bench Fails To Assemble; Annoyed AG To Mention Before CJI Tomorrow

Attorney General (AG) Mukul Rohtagi, several leading senior advocates and a large number of lawyers were left annoyed on Monday after a special bench comprising Justice L.Nageswara Rao and Justice Chandrachud failed to assemble in the afternoon for the scheduled hearing of the plea pertaining to serving of liquor in bars and restaurants on highways.A visibly upset AG and others lawyers...

SC Stays Levy Of Stamp Duty On ‘Advertisement’ Contracts [Read Order]

The matter requires to be debated, especially keeping in view the sacrosanctity of the freedom of speech and expression and the involvement of electronic and print media, the Bench said.The Supreme Court has stayed Bombay High Court judgment which had dismissed the challenge against levy of stamp duty on contracts entered into by advertising agencies with their clients and with...

Petitions Against Triple Talaq Not Maintainable: Muslim Personal Law Board Tells SC [Read Written Submissions]

The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has submitted written submissions before the Supreme Court in matters relating to triple talaq. The Supreme Court is likely to hear the petitions on March 30.During the last hearing, the bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar asked all sides, including aggrieved women petitioners, Centre, AIMPLB and women rights bodies, to submit...

Nirbhaya Case: SC Reserves Judgment

The Supreme Court, on Monday reserved its verdict in the brutal 2012 Delhi gang rape case. The Bench, comprising Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Ashok Bhushan, reserved the judgment in the appeal filed against the death sentence handed down to four convicts by the Trial Court and the Delhi High Court.On December 16, 2012, five men and a juvenile had lured in the...

Minority Commission For J&K: SC Asks Centre And State To Meet And Take A Joint Decision

Supreme Court today asked representatives of Centre and Jammu and Kashmir government to sit together and take a considered decision on formation of a minority commission for the stateAdditional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Centre said it is being examined and said state minority commission exists in many statesChief Justice J S khehar then told him that it is a very...