State Bar Council Cannot Continue Disciplinary Proceedings Against Lawyers After One Year Of Complaint: SC [Read Judgment]

Failing which the State Bar Council is obliged to transfer the inquiry to the Bar Council of India, the Bench said.The Supreme Court in Kumari Achal Saxena vs. Sudhir Yadav, has held that Disciplinary Committee of the State Bar Council cannot continue with the disciplinary inquiry against a lawyer after the expiry of one year from the receipt of the complaint and any order passed after it,...

Won’t Appear Before SC For Contempt Proceedings On March 31: Justice Karnan

After alleging that he was being singularly targeted by the higher judiciary for being a Dalit, Justice Karnan remains defiant, and said that he would not attend the contempt proceedings before the Supreme Court on March 31, reports ,'The Hindu'.This is despite the fact that the Supreme Court had, on Friday, issued a bailable warrant against him, for his failure to appear before the Bench....

Lawyers' Strike And Suspension Of Court Work Illegal: Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Condolence references can be once in while periodically say once in two/three months and not frequently,suggested the Bench.The Supreme Court has held that suspension of court work or strikes are clearly illegal and it is high time that the legal fraternity realises its duty to the society which is the foremost.A bench comprising Justice AK Goel and Justice UU Lalit observed this while...

Court Can’t Ignore Clear Words, Dilute Meaning Or Add Something, Used In Will: SC [Read Judgment]

The solemn duty of the court is to find out the intention of testator and thereafter to give effect to such intention, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Dr KS Palanisami vs Hindu community in general and citizens of Gobichettipalayam, has observed that courts are not entitled to ignore clear words or add something of its own or dilute the meaning of any clear word used in the Will.In...

Plea To Set Aside Award Passed In Arbitration Proceedings Held Abroad Not Maintainable In India: SC [Read Judgment]

The place of arbitration determines the law that will apply to the arbitration and related matters like challenges to the award, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in IMAX Corporation vs. M/S E-CITY Entertainment, has held that Part-I of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, has no application in a case where parties chose and agreed to the arbitration being conducted outside India and...

Children Need Love & Affection Of Both Parents: SC Tells ‘Fighting’ Couple [Read Order]

Both must realise that mother cannot perform the role of a father, so is the father, who cannot perform the role of mother, the bench said.The children need love and affection of both mother and father collectively and not individually because it is the parents who are responsible to bring their children in this world, the Supreme Court has observed in a matrimonial case.Allowing the mother...

‘We Are Becoming A Highly Litigious Society’, Says Chief Economic Adviser, Arvind Subramanian

At a discussion on the forthcoming book, “Rethinking Public Institutions in India” being published by Oxford University Press in May, held this evening in New Delhi, Chief Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Arvind Subramanian wondered whether India is a democracy or a judiciocracy, which implies that the country is run by the Judiciary. Saying that India is becoming...

Use Video Conferencing And Other Technologically Advanced Measures In Matrimonial Cases: SC [Read Judgment]

Supreme Court of India has issued certain important guidelines to avoid the transfer of matrimonial disputes pending in Family Courts.The Bench of Justices AK Goel and UU Lalit was considering a transfer petition filed by wife seeking the transfer of divorce case filed by her husband because she cannot undertake long journey and contest the proceedings at Jabalpur by neglecting her minor...

Cannot Curtail Independence Of Media: SC

“It seems there is a disguised attempt to curtail independence and freedom of media. This is an attack on the media”, the Supreme Court said today dismissing a PIL seeking an SIT probe into the role of media in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case“We will not direct any investigation against the media unless there is a direct involvement, Justice Dipak Misra said rejecting the...

Breaking: New Chief Justices Appointed In MP, Patna, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand HCs [Read Notifications]

President of India has appointed new Chief Justices in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Patna and Jharkhand High Courts.Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan, Judge of the Kerala High Court, appointed as Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh, Judge of the Patna High Court, appointed...

Breaking: Bail Pleas To Be Disposed Of Within 1 Week: SC Issues Directions To Tackle Pendency Of Criminal Cases [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has issued significant directions to tackle the pendency of cases in criminal courts.A division bench comprising Justice AK Goel and Justice UU Lalit was hearing a batch of appeals against the denial of bail pending trial/appeal where appellants have been in custody for a long period.The bench considered the question as to the circumstances in which bail can be granted on...

SC Rejects Plea Challenging Padma Award To Late Dhirubhai Ambani

The Supreme on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking direction to quash the government notification conferring Padma Vibhushan award in 2016 to late Dhirubhai Ambani, the founder of Reliance Industries Ltd.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice J S Khehar dismissed the plea alleging criminal cases against Dhirubhai Ambani.CJI said "Dhirubhai was a biggest industrialist at...