Frivolous, Groundless Filings Serious Menace To Administration Of Justice: SC Imposes Rs 5L Cost On Petitioners [Read Judgment]

“Courts across the legal system - this court not being an exception – are choked with litigation. Frivolous and groundless filings constitute a serious menace to the administration of justice. They consume time and clog the infrastructure. Productive resources which should be deployed in the handling of genuine causes are dissipated in attending to cases filed only to benefit from delay,...

SC May Revive Babri Masjid Demolition Case

The Supreme Court decided to examine CBI's appeal against the special court's order discharging senior BJP leader LK Advani and others in connection with the Babri Demolition case.The top court said it may revive demolition case against 13 BJP and hindu right-wing leaders who were discharged on technical ground.The Court also expressed concern over delay in trial against people involved in...

Deposit Of Old Notes: SC Issues Notice To RBI, Centre [Read Petition]

Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Centre and Reserve Bank of India on a batch of PILs alleging that the citizens were not being allowed to deposit old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes after demonetisation till March 31 as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) JS Khehar asked the petitioners counsel to serve copies to government counsel today...

SC Refuses To Stay Prajapati’s Arrest; Warns Against “Political Colour”

“Now a political colour is being given to the entire episode. That cannot be permitted”: Justice A K Sikri.Supreme Court today refused to stay the arrest of Uttar Pradesh minister and Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati in connection with cases of alleged gang rape and attempt to rape a woman and her daughter and also warned against giving a political colour to the entire...

Amity Law Student’s Suicide: SC Transfers Matter To Delhi High Court

The Supreme Court today transferred the matter pertaining to the suicide of an Amity Law School student Sushant Rohilla to the Delhi High Court noting that the HC was more equipped to hear it.On a petition filed by Rohilla’s friend, a bench headed by justice A K Goel is examining whether there was an “element of suspicion” that “harassment” by the institution prompted Rohilla to...

Supreme Court’s Disposal Rate: Does Quantity Prevail Over Quality of Justice?

In 2016, the Supreme Court disposed of 19913 cases from January 1 to March 31, during the term of the then Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S.Thakur. If the pace of disposals of the Chief Justice of India, Justice J.S.Khehar is any indication, the data on disposals for the same period this year is likely to have some surprises.No doubt, every Chief Justice of India aims at excelling the...

After Urgency Plea, An Adjournment Request: Uphaar Matter Goes To Wednesday

On a request by Ram Jethmalani, the senior lawyer representing him, the Supreme Court today adjourned to Wednesday the plea filed by business tycoon Gopal Ansal seeking withdrawal of the order sentencing him to one year in Uphaar Cinema tragedy case.On Friday Jethmalani had sought urgent hearing of the matter after which it was posted for today.Allowing adjournment Justice Ranjan Gogoi said...

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave Locks Horn With Present Executive Committee Over Kalikho Pul Issue

Former Supreme Court Bar Association(SCBA) President Dushyant Dave has taken to task the members of present executive committee while accusing them of attempting to “condemn him and Prashant Bhushan personally” for fighting a case which has demanded probe into the allegations against some senior most judges of top court, lawyers and politicians.Expressing disappointment, in a strongly...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

SC stays age limit for law coursesSupreme Court stayed Bar Council of India’s (BCI) notification fixing age limit for law courses.Bar Council had restored Clause 28 of Legal Education Rules, 2008, stipulating the maximum age limit of 20 years for taking admission to the 5-year integrated law degree. Mere Name Of A Trust Can’t Be Taken As Determinative Of Its CharacterThe Supreme Court,...

President Pranab Mukherjee Calls For Concerted Efforts To Uphold Constitutional Values

Harking back to India’s inspiring journey from 0 per cent growth rate to the world’s fastest growing economy over the past 70 years, President Pranab Mukherjee spoke at length on the vitals of our growing and democratic nation on a road fraught with challenges.Speaking on the occasion of 6th KS Rajamony Memorial Lecture, held in honour of eminent lawyer and former member of the Kerala...

Judiciary-Executive Reach Consensus On MoP Hurdles

The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, and the executive have reportedly attained a certain level of consensus on the new Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) for judicial appointments. The Collegium has withdrawn its opposition to the Government proposal to strike down a candidate’s name on the grounds of “national security”.The Collegium, on the other...

Gopal Ansal’s Modification Application And Appeal Against Registrar’s Order Listed On Monday In SC [Read Order]

Gopal Ansal, who has been convicted of “criminal negligence” under Section 304-A, IPC by the Supreme Court and ordered to surrender in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy vide judgment and order dated 09.02.2017, had recently moved an application seeking modification of the order on medical grounds claiming parity with his brother Sushil Ansal who was let off with the sentence already...