Kalikho Pul's Wife To Meet Vice-President Seeking SIT Probe

The wife of the late Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, Dangwimsai will approach Vice-President Hamid Ansari demanding a court-monitored SIT probe into the allegations made in his suicide note.She also demanded that the SIT should be constituted by senior-most Supreme Court judges, other than the ones named in the suicide diary.Advocate Prashant Bhushan, Harsh Mander, Wajahat...

Realtor Gopal Ansal Seeks Parity With Brother Sushil In Uphaar Fire Tragedy Case [Read Petition]

Real estate baron and owner of Uphaar Cinema Gopal Ansal, who was ordered by the Apex Court to complete one year jail term in the 1997 fire tragedy which killed 59 people, has moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order on medical grounds.Gopal has already spent six months and eight days in jail. But while hearing a review petition filed by the victims, on February 9, the Apex...

Proved Misconduct By Chartered Accountant While He Holds Certificate Of Practice Punishable: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has opined that if a practicing chartered accountant commits misconduct while he holds the certificate of practice issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, he would be liable for punishment if the misconduct is proved.A bench comprising Justice RK Agrawal and Justice AM Sapre made this observation while disposing of an appeal preferred by the Council Of...

Appoint Two NHRC Members By April 30 : SC To Centre

The Supreme Court today directed the government to fill up two vacant posts of members in the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) latest by April 30.A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul, which had given four weeks for this purpose on January 23, extended it again after the Centre said there was difficulty in appointing NHRC members due to...

Bar Dancers Union Moves SC Against Maharashtra Law [Read Petition]

Women dancers, waitresses, singers and other performers working in bars and hotels in Maharashtra under the umbrella of ‘Bharatiya Bargirls Union moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of a 2016 state law which imposed many restrictions on them.They have termed Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dances in Hotels, Restaurants and Bar Rooms and Protection of Dignity...

30 Days Imprisonment In Acid Attack Case: SC Slams HC, Enhances Convict’s Sentence, Victim’s Compensation [Read Judgment]

“When a substantive sentence of thirty days is imposed, in the crime of present nature, that is, acid attack on a young girl, the sense of justice, if we  allow ourselves to say so, is not only ostracized, but also is unceremoniously sent to “Vānaprastha”,said the BenchThe Supreme Court on Monday set aside Hyderabad High Court’s order that reduced the sentence imposed on a convict in...

SC Pulls Up Centre For Non-Compliance Of 22-Yr-Old Order On Environment Studies

Chief Justice of India JS Khehar has slammed the Central government in a sarcastic manner, saying the government will never do anything as it has set up a committee to see whether court's directions are complied or not by the states. It is a wonderful idea to implement our directions, the Supreme Court said.More than two decade after its directions to the Centre, states and universities...

SC Not The Solution (Amrit Dhara) For All Problems: CJI Khehar

“Today it is like you wake up in the morning and say chalo let me go to the Supreme Court. Arrey why don’t you approach the competent authority”, CJI KheharChief Justice J S Khehar today took serious note of Public Interest Litigations raising all kinds of issues, including several frivolous ones being filed in Supreme Court and said it is not “Amrit Dhara” for all...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Decree Of Injunction Can Be Executed Against Legal Representatives Of Deceased Judgment-DebtorThe Supreme Court in PrabhakaraAdiga vs. Gowri, held that a decree for injunction can also be executed against legal representatives of the deceased judgment-debtor, in view of the specific provisions contained in section 50 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Post-Acquisition Allottee Has No Locus...

Kerala’s Ex-DGP TP Senkumar Moves SC Against Removal From Post

Former Kerala DGP Dr TP Senkumar has moved the Supreme Court against the Kerala High Court judgment which dismissed his appeal against the Administrative Tribunal’s order upholding his removal from the post of state police chief by the LDF government in 2016.When the LDF government came in power in Kerala, Senkumar was replaced by Loknath Behra as the DGP.Senkumar was appointed chairman...

Interpretation Of Documents And Examination Of Its Effect, Involves Questions Of Law: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Sk. Bhikan vs. Mehamoodabee, has observed that when a High Court is called upon to interpret the documents and examine its effect, it involves questions of law and it is obligatory upon the High Court to decide such questions on merits.The Bench comprising Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice R.K. Agrawal remanded a Second appeal to High Court which it had dismissed...

MoP For Judicial Appointments May Be Finalized In Two Weeks: CJI Khehar

Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar on Wednesday said that the Memorandum of Procedure is expected to be finalized in two weeks. The CJI also shed light on recent judicial appointments. “We made recommendations for appointment of judges to SC and that has come through. We’ve also made recommendations for filling up eight vacancies of Chief Justices of HCs,” he was quoted as...