Justice Chelameswar Questions Justice KM Joseph’s Non-elevation To Supreme Court

Member of Supreme Court Collegium, Justice Chelmeswar has questioned it's decision not to elevate Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph to the Supreme Court, reports HT .“Sources privy to the development told HT that Justice Chelameswar recorded his dissent on a file containing the names of five high court judges picked by the collegium for the top court. The judge, who signed the file, has...

Aircel-Maxis Case: SC Refuses To Stay Trial Court Order Discharging Marans

A day after a special CBI court in Delhi discharged former union minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanidhi and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal in the illegal 2G spectrum case, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the trial court order but tightened the noose against the accused who have been avoiding court summons.On Thursday, the trial court had segregated trial against...

Nirbhaya Case: SC To Re-hear On Question Of Sentence [Read Order]

In a surprising and sudden move, the Supreme Court today gave some hope to the four death row convicts in the sensational Nirbhaya case saying it would re-examine and re-assess the capital punishment awarded to them by the trial court which was upheld by the Delhi High Court.A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra took the decision after accepting the contention of the two senior lawyers...

Office Of Attorney General Of India Not A Public Authority Under RTI Act: Delhi HC (DB) [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court on Friday held that the office of the Attorney General Of India is not a public authority under Right To Information Act.The Division Bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath has reversed the 2015 Judgment of Justice Vibhu Bakhru in Subhash Chandra Agrawal Vs Office Of The Attorney General Of India.The issue came up before the High Court (Single Judge) as when...

Jolly LLB 2: SC Allows HC Panel To Scrutinize Movie

In a setback to Fox Star Studios, the producers of Akshay Kumar starrer movie Jolly LLB2, the Supreme Court today refused to order the release of the movie and permitted the three-member panel appointed by the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court to view it today afternoon and ascertain if it showed any scenes denigrating the judiciaryDespite vehement pleas by senior lawyer Kapil Sibal...

Formulate Policy To Eradicate Leprosy In A Month : SC To Centre

Acting on a visually challenged lawyer Pankaj Sinha’s petition, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre to formulate a policy to eradicate leprosy and asked it to file the scheme before the court in four weeks after taking on board all states also.“The report submitted by the Centre cites various categories of leprosy patients. During the course of hearing the Ld counsel for...

SC Stays Death Penalty Of BSF Ex-Head Constable Balbir Singh For 6 Months [Read Order]

Permits him to challenge court martial proceedings before appropriate authority.The Supreme Court has stayed death penalty awarded to former BSF head constable Balbir Singh, who was found guilty of murdering his senior officer.A bench comprising Justice Dipak Misra and Justice UU Lalit granted six months’ stay on his execution, permitting him to challenge the orders passed by the...

Collegium Recommends Four HC Chief Justices And A HC Judge To Supreme Court, No Women Judges In The List

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of four High Court Chief Justices and a High Court Judge for the elevation  to the Supreme Court of India, reports Times of India.As per the report, the names of  Rajasthan HC CJ Naveen Sinha, Madras HC CJ Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Chhattisgarh HC CJ Dipak Gupta, Kerala HC CJ Mohan M Shantanagouder and Karnataka HC's Justice S Abdul Nazeer...

Magistrate Can’t Order Further Investigation At Post Cognizance Stage: SC [Read Judgment]

A two Judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday held that Magistrate cannot order further investigation after the cognizance has been taken, process has been issued and accused has entered appearance in response thereto.The Bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy held that though the investigating agency concerned has been invested with the power to undertake...

Right To Private Defence Is Available Even When There Is Reasonable Apprehension Of Danger To Life: SC [Read Judgment]

Unrealistic to expect the appellant to ‘modulate his defence step by step’ with any arithmetical exactitude, the bench said.The Supreme Court, in Suresh Singhal vs. State, has held that a mere reasonable apprehension of danger to life is enough to put the right of self-defence into operation and it is not necessary that there should be an actual commission of the offence in order to give...

Exclusive: In SC Delhi Govt Cites 47 Reasons Why HC Verdict On Power Tussle With LG Is “Erroneous” [Read Submissions]

Senior lawyer Gopal Subramanium, one of the top counsel representing the Delhi Government in the SLP in Supreme Court where it has challenged Delhi High Court verdict that declared Lt Governor as the “administrative head”, has submitted a detailed written submission giving 47 grounds why the HC order is “erroneous” and should be set aside.Subramanium has contended that the High...

Sidelined Again? Judiciary Gets Just Rs 1,744.13 Cr In Budget

Several Chief Justices have in the recent past said negligible budgetary allocation is grossly inadequate to meet the requirements of the judiciary such as setting up of new courts and to improve infrastructure to bring down the pendency from a staggering 3.3 crore cases.Union budget 2017-18 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley yesterday has earmarked just Rs 1,744.13 crore for...