Recovery Of Debts: SC Seeks Big Loan Defaulters’ List [Read Judgment]

A list of corporate entities where the debt amount outstanding is in excess of Rs.500 crore and empirical data on the pendency of cases for more than 10 years have been sought The Supreme Court in Centre for Public Interest Litigation Vs. Housing and Urban Development Corporation & others has raised specific queries to the Central government with regard to strengthening of infrastructure...

Breaking: Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Sworn In As 44th Chief Justice Of India

Senior most Judge of Supreme Court Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar Sworn in as 44th Chief Justice of India by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function at Rashtrapathi Bhavan.He took over the top post from Justice TS Thakur who retired on Wednesday.President of India had appointed Justice JS Khehar as the Chief Justice by notification dated 19th December, 2016He would remain in office from January...

Outgoing Chief Justice Of India, T.S.Thakur Deplores Race For Becoming A Judge & A Senior Advocate

The Supreme Court Bar Association today gave an affectionate and warm farewell to the outgoing Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S.Thakur at a huge gathering of advocates, Judges, and well-wishers at the Supreme Court lawns in New Delhi.Accepting the felicitations, Justice Thakur said the positions of Judges and Senior Advocates should come to one uninvited. “They must be...

Centre Returns 13 Names For Appointment To Allahabad HC, Despite Iteration By Collegium

The Centre on Monday reportedly returned the names of 13 Judges recommended by the Supreme Court collegium which had already iterated appointment of these Judges for Allahabad High Court.The Collegium was asked to reconsider the recommendations, with Attorney-General Mukul Rohatgi telling a bench led by outgoing Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur that they had found “certain...

Nine-Judge Bench To Examine Correctness Of ‘Bangalore Water Supply Case’ [Read Order]

Serious and wide-ranging implications of the issue fall for determination, a seven-judge bench observed.A nine-judge constitution bench will decide whether or not to review the definition of “industry” as interpreted by Justice Krishna Iyer in Bangalore water supply case, a seven-judge bench has ruled.The seven judge constitution bench, last month, had heard a batch of cases on the...

Age Limit For LLB: SC Issues Notice To Bar Council Of India

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bar Council Of India (BCI) on a petition filed by two law aspirants challenging the maximum age limit of 20 years for taking admission to the 5-year integrated law degree.Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde and Advocate on Record Zoheb Hossain (both appeared pro-bono) argued that Clause 28 of Legal Education Rules, 2008,  which restored the maximum...

After Nariman Recuses, Anil Divan To Assist SC In Selecting BCCI Administrators [Read Order]

A day after requested by the Supreme Court to assist it in suggesting names of administrators for the BCCI after its President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke was ousted for resisting Lodha panel reforms, Senior lawyer and eminent jurist Fali S Nariman recused from the task saying that he was once a retainer with the Board and the new task would amount to conflict of...

SC Asks Centre To Strengthen Debt Recovery Mechanism [Read Judgment]

Two months after asking the RBI why names of 57 borrowers who have defaulted on bank loans worth a whopping Rs 85,000 should not be made public, the Supreme Court today sought data from the centre on recovery cases filed by banks and financial institutions which are pending for the last one decade.Passing orders in the PIL filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation Vs Housing and...

SC Rejects Govt Stand On Creating New Posts In District Judiciary: Issues Directions [Read Judgment]

SC rejected the government stand that new posts in district judiciary should be created only after 90 per cent of the sanctioned strength has been filled up.The Supreme Court in Imtiyaz Ahmad vs. State of UP, has ruled that the required judge strength of the district judiciary shall be computed for each state in accordance with the interim approach suggested by the National Court...

Placing Ordinance before Legislature Mandatory; Re-promulgation Fraud On Constitution: SC 7 Judge Bench [Read Judgment]

A seven-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in Krishna Kumar Singh vs. State of Bihar has held that re-promulgation of ordinances is a fraud on the Constitution and a subversion of democratic legislative processes. The court also held that the satisfaction of the President under Article 123 and of the Governor under Article 213 while issuing ordinances is not immune from...

HC Can’t Initiate Proceedings Or Punish For Contempt Of Supreme Court: SC [Read Judgment]

SC quashed the Delhi HC order finding Mid-Day  Editor, Publisher and Cartoonist for Contempt of Court for publishing materials against former CJI  Justice Sabharwal.A High Court cannot initiate contempt proceedings or punish for contempt of the Supreme Court, the apex court has held in an important pronouncement on Monday in Vitusah Oberoi vs Court of Its Own Motion.A Bench headed by...

10 Directions Issued by Supreme Court in #BCCI Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court today removed BCCI President Anurag Thakur and Secretary Ajay Shirke for continued defiance regarding implementation of Lodha panel reforms.Read the 10 significant directions issued by the Court herei) All the office bearers of BCCI and of its affiliated State Associations who fail to meet the norms recommended by the Committee and accepted by this Court, shall forthwith...