Demonetisation: SC Agrees To Hear Plea For Transferring HC PILs On Nov 23

The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of all public interest litigations which have challenged the validity of demonetization filed in various High Courts to the apex court or to one single High Court.Mentioning the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur and informing of the filing of the transfer petition, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said the...

E-Voting Rights For 25 Mn NRIs: SC Seeks Status From Centre [Read Order]

HANGING FIRE There are 25 Million NRIs across the world Centre had in 2010,granted voting rights to NRIs but the rules required them to be present in their constituency on the day of voting Two activist NRIs Nagender Chindam who is the Chairman of the UK-based Pravasi Bharat and  Shamsheer V P from Kerala moved SC in 2013 and 2014 respectively seeking e-voting rights for NRIs. In e-voting,...

Can HC Direct Speaker To Decide A Disqualification Petition Within Given Time: SC Refers It To Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court in S.A. Sampath Kumar Vs. Kale Yadaiah And Ors., has referred to the Constitution bench, the issue whether a Speaker of a legislative assembly, acting under powers granted to him under the Tenth Schedule of Constitution of India (as a quasi-judicial authority) can be ordered by a high court, exercising its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India,...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Plaintiff Can Implead Proposed Purchasers Of Property In Suit For Specific PerformanceThe Supreme Court in Robin Ramjibhai Patel vs. Anandibai Rama @ RajaramPawar And Ors, reiterated that when the plaintiff wants to implead certain persons as defendants in a suit for specific performance on the ground that they may be adversely affected by the outcome of the suit, then interest of justice...

Did Supreme Court Miss An Opportunity To Contain Hate Speech?

At a symposium on hate speech held this evening in New Delhi, under the auspices of the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi, sharp differences among two key speakers came to the fore, on whether the Supreme Court missed an opportunity to issue suitable directions to contain hate speech in Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan v Union of India, delivered by a three-Judge...

Forming Opinion On Punishment Before Giving Chance To Delinquent To Reply On Inquiry Report Violates Natural Justice: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in HP State Electricity Board Ltd vs Mahesh Dahiya, has observed that in disciplinary proceedings, before making opinion with regard to punishment which is to be imposed on a delinquent, the delinquent has to be given an opportunity to submit representation/reply on the inquiry report which finds a charge proved against the delinquent.A bench comprising Justice SA Bobde...

Bombay Bar Celebrates Its 150 Years Of Existence

The Bombay Bar Association celebrated its 150th year of “documented existence” today at the NCPA auditorium in Mumbai. A coffee table book was released at the end of the event to commemorate the sesquicentennial celebrations. This book that sets out the entire history of the association has been compiled by the association.An article drafted by the association serves as a preamble to...

BIFR, AAIFR Not Competent To Issue Directions To Non-Sick Industrial Company: SC [Read Judgment]

Board can issue a direction not to dispose of assets only to a sick industrial company, the Court said.The Supreme Court in President J.K. Synthetics Mazdoor Union, Kota vs. Arfat Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd., has reiterated that the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) has no competence to issue directions under Section 22A of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special...

Justice JS Khehar Appointed As New Executive Chairman of NALSA [Read Notification]

Government of India has appointed Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, as the new Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).He succeeds Justice Anil R. Dave, who retired from the Supreme Court, yesterday“In exercise of the powers conferred under Clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, the President is pleased to...

Dowry Death: Ingredients Shall Be Proved By Prosecution Beyond Reasonable Doubt To Invoke Presumption: SC [Read Judgment]

The bench did not consider two per-incuriam judgments authored by Justice Vikramjit Sen, which held that prosecution can discharge the initial burden to prove the ingredients of S.304B even by preponderance of probabilities and the accused has to prove his defence beyond reasonable doubt.A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court has reiterated that one of the essential ingredients of dowry...

Fresh Tiff: SC Collegium Reiterates 43 Names For Hcs Rejected By Centre

Fresh confrontation is brewing between the Supreme Court collegium and the Centre with Chief Justice T S Thakur firmly telling Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today that the collegium has reiterated the names of all 43 judges for the High Courts whose candidature were sent back for reconsideration to the collegium by the Centre two weeks ago.“We (collegium) met last recently and we...

Demonetisation: People Are Frantic. Speed Up Relief Measures, SC To Centre [Read Order]

"People are frantic..from newspaper reports we know the inconvenience they face..  public is in some difficulty... Please dont dispute it." CJI Thakur to AG Mukul Rohatgi.The Supreme Court today said public seemed to be frantic due to the currency crunch following the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes and asked centre to take all measures to alleviate the sufferings of people.A...