JNU Row: Petitions against Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail referred to Chief Justice of Delhi HC, listed before Justice Suresh Kait

Justice Pratibha Rani on Wednesday referred the pleas for cancellation of interim bail of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, to the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court for allocating it before another Bench. The petitions have now been listed before Justice Suresh Kait.The reference was made after an objection was raised by one of the petitioners, when they were warned by the Judge to be ready for...

UGC Regulations are mandatory rules Full Bench of Kerala High Court [Read Judgment]

A Full bench of the Kerala High Court in Dr D.Radhakrishna Pillai v State of Kerala and others [W.P.(C) 17148/13] and various other connected cases thereto, has ruled in affirmative that Regulations prescribed by University Grants Commission (UGC) for appointment to the posts of principles and teachers in various universities and affiliated colleges have to be mandatorily followed.The Full...

Dushyant Dave withdraws his resignation as SCBA President

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave has withdrawn his resignation as SCBA President . Speaking to LiveLaw Dave said that he has withdrawn his resignation since Chief Justice of India has suggested him to do so in a public function organized in Supreme Court TodaySupreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave has resigned on February 15, allegedly following a rift between the President Dave...

Plea in SC demands direction to amend RTI Act for fixing time limit for disposal of appeals

RTI Activist Rakesh Kumar Tewari has reportedly approached the Supreme Court of India, demanding that the Centre be directed to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005, thereby fixing time limit for disposal of appeals by the Central Information Commission and state information panels.Through the Appeal, Mr. Tewari has challenged an order passed by the Allahabad High Court, which had...

SC constitution bench to decide on establishing National Court of Appeal; AG opposes

In a significant decision, the Chief Justice-led bench of the Supreme Court today said it will constitute a five judge constitution bench to decide the long pending demand for establishing a National Court of Appeal (NCA) with regional benches in major cities- Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai- to hear appeals against orders of high courts. The matter will be heard by a Three Judge Bench in the...

Exclusive; Kerala Munsiff-Magistrate selection fiasco: HC files application before SC to appoint Munsiff- Magistrates selected in 2013 against current vacancies [Read Petition]

The selection of Judges to Subordinate Judiciary is always a contentious issue and worrisome because on one side of litigation, it is always the administrative side of the High Courts.Now, Kerala High Court has filed an application before the Apex Court, in the case Malik Mazhar Sultan & Anr. v. U.P. Public Service Commission, seeking permission to fill up the existing vacancies in the...

SC asks Centre, states to frame rules for intra and inter country adoption

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and states to frame rules, regulations and guidelines under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 to make inter and intra country adoptions more transparent.“The interest of children, whether it is intra-country or inter-country adoptions, has to be protected. The process of adoption has to be transparent. It should...

SC seeks IT dept wealth report of K G Balakrishnan's relatives in chart form

Four months after the Centre gave a clean chit to K G Balakrishnan in a case pertaining to amassing of disproportionate wealth by his kith and kin during his tenure as Chief Justice from January 2007 to May 2010, the Supreme Court today asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to submit a detailed chart detailing the assessment made by the Income Tax department against all of them.The court...

If Bar cooperates Judges are ready to sit on Saturdays to finish old matters ; CJI Thakur

The greatest  challenge posed by Judiciary in modern times  is ‘crisis of credibility’ remarked Chief Justice of India, Mr T.S. Thakur . He was speaking over at a function organized to commemorate the 150th year celebrations in connection with the establishment of Allahabad High Court.Citing huge pendency of cases as of grave concern, he opined that bar was at sometimes not co operative...

Every minister in union and states is 'public authority' under RTI Act; CIC [Read Order]

In a recent order, the Central Information Commission has ruled that subject to availability and convenience of the Minister at office in capital city or in his constituency, the ministers owe a moral and democratic responsibility to meet their voters or people in the constituency.The CIC ruled that Ministers in Union and State Governments are public authorities and recommended that the...

Though the Indian judiciary has many strengths, it is yet to fully meet the aspirations of our people for speedy and affordable Justice; President Pranab Mukherjee

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad today .Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Allahabad High Court will complete 150 years of its existence on 17, March 2016. The High Court building will also complete 100 years of its existence in November 2016. There is thus a dual purpose...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

No discretion to reduce fine once the offence is established under ESI Act Supreme Court held that the Courts have no discretion to reduce the fine prescribed in Sec 85 (a) (i) (b) of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Act, once the offence has been established. Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh held that discretion as per proviso to Section...