Patiala House Court Violence: SC agrees to hear #JNU Alumnus’s Plea Tomorrow [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court of India Today agreed to hear a Petition filed by a Social Worker and Alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) seeking immediate intervention of the Court in the Patiala House Court incident where several journalists and students were assaulted by lawyers and BJP workers yesterday.The matter was mentioned by Advocate Indira Jaising before the Chief Justice’s Court...

Living Will case put into cold storage again [Read Affidavit]

The writ petition [civil] No.215 of 2005, filed by Common Cause, once again found itself consigned to deep slumber, with the five-Jude Constitution bench agreeing with the Government that the hearing of the case must be deferred to enable consideration of a legislation to legalise passive euthanasia.The petitioner’s plea, as submitted by its counsel, Prashant Bhushan, failed to convince...

Institutional Mediation mechanism more productive in dispute resolution than protracted litigation: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court, in Suresh Narayan Kadam vs. Central Bank of India, has stated that mediation through an institutional mechanism is more productive than one without it. Apex Court Bench comprising of Justices Madan B. Lokur and R.K. Agrawal said that institutionalized mediation is yet to be recognized as an acceptable method of dispute resolution.The Court made this observation while...

‘Happy to Bleed’ campaigners move SC asking how menstruation can be a ground for Temple Entry Ban [Read Petition]

The high-voltage Sabarimala temple case hearing in the Supreme Court took a new twist with students who are part of ‘Happy To Bleed’ campaign filing an intervention application through noted lawyer Indira Jaising and asking how women can be discriminated against and barred from entering the shrine on the ground of “healthy and biological” process of menstruation.“The petition...

SCBA President Dushyant Dave resigns

Supreme Court Bar Association President Dushyant Dave has resigned, allegedly following a rift between the President Dave and Secretary, Gaurav Bhatia. He tendered his resignation, with “sincere apology” for taking the step, stating, “I must place on record my gratitude to all those who put their faith in me and I thank them from the bottom of my heart. I must however tender my...

SC upholds Army’s “command and exit policy”, giving priority to infantry and artillery officers in promotions [Read Judgment]

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Indian Army's 2009 “command and exit policy” allowing preferential promotion for officers serving in the command unit. The Bench, comprising Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur and Justice Kurian Joseph also directed the Government to create 141 additional vacancies for promotion of combat unit officers.The Court was hearing...

Blow to RTI ; SC dismisses Plea for maintaining records of Reserved Judgments [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India Today dismissed an Appeal filed by RTI activist Mr. Lokesh Batra challenging an order of Delhi High Court which ruled that the Supreme Court Registrar cannot be directed under the RTI Act to maintain records relating to period for which judgments remain pending after being reserved.Mr. Prashant Bhushan submitted before the Supreme Court that if this petition is...

SC directs Madras HC CJ not to allow any judicial work to controversial Judge Justice Karnan [Read Order]

Justice C S Karnan is in the thick of controversies yet again after the Supreme Court today directed Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul not to allot him any more judicial workThis was after the Madras High Court Registrar General and PS to the CJ Kaul through senior lawyer K K Venugopal amidst high drama submitted before a bench headed by Justice J S Khehar that Justice Karnan...

Madras HC Judge Justice Karnan stays Supreme Court’s order transferring him to Calcutta HC and directs CJI to submit his reply [Read Order]

Madras High Court Judge Justice C.S.Karnan Today stayed the transfer order issued to him by the Supreme Court of India transferring him to Calcutta High Court.He also directed the Chief Justice of India to file the reply by April 29.Meanwhile Supreme Court of India has directed the Chief Justice of Madras High Court not to allow any work to Justice KarnanChief Justice of India T.S....

15 Facts Everyone should know about Indian Sedition Law

1. Section 124A in Chapter VI of Indian Penal Code deals with the Offence ‘Sedition’. Chapter VI deals with ‘Offences against the State'.2. The word ‘Sedition’ is not mentioned in 124A. The Section reads as follows;124-A. Whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or otherwise, brings or attempts to bring into hatred or contempt, or excites...

Indian born Srikanth Srinivasan being viewed as potential successor to Justice Scalia as US Supreme Court Judge

After Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden demise on Saturday, Chandigarh born Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan may become the first Indian American to be on the US Supreme Court Bench. Mr. Srikanth is a Circuit Judge of the Federal Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.“Any list begins with Sri Srinivasan, a member of the US Court of Appeals for the District...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Women Empowerment is the need of the hour: SC A two Judge Bench of the Supreme Court Today in Richa Mishra v. State observed that Women in this world, and particularly in India, face various kinds of gender disabilities and  discrimination, and Women empowerment is the need of the hour. The Bench comprising of Justices A.K.Sikri and Justice A.M.Sapre was hearing an Appeal filed by one...