SC says cannot direct Parliament to enact Uniform Civil Code; “There cannot be a PIL too, let the aggrieved come to court”: CJI Thakur

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest petition seeking direction to Parliament to enact a uniform civil code to put an end to alleged discrimination being faced by Muslim women and said it was not possible for courts to issue such a mandamus.“How can a mandamus be issued on such an issue ? Constitutional goal is one thing and possibility of them being fulfilled is...

Pressure likely to mount on Collegium to recommend appointment of SC/ST/BC Judges to High Courts and Supreme Court

Even as the Supreme Court’s Collegium, after its reconstitution under the new Chief Justice of India, Justice T.S.Thakur, is yet to hold its first meeting to recommend new Judges to the High Courts and the Supreme Court, LiveLaw has learnt that pressure is likely to be mounted on it to recommend sufficient SC/ST/BC Judges to High Courts and Supreme Court.With six vacancies of Judges in...

T S Thakur won’t mind being an “acting” Chief Justice

India’s new Chief Justice T S Thakur does not mind giving a shot at acting. When legal journalists, during an informal interaction at his official residence asked justice Thakur if “given his good looks” he ever considered acting as a career before becoming a lawyer and judge, he quipped evoking peals of laughter-- “Even now i can. I am in talks with Producers and Directors like...

High Court vacancies increase to 41% of approved strength

The vacancies in the High Courts of the country currently account for 41% of the total approved strength of Judges for the High Courts, showing a significant 2% increase since October. The following graph shows the approved strength, the working strength and the vacancies in the High Courts across the country, as on December 1, 2015:Out of the 24 High Courts, 17 are working on less than 65%...

CJI T S Thakur says appointments only after verdict on improving collegium

Though appointments of nearly 400 judges to the High Courts was one of the biggest tasks before the collegium headed by him, newly appointed Chief Justice T S Thakur today said he would commence the process only after the constitution bench delivered its judgment on how to improve the system ane remove flaws.The CJI was skeptical about the apex court's Constitution Bench's nod that the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Justice TS Thakur is the new CJIJustice T.S.Thakur has sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India. He succeeded Justice H L Dattu who demitted office on Wednesday. Justice Thakur has tenure of over a year as Chief Justice of India.Rajiv Gandhi assassins could not be freed unilaterally by TN GovtFive judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court has ruled that Tamil Nadu government could...

Allahabad HC upholds 25% quota for Minorities in UP Pension Scheme [Read Judgment]

Minorities are a class in themselves and State is not prohibited in making welfare scheme for the minorities belonging to weaker section, provided it does not overreach and undermine the constitutional provisions, the Court said dismissing the PIL. In a significant ruling, Allahabad High Court has held that blocking 25% of the benefits in a Pension scheme in favour of minorities is not...

1st SC order on Pedophiles; MHA report sought on Kerala FB-based Child Sex racket to which nearly 3,000 subscribed

The social justice bench of the Supreme Court has asked  the centre to probe and file a report regarding an online child sex racket using Facebook in which nearly 3,000 pedophiles posted their comments on photos of several minor girls, exchanged their views and posed ‘suggestive’ queries to each other.Recently Kerala Police arrested 11 people including Model Resmi R Nair and her...

SCBA forms “Chennai Relief Funds”. K K Venugopal offers 25Lakhs and Dushyant Dave 20Lakhs

In a commendable move, the Supreme Court Bar Association of India (SCBA) has formed the “Chennai Relief Funds” to help the Chennai flood victims. The Executive Committee held an emergent meeting today, at 9.45 am, which was also attended by Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Mr. C.A. Sundaram, Mr. M.N. Krishnamani, Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan, Mr. Subramonium Prasad, Senior Advocates as Special Invitees.  ...

DMAT Scam: SC agrees to order transfer of all petitions from MP HC and hear it

The Supreme Court today agreed to the plea by whistleblowers from Madhya Pradesh who sought transfer of four pending petitions relating to Private Dental and Medical College admission scam from Jabalpur High Court to Supreme Court.But a bench headed by newly sworn in Chief Justice T S Thakur asked the whistle blowers to first implead MP government, centre and the exam board as respondents."So...

On the occasion of 31st Anniversary of Bhopal Gas Disaster, fresh demand to disclose Inquiry Commission Report on Gas Leak

Even as victims of industrial disaster caused by Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), currently owned by the Dow Chemical Company (DOW), USA await relief and justice, an NGO, Toxic Watch, has given a new twist to the fresh evidence that surfaced in 2013 on how UCC’s unit in Bhopal got the industrial license on 31stOctober, 1975.UCC, the 37th largest company in the world had applied for...

Justice TS Thakur sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India [Watch the Video]

Watch the video here. Courtesy - DD News.[embed]https://youtu.be/S6H82mGlM4g[/embed]Justice T.S.Thakur has sworn in as the 43rd Chief Justice of India. He succeeded Justice H L Dattu who demitted office yesterday. Justice Thakur has tenure of over a year as Chief Justice of India.As an AdvocateBorn on 4th January 1952, Justice Thakur joined his father Shri D.D. Thakur’s chambers as...