Supreme Court mulls referring the issues relating to the reconsideration of the Second Judge’s Case to a larger Bench

The Collegium system came under renewed attack from the Centre on Friday, when it accused the collegium system of undermining the efficiency of courts. Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, supplementing Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi’s submissions argued that the “collegium was a failure” and that it was unfortunately working on a model of “intra-dependence” of judges where they decide...

Bombay High Court suspends sentence; grants bail to actor Salman Khan

In a huge relief to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, the Bombay High Court on Friday suspended the sentence awarded to him by the Mumbai Sessions Court in the ‘2002 hit-and-run case’ and granted him bail pending disposal of his appeal against the conviction and sentence. By late evening, the actor was released on his executing a cash bail bond of Rs. 30,000 with one surety in like...

Allahabad HC finds lawyer guilty of criminal contempt; sentences him to four-months’ imprisonment [Read the Judgment]

Holding a lawyer guilty of “maligning the reputation” and “lowering the authority of the court” through his comments, the Allahabad High Court Thursday sentenced him to four-month imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,500.Ram Kumar Singh, a practicing advocate since 1983, had sent a letter to the Supreme Court as well as the Chief Justice of India, alleging that the current...

Keeping the faith : How an exceptional Judge has managed to blend speed & quality in delivery of Justice

There are times and occasions when the Indian judiciary is hailed as the ‘sentinel’, and the protector of the civil liberties of the Indian citizens, as for example when the Court struck down Section 66A of the IT Act which evoked admiration and applause from the people at large, and there are also times- as for example when a case drags on for years at a stretch, when it comes in for...

Primacy of the Chief Justice of India in judicial appointments cannot be institutionalised for ever, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi submits before SC

The Union Government on Thursday said the judiciary's primacy in judicial appointments could not be perpetuated as it reiterated yet again its submission that the challenge to the NJAC Act ought to be referred to a larger Bench as the issue could not be examined without resolving the question of the judiciary's primacy.Making a strong plea for referring the challenge to the National...

“Same day conviction and sentence” : ‘The Times of India’ gets ‘caught on the wrong foot’ again

The verdict of the Sessions Court in Mumbai holding Bollywood actor Salman Khan guilty of culpable homicide for his act of ramming a roadside bakery with his Toyota Land Cruiser on September 28, 2002, killing one person and wounding four others sleeping on the pavement outside, and sentencing him to five-years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 25,000 has sparked extreme reactions,...

Centre attacks the collegium system of appointment of judges; says it has failed because it was an "opaque mechanism" which has "stifled democracy"

An assertive Union Government on Wednesday, backing to the hilt, the new system of appointment of judges submitted before the Supreme Court that the collegium method has failed because it was an "opaque mechanism" which has "stifled democracy".Continuing his submissions on Wednesday, Mr. Rohatgi wanted the Apex Court to revisit its 1993 verdict that gave primacy to Chief Justice of India...

Breaking ; #Dishonour of cheque issued by a company: Notice to individual directors of the company not contemplated under Section 138 of the NI Act : SC [Read the Judgment]

Answering the issue whether notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act is mandatorily required to be sent to the directors of a Company before a complaint could be filed against such directors along with the Company in case of dishonor of a cheque issued by the drawer-Company, the Supreme Court in an important decision rendered today, has clarified that Section 138 of the Act...

Bombay HC gives two day interim bail to Salman Khan as actor gets 5 years in jail for 2002 hit and run case [Updated]

12 years after the unfortunate accident in Mumbai that resulted in death of a person, Salman Khan has been held guilty of all charges in the 2002 hit and run case and has been awarded a jail term of 5 years. However, the Bombay High Court, that heard his bail plea at 4 pm today, granted an interim bail of two days as the actor is yet to get the complete copy of the judgment by which he...

Supreme Court upholds right of live-in partner to claim maintenance

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a Bombay High Court ruling that a live-in partner is entitled to claim maintenance.A Bench led by Justice Vikramjit Sen dismissed the appeal filed by the man against a July 2014 order of the High Court, which he claimed went beyond the legislative intent and framework of the statute.According to the petitioner, he was married and had four children from...

Exclusive ; Jethmalani relying on Shreya Singhal submits that NJAC Act is too vague and to be declared invalid; Read his written submissions before Constitution Bench

Well known Jurist and Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani appearing for Advocate Ashish Dixit, an intervener in the NJAC matter, submitted before the Constitution Bench that a statute even a Constitutional Amendment Statute has to be declared invalid of it’s too vague and makes the task of its application or enforcement impossible or even difficult. Relying on the landmark Judgment of Supreme...

Bombay HC upholds the vires of S.20(3) of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956; An Unmarried Daughter is entitled to Maintenance even after she attains Majority [Read the Judgment]

A Bombay High Court Bench comprising of Justice A.P. Bhangale and Justice A.S. Oka has upheld the constitutional validity of subsection 3 of section 20 of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956.It is also held that the applicability of Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 does not depend upon the nationality of the child or domicile of the child. If both the parents of the child...