‘Why are you punishing students for your mistake?’ Supreme Court asks Centre regarding Sanskrit-German issue in Kendriya Vidyalayas

The Supreme Court on Friday appreciated the government’s move to introduce Sanskrit, however, at the same time, the Apex Court reportedly also said, "Think from students and parents point of view. Let this academic year continue and you better implement it next year,".The observations were made in a petition filed by parents of some students of Kendriya Vidyalaya. The parents have...

Delhi High Court sets aside Lieutenant Governor's guidelines allowing private unaided schools to set their own guidelines for nursery admissions [Read the Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed private unaided schools to set their own guidelines for nursery admissions. The court set aside the Lieutenant Governor's (LG) previous guidelines issued in this regard and held that the administrative autonomy of schools could not be restricted by official orders. The notification issued by the LG had created a 100-point system for nursery admission...

Prashant Bhushan writes to PM opposing Justice CK Prasad’s appointment as PCI Chairman; alleges misuse of position as a Judge

The activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan, in his capacity as the Convener of  ‘the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms’, has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting the cancellation of appointment of Justice C.K. Prasad as the Chairperson of the Press Council of India. A copy of the letter is with Live Law.The letter alleges that Justice Prasad is “nota...

Awarding of 'Interest on interest' by Arbitral Tribunal, CJI says, it is impermissible; Justice Bobde and Justice Sapre say, yes it is permissible. Decoding Section 31 (7) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 [Read the Judgment]

Three Judges of the Supreme Court have delivered three Judgments on an interesting question of law. While the Chief Justice H.L Dattu, heading the Bench interpreted the section against adding interest on interest, CJI's brothers on the Bench, Justice S.A Bode and Justice A. M Sapre, through independent judgments, dissented and laid down the law to be followed henceforth.The precise...

53 Year old Rapist Killer of a 4year old Child is a menace to Society; SC send him to the gallows [Read the Judgment]

"It is inconceivable from the perspective of the society that a married man aged about two scores and seven make a four year minor innocent girl child the prey of his lust and deliberately cause her death. A helpless and defenceless child gets raped and murdered because of the acquaintance of the appellant with the people of the society. This is not only betrayal of an individual trust...

CIC questions fire-safety of SC and Parliament Buildings [Read the Order]

The Central Information Commission Prof M Sridhar Acharyulu noticed serious lapses in fire-safety of Supreme Court and Parliament buildings and directed on 25th Nov 2014 the Authorities to take necessary initiatives. The Commission directed the CPIO of Supreme Court of India and Parliament of India to inform the appellant and the Commission whether they have Fire Safety Officer appointed in...

Breaking; Pursuing law and practicing law are two different things. One can pursue law but for the purpose of obtaining license to practice, they must fulfill all the requirements and conditions prescribed by BCI: SC

Dismissing an appeal demanding enrolment as an advocate, in the absence of a recognized graduation degree, a Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice A.M. Sapre observed, "Bar Council of India is not bound to grant a license as claimed by the appellant. Pursuing law and practicing law are two different things. One can pursue law but for the purpose of obtaining license...

Circulars vanish from DoPT website: Questions raised about process of appointment of Information Commissioners

Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) had invited applications for posts of Information Commissioners at Central Information Commission vide a circular dated 25.02.2014 placed on its website but the same is now nowhere to be found on the DoPT’s website, says RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal.According to him, the selection procedure for the appointment of Information...

"Awake, Arise, Oh! Parth"; take the issue of female foeticide with all seriousness and concern: Supreme Court to States [Read the Order]

Rapping the States for their lackadaisical approach towards the issue of female foeticide, a Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice U.U. Lalit recapitulated the saying, "Awake, Arise, Oh! Parth" and stated, "we say this to the States so that they can really wake up to take the issue of female foeticide with all seriousness and sincere concern."The Bench noted that...

Number of Judges in Supreme Court to stay as it is: Union Law Minister

"There is no proposal to increase the judge strength of the Supreme Court,", the Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda informed the lower house of the parliament through a written reply today.The reply came when a question was asked about the less number of women judges in the Indian Judiciary. Mr. Gowda reportedly informed the house that there are 54 women judges in 24 High Courts of...

SC raps J&K HC for not holding State Bar Council elections for the past 30 years

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice A.K. Goel, yesterday rapped the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir for not holding elections for the State Bar Council for the past 30 years. The Court urged the High Court to make their stands about the conduction of elections, clear by the next hearing, which is scheduled for today.  The Bench, while hearing a petition filed...

Winter session of Parliament: 67 pending bills for consideration

The winter session of the Indian Parliament has already begun on Monday. After making an impression on the country with the most productive budget session in the entire decade, wherein the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha worked for more than their sanctioned time, expectations with the winter session seem to be on a rise.During the first Budget session of the 16th Lok Sabha, Parliament...