Address conflict of interest, let cricket be a gentleman’s game, Supreme Court tells BCCI

"You will have to address question of conflict of interest as head of BCCI and also as owner of IPL team, whose official is found to be involved.", the Supreme Court said today after N Srinivasan had requested the Supreme Court that he may be reinstated to his position as BCCI chief and be allowed to function.Coming down heavily on BCCI, the Court reportedly observed. "People are passionate...

Strict Stand against Encounters: Machil Fake Encounter an example of Swift Court Martial

Earlier this year, 17 Uttarakhand police officers were awarded life imprisonment in the fake encounter of Ranbir Singh, 22 year old MBA graduate in a jungle near Dehradun, in 2009. Read the Live Law story here.Also this year, the Supreme Court of India, issued 16 Guidelines to be followed in the matters of investigating police encounters in the cases of death as the standard procedure...

Correspondence between Executive about a former CJI is not privileged correspondence: CIC; directs disclosure of communication requesting probe against ex-CJI; [Read the Order]

Directing the Department of Legal Affairs to provide all information regarding probe against NHRC Chairperson Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Central Information Commissioner, Prof. M. Sridhar Acharyulu observed, "The information sought has nothing to do with the privilege of Parliament or State Legislature. The Correspondence between Executive about a former CJI is not privileged...

Writ Petition filed before the Madras High Court challenging Rule 7 of the new Certificate of Practice and Renewal Rules, 2014, Hearing on Monday [Read the Petition]

A Writ Petition has been filed before the Madras High Court challenging Rule 7 of the new Certificate of Practice and Renewal Rules, 2014, notified by the Bar Council of India on 29 October 2014 Read the Live Law Story hereRule 7 does not allow fresh lawyers to practice before the Supreme Court of India directly. According to Rule 7, fresh enrolled lawyers will have to spend two years in a...

Ceremony for anointment of Bukhari's son will not create/vest any rights: Delhi High Court [Read the Order]

A Delhi High Court Bench comprising of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice R.S. Endlaw, while hearing PILs filed by Suhail Ahmed Khan, Ajay Gautam and advocate V.K. Anand, observed that the ceremony to anoint Shahi Imam Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari's son as the Naib Imam of Jama Masjid would not create any rights in favor of him.The Bench observed, "we clarify that the ceremony so held and...

PIL filed by SC Bar Clerks Association seeking law for social security benefits; SC issues notice to Centre, States and BCI [Read the Petition]

A pro bono publico writ petition has been filed before the apex Court, by the Supreme Court Bar Clerk's Association as represented by Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, "questioning the continued inaction and failure" on the part of the Centre, the States and The Bar Council of India, "to enforce and implement the fundamental rights namely, right to Social Security measures guaranteed under Art....

Wife is entitled to maintenance from the date of application not from the date of order; SC [Read the Judgment]

While allowing the Special Leave Petition in a matter concerning a wife's and a minor daughter's right to maintenance, the Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices Chelameswar and S.A. Bobde upheld the view that it is completely justified to grant maintenance with effect from the date of the application. In the instant case, the appellant wife had left her work during her marriage and there...

SC directs Maharashtra Government to pay 20 lakh each to meritorious students denied medical admissions [Read the Order]

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Chelameswar and Justice A.K. Sikri directed the Maharashtra Government to pay Rs. 20 lakhs as compensation to each student who was denied admissions in medical colleges for academic year 2012-13, despite scoring sufficiently high in the common entrance test.The Bench observed, “It is an unfortunate situation where directions given by this...

Juvenile law “far too liberal”; take a relook at the JJ Act: SC to Government

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice U.U. Lalit has described the punishment for “admonition” and “group counseling” for juveniles as punishment for even severe crimes, as “far too liberal” and urged Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to suggest a relook at the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000  by the Government.Mr. Rohatgi...

No separate suit can be filed to ascertain the validity of a compromise memo: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

In a case before the Supreme Court of India the question of law before it was can the validity of a decree passed on a compromise be challenged in a separate suit? The Appellant in the present case claimed that the compromise memo before the Karnataka High Court was fraudulent and he had never given any directions to his lawyer to file the same. The Supreme Court held that as per provisions...

Supreme Court asks CBI Director to not to involve himself in 2G case [Read the Order]

 In a big blow to CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, the Supreme Court today reportedly said "all is not well” and also found out "some credibility" in the allegations made by CPIL in relation to the 2G inquiry. The Apex Court directed Ranjit Sinha to recuse himself from the 2G case.As per reports, the Court said, "For us, it appears that all is not well and prima facie it seems that allegations...

SC issues new Guidelines regarding listing of Fresh matters [Read the Circular]

The Supreme Court of India today issued a circular regarding listing of fresh matters.The circular supersedes the earlier circular by Registry on November 11, 2014. As per the latest circular, 'fresh matters, including bail matters registered on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday will now be listed on Monday in the next week and those registered on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be listed...