MP Judge Harassment allegations: Female Judge fears bias in probe by panel

Additional District Judge in Gwalior who had allegedly resigned in order to save herself from continued sexual advances from a Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge now reportedly says that she would not co-operate with the panel set up to investigate the charges. The woman Judge asserts in her letter to the panel that "until the committee is reconstituted and her queries answered, she won't...

Rajya Sabha passes the Constitution Amendment and Judicial Appointment Commission Bill 2014; Nariman to Challenge the Bill in the SC

Rajya Sabha Today passed the 121st Constitution amendment Bill and Judicial Appointment Commission Bill 2014 for setting up of a National Judicial commission for appointment and transfer of Judges of High Courts and Supreme Court. The Commission will replace the existing Collegium system in which the Supreme Court panel consists of Five Senior most Judges including the Chief Justice recommend...

Apex Court demands documents attempting the reopening of 2G Spectrum case

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice H.L.Dattu, Justice P.C. Ghose and Justice S.A. Bobde has reportedly directed CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha to submit all documents relating to the alleged attempts to seek a reopening of the 2G Spectrum scam case, which is nearing completion now.The Bench rapped CBI for jolting out of the probe supervising officer, DIG Santosh Rastogi, from the 2G...

Apex Court gets 4 new Judges

The Supreme Court’s strength today increased to 30, with four new Judges assuming charge as apex Court Judges. The four new Judges are: Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, Justice R. Banumathi, Justice Prafulla Chandra Pant and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit. They were administered the oath of the office by Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha. Justice Banumathi is the first woman Judge appointed to...

Judicial Appointments Commission Bill and Constitutional Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha

The Bill, which will overhaul the entire system of judicial appointment which has been in place for almost a decade now, has reportedly been approved by the Lok Sabha. The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 was passed by voice vote along with one official amendment. Along with it, the 121st Constitution Amendment Bill, which will give Constitutional status to the...

SC seeks Files of Cervical Cancer Vaccine's Clinical trials on Humans

The Supreme Court taking cognizance of the alleged death of seven tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Gujarat during clinical trials of a cervical cancer vaccine ordered the central drug control authority and Indian Council for Medical Research to tell how permission for human trial of the drug was given. The Court also asked the files relating to licenses given for the...

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MP Judge Harassment allegations: CJI Lodha urges investigation; panel of senior Judges set up

It has been more than a week since a Gwalior Additional District Judge alleged advances from an MP High Court Judge and resigned in order to save herself from the incessant harassment. Read the LiveLaw story here.Chief Justice of India, R.M. Lodha has now asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to investigate the Judge accused of sexually harassing and victimizing a woman judge. A panel of...

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Apex Court laments the “campaign to defame judiciary”, CJI says Justice Manjunath not recommended for elevation

An apex Court bench comprising of the Chief Justice of India, R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R.F. Nariman today, came down heavily on the repeated misleading campaign going across to defame the judiciary and lamented the damage caused to the entire institution due to the same.The CJI reportedly observed, "If there is a campaign to defame judiciary in the eye of public, you...

Sexual abuse charges against Judicial Officer: SC upholds punishment of compulsory retirement [Read the Judgment]

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justice R. Gogoi and Justice M.Y. Eqbal reversed a Madras High Court judgment and upheld the punishment of compulsory retirement for a Judicial officer accused of sexual abuse at workplace.The appeal was filed against the 2007 judgment of the Madras High Court, which had reversed the compulsory retirement imposed on the respondent, Thiru K. Muthukumarasamy...

Speaker’s decision not amenable to Judicial Review: Supreme Court

A Supreme Court bench comprising of CJI R.M. Lodha, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice R.F. Nariman yesterday ruled that a decision taken by the Lok Sabha speaker in the House is not open to judicial review, dismissing as withdrawn a PIL filed by Advocate M.L. Sharma. The PIL reportedly challenged the ruling by the then Lok Sabha speaker G.V. Mavalankar wherein he had ruled that for an...