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Hijab Ban- 'Will List'- Chief Justice DY Chandrachud On Plea To Hear The Case Before Examination Starts
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that he will list the Karnataka hijab case after the Holi vacations. The lawyer appearing on behalf of Shariat committee sought an early listing as the exams are commencing from March 9.The Supreme Court is closing for Holi vacations today and will reopen on March 13.The lawyer submitted that the exams are happening from March 9 and...
Corruption Main Reason For Not Achieving Equal Distribution Of Wealth; Botched Investigations Of Scams A Bigger Scam: Supreme Court
In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court of India recently lamented, that corruption was one of the main reasons as to why the ‘preambular promise’ of the Constitution to achieve equal distribution of wealth remains a distant dream.“Though it is the preambular promise of the Constitution to secure social justice to the people of India by striving to achieve equal distribution...
'Greater Diversity & Inclusion' : SC Collegium Picks Lawyer With Disabilities, ST Lawyer, Trial Court Practitioner
The resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday is notable for picking up a lawyer with physical disabilities for elevation as a judge of the High Court.The 3-member collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud recommended the appointment of Ms. Moxa Kiran Thakker, with a practice on both civil and criminal sides, as a judge of the Gujarat High Court. The...
Should Election Commissioners Have Same Protection As CEC? Supreme Court Majority Says No, Justice Ajay Rastogi Says Yes
In a plea recommending reforms in the process of making appointments to the Election Commission, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that the appointment to the post of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioner would be done by a three-member committee till a new law is enacted by the Parliament. The committee would comprise - “The President...
SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Scheduled Tribe Lawyer Kardak Ete As Judge of Gauhati High Court
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of senior advocate Kardak Ete for appointment as a Gauhati High Court judge. In a resolution signed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and two seniormost puisne judges of the top court, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, the collegium has revealed that the senior counsel, besides being a good addition to the judicial...
Election Commission Needs Permanent Secretariat, Expenses Should Be Charged On Consolidated Fund : Supreme Court Suggests
The Supreme Court, in its judgment delivered today, made a fervent appeal to the Union of India/Parliament to consider bringing in the necessary changes so that the Election Commission of India becomes truly independent.The Constitution Bench noted that there is an urgent need to provide for a permanent Secretariat (for ECI) and also to provide that the expenditure be charged on the...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Plea To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana In CM Beant Singh Assassination Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by Babbar Khalsa terrorist and death row convict, Balwant Singh Rajoana for his death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. The BKI operative was convicted for his role in the assassination of the former chief minister of Punjab, Beant Singh, in August 1995.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared before a...
‘Certain Section Of Media Turned Unashamedly Partisan; Huge Surge Of Money Power In Elections’: Supreme Court Observes In ECI Case
In the judgment recommending reform in the process of appointment of members of the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, made some crucial observations on democracy and the role of the Commission in upholding it.A Constitution Bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar reckoned that in the backdrop of...
Shivsena Crisis | Political Waters Take Different Turns, Not For Court To Speculate: Senior Advocate Harish Salve To Supreme Court
A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice MR Shah, Justice Krishna Murari, Justice Hima Kohli, and Justice PS Narasimha continued hearing the pleas concerning the constitutional issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups. In today's hearings, Senior Advocate Harish Salve argued that...
Desirable That FIRs In Corruption Cases Aren't Quashed At Investigation Stage : Supreme Court To High Courts
In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court has opined that it is desirable that the High Courts do not quash corruption case FIRs at investigation stage, even if it is suspected that the case has been registered by a new government against officers of the previous government.A Bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta observed that if the accused are allowed to go scot-free only on...
Lawyers Should Be Allowed To Work On Phones Or Laptops Inside Courtrooms, Internet Facilities Also Must: CJI DY Chandrachud
Chief Justice Of India, DY Chandrachud on Wednesday evening said that judges should allow lawyers to work on their electronic gadgets inside the courtrooms and must ensure internet facilities with adequate firewalls there so that it is put to genuine and authorised use.While speaking at a virtual inauguration ceremony of administrative block and various e-initiatives of Calcutta High Court,...