Kesavananda Bharti Judgement The Fulcrum On Which Jurisprudence Of Judicial Independence Has Developed : Ex-CJI UU Lalit

The former Chief Justice of India, Justice UU Lalit in a recent lecture delivered on the "Evolution of Independence of Judiciary as a Basic Feature of the Constitution" stated that the Kesavananda Bharti judgement has given us the fulcrum on which the entire jurisprudence of independence of judiciary has since then developed. According to Justice Lalit, the celebrated judgement has nurtured...

CJI DY Chandrachud Deplores Tendency Of Male Employers To Avoid Women In Office Fearing Sexual Harassment Allegations

While speaking about the low representation of women in the legal profession, Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud pointed out that stereotypes against women made it difficult for them to get recruited. He pointed out that in Tamil Nadu alone, for every 50,000 male enrolments, there were only 5000 female enrolments. These statistics were similar all over the country. The CJI was speaking...

Rahul Gandhi’s Conviction And Disqualification Are On Questionable Grounds

The conviction of former Congress Member of Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi by a Surat court for criminal defamation (Purnesh Modi vs Rahul Gandhi) has led to a debate on whether what he said, in the course of an election speech in 2019, constitutes an offence under the law. The constitutional validity of Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 199(1) and 199(4) of the CrPC was upheld in Subramanian Swamy vs Union of India in 2016 by a two-Judge bench of the Supreme Court. In this...

No Confrontation Between Government & Supreme Court : Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

On speaking about the recent media reports regarding differences between the government and the supreme court, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said that in a democracy there were bound to be differences of opinion. But it does not necessarily mean that there were conflicts between the Government of the Supreme Court or the Legislature and the...

Circumstantial Evidence| When Two Views Possible, View Favouring Accused’s Innocence To Be Adopted: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on recently reiterated that in cases where two views are possible while relying on circumstantial evidence, the view favouring the accused must be preferred.Relying on judicial precedents, a Bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sanjay Karol observed, “…in cases where heavy reliance is placed on circumstantial evidence, is that where two views are possible, one pointing...

'Supreme Court Is Of The Entire Nation, Not Just Of Tilak Marg' : CJI DY Chandrachud On Making Court Accessible For Those Outside Delhi

While speaking at an event in Madurai, the Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud said that he had been striving to ensure that the Supreme Court is accessible to lawyers and students all over the country. The CJI was speaking at the event to lay the foundation stone for additional court buildings in the District Court campus at Madurai and Inauguration of the District and Sessions...

SCBA President Vikas Singh Writes To CJI DY Chandrachud; Seeks To Discuss Issues On Lawyers Chambers, SC Lawyers’ Elevation

The President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Senior Advocate Vikas Singh has written a letter to CJI DY Chandrachud seeking an audience to be granted to the Executive Committee of the SCBA to discuss various matters such as the issue pertaining to the conversion of 1.33 acres of the land allotted to the Top Court by the Central Government as space for lawyers' chambers, elevation...

'Sensitise Police That Muslims In India Are Indians' : Ex-Judge RF Nariman In Foreword To Report On Riots During Religious Processions

Sensitising police forces about the ‘Indianness’ of Muslims in the country, besides insulating law enforcement agencies from political interference, would help reduce communal tensions and promote fraternity, said former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Nariman. In a foreword to a report on the violence in many states during Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in April of...

Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At A Trial Court Adjourning Matter Despite Its Direction To Expedite Process

The Supreme Court, on Friday, expressed displeasure that the executing court (Additional District and Sessions Judge, 15th Court, Alipore) had adjourned a matter wherein the Apex Court had categorically directed it to conduct the hearing in the execution proceedings on a day to day basis. It observed that caution should be exercised and it should be ensured that the intent of the Apex...

After Rahul Gandhi's Disqualification, Plea In SC Challenges Automatic Disqualification Of Elected Members Upon Conviction Of 2 Years

A plea challenging the automatic disqualification of representatives of elected legislative bodies, upon being convicted of any offence and sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two years as per Section 8 (3) of the Representatives of the People Act, 1951 (1951 Act) has been filed before the Supreme Court of India. While stating that the immediate reason for approaching the Court is...

Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Guidelines To Protect Research Works From Plagiarism

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking the protection of research done by scholars in the form of thesis to avoid its misuse or plagiarism.A Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna dismissed the plea while hearing the party in person noting that it wasn’t convinced. “After hearing the petitioner in person, we are not convinced that the petitioner made out a case...

Supreme Court Stays Bar Association's Decision To Suspend Lawyers Working As Legal Aid Defence Counsel

In a temporary relief to three legal aid defence counsels, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the letter of the Bar Association Committee, Bharatpur which suspended them from the Association.The petitioners had approached the Supreme Court alleging that their work as legal aid defence counsel was being obstructed by the office bearers of the Bar Association Committee, Bharatpur, Rajasthan....