'Our Intent Was No Special Privilege Can Be Shown To Lawyers' : Supreme Court Says Bail Pleas Of Odisha Lawyers Be Considered On Merits

The Supreme Court, on Monday, clarified that when it had recorded in its order dated 14.12.2022 that lawyers who had indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding formation of new Benches of the Orissa High Court ‘do not deserve any indulgence’ it merely meant that no special privilege ought to be shown to them. Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appearing on behalf of...

'Accused In Custody For 5 Years' : Supreme Court Points Out To NIA While Hearing Bail Applications In Bhima Koregaon Case

The Supreme Court, on Monday, at the request of National Investigation Agency (NIA), directed the hearing of the bail applications of Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira, two of the accused persons in the Bhima Koregaon case, to be deferred to a Non-Miscellaneous day (Wednesday).A Bench comprising Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing the bail applications of...

Victoria Gowri Case : Has Supreme Court Ever Quashed HC Judge's Appointment Before Oath-Taking? Yes, Only Once

In the entire history of the Supreme Court, there is only a single precedent of it quashing an appointment of a High Court judge, after finding that the person recommended was ineligible. That extraordinary action happened in the 1992 case Kumar Padma Prasad vs Union Of India And Ors 1992 2 SCC 428, where the Supreme Court quashed the appointment of one K.N. Srivastava as a judge of the...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Modify Judgment Describing Sikkimese-Nepalese As Of 'Foreign Origin'

As protests are simmering in Sikkim over a remark in a Supreme Court's judgment indicating that all Nepalis settled in Sikkim are of "foreign origin", an application has been filed in the Top Court seeking to remove the said observation.The observation was made in the judgment authored by Justice BV Nagarathna in the case Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim vs Union of India which held that...

BREAKING| Collegium Has Taken Cognisance Of Complaints About Victoria Gowri, Says CJI; Agrees To Hear Plea Against Her Appointment Tomorrow

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday made a significant disclosure that the Supreme Court collegium has taken cognizance of the complaints against L Victoria Gowri, who has been recommended for appointment as a judge of the Madras High Court.A section of the Madras High Court bar had last week sent a representation to the CJI seeking recall of the recommendation made for the...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Advocate L Victoria Gowri As Additional Judge Of Madras High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of Advocate L Victoria Gowri as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court. The development comes amid widespread backlash over reports about her affiliation to BJP and certain statements made about Muslims and Christians surfaced.“We write, with a sense of foreboding, in these troubled times, when the judiciary is facing unprecedented...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Plea Challenging Appointment Of Victoria Gowri As Madras HC Judge

Update at 2:30 PM, February 6 - Collegium Has Taken Cognisance Of Complaints About Victoria Gowri, Says CJI; Agrees To Hear Plea Against Her Appointment TomorrowA writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the appointment of Advocate L Victoria Gowri as a judge of the Madras High Court. Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Appeal against the Madras HC judgment which quashed proceedings under Domestic Violence Act on the ground of limitation - Allowed - High Court was in error in observing that the application under Section 12 of the Act ought to have been filed within a period of one year of the alleged...

When All India Bar Examination Becomes An Expensive Affair

The All India Bar Examination (AIBE) XVII was conducted on February 5, 2023. This year's AIBE saw a high turnout of aspiring lawyers who were eager to take the examination and move one step closer to their goal of practicing law in India. The written test consisted of 100 multiple-choice questions covering a wide range of legal subjects, including constitutional law, criminal law, family law,...

PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Probe On Hindenburg Report Against Adani Group

Another PIL has been filed in connection with the publication of a report by US-based short-selling firm Hindenburg Research against the Adani Group. This time, the PIL seeks the constitution of a committee under the head of a retired Supreme Court Judge to investigate the contents of the Research Report. It was on January 24 that US-based Hindenburg published its report accusing...

BREAKING| Five New Supreme Court Judges Take Oath; Working Strength Rises To 32, With 2 Vacancies

Five new Supreme Court judges took oath on Monday. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to the newly sworn-in judges in the presence of all judges of the Supreme Court.The newly sworn-in judges are :1. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.2. Justice Sanjay Karol, Chief Justice of Patna High Court.3. Justice P. V. Sanjay Kumar, Chief Justice...

Chief Justice of Singapore Praises Indian Supreme Court For Handling 'Immense Caseload', Hails Its Judges As Hardest Working In World

The Supreme Court of India is among the busiest courts in the world and its justices are among the hardest working judges because of the immense caseload that they carry, said Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon of the Singapore Supreme Court on his visit to India. The judge, while commending his Indian counterpart and the top court, said, “I saw this myself when I was honoured...