5th Anniversary of Supreme Court Judges’ Press Conference: What Has Changed and What Has Not?

The fifth anniversary of the ‘historical’ press conference by four Supreme Court Judges - held on January 12, 2018 in New Delhi- was yesterday. Those who have been witnesses to it within and outside the Court have moved on with their responsibilities considering it perhaps as a one-off event,which had tarnished the image of the Supreme Court for a brief period.The 2018 press conference invited unusual attention because it was unprecedented that four senior-most puisne Supreme...

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Judge Justice Dipankar Datta Recuses From Hearing Bail Applications Of Accused

Supreme Court judge, Justice Dipankar Datta, on Thursday, recused himself from hearing the bail applications of Bhima Koregaon case accused Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira. The petitions filed against the Bombay High Court's refusal to grant them bail were listed before a Division Bench of Justices Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta. As soon as the matter was taken, Justice Datta announced...

Identification Of Minorities : Centre Files Report In Supreme Court With Views Of States

The Central Government has submitted its Status Report, in a batch of petitions seeking district-wise identification of minorities, before the Supreme Court of India after consultations with the State Governments and other stakeholders on the issue of 'identification and notification of religious and linguistic minorities' based on the top court's earlier order. Earlier in May 2022, the...

‘What Is The Purpose Of Elected Govt. If The Administration Is To Be Carried Out Only At The Beck And Call of The Central Govt.?’: SC Asks SG in Govt Of NCT Vs UOI

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing on the dispute between the Delhi government and the union government regarding control of administrative services in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.The five-judge bench of Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justices M. R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P. S. Narasimha heard SG Tushar Mehta for the Centre.SG: "Your lordships'...

Bhopal Gas Tragedy : Union Carbide Opposes Centre's Curative Plea For Additional Compensation; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved judgment in Centre’s curative petition against the Union Carbide Corporation seeking additional compensation for victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy.Over a course of three days, a Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Justice A.S. Oka, Justice Vikram Nath and Justice J.K. Maheshwari heard the arguments...

SC Hearing In Krishna River Water Dispute : Telangana Accuses Maharashtra & Karnataka Of Suppression Of Material Facts

While arguing against the Interim Application filed by the States of Karnataka and Maharashtra seeking directions to the Jal Shakti Ministry to notify the final award passed by the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan, appearing for the State of Telangana, submitted before the Supreme Court on Thursday that there was material suppression of facts by both the states...

Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part II]

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Here is a Digest on decisions relating to Service matters. This is the second of four parts of this Digest. First part here.101. If The Contract Is Extended By The Employer, It Cannot Be Allowed To Reduce The Period Of The Extension Retrospectively: Delhi High CourtCase Title: North...

Registry Has No Discretion, Newly Filed Cases Will Automatically Come On Specified Days : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday, while hearing mentionings, stated that it was not necessary for members of the bar to mention a matter unless it was urgent. He stated that matters would automatically come up and that the registry had no discretion over the same. He said–"Actually, I request all the members of the bar, that you need not mention. As I already said ,the matters filed...

Various Measures Already Adopted To Curb ‘Money Power’ In Elections: Election Commission Tells Supreme Court

The Election Commission of India on Thursday reassured the Supreme Court that it had, time and again, adopted various measures to curb the menace of ‘money power’ in elections, such as the election expenditure monitoring mechanism in place since the 2010 Bihar Assembly elections, and “will continue to do so”. The apex court was informed that the central regulatory body, being...

Criminal Proceedings For Dowry Demand Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because Divorce Petition Is Pending: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that criminal proceedings for demand of dowry cannot be quashed merely because divorce petition is pending.In this case, the husband filed an application for divorce on the ground that the wife is suffering from the disease AIDS. The wife, thereafter, lodged FIR alleging that husband was demanding luxury car by way of dowry. The Allahabad High Court quashed the...

Supreme Court Summons Home Secretaries Of 4 States, 2 UTs For Not Submitting Data On Proclaimed Offenders, Persons Jumping Bail/Parole

The Supreme Court on Tuesday revealed that the states of Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu, and Telengana, and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry have failed to submit data with respect to the number of proclaimed offenders and the number of persons who have jumped bail or parole, as directed in an earlier order. While hearing a criminal appeal preferred by...

‘We Are Trying To See If He Improves His Behaviour’: Supreme Court Defers Sentencing Of Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya For Contempt

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, deferred the sentencing of Suraz India Trust Chairman Rajiv Daiya, who has been found guilty of contempt of court for scandalising the Court and wasting its judicial time by filing repeated petitions with contemptuous allegations against judges and court staff.On May 1, 2017, the Supreme Court had imposed an exemplary cost of Rs.25 lakh on the NGO, Suraz...