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Parity Of High Court Judges' Pension: Supreme Court To Hear Pleas In Second Week of January, 2023
The Supreme Court, on Monday, stated that plea seeking parity in pension of High Court judges who are appointed from subordinate judiciary and those elevated from the Bar would be taken up for hearing in the second week of January, 2023.At the outset, the Bench comprising CJI, Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Dipankar Dutta noted that the matter would require 'a...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's Plea Seeking Early Hearing Of Bail Application
On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed as withdrawn a plea moved by Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain seeking expeditious hearing of his bail application in a money-laundering case.Satyendar Jain was arrested on May 31 in cases pertaining to black money, benami properties, ghost companies, money laundering and disproportionate assets. He is currently in judicial custody.Before a Bench of Justices...
'Law Should Not Remain An Old Boys Club' : Justice Hima Kohli Calls For More Gender Representation
Women in the field of law not only get less work and paid less as compared to their male counterparts, but also get fewer opportunities to become partners in law firms or empanelled in the corporate or government sectors, said Justice Hima Kohli on Saturday. "There has been a running gender disparity between men and women, whether in litigation practice or in law firms. Women...
"If You Reduce Public Debate To This Level" : Supreme Court Rejects Manish Sisodia's Plea To Quash Defamation Case Filed By Himanta Biswa Sarma
The Supreme Court bench, comprising Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka, on Monday refused to quash the criminal defamation case filed against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the statements made against him by Sisodia in a press conference on June 4, 2022. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing for Sisodia submitted that,...
Vandalism During Advocates' Protest - No Need For Polite Conversations With Lawyers, Take Them Into Custody : Supreme Court To Police
The Supreme Court on Monday passed orders to the State Government of Odisha and the State Police to take stringent actions against lawyers who indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike over a long-standing demand for a permanent bench of the Orissa High Court in the western part of the state, at Sambalpur. A Bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka further ordered the...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Challenging Third Extension Given To ED Director SK Mishra
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed challenging the third extension granted to Director of Enforcement Directorate Sanjay Kumar Mishra.A bench comprising of Justices B. R. Gavai and Vikram Nath sought response from Union of India, Central Vigilance Commission and Sanjay Mishra on the plea filed seeking directions to quash the order granting extension of tenure as Director...
Remove Scurrilous Allegations Made Against Other Religions : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner In PIL On 'Mass Conversions"
The Supreme Court on Monday took exception to certain scurrilous statements made against minority religions in the PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay alleging "mass conversions" taking place across the country.The Court asked Senior Advocate Arvind P Datar, who is appearing for the petitioner, who is seeking directions to prevent forceful and deceitful religious conversions, to ensure...
Lakhimpur Kheri Case | 'How Long Should Ashish Mishra Be Kept Inside?' : Supreme Court Asks Trial Court To Inform Time Needed For Trial
While considering the application filed by Asish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, seeking bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the trial court to indicate the time which will be tentatively required to conclude the trial without affecting the schedule of other pending matters.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Krishna Murari directed the...
Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police- PARTÂ XIII
A1. INVESTIGATION BY THE POLICE – Part XIQ.61 Can an Officer superior to the SHO conduct investigation on the basis that he is an officer-in-charge of a Police station ? Ans. Yes. Under Section 36 Cr.P.C. an officer superior to the officer-in-charge of the Police Station has been given the same powers as that of the officer-in-charge of the Police Station. (Vide para 9 of...
Who Is Justice Dipankar Datta, Newly Sworn-In Judge Of Supreme Court?
In the summer of April 2020, at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Justice Dipankar Datta drove down close to 2,000 kms from Calcutta to take charge as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court. Over two and a half years since, on Sunday, the Centre notified Justice Datta's appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court of India. The notification came two and a half months after the SC...
Justice Dipankar Datta Takes Oath As Supreme Court Judge
Justice Dipankar Datta took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court on Monday at 10.30 AM. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud administered the oath to Justice Dutta in the swearing-in ceremony held at Court No.1 of the Supreme Court in the presence of all judges.The Centre notified the elevation of the former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court to the Supreme Court yesterday, almost...
'Some Files Approved Fast, Some Kept Pending' : A Look At The Time Taken By Centre In Accepting Different Collegium Recommendations
Some recommendations are approved fast, but some others are kept pending for months, observed the Supreme Court recently while hearing a case filed against the Union Government for delaying approval for collegium proposals.There is no definite time-line set for the Centre to decide on collegium proposals, except in respect to names reiterated by the collegium as High Court judges, where there is a definite judicial direction to the Centre to make the appointment within 3-4 weeks. Due to the...