'Practicing Advocate Interacts With A Wider-Cross Section Of Society Than A Corporate Lawyer' : CJI Ramana Encourages NLU Students To Join Litigation

Chief Justice of India NV Raman on Thursday remarked that National Law Universities are perceived as elitist and detached from social realities as most students from these universities end up in corporate law firms instead of joining the ranks of lawyers practicing in Courts across the country. The Chief Justice Of India was delivering the Convocation address at the 8th Convocation 2021...

A Daughter Expecting Father To Support Her Education Will Also Have To Play Role As A Daughter: Supreme Court

While hearing a matrimonial dispute, the Supreme Court of India observed that a daughter must understand that if she is expecting the father to support her education, she will also have to play a role as a daughter.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh made the observations after it was informed that the daughter has refused to meet the father or speak to him on...

Manipur Governor Has Decided On ECI Opinion Regarding Disqualification Of 12 BJP MLAs, State Tells Supreme Court

The State of Manipur today informed the Supreme Court that the Governor has passed a decision on the opinion given by the Election Commission of India regarding the disqualification of 12 BJP MLAs of Manipur Assembly in the "office of profit" issue.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna while disposing of the petition in light of the State's submission in their order...

Section 427 CrPC - Concurrent Running Of Sentences Shall Not Be Allowed In Drug Trafficking Cases : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that discretion to direct subsequent sentence to run concurrently with the previous sentence has to be exercised judiciously depending upon the nature of offences committed.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna observed that in NDPS cases, even while applying discretion under Section 427 of Cr.PC, the discretion shall not be in favour of...

Consumer Case Not Maintainable Over Medical Services Given Free Of Charge Just Because Doctor Draws Salary From Hospital : Supreme Court

"The salary that is paid by the hospital administration to the employee medical officer cannot be regarded as payment made on behalf of the person availing of the service or for his benefit so as to make the person availing the service a "consumer" under Section 2(1)(d) in respect of the service rendered to him.”

[Gujarat Riots] 'Not Interested In Targeting Anybody', Says Kapil Sibal; Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Zakia Jafri's Plea

On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard the rejoinder and sur-rejoinder arguments in a petition filed by Zakia Ehsan Jafri challenging the closure report filed by SIT discarding the allegations of larger conspiracy by high state functionaries and other entities in the Gujarat riots of 2002 that ensued the Godhra train massacre. Over a course of fourteen days, a Bench comprising Justices...

Candidates In Rank List Have No Right To Demand That State Should Report All Vacancies : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that candidates included in a ranked list do not have a right to claim that all vacancies must be reported by a government agency. While saying that the agency cannot be arbitrary when choosing to not report vacancies to the Public Service Commission, the Court added that if the State offers proper explanations for not reporting the vacancies, judicial interference...

Exclusive Video- Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture By Justice DY Chandrachud- "Conceptualising Marginalisation: Agency, Assertion, and Personhood".

Dr.Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, judge of the Supreme Court, said that a narrow concept of merit only allows upper caste individuals to mask their obvious caste privilege.Such a narrow concept allows upper caste individuals to relegate the achievement of Dalits and others reserved classes as being a consequence of caste-based reservation afforded to them.Click here to read the full text...

'We Will Clarify That The Definition Of 'Vulnerable Witness' May Not Be Constrained To 'Child Witnesses': Supreme Court

In connection with the establishment of vulnerable witness deposition courtrooms in every district, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that it will clarify that the definition of 'vulnerable witness' may not be constrained to 'child witnesses'.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was hearing a Miscellaneous Application as to the wider issue on the...

Gujarat Riots- Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi-LIVE UPDATES

Supreme Court to continue hearing today the petition filed by Zakia Jafri challenging the SIT's clean chit to the then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi & other high functionaries in the #GujaratRiots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheswari and CT Ravikumar will hear the matter today. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, on behalf of Zakia Jafri, will conclude his...

Non-Disclosure Of Past & Present Litigations Concerning Dispute Amounts To Suppression Of Material Facts : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that non-disclosure of details of past and pending litigation concerning the subject-matter of the dispute would amount to material suppression of facts, which would disentitle a litigant from discretionary remedy under Article 226 of the Constitution.The Court also reiterated that while approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, it is...

"Entire Sentence Would Be Undergone By The Time Appeal Is Heard" Supreme Court Suspends Sentence Of Man Charged For Recovery Of Joint Possession Of 1kg Heroin

Considering that in all probability the entire sentence would be undergone by the time appeal is heard, the Supreme Court recently suspended the sentence of a man who was charged for recovery of joint possession of 1kg heroin.While granting bail, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna opined that the appellant had undergone 8 years and 5 days of custody out of the total sentence...