Impleadment Of Few Affected Employees Sufficient In Service Matters; Non-Joining Of All Parties Not Fatal: Supreme Court

"It is not essential to implead each and every one who could be affected but if a section of such affected employees is impleaded then the interest of all is represented and protected".

BREAKING : Conflicting Judgments On Prospective Application Of Ruling On Delay Condonation For Version In Consumer Cases - Supreme Court Refers To Larger Bench

A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court has expressed the need for a larger bench decision on the issue regarding the prospective operation of the Constitution Bench judgment in the case New India Assurance Company Limited vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private Limited, which had held that Consumer Forum cannot condone the delay of more than 45 days in filing the version of the...

Gujarat Riots- "In Fact, The Prosecution And SIT Want This Material To Be Effaced From The Memory Of This Nation": Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court On Tehelka Tapes

On Wednesday, Senior Advocate, Mr. Kapil Sibal appearing for Zakia Jafri in a petition filed by her before the Supreme Court, continued with his rejoinder arguments. Countering Mr. Rohatgi's submissions commending the SIT for an impeccable investigation, Mr. Sibal argued that in fact it was the inadequacies in the investigation that has affected the case of larger conspiracy alleged by...

Breaking: Supreme Court Recommends Constitution Of Motor Vehicle Appellate Tribunals In View Of Large Pendency In High Courts

In view of large pendency of motor accident claims appeals before High Courts, the Supreme Court of India on Monday recommended the constitution of Motor Vehicle Appellate Tribunals in the country by amending Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act for hearing the appeals challenging the award of a Tribunal.The Court has requested the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice to...

'When There is Independence of Judiciary, There is Independence of Executive and Legislature Also': Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

"I believe that when there is independence of judiciary, there is independence of executive and legislature also…When an Act passed by the Legislature is struck down by the Supreme Court, it is a larger issue for all of us to consider and discuss," said the Union Minister for Law and Justice Mr.Kiren Rijiju in a debate today in Lok Sabha over the Supreme Court and High Court (Salary...

"No Proposal Under Consideration To Make Law Commission Of India A Statutory Body" Centre Tells Supreme Court

Opposing a plea seeking directions to make Law Commission a statutory body, the Union of India has informed the Supreme Court that while appointment of Chairperson and Member of 22nd Law Commission is under consideration, no proposal is under consideration to make Law Commission of India a statutory body.The submissions have been made by Union of India through an affidavit filed by the...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Speaker's Order Disqualifying Manipur MLA's Keshtrimayum Biren Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh & Sanasam Biren Singh

The Supreme Court today set aside an order of disqualification passed by the Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly disqualifying Keshtrimayum Biren Singh, Yengkhom Surchandra Singh and Sanasam Biren Singh from the term of the 11th Legislative Assembly of Manipur.Opining that since the order passed by the Speaker has been set aside, the bench of Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat, and Bela...

Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Clarify When Retired Supreme Court, High Court Judges Will Receive Additional Pension

Lok Sabha passed the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 that seeks to amend: (i) the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, and (ii) the Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1958. These Acts regulate the salaries and conditions of service of the judges of High Courts and the...

[INI CET Examination] Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea For Defined Criteria For Arriving At Seat Matrix For Institutional Preference Candidates

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a writ petition seeking for a defined criteria for arriving at seat matrix for the institutional preference candidates in INI-CET examination.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna while issuing notice made it clear that no order shall be passed for admission to INI CET Exam for the current session. Courtroom Exchange When the matter...

Special NIA Court Paves Way For Sudha Bharadwaj's Release in Bhima Koregaon Case, Sets Bail Conditions

She has been allowed provisional cash bail for a period of one month, disallowed from speaking to the media.

Filing Of Fake Claim Pleas By Advocates Won't Be Tolerated At All; Probe Must Be Conducted From All Angles: Supreme Court

Stressing that the cases related to the malpractices of filing of fake claim pleas by the advocates won't be tolerated at all, the Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh State Bar Council for not taking action against the erring advocates who are involved in the filing of fake claim pleas."This is a very serious matter. Filing of fake claim cases of thousands of crores and...

'This Is A Pan India Issue. It Would Be A Future Arrangement For All Cases' - SC Suggests Centre To Formulate Policy For Rehabilitation Of Evicted Slum Dwellers In Gujarat And Haryana

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to take a firm stand on the issue of encroachment in the railway property by the slum dwellers in Gujarat and Haryana and take a decision with respect to their rehabilitation. In this regard, the Apex Court suggested the Centre to evolve a policy, with timelines, that can act as a future arrangement for all cases. While hearing two...