Supreme Court Upholds Selection Of Candidate Suffering From Bipolar Affective Disorder To Delhi Judicial Services Under PwD Category

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the selection of a candidate suffering from Bipolar Affective Disorder to Delhi Judicial Service 2018 under the category of persons with disabilities, whose candidature was rejected on account of his mental disability not being found permanent in nature. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM Sundresh has issued the direction after perusing...

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in a Triple Murder Case

Supreme Court has recently commuted the death penalty awarded to a man convicted for triple murder.A bench comprising of Justice B.V. Nagarathna, Justice L. Nageshwar Rao, Justice B.R. Gavai was considering an appeal filed by the convict against the Madhya Pradesh High Court Judgment sentencing him to death by affirming the death sentence passed by the trial Court for the offenses...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-94]

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9855 Children Orphaned, 132113 Lost Either Parent & 508 Children Abandoned During COVID: NCPCR Tells Supreme Court

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has told the Supreme Court that as per the data uploaded on the Baal Swaraj Portal- CoVID care from April 2020 onwards upto December 7, 2021, 9855 children are orphaned, 1,32,113 children have lost either parent and 508 children are abandoned.The additional affidavit has been filed by NCPCR in compliance of Top Court's directions...

Rajya Sabha MPs Move Privilege Motion Against Ranjan Gogoi

Rajya Sabha lawmakers from Trinamool Congress and Congress submitted the notice for privilege motion notice against the fellow MP and former Chief Justice of India Mr. Ranjan Gogoi. AITC members wrote to the Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha PC Mody raising the question of breach of privilege by Mr.Gogoi. The notice was sent in relation to certain comments made by Justice Gogoi...

Property Dispute Between Lalit Modi & Family : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing To December 15

The Supreme Court On Monday adjourned to the 15th December the plea filed by businessman Lalit Modi challenging a Delhi High Court judgment which held as maintainable the anti-arbitration injunction suit filed by his mother and siblings against him.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli adjourned the matter today after it was informed...

'Who Listens To AIR?' : Supreme Court Wants Wide Publicity In Local Newspapers About COVID Death Compensation Scheme

On Monday, the Supreme Court pulled up States for not giving wide publicity to the portal developed with respect to disbursal of the ex-gratia compensation to the family of the COVID victims in compliance with its earlier orders. Considering the lack of publicity given by the States, a Bench comprising Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna thought it was unfortunate how the common man is...

Rajya Sabha Approves Bill To Clarify When Retired Supreme Court, High Court Judges Will Receive Additional Pension

Today, the Rajya Sabha approved 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...

Sexual Enhancement Drugs Do Not Attract NDPS Act: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused

Sexual enhancement tablets meant to enhance male potency do not attract the provisions of the NDPS Act, the Supreme Court observed while granting bail to NDPS Accused.In this case, the accused was granted bail by the Special Court on the ground that he was not found to be in possession of any psychotropic substance and no contraband was recovered from his residence or office during the...

Supreme Court Permits State Of Himachal Pradesh To Divert Forest Land For Public Projects

The Supreme Court recently permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 ('FCA') for construction of certain projects.The bench of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna was considering an application wherein the State had also sought further direction for diversion of forest land under Scheduled Tribes and other...

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Calcutta High Court's Stay On Criminal Proceedings Against Suvendu Adhikari

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the September order of a Single Bench of the High Court staying criminal proceedings initiated against BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.The Calcutta High Court had on September 6 extended interim relief to Adhikari in the context of Crime Investigation Department (CID) summons in connection with...

Law Students File PIL Seeking Online RTI Portal For Supreme Court

Two law students have moved the Supreme Court of India seeking an Online RTI Portal for the Supreme Court, for e-filing of RTI Applications and First Appeals. The PIL has been filed seeking directions to the respondents including the Supreme Court through its Secretary-General, Supreme Court's E-committee and the National Informatics Centre to set up an online RTI Portal in a time-bound...