Top Stories
Govt Of NCT Vs UOI- ‘From 1992, Only 7 Cases of Difference of Opinion; LG Cleared All 18000 Files:SG Tushar Mehta Submits Before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday 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 Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, M. R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P. S. Narasimha heard Senior Advocate Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, for the government of NCT...
Legal Profession Feudalistic; Unwelcoming Of Women, Marginalised Communities: CJI Chandrachud Speaks About His Harvard Law Thesis & More
On 11th January 2023, the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession presented Chief Justice DY Chandrachud with the Award for Global Leadership in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal profession in India and around the world. The program included a conversation between Chief Justice Chandrachud and Professor David B. Wilkins who is the faculty director of the Center on...
Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Centre Not Implementing 1991 Direction To Take Insurance Policies For Future Claims
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, continued hearing the submissions made by the Attorney General for India, Mr. R. Venkataramani in Centre’s curative petition against Union Carbide Corporation seeking additional compensation for victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. During the course of the hearing, on Wednesday, the Court noted that in one of its judgments in...
'Even Kerala HC Falls Within Buffer Zone' : Kerala Govt Seeks Relaxation Of ESZ Mandate; Supreme Court Agrees To Consider On Jan 16
“Even the Kerala High Court is within one kilometre of the Mangalavanam bird sanctuary,” Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday, while seeking a relaxation of the directive to declare one kilometre around protected forests as ecologically sensitive zones (ESZ) on behalf of the state government. A Division Bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai...
Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Insurance Law
Insurance Law Insurance - Insurance companies refusing claim on flimsy grounds and/or technical grounds - While settling the claims, the insurance company should not be too technical and ask for the documents, which the insured is not in a position to produce due to circumstances beyond his control. (Para 4.1) Gurmel Singh v. National Insurance Co. Ltd., 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 506 : AIR...
Krishna River Originates In Maharashtra, But We Get A Pittance : State Counsel Tells Supreme Court; Questions Andhra Pradesh's Stand
While arguing the plea seeking directions to the Jal Shakti Ministry to notify the final award passed by the Krishna Water Dispute Tribunal, Senior Advocate Shekhar Naphade, appearing for the State of Maharashtra, submitted before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that lack of bona fide was writ large in the stand taken by State of Andhra Pradesh before the top Court. He was referring to the...
![Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2023/01/11/500x300_453384-service-matters-compilation-of-high-court-judgments-in-2022.webp "Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]")
Service Matters: Compilation Of High Court Judgments In 2022 [Part I]
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 first of four parts of this Digest:1. [GPF Rules] Rule Framed Under Article 309 Can't Be Replaced By Executive Order Issued Under Article 162: Allahabad High CourtCase title - Anurag Mehrotra v. State Of U.P.Thru...
'Public Posturing From Judicial Platforms Not Good ': Vice President Hits Out At Supreme Court Again; Questions Basic Structure Doctrine
"Public posturing from judicial platforms is not good", said Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in a fresh criticism against the judiciary, ignoring the disapproval expressed by the Supreme Court of his earlier public comments on the collegium system.Dhankhar said that he was surprised when the Supreme Court judges told the Attorney General to convey its displeasure to constitutional authorities....
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Bihar Caste Census On January 20
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging caste-based census in Bihar. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud agreed to list the petition next Friday after the matter was mentioned before him for urgent posting.“Let the case come up next Friday,” the CJI said.The petition filed by Nalanda resident Akhilesh Kumar seeks to quash the...
Supreme Court Dismisses Centre's Plea Alleging Bias Against Foreign Arbitrators In Reliance Industries Arbitration
The Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha dismissed the central government's appeal which had sought to cease arbitration proceedings initiated by Reliance industries, BP Exploration, and Niko Resources against the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The arbitration proceedings were initiated over a $400-million cost recovery dispute...