Supreme Court Judge Justice BR Gavai Apologises For 2 Months Delay In Pronouncing Judgement

“Apologies for the delay in delivering the judgement,” said Supreme Court judge, Justice B.R. Gavai on Tuesday, setting an example to be followed by the judiciary. A Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and M.M. Sundresh was pronouncing the judgment in a plea against the rampant practice of the conversion of single residential units into apartments in the city of Chandigarh. “We had to consider...

Shiv Sena Rift | Supreme Court Constitution Bench Lists Matter On 14th February 2023

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court has listed the pleas concerning the constitutional issues arising out of the rift within Shiv Sena party between Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray groups on 14th February 2023. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices M.R. Shah, Krishna Murari, Hima Kohli and P.S. Narasimha.At the outset,...

Decree Of Possession Can't Be Passed In Favour Of Plaintiff Merely Because Defendants Could Not Fully Establish Their Title : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a decree of possession cannot be passed in favour of the plaintiff merely because defendants were not able to fully establish their right, title and interest in the property. Weakness of the defence cannot be a justification to decree the suit, the bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and J K Maheshwari observed. The court said that the defendants cannot...

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Indian Evidence Act, 1872

Evidence Act, 1872 - A mere non -examination of the witness per se will not vitiate the case of the prosecution. It depends upon the quality and not the quantity of the witnesses and its importance. If the court is satisfied with the explanation given by the prosecution along with the adequacy of the materials sufficient enough to proceed with the trial and convict the accused, there...

Don't Tell Me Practice, I'll Decide What Practice Happens In My Court: CJI DY Chandrachud To Sr Adv Vikas Singh

“Don't tell me practice, I'll decide what practice happens in my court,” CJI DY Chandrachud orally remarked on Tuesday, irked by the submissions of Senior Advocate Vikas Singh seeking listing of a case.Singh had mentioned a case regarding allotment of chambers for lawyers. However the CJI told him that listing this week may be a “little difficult”. The CJI expressed his willingness...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index(Citations 1 - 16) [January 1 – 9, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEX AYSUH MISSION Operating Guidelines of the National AYSUH Mission - Paragraph 4(vi)(b) - Order for the purchase of Ayurvedic medicines issued by the State of Uttar Pradesh in favour of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL) - Inviting tenders from the entities is the most transparent and non-arbitrary method of allocation that can be...

Joshimath Crisis| Everything Important Need Not Come To Us, There Are Democratic Institutions To See This : Supreme Court On PIL

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday listed religious leader Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati's PIL pertaining to the recent land sinking incidents in Joshimath on 16th January 2023. The PIL seeks for Joshimath to be declared as a National Disaster and direct the NDMA to actively support the residents of Joshimath. The plea has also prayed for financial assistance and compensation to...

79% Of High Court Judges Appointed In Last 5 Years From Upper Castes, Scheduled Castes & Minorities 2% : Centre Tells Parliamentary Panel

A presentation given by the Union Government to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice gives an indication of the social diversity in the judiciary.According to the presentation, 79% of the High Court judges appointed during the period 2018-2022 are from upper castes(general category). From the reports of Times of India and Indian Express, the following statistics emerge...

Supreme Court Bench Led By CJI To Hear Mentioning Matters Before Constitution Bench Assembles Today

As per a notice issued yesterday, the Constitution bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will assemble after CJI Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha's division bench has heard mentioning matters. This is contrary to usual practice as per which when the CJI sits in a Constitution bench, mentionings are made before the next senior judge. On days when the CJI is not sitting in...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 9.1.23

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Supreme Court Issues Notice In Another Plea Challenging Marital Rape Exception

Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha issued notice in another petition challenging the validity of the marital rape exception. Earlier, the Supreme Court had listed the matters concerning the validity of the marital rape exception in the second week on January 2023.The Petitioner, a Dalit anti-caste and women’s rights activist, social worker...

Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project : Supreme Court Clarifies Status Quo Order

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued some clarifications with respect to its order dated 27th July, 2022 directing status quo on the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP), including the land acquisition process.In an application filed by the State of Telangana seeking clarification of the status quo order, a Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice B.V. Nagarathna noted that...