Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments- 19.12.22

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Collegium System Necessary For An Independent Judiciary : Arvind Datar | Full Transcript Of Interview

If the executive controls the appointment of judges, it will cause long term damage to democracy

Bombay High Court Monthly Digest: November 2022 [Citations 422 – 466]

Nominal Index Citations 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 422 to 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 466 1. Girish Gopal Nair & Ors v. Divisional Manager The New India Assurance Co Ltd 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 422 2. The Nest India Foundation v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 423 3. Dineshkumar Govind Yadav v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. 2022 LiveLaw (Bom) 424 4. ...

Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police- PART XV

Q.71 What is an inquest ? Ans. An inquest is an inquiry to find out the apparent cause of death of a person who has died under suspicious circumstances. In England such inquiry is conducted by a coroner or a medical examiner. Coroner is a public official whose duty is to investigate the cause and circumstances of any death that occurs suddenly, suspiciously...

100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2022 [Part 1]

As is the annual tradition, LiveLaw brings to you the list of 100 important Supreme Court judgments of the current year - a much awaited article by our dear readers.The judgments are selected based on the following criteria - (i) importance to the general public; (ii) settlement of a contested position of law; (iii) utility for practising lawyers and.A disclaimer is added here that the...

A Judge & A Journalist Have To Be Independent; If They Falter, Democracy Will Collapse : Justice BN Srikrishna

A judge and a journalist have to be necessarily be independent; if they falter, then whole of democracy gets shaken up. Former Supreme Court judge Justice B N Srikrishna made this statement while speaking at the RedInks Awards Ceremony organized by the Mumbai Press Club on Saturday.Here is the transcript of his speech :The buzz word in the atmosphere today is Ram, am I right? So let me quote...

Work Load Of Judges Heavy; Criticism Against Court Vacations Unjustified : Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal

The criticism against the Court vacations is unjustified, said former Union Law Minister, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, speaking in an interview to Mirror Now channel. He opined that the judges are hardworking and that the Government should not be commenting about how the Courts should function.Sibal was speaking about the recent attacks made on judiciary by ministers. He said–"Courts know...

'Don't Want The Court To Be Saffron': Kapil Sibal Says Collegium System Better Than Govt Controlling Judges' Appointments

Even though the collegium system is not perfect, it is better that the Government having complete control over the appointment of judges, said Senior Advocate and former Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal in an interview to Mirror Now channel.The present Government has control over all public offices and if it captures the judiciary as well by appointing "their own judges", it will be dangerous...

Principle Of 'Changing Rules Of Game' Won't Apply When Change Is Regarding Selection Process And Not Basic Qualification : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has reiterated that a candidate who has participated in the selection process adopted under a specific set of rules is estopped and has acquiesced himself from questioning it thereafter. However, the court has further pointed out a distinction between rules in the context of qualification/eligibility versus rules regarding the change in the selection process.The...

'In Judiciary, We Have A Sense Of Subordination; It Prevents Us From Getting The Best Input': CJI Chandrachud On Hierarchy Of Courts

Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud on Saturday spoke about the unspoken hierarchy in the judiciary where judges appointed directly from the Bar are considered superior to those hired directly from judicial services."There is a divide between those who come from the services and those who come from the bar. I think that divide must end. There's much that contributes to the enrichment of...

Judicial Service Examination: Practice Questions- First Information Report

In which of the following is a ground to quash the FIR? (i) Where the allegations made in the First Information Report or the complaint, even if they are taken at their face value and accepted in their entirety do not prima facie constitute any offence or make out a case against the accused. (ii) Where the allegations in the First Information Report and other materials, if any, accompanying the F. I. R. do not disclose a cognizable offence, justifying an investigation by police officers under...

Morality Of Dominant Classes Influences Law Making : CJI DY Chandrachud

The Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud on Saturday said that Dr. Ambedkar was making a revolutionary statement by dressing in a three-piece suit to reclaim his community's identity. "When Dr. B. R. Ambedkar dressed in a three-piece suit, he was making a revolutionary statement. He crushed the code of conduct that was prescribed by the oppressor caste through his clothing choices...