'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...

Delegated Legislation Which Is Ultra Vires The Parent Act Cannot Be Given Any Effect : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a delegated legislation which is ultra vires the parent Act cannot be given any effect.It is the function of the courts to keep all authorities within the confines of the law by supplying the doctrine of ultra vires, the bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and J B Pardiwala observed while allowing an appeal filed by the Kerala State Electricity Board against...

CBI Moves Supreme Court Challenging Grant Of Bail To Anil Deskhmukh By Bombay High Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved to the Supreme Court of India challenging the Bombay High Court order granting bail to former Maharashtra home minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh in a corruption case over alleged llegal gratification from bar owners and corruption in police transfers and posting in Maharashtra.. The Bombay High Court, through its order dated December 12,...

Consumption Of Electricity In Excess Of Connected/Contracted Load Would Amount To 'Unauthorised Use Of Electricity' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the consumption of electricity in excess of the connected load/contracted load would amount to 'unauthorised use of electricity' under explanation (b) to Section 126(6) of the Electricity Act, 2003.The bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and J B Pardiwala also declared Regulation 153(15) of the Kerala Electricity Supply Code, 2014 as invalid for being inconsistent...

'Trust Us To Be Guardians Of Civil Liberties, No Case Is Small For Court' :CJI DY Chandrachud

"Trust us…," Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Saturday while delivering a lecture on "Law and Morality" in memory of eminent jurist and former Attorney General of India late Advocate Ashok Desai. "Trust us to be guardians of the liberties of our citizens. There is no case which is small enough or big enough for any court in the nation… Because it is in us that...

No Proposal For All India Judicial Service Now Due To Lack Of Consensus : Law Minister Tells Lok Sabha

On Friday, in response to a question of two Members of Parliament, whether the Union Government is considering to create an All India Judicial Services (AIJS) so as to make recruitment process in lower judicial service more efficient, uniform and regular and also to address shortage of judges by filling up the vacancy in Judiciary timely, the Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Dismisses Bilkis Bano's Review Petition Against Judgment Allowing Gujarat Govt To Decide Convicts' Remission

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by Bilkis Bano seeking review of the May 2022 judgment which held that Gujarat Government had the jurisdiction to decide the remission applications of 11 convicts, who were sentenced to life for gangrape and murder during the 2002 Gujarat riots. In May 2022, a bench comprising Justice Ajay Rastogi and Vikram Nath had ruled that...

Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rahul Gandhi's Election From Wayanad In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.A bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Dipankar Dutta dismissed the petition filed by Saritha Nair, an accused in the high profile solar scam case, whose nomination to contest from Wayanad seat was rejected. She approached...