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"Old Boys' Club": Sr Adv Indira Jaising Asks Bombay High Court To Do Away With Endorsement Criteria For Senior Designations
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has written to Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta urging the High Court to do away with the criteria of an endorsement from two senior advocates when lawyers apply to be designated as 'senior advocates.' Jaising's letter states that such a requirement under Rule (e) of the Bombay High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules,...
"Will Help Gender Diverse Lawyers" : Queer Advocate Requests CJI To Modify Appearance Slips To Allow People To Mention Pronouns
Advocate Rohin Bhatt, a queer lawyer practicing in the Supreme Court of India has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud requesting to modify the appearance slips in the Supreme Court to include an additional column for mentioning people's pronouns. As per the letter which has been sent via an email, this would allow the correct usage of a person's pronouns in the...
Child Pornography : Supreme Court Directs Another Meeting Of Expert Committee For Measures To Remove Offensive Videos From Internet
The recommendations made by a court-appointed expert panel constituted to tackle the problem of the dissemination of child pornography and sexual assault videos have been accepted by the Centre in principle, but its implementation has left a lot to be desired, the Supreme Court of India was informed on Tuesday. A Division Bench, comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Vikram Nath, was being...
"Human Beings Die In Jallikattu Too" : Petitioners Argue Before Supreme Court In Pleas Against Jallikattu And Similar Activities
A 5 judge Constitutional bench headed by Justice KM Joseph and comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravi Kumar, is hearing a batch of petitions challenging constitutionality of laws permitting Jalikattu, Kambala and bull-cart race in states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. Representing the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA),...
Supreme Court Directs States To Furnish Data Of Cases Where Prisoners Remain In Jail As They Can't Fulfil Bail Conditions
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, called upon all the State Governments to issue directions to the jail authorities to submit certain particulars of under trial prisoners who have been granted bail, but are still in prison as they were unable to meet bail conditions. A Bench led by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A.S. Oka categorically asked for the following information in a chart -Name...
Plea To Enforce Fundamental Duties : Supreme Court Grants Last Opportunity To Centre To File Affidavit
As a matter of 'one more opportunity after the last opportunity', the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, gave four weeks' time to the Central Government to file a comprehensive counter affidavit in a plea seeking enforcement of fundamental duties as enshrined in Part IV-A of the Constitution.While granting further time, the Court noted that on the last occasion, when the matter was taken up in...
Why Don't You Apply For Indian Citizenship? Supreme Court Asks OCI Students Seeking Admission In Non-NRI Seats
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked why don't the children of Overseas Citizens of India (OCI), who are staying in India, apply for Indian citizenship after giving up their foreign citizenship.The Court raised this query while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Centre's 2021 notification as per which OCI students are entitled to apply only to NRI seats in NEET admissions.Senior...
Judicial Service Examination: Questions With Explanatory Answers Based On Latest Supreme Court Judgments
Q1. Which of the following is true with respect to the decision in the 2020 judgment of Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu? a. NDPS officers are not police officers since they do not file any charge-sheetb. NDPS officers are police officers but confessional statements recorded by them are admissible c. NDPS officers are police officers and therefore confessional statements...
Government Not Liable To Compensate For Deaths Due To COVID Vaccination : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Government cannot be held liable to compensate for the deaths occurring due to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines, said the Central Government in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court.Responding to a petition filed by parents of two girls who died due to the adverse effects of Covishield vaccine, the Union Government submitted that : "The vaccines in use under the...
"Criminal Justice System Of Ours Can Itself Be A Punishment", Says Supreme Court While Disposing A 13 Year Old Criminal Appeal
The criminal justice system of ours can itself be a punishment, remarked the Supreme Court in its order disposing a criminal appeal which was filed 13 years ago.The bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka observed thus after it noted that an appeal arising out of framing of charges remained pending in the Supreme Court for 13 years.The court was dealing with a case where a...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Maharashtra Govt Decision To Allow Metro Car Shed At Aarey; Allows MMRCL To Seek Felling Of Trees
The Supreme Court on Tuesday modified its status quo order on the felling of trees at Aarey region in Mumbai for the metro car shed project and allowed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) to pursue its application before the Tree Authority seeking permission for the felling of 84 trees.The Court said that the tree authority will be at liberty to take an appropriate decision on...