Supreme Court Soon To Have Online Portal For Filing RTI Applications and First Appeals

During the course of hearing a plea seeking mechanism to set up an online portal for the Supreme Court for e-filing Right to Information (RTI) applications and first appeals, on Friday, Supreme Court Judge, Justice Chandrachud, who is also the Chairperson of the E-Committee of the Apex Court, on Friday, indicated that the online RTI portal is almost ready. He noted that the public...

Goan Personal Law - Portugese Civil Code| Right To Property Of Highest Bidder Is Heritable And Not A Personal Right - Supreme Court

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India observed that an heir's right to participate in licitation and claim a specific item of property, "at the appropriate stage – when owelty was to be demanded", was not merely a personal right which would extinguish upon the heir's death under the Portuguese Civil Procedure Code. Since a bid is offered by the heir in their capacity as a member of...

Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Man's Plea That He Should Not Be Deported Till His Indian Citizenship Is Decided

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition filed by a man seeking a direction that he should not be deported to Pakistan until his claim to be an Indian citizen is decided as per Section 9(2) of the Citizenship Act.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice J. B. Pardiwala also issued status quo in the matter. Notice on the plea has been issued to the District Superintendent...

An Order Is In Given Factual Circumstances; Judgment Lays Down Principles Of Law: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an order is in the given factual scenario and the judgment lays down the principles of law."Any order or judgment passed by this Court becomes a reportable exercise to create more volumes of reported cases" , the bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Abhay S. Oka and Vikram Nath observed. The court added that this causes some confusion on the legal...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Chief Secretary Of Andaman & Nicobar Administration In Plea Alleging Contempt Of Court

The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice to the Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Administration in a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for wilful disobedience and violation of order of the Apex Court, which had clarified who could be designated as Reporting, Reviewing and Accepting Authority with regard to officers belonging to the Forest Department.Senior Advocate,...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [September 18 to September 24]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK Not Necessary To Give Opportunity Of Hearing To Would-Be Accused Before Court Makes Complaint U/Sec 195/340 CrPC : Supreme Court Case Title: State of Punjab vs Jasbir Singh CrA 335/2020 The Supreme Court observed that it is not necessary to give an opportunity of hearing to a would- be accused before a complaint is made under Section 195/340 CrPC. The...

'Persons With Disabilities Don't Require Pity, But Entitlement To Equal Treatment' : Justice Chandrachud| Full Text Of Lecture

This is the full text of the lecture delivered by Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, on the topic "Making Disability Rights Real : Addressing Accessibility and More" as the Third Professor Shamnad Basheer Memorial Lecture organized by LiveLaw. The video of the lecture can be watched here:"A very good morning to Mr. Vikram Raghavan, Shamnad's family...

Courts This Week-A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Court [Episode- 134]

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'Petitioners Have No Locus Standi': Bilkis Bano Case Convict Opposes Plea Against Remission In Supreme Court

Pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court in the petition challenging the order of Gujarat Government allowing premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life in the Bilkis Bano case for gangrape & murder, asking the petitioners to array the 11 accused as respondents, one of the accused persons has now filed a counter affidavit. On 25th August 2022, while hearing a petition...

IBC - No Bar To Withdraw Admitted CIRP Application Before Constitution Of Committee Of Creditors : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that there is no bar to withdrawal of an admitted CIRP application before constitution of Committee of Creditors.The settlement cannot be stifled before the constitution of the Committee of Creditors in anticipation of claims against the Corporate Debtor from third persons, the bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari said.The court observed thus...

Admirality Suit| Intra-Court Appeal Does Not Lie Against All Interim Orders : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that an intra-court appeal does not lie against an order of addition of a party in an admiralty suit."An appeal does not lie to the Commercial Appellate Division of the High Court from an order of the Commercial Division (Single Bench) of the same High Court for addition of a party in an admiralty suit governed by the Admiralty Act", the bench of Justices...

Supreme Court To Join NJDG Soon, Judgments Will Be Available In Free Text Search Portal With Accessibility Features : Justice Chandrachud

Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that the Supreme Court will join the National Judicial Data Grid in the near future and that it will result in all the decisions of the Supreme Court being available in a free text search portal.Justice Chandrachud added that those judgments will have accessibility features built into them for the easy access of persons...