Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From Union On Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges In High Courts

The Supreme Court has sought a status report from the Union Government regarding the appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution.Article 224A enables a Chief Justice of a High Court, with the previous consent of the President, to request a former High Court judge to "sit and act as a judge" of the High Court to hear cases. The provision has been invoked...

Supreme Court Requests Patna HC To Hear Petition Seeking OBC Reservation In Bihar Municipal Body Polls By Sep 23

In a plea pertaining to the OBC reservation in the upcoming municipal body polls in Bihar, the Supreme Court, on Monday, allowed the parties to mention the matter before the Patna High Court, where it is pending adjudication, for an early listing. "Since High Court is seized of the matter...it is our considered view that the HC takes the petition on an early date…We permit...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On NIA's Plea Challenging Fresh FIR By Chhattisgarh Police To Probe Larger Conspiracy Allegations In 2013 Maoist Attack On Congress Leaders

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice in appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) challenging a fresh FIR registered, in 2020, by the Chhattisgarh police to probe the allegations of larger political conspiracy in the Maoist attack that had killed senior Congress leaders in Bastar in 2013. "This is an important issue, we will issue notice."The Bench comprising...

Courts Today- A Daily Round Up Of Important Legal Developments-19.9.22

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Is Same Day Sentencing In Death Penalty Cases Proper? Supreme Court Refers Issue To Larger Bench

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a 5-judge bench the issue relating to hearing the accused before imposing the death penalty on him. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia noted that there were conflicting judgments regarding the grant of hearing to an accused before imposing death sentence on him. The court noted that in...

Supreme Court Calls For Status Report From Union, Internet Intermediaries On Steps Against Child Pornography

The Supreme Court today directed the Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to furnish status report of the Government and the internet intermediaries to the Court within a period of six months, in the matter regarding the issues pertaining to child sexual abuse, child pornography and rape/ gangrape videos.The bench of Justice B. R. Gavai and Justice C. T. Ravikumar heard the matter...

"Did You Draft This Petition With Any Sense Of Responsibility?": Supreme Court Pulls Up NGO Alleging West Bengal Poll Manipulation

The Supreme Court of India on Monday stopped short of imposing costs while dismissing a petition which sought to direct the Governor of the West Bengal to submit report to President under Art 356(1) in connection to the alleged manipulation of 2021 state elections. The petition also sought an NIA probe into the incident. During the hearing, the Bench of Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index (Citation 756 - 776) Part 3 [September 12, 2022 – September 18, 2022]

Administrative Law - The decision of the State in its executive power cannot be contradictory to the express provision of the statutory Rules, but where the statute and Rules are silent, the State Government, in exercise of its executive power, is competent to supplement the rules. The executive power of the State is to supplement and not supplant. Director of Teacher's Training...

Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Guruvayur Devaswom's Donation To Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in an appeal filed by Guruvayur Devaswom Managing Committee assailing the order of the High Court of Kerala where it was held that the Committee had no authority to donate money to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund and it amounts to violation of Guruvayoor Devaswom Act, 1978.The bench of Chief Justice of India U. U. Lalit, Justice Ajay Rastogi...

"Some Bigger States With Vast Population Unrepresented In Supreme Court": BCI Chairman Writes To CJI UU Lalit

The Chairman of the Bar Council of India Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra has written a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India U. U. Lalit beseeching him and the other judges of the Supreme Court Collegium to consider the elevation of Judges of those High Courts who are unrepresented in the Supreme Court.In the letter to the CJI he stated that, "Some bigger States having vast...

"Pained That You've Put It To Religion" : Supreme Court Judge On Plea Against Wakf Act

The Supreme Court on Monday orally expressed reservations regarding the arguments made by a petitioner against the Wakf Act. A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy was considering a petition filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking to transfer to Supreme Court the petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the Wakf Act from the Delhi High Court.When the...

If A Muslim Woman Thinks Wearing of Hijab is Conducive for Her Religion, No authority Can Say Otherwise: Dushyant Dave To Supreme Court [DAY 7]

The Supreme Court today continued hearing the petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim students in educational institutions. Today was the seventh day of hearing by bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia. Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave appearing for the Petitioners made elaborate submissions on religious...