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All DRT Vacancies Filled : Attorney General Tells Supreme Court
The Attorney General of India, Mr. K.K. Venugopal on April 8 informed a Bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai that appointments of DRT members to the vacant posts are complete. He apprised the Bench that the Selection Committee has recommended 25 names for all the vacancies. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet had accepted all the names recommended in two...
Can't De-Register Political Parties For Offering Freebies : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that offering any freebies either before or after the election is a policy decision of the party and that the Commission cannot regulate state policies and decisions which may be taken by the winning party when they form the government. "That offering/distribution of any freebies either before or after the election is...
Enforcement Directorate Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bail Granted To Kerala CPI(M) Leader's Son Bineesh Kodiyeri In PMLA Case
The Enforcement Directorate has moved the Supreme Court of India challenging Karnataka High Court's order granting bail to Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI (M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan who was arrested by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The ED has argued that the High Court failed to appreciate that Kodiyeri preferred five previous Bail Applications, which...
Non-Disclosure Of Material Information Itself Could Be A Ground For Termination Of Services : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that non-disclosure of material information itself could be a ground for cancellation of employment or termination of services.In the year 2003, Dillip Kumar Mallick was appointed under the Central Reserve Police Force ('CRPF') Group Centre, Bhubaneswar. A departmental inquiry was initiated against him on the allegations that though he was involved in a criminal...
Patna High Court Advocate-on-Record Rules Repealed; Advocates Need Not Qualify AoR Exam To File Cases In HC
The "Registration of Advocates as Advocate on Record of the Patna High Court Rules" has been repealed,The notification to this effect has been published in the Bihar Gazette on 8th April 2022.The AoR Rules have been facing criticism from the lawyer community in Bihar and also evoked protests by lawyers' groups against the AoR system. In 2020, the Lawyers Association, Patna HC (one of the...
Mediation Not A Threat To Lawyers' Profession : President Ram Nath Kovind
While speaking at the inaugural event of the two-day national conference on "Mediation and Information Technology" in Gujarat, the President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday spoke about the misconception amongst lawyers that mediation could be a threat to their profession. The President said that, if there was any misconception amongst lawyers that mediation could be a threat to...
Order Can't Be Termed "Mala Fide" Just Because It Is Illegal, Erroneous Or Perverse: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that every erroneous, illegal or even perverse order/action by a Statutory authority, by itself, cannot be termed as wanting in good faith or suffering from malafide. For imputing motives and drawing inference about want of good faith in any person, particularly a statutory authority, something more than mere error or fault ought to exist, the bench comprising...
Courts Must Make Mediation & Negotiation Mandatory As Part Of Case Management: CJI NV Ramana
"An active effort must be taken by Courts to make negotiation and mediation mandatory, as a part of case management", said the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday while speaking at the inaugural event of the two-day national conference on "Mediation and Information Technology" in Gujarat."Imbibing effective ADR mechanisms into the judicial process can reduce pendency, save...
Minority Scholarship : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Of Jamaat-E-Islami's Youth Wing Against HC Order Quashing 80:20 Distribution To Muslims & Christians
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the special leave petition filed by Solidarity Youth Movement, the youth wing of Islamic organization Jamaat-E-Islami Hind, challenging the Kerala High Court's order which quashed the government scheme to provide minority scholarship to Muslims and Christians in 80:20 ratio.A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai tagged the...
A Request From Higher Court Is Expected To Be Honoured : SC Seeks Explanation From Bombay HC Registrar General About Not Listing A Case Despite Its Order
A request from a higher court is expected to be honoured, the Supreme Court remarked while seeking explanation from the Registrar General of the Bombay High Court about not listing a matter despite its request.On 5th December 2019 , the Supreme Court disposed a case requesting the Bombay High Court to decide a writ petition within three months. Such an order was passed since the said...
Supreme Court Grants Bail To TN Godman Siva Sankar Baba In POCSO Case, Asks Him Not To Use Social Media To Dissaude People From Filing Complaints
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Tamil Nadu godman Siva Sankar Baba in a case related to alleged child sex abuse of students in a school run by him. As one of the bail conditions, s bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai directed that he should not use YouTube or any other social media for dissuading persons to approach the authorities to file complaints.Further,...