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Assam NRC : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Aadhaar Cards To Persons Added In Second List
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking directions to issue Aadhaar cards to nearly 27 lakh persons who were added in the supplementary list of Assam National Register of Citizens published in August 2019.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha issued notice to the Union Government, the Registrar General of...
Amnesty India's Plea In Supreme Court Challenging Freezing Of Bank Accounts To Be Listed Before A Bench Without Justice PS Narasimha
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned Amnesty International India's petition challenging the Enforcement Directorate's attachment of its bank accounts by directing that it be listed before a bench in which Justice PS Narasimha (former Additional Solicitor General of India) is not a member.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and PS Narasimha was considering a special...
Indian Judiciary Is Essentially Feudal Even Today; Modern & Futuristic Approach Needed : Justice Chandrachud
Expressing concerns about the still prevalent feudal mindset in the Indian Judiciary, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Sunday said that it needs to move to a more "modern and futuristic" approach and added that technology can be a powerful tool to make that change.Justice Chandrachud was speaking at the National Conference on Mediation and Information Technology organised by the...
Urgent Legal Measures Needed To Improve App-Based Workers' Conditions; Laws Must Evolve To Address Privacy Concerns : Justice Chandrachud
Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandradhud said that there is an urgent need for legal measures to improve the conditions of app-based workers. He added that our laws must evolve to address the privacy concerns in the new age of information technology.Speaking at the Justice PM Mukhi Memorial Lecture on Saturday on the topic "Reconciling Rights and Innovation: Examining the Relationship...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Counting Of Other Backward Classes (OBC) In The 2021 Census
The Supreme Court is set to hear a Writ Petition seeking directions for a caste-based census for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the 16th Indian Census, which is scheduled to be taken up this year. The plea moved by petitioner-in-person, Krishan Kanhaya Pal, a practicing advocate at the Allahabad High Court, has been listed for tomorrow before the bench of Justice L. Nageswara Rao...
'There Can Be No True Democracy Without Fullest Participation by Women': Justice Ravindra Bhat
Trailblazing Women in Law: Shyamlha Pappu Law Foundation Lecture By Justice Ravindra Bhat A very good evening to the family members of late Senior Advocate, Ms. Shyamlha Pappu present here, her colleagues from the bar, well-wishers, and ladies and gentlemen – those who are present in the audience today, and to others who are tuning into the livestream online. It is a pleasure to...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On District Judge's Plea Seeking 3 Advance Increments For Having LLM Degree
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a special leave petition filed by a District Judge in Jharkhand seeking three advance increments for having LLM degree as recommended by the Justice Shetty Commission. A bench comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai issued notice in the petition challenging the judgment dated December 6, 2021 of the High Court which rejected the...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject Wise And Statute Wise Index- April 4 to 10
Administrative Law - Appeal challenging adverse Remarks made in the Allahabad HC judgment regarding a Statutory authority - Allowed - Even if the High Court found that the impugned actions of the authorities concerned, particularly of the appellant, had not been strictly in conformity with law or were irregular or were illegal or even perverse, such findings, by themselves, were not...
Issue Of Community Certificate Irrelevant When Appointment Is Sought Under Disability Quota & Not Based On Community: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that issue of community certificate cannot be agitated for the first time before the Top Court more so when the appointment was sought to been made on the disability quota and not on the basis of the community.The Court made the observation while dismissing a special leave petition filed by the Bank of Baroda challenging a direction of the National Human...
'Part Of Agrarian Reform, Protected By Article 31A Constitution': Supreme Court Upholds 1992 Haryana Amendment To Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the 1992 Haryana Amendment ("Amending Act") to the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act. 1961, which vests land reserved for common purposes by applying pro-rate cut in the village Panchayat. A Bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian allowed the appeals filed by the State of Haryana and the Panchayats and upheld...
Employee Can't Take Advantage Of His Own Absence For Time When He Was Under Suspension: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that it would be absolutely contrary to a service jurisprudence principle if an employee is able to take advantage of his own absence for the period of time when he was under suspension. The bench of Justices SK Kaul and MM Sundresh rendered this observation while considering a Special Leave Petition assailing Jharkhand High Court's order dated May 9,...
Supreme Court Weekly Roundup-April 4 to 10
Supreme Court Judgements 1. Power Of Attorney Must Be Construed Strictly; Agent Can't Sell Without Express Authorisation : Supreme Court Case Title: Umadevi Nambiar Vs Thamarasseri Roman Catholic Diocese | CA 2592 of 2022 Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 338 The Supreme Court observed that the power to sell is not to be inferred from a document of Power of Attorney...