Proposal For National Judicial Infrastructure Authority Received From CJI; Sent To States/UTs For Views : Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister of Law and Justice Mr.Kiren Rijiju informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Ministry has received a proposal from the Chief Justice of India for setting up of National Judicial Infrastructure Authority of India (NJAI) for arrangement of adequate infrastructure for courts. As per the proposal, NJAI will act as a Central body in laying down the road map for planning,...

Plea To Create Indian Environment Service : Supreme Court Grants 2 Weeks Time To Centre & UPSC To Respond

The Supreme Court on Monday granted two weeks time to the Central Government and the Union Public Service Commission to respond to the PIL filed seeking creation of an independent" Indian Environment Service as an All India Service. A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and MM Sundresh has granted two weeks time to the Union of India, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and...

Refrain From Interfering In Grant Of Tender Even If It Is Totally Arbitrary Or Malafide ; Instead Relegate Party To Seek Damages: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a Court should refrain from interfering in the grant of tender even if it suffers from total arbitrariness and malafides. It should instead relegate the parties to seek damages for the wrongful exclusion rather than to injunct the execution of the contract, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian observed. The court added that...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Delivers Split Verdict On Need For Court Permission To Investigate Sec.23 POCSO Offence For Disclosure Of Victim's Identity

A 2-judge bench of the Supreme Court has delivered a split verdict on the issue whether Section 155(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure will apply to the investigation of an offence under Section 23 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).As per Section 155(2) CrPC, a police officer cannot investigate a non-cognizable offence without the order of a Magistrate....

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-108]

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country...

NEET PG Counselling 2021 :Supreme Court To Hear Doctors' Plea To Appear In Mop Up Round On March 25

The Supreme Court on Monday requested assistance of one of the Additional Solicitor Generals in a writ petition referred by doctors seeking permission to appear in the mop up round.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant while granting liberty to serve the Central Agencies (Medical Counselling Committee, National Board of Examination and Union of India) in addition adjourned the...

'Legal Issue Is There' : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging ECI's Waiver Of Sikkim CM's Disqualification Period

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition filed by Vice President of the Sikkim Democratic Front challenging the appointment of the Mr.Prem Singh Tamang as the Chief Minister of Sikkim, and reduction in his disqualification period from 6 years to 1 year. The petition filed by Mr JB Darnal has challenged Section 11-B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 which...

Supreme Towers Dispute : Supreme Court Urges Justice Gita Mittal To Finalize Agreement With Builder For Reinforcement Works

The Supreme Court on Monday urged Justice Gita Mittal, former Chief Justice of J&K High Court, to finalize the agreement between the Supreme Court Bar Association Multi-Society Co-operative Group Housing Society Ltd, Supreme Towers Apartment Owners Association(STAOA) and the Purvanchal Constructions, the contractor, in relation to the repair and reinforcement works of the Supreme...

Civil Service Aspirants' Plea For Extra Chance In UPSC Mains Due To COVID : 'DoPT Will Have To Decide', Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today adjourned a petition by three civil services aspirants, who missed out the papers of the Union Public Service Commission's (UPSC) Civil Services Main Examination due to COVID-19 seeking relief for Friday ie March 25, 2022.The matter was listed before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and AS Oka.The petition was preferred by UPSC aspirants who had cleared...

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Review Petition Against Reduction Of Navjot Singh Siddhu's Sentence

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the review petition preferred by the victims of Gurnam Singh against the 2018 verdict of the Top Court that had reduced the sentence of Navjot Singh Sidhu to Rs 1000 from 3 years imprisonment in a 1987 road rage accident in which Gurnam Singh had died for March 25, 2022.The review petitions were listed before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and SK...

EWS Issue : Supreme Court To Hear Plea Challenging Validity Of Rs 8 Lakhs Annual Income Criteria In April 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday posted the petitions challenging the validity of criteria of Rupees 8 Lakhs annual income limit as the upper limit for seeking Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) reservation in the All India Quota for NEET admissions.The petitions were listed before the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant.When the matter was called for hearing, Justice DY Chandrachud...

'How Long Will You Keep Him? : Supreme Court Asks Centre On Habeas Plea For 62-Year Old Man's Release From Foreigners Detention Camp

The Supreme Court on Monday considered a habeas corpus petition filed seeking the release of a 62-year old man, who has been detained in a foreigners detention camp for over 7 years, as he could not be deported to Pakistan after the country refused to acknowledge him as its national.On the last occasion( February 28), the Court had asked the Centre if it could consider allowing him to apply...