'Political Favouritism': LoP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Objects To Search Committee Recommendations For Appointment Of Information Commissioners Under RTI Act

MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, a member of the Selection Committee empowered to appoint Chief Information Commissioner and Information Commissioners under the Right to Information Act, has sought withdrawal of all recommendations made by the search committee in this regard. The Congress leader claims that the Search Committee has arbitrarily made recommendations, without giving...

Supreme Court Directs Union, States To File Status Reports On Vacancies In Central & State Information Commissions

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Union of India and all States to file status reports on the latest developments regarding vacancies and pendency in the Central Information Commission (CIC) and State Information Commissions (SICs). A Bench headed by Justice S. Abdul Nazeer issued the direction in a 2018 plea filed by RTI activists Anjali Bhardwaj, Amrita Johri and...

'Trouble-Mongers Will Try To Keep Controversy Alive If I Don't Recuse': Justice Chanda On Mamata Banerjee's Plea

"Dramatists were ready to launch a well rehearsed drama outside the Court", the Calcutta High Court judge observed, recusing from the case.

BREAKING : Justice Kausik Chanda Of Calcutta HC Recuses From Hearing Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition; But Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Costs

Justice Kausik Chanda of the Calcutta High Court has recused from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's challenge to Nandigram election results, where she was defeated by BJP's Suvendu Adhikary in the 2021 Assembly Polls.But he has imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakhs on Mamata Banerjee for the manner in which the application seeking recusal was moved.In the order pronounced...

Filing Of Caveat By Itself Does Not Entitle Caveators To Be Treated As A Party To The Proceeding: Supreme Court

'They only get the right of being notified of the lodging of the SLPs.'

Bhima Koregaon Accused Challenges NIA Court's Refusal To Allow Him To Join Family For Mother's Last Rites

"It cannot be said that the presence of the applicant would be necessary for performing the funeral rites or rituals," NIA Court had said.

Civil Services Exams : COVID No Ground To Relax Condition To Submit Degree Certificate On Specified Date, UPSC Tells Supreme Court

"Conditions of eligibility cannot be relaxed for certain individuals on different grounds", said the Union Public Service Commission in the Supreme Court responding to pleas filed by civil services aspirants whose candidatures were cancelled due to non-submission of educational qualification proof on the specified date . The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has submitted in...

Justice RF Nariman Led SC Bench To Hear Petition Challenging Provisions Of Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Tomorrow

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali will hear the petition challenging the provisions dealing with restitution of conjugal rights.The Public Interest Litigation filed by Ojaswa Pathak challenges Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, section 22 of the Special Marriage Act and Rules 32 and 33 of Order XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure. The petitioner, in its plea, contends...

Post Poll Violence: WB Govt Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Recall Of Contempt Notice To DCP Over NHRC Obstruction

The West Bengal government on Tuesday filed an application before the Calcutta High Court seeking a recall of its order dated July 2 pertaining to the post-poll violence in the State, whereby contempt notice was issued to Southa Kolkata DCP, for allegedly failing to prevent obstruction to NHRC team probing the incident.The Court vide its July 2 order had issued a host of directions to the...

Recovery Of Weapon Used In Commission Of Offence Is Not A Sine Qua Non For Conviction: Supreme Court

For convicting an accused recovery of the weapon used in commission of offence is not a sine qua non, the Supreme Court observed while upholding a conviction of a murder accused.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that minor contradictions which do not go to the root of the matter and/or such contradictions are not material contradictions, the evidence of...

Sudha Bharadwaj's Bail Plea : Bombay High Court To Verify If Pune Sessions Judge Was Competent To Take Cognizance Of Chargesheet

The Bombay High Court said it would verify with the Registry if Additional Sessions Judge Kishor Vadane was a Special Judge under the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act in 2018/2019 and if he was authorised to take cognisance of the Pune police's charge sheet against the accused in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar - Parishad Case. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ...

Getting Slot For Hearing Is Very Valuable, Advocates Must Make Use Of It: Supreme Court On Adjournments

Supreme Court on Tuesday urged that since procuring a slot for hearing is hard in the present times, on account of shortage of judges and other factors, lawyers must make use of the opportunity when their matters are listed and come up for hearing and not seek adjournments if they can help it.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was scheduled to hear a 2019 SLP arising out of a...