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Unless Live-streaming Sees Light Of The Day, Absence Of Records Of Oral Proceedings Would Continue To Bedevil The System: Supreme Court
Unless live-streaming and archival of court proceedings sees the light of the day the absence of records of oral proceedings would continue to bedevil the system, the Supreme Court bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud remarked in the judgment disposing Election Commission of India's petition challenging oral remarks made by Madras High Court.The Court also noted that three years have...
'Conscientious Professional With Human Values' : CJI Ramana Condoles Passing Away Of Justice MY Eqbal
Chief Justice of India Justice NV Ramana expressed deep sorrow at the passing away of former Supreme Court judge Justice M Y Iqbal.Recalling his association with Justice Eqbal, Justice Ramana described him as a conscientious professional who stood for humane values. He offered condolences to the bereaved family. When the Bench assembled in Court No. 1 this morning, the Chief Justice made...
Plea Against Central Vista Project : Supreme Court Asks Delhi High Court To Consider Petitioners' Request For Early Hearing
The Supreme Court on Friday permitted the petitioners challenging the construction activities of the Central Vista project amid the COVID19 second wave to make a request before the Delhi High Court for an early listing of the case."We hope and trust that the High Court shall consider the request of early hearing and pass an order", a bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh...
Supreme Court Asks Delhi Jal Board To Approach Upper Yamuna River Board With Complaint Over Water Supply Cut
The Supreme Court on Friday granted liberty to Delhi Jal Board to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board, with their prayer relating to allocation of water to Delhi. The Court has asked the Board to consider the representation which would be made expeditiously and clarified that the Bench is not expressing any opinion on merits of the case. A three-judge Bench of Justice Nageswara...
Supreme Court Issues Circular On Listing Of Cases Before Vacation Benches For First Part of Summer Vacation
Supreme Court has issued a circular stipulating the directions to "meet the demand of justice and for hearing of matters of extreme urgent nature" that is to take place during the First Part of the Summer Vacation, i.e. from 10th May 2021 to 25th May 2021.1. From 10th May to 16th May, two Division Benches will conduct a hearing through Video Conferencing Mode on Tuesday and Friday. 2....
BREAKING : 'High Court Correctly Examined Demand' : Supreme Court Rejects Centre's Challenge Against Karnataka HC Direction To Increase Daily Oxygen Quota For State As 1200 MT
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the challenge made by the Central Government against the direction issued by Karnataka High Court to increase the daily quota of liquid medical oxygen for the State of Karnataka as 1200 MT."It is a well-calibrated, well-considered judicial exercise by the High Court", Justice Chandrachud told the Solicitor General at the very outset."We will not leave...
'We Want Union To Supply 700 MT Oxygen To Delhi On Daily Basis, We Mean Business' : Supreme Court Directs Centre
The Supreme Court has clarified that it wants Central Government to continue supplying 700 MT of liquid medical oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis until further orders.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that an order to that effect has been passed, which will be uploaded during the course of the day."We want 700 MT to be supplied to Delhi on...
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice MY Eqbal Passes Away
Former Supreme Court Judge Justice MY Eqbal passed away today morning at New Delhi.He was a judge of the Supreme Court from 24 December 2012 – 12 February 2016.Before that, he was the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana has condoled the passing away of former Supreme Court judge M Y Eqbal before commencing the day's judicial proceedings.Justice N...
Will Maratha Quota Case Verdict Impact 10% EWS Quota Above 50% Ceiling Limit?
The Supreme Court judgment in Maratha Quota cases reiterated the principle of 50% ceiling limit for reservations and rejected the plea to revisit the 9-judge bench judgment in Indira Sawhney case which had laid down this ceiling limit.Soon after the Supreme Court struck down the Maratha quota by saying that there were no exceptional circumstances to exceed the 50% ceiling limit, discussions started in public platforms speculating the impact of this ruling on the validity of the quota for...
Real Time Reporting Of Court Hearing In Social Media Not A Cause Of Apprehension; A Virtual Extension Of 'Open Court' : Supreme Court
Real-time reporting of court room proceedings in social media is not a cause of apprehension but a virtual extension of the concept of open court, the Supreme Court has held.The Court said that this new-age trend is a "celebration of our constitutional ethos which bolsters the integrity of the judiciary by focusing on its functions". It held that such real-time reporting is an extension...
No Question Of Expunging Judges' Oral Remarks Which Are Not Part Of Judicial Record : Supreme Court In ECI Case
The Supreme Court has observed that there cannot arise a question of expunging oral remarks of judges, which are not part of judicial record.A division bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said so while disposing a petition filed by Election Commission of India against the oral remarks made by the Madras High Court that the ECI should probably be booked for murder for...
"Orders Passed By This Court Be Brought In Notice Of High Court": Supreme Court in Suraz India Trust Contempt Case
Supreme Court has on Thursday been informed by the State of Rajasthan that the High Court has issued an interim order in favour of Rajiv Dhaiya, chairperson of NGO Suraz India Trust granting a stay on his transfer by the government. A division Bench of Justice SK Kaul and Justice Hemant Gupta has directed that Orders passed by the top court be brought in notice of High Court, and if...