Hope Time For First Woman Chief Justice Of India Won't Be Very Far Off : Justice RF Nariman

Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman on Friday said that he hoped the time for the first woman Chief Justice of India will not be very far off."We have had a woman President. We have had a woman Prime Minister. We have never had a woman Chief Justice of India", Justice Nariman said.He made these comments during his lecture on the topic "Great Women of History" delivered as the...

Section 138 NI Act - Magistrates Should Record Reasons Before Converting Summary Trial To Summons Trial: Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has directed that Magistrates have to record reasons before converting trial of complaints under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act from summary trial to summons trial in exercise of power under the second proviso to Section 143 of the Act."The High Courts are requested to issue practice directions to the Magistrates to record reasons...

[WATCH LIVE NOW] Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture By Justice RF Nariman On "Great Women of History"

Justice RF Nariman of the Supreme Court of India is speaking on the theme "Great Women of History" on the occasion of the 26th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture today at 5. 30 PM.Watch Live Here YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uruPg1muEGIFacebook:...

Supreme Court Appoints Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, Advocate Rajesh Batra As Special Public Prosecutors In ED Cases On Coal Block Scam

The Supreme Court has appointed former Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh and advocate Rajesh Batra as special public prosecutors (SPPs) for trial of multi-crore coal scam cases filed by Enforcement Directorate.The order was passed by the Court after Senior advocate R S Cheema, who was appointed SPP in 2014 by the top court, sought permission to be relieved of the responsibility...

Women Can't Be Denied Employment Saying Work Involves Night Hours :Kerala HC Quashes 'Only Males Can Apply' Condition

'Protective provisions cannot stand in the way of a woman being considered for employment for which she is otherwise eligible'

'Amend Section 138 NI Act To Allow One Trial For Multiple Cases From Single Transaction' : Supreme Court Issues Directions For Expeditious Trial Of Cheque Cases

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday issued a set of directions to expedite the trial of cheque dishonour cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.The directions are as follows :The High Courts are requested to issue practice directions to the Magistrates to record reasons before converting trial of complaints under Section 138 of the ...

Functional Convenience Of A Party In Commercial Litigations Cannot Be A Ground To Transfer Case U/s 25 CPC: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that functional convenience of one of the parties in commercial litigations cannot be a ground to transfer under Section 25 of Code of Civil Procedure.A petitioner seeking transfer of a case involving business-related disputes from one jurisdiction to another will have to establish some grave difficulty or prejudice in prosecuting or defending the case in a...

BREAKING : Kerala High Court Quashes Kerala Police FIRs Against Enforcement Directorate

The Kerala High Court on Friday quashed the two FIRs registered by the Kerala Police Crime Branch against "unnamed officials" of the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly coercing the accused in the gold smuggling case to give false incriminating statements implicate Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other state functionaries.In a judgment pronounced on Friday, the High Court held that the...

"Parties Are Happily Married; FIR Lodged Due To Miscommunication" : Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case

The Supreme Court quashed a rape case accepting joint request of the accused and the complainant who stated that they are happily married.All steps taken on the basis of impugned FIR be treated as effaced from the record in law, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari observed while allowing the writ petition filed by the accused.In this case, the FIR was lodged...

Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman To Speak Today On "Great Women of History" At 26th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture

Justice RF Nariman of the Supreme Court of India will be speaking on the theme "Great Women of History" on the occasion of the 26th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture today at 5. 30 PM.The event will be live-streamed here. About Justice Sunanda Bhandare Born on November 1, 1942, the year of the quit India movement, Sunanda was freedom's child. Later, much later, she...

Give COVID-19 Vaccine To All Above 18 Years : Lawyer Files PIL In Supreme Court

In the wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a lawyer has filed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) petition in the Supreme Court seeking COVID-19 vaccination for all above the age of 18 years.Saying that widespread vaccination of all young and working population is essential to arrest the deadly surge of the coronovirus in its second wave, Advocate Rashmi Singh has filed the...

Balance Sheets Entries Can Amount To Acknowledgement Of Debt U/s 18 Limitation Act: Supreme Court Sets Aside NCLAT Full Bench Ruling

The Supreme Court has held that entries in balance sheets can amount to acknowledgement of debt for the purpose of extending limitation under Section 18 of the Limitation Act.A bench headed by Justice RF Nariman set aside a judgment of Full Bench of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal in the case V Padmakumar v Stressed Assets Stabilization Fund which held otherwise. IssuesThe issue...