ISRO Espionage Case Against Nambi Narayanan: Supreme Court Asks CBI To Decide On Further Action On Enquiry Report Regarding Investigating Officers

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the report submitted by Justice DK Jain Committee regarding the erring officials who implicated scientist Dr Nambi Narayanan in the ISRO Espionage case be forwarded to the CBI for further action.The Court said that the CBI will be at liberty to decide on further investigation based on the enquiry report, by treating it is a preliminary enquiry.The...

Recommendations Not Received From High Courts For 220 Vacancies : Attorney General Tells Supreme Court

The Union Ministry of Law and Justice is yet to receive recommendations from High Courts for 220 vacancies of judges, the Attorney General for India KK Venugopal has told the Supreme Court.In High Courts across the country, there are 416 vacancies out of the sanctioned strength of 1080. Recommendations for 196 names are pending at the level of either Central Government or Supreme...

Supreme Court Issues Additional Guidelines For Court Staff, Advocates; Makes Rapid/RT-PCR Test Mandatory If Showing Symptoms

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued additional guidelines in view of the growing concerns amid sudden upsurge of Covid-19 cases and as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of infection as regards to all the entrants including Registry Staff, Advocates and their staff etc. in the Supreme Court premises.The Circular issued in this regard reads thus:"All the entrants to the Supreme...

Dr Ambedkar Proposed Sanskrit As India's Official Language : CJI Bobde

The Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde on Wednesday said Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar had proposed for Sanskrit to be the official language of the Union of India as he anticipated the issue of languages. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the academic building of the Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU), in Maharashtra, the CJI said that Dr Ambedkar understood the social...

Krishna Janambhoomi Case: ASI Examination Of Agra Jama Masjid Sought For Idols From Mathura Temple

An application has been filed before a court in Mathura(UP) seeking a ground radiology test by the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) at the Jahanara mosque at Agra(popularly known as Jama Masjid Agra) to ascertain if the idols of Lord Krishna are buried beneath it.The application is filed based on an assertion that Mughal emperor Aurangazeb, after razing down the Mathura Janmasthan temple,...

[LIVE NOW] CEDE Launch Event: Justice DY Chandrachud's Lecture On "Why Representation Matters"

Justice DY Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India, will deliver an inaugural lecture on "Why Representation Matters" at CEDE launch event.Topic: Why Representation MattersDate & Time: 14th April (Wednesday), 5:00 pmYouTube Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybp3THnR3skFacebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/livelawindiaInstagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/livelaw.in/For...

Chief Justice Govind Mathur Of Allahabad High Court Will Be Remembered As A Defender Of Civil Liberties

Justice Govind Mathur has retired as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. Originally from Rajasthan High Court, Justice Mathur was transferred to the Allahabad High Court in November 2017. He served as a Chief Justice of the High Court for a little over two years. In this short span, Justice Mathur made his mark as a fearless defender of personal liberty and human rights. In his farewell speech delivered yesterday in a virtual function, Chief Justice Mathur said that he was...

'Shows Lack Of Confidence In Own Order": Supreme Court Deprecates Passing Of Orders With Caveat To Not Consider As Precedent

The Supreme Court on Tuesday deprecated the practice of passing orders suffixed with the caveat that the said order is not to be treated as a precedent on the ground of parity, especially in criminal matters. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was hearing a string of SLPs seeking cancellation of bail granted by separate orders of coordinate benches of the Gujarat High Court...

Once Resolution Plan Is Approved, No Creditor Can Initiate Proceedings To Recover Claims Not Part Of Resolution Plan : SC Upholds 'Clean Slate Theory'

Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("IBC") is a legislation aimed at timely resolution of an entity ("corporate debtor") which has defaulted in payment to its creditors (including the statutory authorities). The corporate debtor has to undergo baptism by fire in the form of a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP"). Once the corporate debtor is admitted into CIRP, it is the...

"Prima Facie We Are Of The View That NGT Cannot Strike Down Law", Observes Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) could not decide upon and strike down the validity of a law.A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, and Justices AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian were hearing a plea pertaining to an appeal against the Karnataka High Court's order wherein a plea challenging Section 40 of the Biodiversity Act had...

Defence On Merits Is Not To Be Considered At Stage Of Framing Of Charge And/Or At The Stage Of Discharge Application: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that defence on merits is not to be considered at the stage of framing of the charge and/or at the stage of discharge application.At the stage of framing of the charge and/or considering the discharge application, the mini trial is not permissible, the bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah said.In this case, the Special Court, considering the material...

Right To Professional Education, Though Not Fundamental Right, Is Not Govt. Largesse; State Has Affirmative Obligation To Facilitate Access At All Levels: SC

"Financial hardship should not prevent the students from getting admission in terms of the allocation which has been made in their favour legitimately under the central pool seats".