Stay Of Arrest U/S 482 CrPC- High Court Must Give Brief Reasons Describing What Weighed In Granting Interim Relief: Supreme Court

"At the ad interim stage, the High Courts must include one small paragraph on what weighed with them in granting the relief. We are not saying at all that the High Courts are bereft of this power! But because it is a wide power, it is expected that it is exercised responsibly", observed Supreme Court on Thursday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud, M. R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna was considering...

Impart Gender Sensitization Training To Judges; Include Such Courses In LLB & AIBE Syllabus: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court suggested that gender sensitization training should be imparted to Judges and public prosecutors.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and S. Ravindra Bhat also observed that each High Court should formulate a module on judicial sensitivity to sexual offences, to be tested in the Judicial Services Examination. It also directed the Bar Council of India to take steps...

Centre Increases Lifetime Monthly Payment Of Retired Supreme Court Judges

The Ministry of Law and Justice has notified an amendment to the Supreme Court Judges Rules 1959 to increase the lifetime monthly payment to the retired judges of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India.As per Rule 3B of the Supreme Court Judges Rules, a retired CJI is entitled during his lifetime to a payment of rupees twenty five thousand per month for defraying the services...

[Interim Relief U/S 482 CrPC] 'No Coercive Steps' Is Like 'Status Quo' Order In Civil Matters, Which Is Worst Order To Pass: Supreme Court

"'No coercive steps' is like the status quo order in civil matters. Status quo is the worst order to pass! The courts may instead say that protection from arrest is granted for 2 weeks", commented Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Thursday.This was in context of a submission that a blanket ban on any coercive steps, granted by High Courts under section 482, CrPC by way of interim relief, operates...

Maratha Quota Case, Day 4 : Rights Of States On Backward Classes Not Affected By 102nd Constitution Amendment, AG Tells Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court sat for the fourth day to hear the petitions challenging the Constitutionality of the Maharashtra State Reservation For Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act which provides for a quota to Marathas in jobs and education.A 5- Judge Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra...

Supreme Court Mulls Formation Of Committee For Economic Valuation Of Trees Felled For Projects

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that it will form a Committee for economic valuation of trees which are felled for projects such as highways and bridges, and ask it to submit the report in April. The Court has asked Centre to provide facilities to the Committee including place and secretarial assistance. The Bench clarified that it will decide on the time to be given...

Supreme Court Stays Order Sentencing Major General of Indian Army And Defence Estates Officer To Civil Imprisonment

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of an order sentencing a Major General of Indian Army and Defence Estates officers to civil imprisonment for 2 months for alleged violation of a decree in a civil suit .A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian passed the order after a mentioning was made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.The...

Delhi High Court Upholds Emergency Award Passed In Favour Of Amazon Against Future-Reliance Deal, Imposes Rs 20 Lakhs Cost On Future

The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed the application field by Amazon to enforce the emergency award against the Future-Reliance deal.The High Court held that the emergency arbitrator is an arbitrator for all the intents and purposes under Section 17(1) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act and an order passed by such an emergency arbitrator is enforceable under sec. 17 (2) of the Act.A...

Courts Should Avoid Patriarchal & Stereotypical Notions About Women: Supreme Court Issues Guidelines For Dealing With Sexual Crimes

While setting aside the "rakhi-for-bail" order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Supreme Court issued a set of guidelines to be followed by Courts while dealing with sexual crimes."Using rakhi tying as a condition for bail, transforms a molester into a brother, by a judicial mandate. This is wholly unacceptable, and has the effect of diluting and eroding the offence...

TRP Scam : Prima Facie Nothing Substantial On Record Against Arnab Goswami & Republic TV Even After 3 Months Of Investigation, Observes Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court, on Thursday, indicated that even after three months of investigation by the Mumbai Police's Crime Branch, prima facie, there is nothing substantial on the record against Republic TV's editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and Republic TV. The division bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale further said that they will examine if the case falls under any of...

'Advocates Can Only Earn Livelihood If They Come Into Contact With People' : SC Says Lawyers' Demand For Vaccine Priority Need Consideration

The Supreme Court on Thursday orally observed that the concerns of the legal fraternity regarding priority for COVID-19 vaccination were genuine, which require consideration."Advocates can only earn livelihood only if they come into contact with people. They need assurance that they will not die if they come into contact with people", the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde told the Solicitor...

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Reduction In Quota Reserved For Appointment To UP Higher Judicial Service Through Limited Competitive Exam

Supreme Court has declined to entertain the challenging the constitutional validity of the U.P. Higher Judicial Service (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2014 to the extent that it has reduced the quota reserved for appointment to the U.P. Higher Judicial Service through limited competitive examination from 25% to 10%A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian...