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Important Judgments Of Justice Indu Malhotra
Justice Indu Malhotra, the first woman Judge to be elevated directly from the Bar and the seventh woman Judge to be appointed at the Supreme Court, is set to retire on March 13, 2021. Appointed as a Supreme Court Judge on April 27, 2018, Justice Malhotra also holds the distinction of being the second woman to ever be designated a Senior Advocate by the Supreme Court....
'Society Benefits When Gender Diversity Is Found On Bench' : Justice Indu Malhotra In Farewell Speech
Society benefits when gender diversity is found on bench, said Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra in her farewell speech on Friday.Speaking at the farewell function organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Malhotra - the only woman so far to be directly elevated to Supreme Court from the bar -said that "there will be enough women in the judiciary when the distinction...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea For Constitution Of District Wise Medical Boards To Assist Rape Victims
Supreme Court seeks Centre's Response on prayer seeking constitution of district wise Medical Board all over India to protect and deal with rape victims.A division Bench of CJI SA Bobde and Justice Bopanna has issued notice the Centre while hearing the plea filed by a 14 year old girl seeking termination of her 26 weeks old pregnancy. The Bench had previously asked the Medical Board to submit...
'All Direct Appointees To SC Had A Very Interesting Career' : Justice Nariman During Justice Indu Malhotra's Farewell
Supreme Court judge Justice Rohinton Nariman delivered an interesting speech at the farewell function organized by the Supreme Court Bar Association for Justice Indu Malhotra."My dear Indu... I will only address you as such", Justice Nariman said while starting his speech.Justice Nariman highlighted that Justice Malhotra, like him, was a direct appointee to the bench from the bar."All the...
'I Had To Use Tiger Balm After Reading It', Says Justice MR Shah Over 'Incomprehensible' High Court Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed its displeasure at the incomprehensible manner in which judgments are coming to be written by High Courts.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah was hearing a SLP arising out of an order passed by a division bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a writ petition under Article 226, which in turn arose from an award of the...
PIL Seeking Equal Employment Opportunities For Transgenders: Supreme Court Directs To Implead Transgender Associations
Supreme Court has on Friday, while hearing plea seeking equal opportunities in employment to transgenders, directed the petitioner to implead transgender associations within 2 weeks. A division Bench of CJI SA Bobde and Justice Bopanna issued the direction while hearing a public interest petition filed seeking direction to the Center to give equal opportunity in employment to transgender ...
'I Leave This Court With A Sense Of Fulfillment' : Justice Indu Malhotra On Her Last Working Day As SC Judge
"I am happy and leave this Court with a sense of fulfilment", Justice Indu Malhotra said on her last working day as a judge of the Supreme Court, choking with emotions. As per convention, Justice Malhotra was sharing bench with the Chief Justice of India, on her last working day as SC judge. After the hearing, CJI Bobde and members from the Bar expressed their views...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Provisions Of Places of Worship Act
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, challenging the Constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991 inasmuch as it bars remedies against illegal encroachment on the places of worship and pilgrimages prior to August 15, 1947. A Bench comprising of CJI SA Bobde and Justice AS Bopanna issued notices to...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On DMK MP RS Bharati's Plea Seeking To Quash Criminal Case Under SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a plea filed by a DMK leader and Rajya Sabha MP R S Bharathi challenging a Madras High Court's refusal to quash a chargesheet filed against him under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act over a speech made by him.A division bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat posted the matter after two weeks.When the matter was...
SCBA Plea Against SOP For Hybrid Hearings : Supreme Court Calls For Minutes Of Meeting From SC Registry
The Supreme Court on Friday called for the report and Minutes and Meeting from the Supreme Court Registry in a plea filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking quashing of the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the Registry last week for enabling "Hybrid Physical Hearing" from March 15 onwards. A Bench headed by Justice SK Kaul took into account the submission...
Single Bench Hearing Transfer Petition Cannot Invoke Article 142 To Pass A Decree Dissolving Marriage By Mutual Consent: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that its single bench while hearing a Transfer Petition cannot invoke power under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass a decree for dissolving a marriage by mutual consent.In this case, the parties (husband and wife) to a transfer petition before the Supreme Court filed a joint application for divorce by mutual consent of the parties. They requested the court...
