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"How Much Cost Should We Impose?" CJI Bobde Pulls Up Lawyer For Making Unjustified Allegation Against A Former Judge Of Bombay HC
Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.A Bobde on Tuesday expressed his displeasure at unjustified allegations against judges of the higher judiciary.The bench led by the CJ was hearing a matter where the counsel wrongfully alleged that a former Bombay High Court judge had subsequent to his retirement appeared before the trial court in the case."Oh, a Bombay High court judge, after retirement,...
Actor Sexual Assault Case Involving Dileep : Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala Govt Plea For Change Of Trial Judge
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Kerala seeking the change of the judge holding trial in the 2017 actor sexual assault case in which prominent Malayalam film actor Dileep is accused as a conspirator.Dismissing Kerala's petition, a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar upheld the Kerala High Court judgment which rejected the transfer...
'Lot Of Unnecessary Complaints That Select Counsel Being Permitted To Mention': CJI Bobde Disallows Mentioning By Sr. Adv. Mukul Rohatgi
"We are getting a lot of complaints that select counsel are being allowed to 'mention'", said Chief Justice S. A. Bobde on Tuesday.The CJ was addressing senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi who, having appeared before the bench in a matter, sought to mention an unrelated case."You are on some other matter? No, no, we are getting a lot of unnecessary complaints that select counsel are being allowed...
SC Issues Directions To States/UTs For Education Of Children In Child Care Institutions And Children Restored To Families
The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a slew of directions to States/Union Territories to cater to the educational needs of children in Child Care Institutions(CCI) and children who have been restored to families from CCIs.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi issued the directions in the suo moto case "In Re Contagion of COVID19 Virus in Children...
"Suit is Withdrawn, All Questions Of Law Shall Remain Open": Supreme Court Disposes Ex SCBA Secy. Ashok Arora's Plea Against His Suspension
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed off SCBA's erstwhile Secretary Ashok Arora's plea against his suspension as having become infructuous, while observing that "all questions of law shall remain open".With feuding leaders of the Supreme Court Bar Association consenting for a settlement, the Delhi High Court had on Friday closed a suit filed by Arora challenging the decision of the SCBA...
Siddique Kappan Not A Journalist, He Has Links With SIMI And PFI: UP Government Submits Before Supreme Court
The UP Government has told the Supreme Court that independent journalist Sidhique Kappan should not be granted relief as he has links with banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and was heading towards Hathras on the instructions of Delhi Riots accused, Md. Danish. The Affidavit filed by the UP Government in a habeas corpus petition moved by Kerala Union of Working...
Justice DY Chandrachud Recuses From Hearing A Case On The Ground That Advocate Happened To Be A Relative
Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Friday recused from a matter on the ground that the advocate appearing happened to be a relative.An appeal under section 130 E of Customs Act, 1962 had come up on the docket before a bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah."You should not take up briefs which are before me. Let it go to some other bench", said Justice Chandrachud.It may noted that...
Disputes Which Are To Be Adjudicated By DRTs Are Not Arbitrable: Supreme Court Overrules 2012 Delhi HC Judgment
Overruling a Full Bench decision of Delhi High Court, the Supreme Court has observed that the disputes which are to be adjudicated by the Debt Recovery Tribunal [DRT] under the DRT Act are non-arbitrable.To hold that the claims of banks and financial institutions covered under the DRT Act are arbitrable would deprive and deny these institutions of the specific rights including the modes...
Landlord-Tenant Disputes Under Transfer Of Property Act Arbitrable Except When Covered By Rent Control Laws : Supreme Court
The judgment on arbitration law decides several issues such as tests for arbitrability, who determines arbitrability, scope of enquiry under Sections 8/11, meaning of 'existence of arbitration agreement' etc.
Challenge To Conferment Of ST Status To Gowari Community By Bombay High Court: Centre Says Only Parliament can Amend Presidential Order U/A 342
"Any addition or deletion from the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 is the sole prerogative of the Parliament and the executive or the judiciary have no say in it", the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday.The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan was hearing a string of SLPs, including one by the Centre itself, arising out of the August, 2018 decision of the Bombay High...