Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: Supreme Court Extends Perarivalan's Parole By A Week

The Supreme Court on Friday extended the parole by a week of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and has directed State of Tamil Nadu to provide an escort for his medical checks. A Bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao was hearing an Application filed by Perarivalan, seeking for extension of his parole, and took into...

Courts Must Ensure That Criminal Law Does Not Become A Weapon For Selective Harassment Of Citizens: SC In Arnab Goswami Judgment

The Supreme Court while pronounsing a detailed reasoning behind the grant of release of Arnab Goswami has observed that that "criminal law should not become a tool for selective harassment of citizens".The judgment was pronounced by a Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee today and the court remarked,"Deprivation of Liberty for a single day is a day too many.. "- Supreme...

[Breaking] Bombay High Court Quashes BMC's Demolition Order Against Kangana Ranaut's Building As 'Actuated By Malice'

Order against Kangana Ranaut actuated by legal malice.

Supreme Court Directs To Constitute National Tribunal Commission For Appointments To Tribunals, Lawyers With 10Yrs Practice Eligible For Appointment As Judicial Members

[Updated with judgment]In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Government to constitute a National Tribunal Commission for the appointment of members in various Tribunals. Till the constitution of the National Tribunal Commission, a separate wing in the Ministry of Finance should be formed to cater to the needs of the Tribunals, ordered a bench comprising...

Judges Should Be Free To Decide By Law Not By Popular Opinion, The Terms Like "Judicial Barbarism" Must Be Condemned: Law Minister

Delivering his address at the Constitution Day function organised by Supreme Court , the Union Minister for Law and Justice, and Electronics, Information Technology and Communications, Ravi Shankar Prasad, spoke of "fair criticism" of the judiciary and the "disturbing trend" which has emerged of late and which he "wished to flag"."There is criticism of several things, like the...

"Situation Demands That Loan Moratorium Be Extended Till 31 March 2021": Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Extension

An amendment application for the prayers in the plea seeking directions to extend the moratorium period till March 31, 2021 has been filed in the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court is currently seized of a batch of plea's and is hearing the issue of extension of loan moratorium and waiver of accruing interest.One of the Petitioner(s) Advocate Vishal Tiwari has sought modification of the...

"De-Sealing Orders Have Led To Frantic Activity Of Misuse & Encroachment In Delhi": Monitoring Committee Tells Supreme Court

The Monitoring Committee appointed by Supreme Court for checking illegal use of residential properties for commercial use and establishments in the capital criticised the the Supreme Court's August 14 de-sealing order.On August 14, top court had ordered de-sealing of residential units in Delhi which had been sealed by the Court-appointed Monitoring Committee.A 3-Judge Bench comprising of...

"Access To Justice Is Now Technology-Dependent, Regime Of Virtual Hearing Brought A New Form Of Inequality": Chief JusticeI Bobde

"This regime of virtual hearings via video conferencing has brought to the surface a new form of inequality, which is difficult to deal with because access to justice is now technologically-dependent. It is difficult for those who don't have access to technology. I would like to draw the urgent attention of the Law Minister who is also the Minister of Electronics and IT to see if the...

Attorney General Suggests Four Benches Of Court Of Appeal With 15 Judges Each Across Country To Reduce Supreme Court's Burden

Speaking at the Constitution Day function organised by the Supreme Court, AG K. K. Venugopal has suggested to create four benches Of Court Of Appeal with 15 Judges each sitting across the country to reduce the burden of Supreme Court "The Supreme Court is the apex court of the country and it should be dealing with only matters of national and constitutional importance. However, at present we...

Quashing Of Criminal Complaint Should Be An Exception And A Rarity Than An Ordinary Rule: Supreme Court

Quashing of a complaint should rather be an exception and a rarity than an ordinary rule, the Supreme Court observed while refusing to quash an FIR registered against Skoda-Volkswagen over alleged cheat emissions devices installed in vehicles.The CJI SA Bobde led bench observed that, if a perusal of the first information report leads to disclosure of an offence even broadly, law courts are...

'It Appears Very Easy From Outside, We Will See': SC Grants 4 Weeks To Its Secretary General To File Response To Plea For Appointment Of Additional Judges U/A 128

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed 4 weeks' time to its Secretary General to file response on a plea seeking appointment of additional judges to the top court.The bench of Chief Justice S. A. Bobde, A. S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian was hearing a 2019 writ petition by NGO Lok Prahari with the aforesaid prayer."This is not an adversarial matter. But none of the 15 respondents (being...

Police Attack On Bihar Judge : Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Add Sub-Inspector As Party

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned by two weeks a plea seeking for a judicial inquiry into an incident which took place in Aurangabad, Bihar, wherein a District Judge, Dr. Dinesh Kumar Pradhan, was allegedly threatened, abused and chased by a police sub-inspector. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar directed Advocate Vishal Tiwari, appearing on behalf of the Petitioner to add...