[Breaking] SC Sets Up Commission Headed By Ex-SC Judge Justice B S Chauhan To Probe Vikas Dubey Encounter [Read Order]

The commission has to complete enquiry within 2 months.

Make Regular Appointments In Armed Forces Tribunal: SC Extends Term Of Three Members For One Month [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has extended the term of three Administrative Members of the Armed Forces Tribunal who are scheduled to retire in July and August this year for a period of one month from the dates of their retirement."In the meantime, the Union of India may make the regular appointments in accordance with the recommendations already made.", the three judge bench headed by Chief Justice of...

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Moves SC Against HC Order Requesting Speaker Not To Decide On Disqualification Proceedings Against Sachin Pilot & Other MLAs [Read Petition]

The Speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has approached the Supreme Court against the July 21 order of the Rajasthan High Court requesting the Speaker to defer the decision on disqualification proceedings pending against rebel Congress MLAs led by Sachin Pilot, till July 24. Filed through Advocate Sunil Fernandes, the plea contends that the disqualification proceedings before...

[Breaking] SC Issues Contempt Notice To Advocate Prashant Bhushan Over His Tweets On Judiciary

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Advocate Prashant Bhushan, asking him to show cause as to why contempt of court proceedings should not be initiated against him over his tweets on judiciary.A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra stated that the Court has taken cognizance of a tweet made by Bhushan on June 27, which said :"When historians in future look back at the last 6 years...

Contempt Against Prashant Bhushan And Twitter [Live Updates From Supreme Court]

Bench of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai & Krishna Murari has assembled and will take up the suo motu case.Matter to be called out...

HC Cannot Allow Second Appeal Without Formulating Substantial Question Of Law, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

"A mere mention about the question having been formulated in the memorandum of appeal is not enough."

MHA Order & UGC Guidelines Mandating Compulsory Exams For Final Year Students In Violation Of Fundamental Rights: Plea In SC

A plea has been preferred in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the Centre and UGC for quashing the Notification and revised guidelines respectively calling for compulsory conduction of Final Term Examinations amid the pandemic situation.Filed by AOR Raj Kamal on behalf of a Law Student Yash Dubey of Baraktullah University, Bhopal and Youth Bar Association of India, the...

[Central Vista Project] Parliament Building Old, Unsafe, Packed To Capacity; New Building Needed : Centre Tells SC [Read Counter Affidavit]

The Centre has filed a Counter Affidavit in the plea seeking for a stay against the Central Vista project which sets out to build a new Parliament and other Central Government offices in Lutyens Delhi. The Counter Affidavit submits at the outset that the Central Vista Development/Redevelopment Plan was proposed in order to meet the present and future needs of space for the...

Did Prashant Bhushan's Tweet On CJI Bobde Riding Harley Davidson Bike Lead To Suo Moto Contempt Case?

It appears that the cause of action for the suo moto criminal contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan is a tweet made by him on June 29 commenting on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde riding a Harley Davidson motor bike.Advocate Anuj Saxena has now claimed that he had filed an application on behalf of one Mahek Maheswari on July 9, seeking to initiate criminal contempt proceedings...

[Breaking] SC Registers Suo Moto Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan, Twitter India

The Supreme Court on Tuesday registered a suo moto contempt of court case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India.The matter is listed before a bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari tomorrow, July 22.As per SC records, the suo moto case - numbered as SMC(Crl) 1/2020 - is seen registered at 3.48 PM today.The cause of action for the suo moto proceedings...

"Mental & Economic Strain Makes Resumption of Physical Court Hearings Imperative": DHCBA Writes To Chief Justice Of Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court Bar Association has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court seeking resumption of physical court hearings.The letter has been signed under the hand of Advocate Abhijat Bal, Secretary of DHCBA and states that since "virtually all sectors have gradually opened including the private and government officers, market places and even shopping malls etc."...

[Breaking]Gujarat HC Takes Away Senior Designation Of GHCAA President Yatin Oza

The Gujarat High Court has taken away the senior designation of Advocate Yatin Oza, who happens to be the President of Gujarat High Court Advocates Association.The Court had earlier initiated contempt proceedings against him over his remarks against judges in a Facebook live video.The Full Court meeting held on July 18 decided to review and recall the decision taken on October 25, 1999...