SC Issues Notice In Jharkhand Govt's Plea Against Centre's Coal Block Auction

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice in the plea filed by Jharkhand Government against the launch of auction process of coal blocks for purposes of commercial mining by the Prime Minister.A bench of CJI SA Bobde, N Subhash Reddy & AS Bopanna while issuing notice in the matter stated that apart from being inclined to hear the case, it is also inclined to hear the issue on the plea...

COVID-19 Lockdown : SC Issues Notice On Plea To Allow Advocates To Advertise, Take Up Other Works

The Supreme Court on Tuesday Tuesday issued notice in a plea seeking issuance of directions to the Bar Council of India to permit use of advertisements for lawyers till March 2021, allow public listings so that other para-legal work can be taken up by them to earn their livelihood in light of the pandemic situation and allow alternative means of sustenance.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde,...

'Here Was A Caesar;Whence Comes Such Another' : Justice RF Nariman Remembers Ex-CJI YV Chandrachud

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Justice Y V Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India, the Indian Law Society, ILS Law College, the late former Chief Justice's alma mater, organized a celebration as well as a discussion on the topic "A Changing Society and Constitutional Continuity – Experience in Pursuit of Justice".The event was attended by Supreme Court Justices DY Chandrachud...

Prakash Singh Case: Amicus Sr Adv Raju Ramachandran Moves SC Seeking Measures For Speedy Implementation Of Police Reforms [Read Application]

An application has been filed before the Supreme Court, suggesting measures for speedy and effective implementation of the directions given it in Prakash Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., (2006) 8 SCC 1, for systemic police reforms. In the said case, the Top Court had directed the state Governments to set up Police Complaints Authorities (PAC), with some...

Custodial Violence : Sr Adv AM Singhvi Seeks Revival Of Proceedings In 'DK Basu v State Of WB' For Fresh Directions

In the wake of the horrific incident of custodial deaths of Jeyaraj and Bennix in Tamil Nadu, Senior Advocate Abishek Manu Singhvi has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking revival of the proceedings in the landmark case D K Basu v State of West Bengal.In the 1996 judgment delivered in D K Basu case, the SC had issued elaborate guidelines to ensure that power of arrest is not...

SC Constitution Bench To Hold Its First 'Virtual' Sitting Tomorrow

In a first, a five judge Constitution bench will hold a 'virtual sitting' tomorrow to hear a batch of cases which raises the issue whether the states can provide reservation to in-service candidates to PG Courses.The five judge bench comprising of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose would sit in 'Virtual Court no.3' at 11 am and hear the batch of cases.The...

Why SC Upheld Rights Of Erstwhile Rulers Of Travancore As "Shebait" Of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple?

The Supreme Court in a judgment delivered on Monday, upheld the rights of the erstwhile Royal Family of Travancore as the shebait of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram. The bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit and Indu Malhotra also directed that the powers of 'the Ruler of Travancore' under the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act (TC Act) with respect...

Padmanabha Swamy Temple : Administrative/Advisory Committees To Consider Whether 'Kallara B' Should Be Opened; SC Refuses To Decide Controversial Issue

In its judgment in the Padmanabhaswamy Temple case, the Supreme Court refused to go into the controversial issue whether Kallara B in the temple needs to be opened. The court left the matter open for the Administrative Committee and the Advisory Committee to consider whether Kallara B is to be opened for the purpose of inventorization. " We deem it appropriate to leave this issue to the...

Padmanabha Swamy Temple : SC Delegates Powers Of "Ruler Of Travancore" To Administrative Committee As Suggested By Ex-Royal Family

While upholding the rights of the erstwhile Royal Family of Travancore as the shebait of Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple at Thiruvananthapuram, the Supreme Court also directed that the powers of 'the Ruler of Travancore' under the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act (TC Act) with respect to temple administration be delegated to the Administrative Committee constituted by...

2016 Jawahar Bagh Massacre: Plea In SC Seeks Expeditious Investigation By CBI; Constitution Of Special Team To Unearth Political Involvement [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction upon the Central Bureau of Investigation to constitute a team comprising of adequate number of officers to expeditiously complete investigation in the 2016 Jawahar Bagh massacre. The petition has been filed by the wife of former SP of Mathura, Mukul Dwivedi, who was among the several people who died in the...

Constitution Founders Attempted A Radical Transformation Of Society Which Was Based On Caste & Patriarchy : Justice D Y Chandrachud

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Justice Y V Chandrachud, former Chief Justice of India, the Indian Law Society, ILS Law College, the late former Chief Justice's alma mater, organized a celebration as well as a discussion on the topic "A Changing Society and Constitutional Continuity – Experience in Pursuit of Justice"."Looking back at the life of my Father, we are separated in...

[Breaking] 'Matter Must Be Left To Local Administration' : SC Refuses To Entertain Plea To Stop Amarnath Yatra Amid COVID-19 [Read Order]

Expressing regard for the principle of "separation of powers", the Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking to stop the Amarnath Yatra this year citing the risk of COVID-19.A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and K M Joseph said that local administration was better equipped to take a decision on the matter. Accordingly, the bench left the matter to...