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'Not A Healthy Practice': Supreme Court Criticises Advocate-on-Record For Seeking Discharge Of Original AoR From Case
The Supreme Court today deprecated the conduct of an Advocate-on-Record who filed an application seeking discharge of another AoR from the case (who was originally engaged)."Why one AoR is asking for discharge of another AoR? Why embarrass your colleague in the Bar? He [new AoR] must apologize to her [original AoR]...this is not a healthy practice. We don't want to make any inference about...
Supreme Court Asks High Courts Not To Delay Uploading Of Judgments After Pronouncing Operative Part
The Supreme Court warned the High Courts not to delay uploading the judgment once its operative part is pronounced. The Court reiterated that judgments should be made available to the parties within three months from the date of reserving. “We hope that we may not have to come across any matter wherein there is a delay at the end of the High Court in uploading the reasoned order...
Chhattisgarh Police Files Closure Report In FIR Against Swami Ram Dev Over Anti-Allopathy Remarks During COVID
The Supreme Court was informed today that Chhattisgarh authorities have filed a closure report in relation to an FIR lodged against yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Swami Ram Dev over his remarks against allopathic medicines at the time of Covid-19 pandemic.The matter was before a bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma, which was informed of the development by...
Supreme Court Monthly Round-Up: August 2025
Reports/JudgmentsSupreme Court Refuses To Accept School Record, Relies On Statutory Documents To Reject Juvenility Plea Of Murder AccusedCause Title: Suresh v. State Of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 761The Supreme Court (Aug. 1) overturned an accused's juvenile status, after finding that he was not a juvenile at the time of the commission of the crime.The bench...
Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of HC Legal Services Committees & Jail Superintendents On SCLSC's Suggestions For Timely Filing Of Appeals
In a case concerning speedy legal aid for indigent litigants and prisoners, the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) proposed a framework before the Supreme Court, which directed High Court Legal Services Committees (HCLSCs) and jail superintendents to file their responses to the suggested measures. Although the case arose out of a Special Leave Petition against a Patna High...
Supreme Court Hearing-Presidential Reference On Timelines For Bills' Assent-DAY-8 : Live Updates
A 5-judge Constitution Bench of the SupremeCourt will hear today the Presidential Reference by President Droupadi Murmu on 14 questions on the power to assent on Bills, including whether Court can fix timelines for the President/Governor to decide on Bills. The Presidential Reference, made under Article 143, came a month after Supreme Court's judgment in Tamil Nadu Governor's matter, wherein...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 8, 2025
Links of today's Supreme Court reports :Supreme Court Dismisses BJP Telangana's Defamation Case Against CM Revanth Reddy Over Claim That BJP Would End ReservationsJustice Vinod Chandran Recuses From Hearing PIL Seeking Probe Against Vedanta Group Over Allegations By Viceroy LLCSupreme Court Pulls Up Tenant Who Disowned Undertaking To Deposit Rent Arrears; Directs Cost To Be Paid To Punjab...
Supreme Court To Hear Tamil Nadu's Suit Against Karnataka Over Pennaiyar River Dispute On Sept 23
The Supreme Court will hear on September 23 the dispute pending between the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing of Pennaiyar river water resources.The matter was mentioned today before a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta by a counsel who stated that a Tribunal needs to be constituted but the same has not been done for over a year. The matter has been pending since...
'Ethical Courage Not Liability But Greatest Asset A Lawyer Can Possess': Justice Surya Kant At NLSIU Convocation
While speaking at National Law School of India University's 33rd annual convocation on Sunday (September 7), Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant emphasized that standing by one's conscience does not end paths but defines them and ethical courage is not a liability but the greatest asset a lawyer can possess. The judge, while delivering the presidential address to an audience including the...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Seeking Payment Of Wage Arrears Of Sahara Employees
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Sahara Group for the payment of pending wages of over 16 crores. The counsel mentioned before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and Atul S Chandurkar that an application has been filed in the SEBI v. Sahara Case seeking directions in relation to the pending payment of wages to Sahara employees. The...
Supreme Court Sums Up Principles For Review Jurisdiction, Sets Aside HC Order Denying Daughter Her Coparcenary Right
Upholding a daughter's statutory right to a coparcenary share under the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005, the Supreme Court on Monday (Sep. 8) set aside a Madras High Court review order which had reappreciated facts and questioned her entitlement. The Court held that such an exercise was beyond the scope of the High Court under its review jurisdiction. A bench of Justice...