Can't Indicate Total Time Taken For Process Of Judicial Appointments : Law Minister In Lok Sabha

Union Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the total time taken in the process of judicial appointments in High Courts cannot be indicated.He was replying to a question raised by Kerala MP Rajmohan Unnithan on the issue of judicial vacancies.The following queries were raised by the MP :a. the total number of posts of the judges of High Courts that remain unfilled...

Compromise Decree Which Does Not Take In Property That Is Not Subject Matter Of Suit Need No Registration: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that a compromise decree does not require registration if it does not take in property that is not the subject-matter of the suit. In this case, the Trial Court had allowed the objection filed by the plaintiff to the admissibility of a compromise decree sought to be adduced in evidence by the defendant on the ground that it was not registered. The Trial...

'How To Protect The Ornaments In Sabarimala Temple': SC Seeks Kerala Govt.'s Response

Even as a 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court readies itself to consider the interplay of religion and other fundamental rights in, inter alia, the Sabarimala Temple Entry case, another three-judge bench headed by Justice N. V. Ramana is seized of the matter of the ownership and custody of Lord Ayappa's ornaments.The bench was hearing an appeal by the senior most Pandalam family member Revathi...

Didn't Mean To Say Men Can't Take Orders From Female Superiors, SG Submits In Women Army Officers Case

"I did not mean to say anyhow that men cannot take commands from female superiors", SG Tushar Mehta clarified on Wednesday his argument in the Supreme Court on gender disparity in the Indian Army."I myself was surprised when I saw the news. I couldn't agree with it...It was reported out of context...", remarked Justice D. Y. Chandrachud in response."Women don't have to make an endeavour to...

Employee's Request To Change DoB In Service Records Cannot Be Entertained At The Fag End Of Service: SC [Read Judgment]

"Even if there is good evidence to establish that the recorded date of birth is erroneous, the correction cannot be claimed as a matter of right."

Nirbhaya Case : Centre Moves SC Against Delhi HC Order Refusing To Set Aside Stay On Executions

The Union of India, through the Ministry of Home Affairs, has filed an SLP in Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to not allow convicts of the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case (Nirbhaya) to be executed separately.The Delhi High Court today pronounced its verdict in an appeal by the Centre challenging a trial court order which had stayed the death warrant of all...

[Breaking] Nirbhaya Case : Delhi HC Refuses To Set Aside Trial Court's Stay On Execution; Directs Convicts To Exercise Legal Remedies Within 7 Days [Read Judgment]

Observing that the four convicts in the Nirbhaya case cannot be executed separately, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed them to exhaust their remaining legal remedies within 7 days from today. After that period, the authorities should act as per law, ordered the Court.Though the Court did not agree with the interpretation of the Trial Court that pendency of mercy petition of even...

Physical Limitations, Mentality Of Male Troops Etc., Reasons To Deny Command Appointments To Women In Army : Centre Tells SC [Read Notes]

Arguing against giving command appointments to women in army, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that women may not be able to meet the challenges and hazards of military service due to their "physiological limitations" and domestic obligations.The Centre has also talked about the possible unwillingness of male troops, predominantly drawn from rural backgrounds, to accept a women in command...

Sabarimala Reference : 9-Judge Bench To Consider Tomorrow The Issue Whether Reference To Larger Bench Can Be Made In A Review Petition [Read Notice]

The 9-judge bench of the Supreme Court constituted to answer the questions mentioned in the Sabarimala review order will consider the preliminary issue whether a reference is possible in a review petition."Whether this Court can refer questions of law to a larger bench in a review petition?" - this issue will be considered by the bench when it assembles on February 6. In the hearing held...

Application U/s 391 CrPC Seeking To Adduce Additional Evidence Should Be Heard Immediately After It Is Filed: SC [Read Judgment]

"Section 391 of the Cr.P.C. does not impose any restriction as to when the application filed for adducing additional evidence should be heard by the High Court."

Sr Adv Rohatgi Expresses Doubts On SC Verdict Setting Time Limit For Speaker To Decide Disqualification

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi on Tuesday expressed doubts about the recent 3-judge bench decision of the Supreme Court, which set a time-limit for the Speaker to decide on the disqualifications of legislators under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.This happened before a bench headed by CJI SA Bobde, which was hearing a plea by DMK seeking direction to the Speaker of TN Assembly to decide...

'Let The Matter Be Considered By The CJI On Administrative Side": SC On 'Application For Framing 'Live-Streaming Rules [Courtroom Exchange]

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra on Tuesday took up the application filed by Senior Advocate Indira Jaising for a direction to the Supreme Court in the administrative side to frame rules under Article 145(1) for live-streaming of matters of national importance."This judgment speaks of live streaming of hearings of public importance, particularly those before a...