Breaking : Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Kureshi As Tripura HC Chief Justice [Read Notification]

After months of uncertainty, the Central Government finally cleared the Supreme Court Collegium's proposal to elevate Justice Akil Abdulhamid Kureshi as the Chief Justice of Tripura High Court, reports PTI.As per the PTI report, the file has been cleared by the government and is now pending before the president who would sign the warrant of appointmentOn September 5, the Supreme Court...

'We May Be Sliding Into Orwellian State With Big Brother Snooping, If Whatsapp-Pegasus Hack Reports Are True' : Justice Srikrishna

Ever since the reports of alleged surveillance of phones of Indian rights activists and journalists via WhatsApp by operators using Israeli spyware Pegasus have come to light, speculations of human rights violation have been doing rounds. Allegedly, NSO Group's Pegasus can snoop real-time activity on smartphones and can access camera and microphone on command. Commenting on the...

Ayodhya Verdict: CJI Gogoi To Meet UP Chief Secretary, DGP To Review Law And Order Situation

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi is likely to have a meeting with Uttar Pradesh chief secretary and director general of police on Friday to assess the law and order arrangement in the state ahead of the verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case to be pronounced next week, sources said.The CJI has called UP Chief Secretary Rajendra Kumar Tiwari and DGP Om Prakash Singh and will have the...

What Is The Law On 'Proxy' Counsel?

Proxy counsels, appearing on behalf of the filing counsel, often find themselves in an identity crisis, as the words "proxy counsel" find no mention in the Advocates Act, 1961. The Advocates Act or any of the Court Rules do not expressly authorize an advocate to represent a party without a duly executed vakaltnama. In 2014, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court had in clear...

[Section 24-New Land AcquisitionAct] [Day-2] SC Asks SG To Explain The Meaning Of "Paid" And "Deposit" Under The New Act

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising of Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah, and S. Ravindra Bhat has continued the hearing on the second day on the matters relating to the interpretation of Section 24 of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013"Why have the two...

Lacuna Left By Legislature Cannot Be Filled By Judicial Interpretation: SC [Read Judgment]

"It is not for the Courts to remedy the defect in the Statute."

Section 164 CrPC: Presence Of Advocate Not Mandatory When Confession Of Accused Before Magistrate Is Not Recorded By Audio-Video Means : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that it is not mandatory that a confession or statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure should necessarily be made in the presence of the advocate(s) except when such confessional statement is recorded with audio-video electronic means. The bench was dealing with the submission of Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra, who appeared for the...

Lawyer Moves Delhi HC Seeking Disciplinary Action Against Cops Who Staged Protests [Read Petition]

Seeking to direct the Central Government to initiate disciplinary action against the officials of Delhi police who staged protests and dharna in the national capital early this week, a PIL petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court.The petition filed by Advocate Rakesh Kumar Lakra states that the protesting cops violated Rule 7 of the Central Civil Service Conduct Rules 1964, which bars...

Dissent By One Judge Not A Bar For Upholding Death Penalty: SC Rejects Review Petition Of Death Convict [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition filed by Manoharan whose death penalty was upheld it a few months ago. The Supreme Court (2:1) had, in August 2019, upheld the death sentence awarded to Manoharan involved in gang rape of a ten year old girl and thereafter murdering her and her brother. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Surya Kant had upheld the death penalty and Justice...

Complaint U/s 138 NI Act Maintainable Against Dishonour Of Cheque Issued Pursuant To Lok Adalat Award: SC [Read Order]

"Every award of the Lok Adalat is, as held in deemed to be decree of a civil court and executable as a legally enforceable debt. "

SC Allows To Complete Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process Of Jaypee Infratech Within 90 days [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has allowed to complete CIRP concerning Jaypee Infratech Ltd. within a period of 90 days.The bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari allowed the Insolvency Resolution Professional IRP to invite revised resolution plan only from Suraksha Realty and NBCC respectively, who were the final bidders and had submitted resolution plan...

'If You Want To Lockdown The Entire State, Declare Emergency Under Art 352', Sibal In Kashmir Plea

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that lockdown of an entire state can be imposed only by invoking emergency provisions under the Constitution.The route of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be adopted to shutdown the entire state for more than three months, he argued. Sibal is appearing for Congress Rajya Sabha MP and former CM of...