'Predisposition To A Particular View Raises Reasonable Doubt Of Judicial Bias' : Sr Adv Shyam Divan Seeks Justice Mishra's Recusal

Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for some of the petitioners in the matter relating to interpretation of Section 24(2) of the new Land Acquisition Act, requested for the recusal of Justice Arun Mishra from the Constitution Bench on grounds of reasonable apprehension of bias.Divan submitted that predisposition of a judge to a particular view raises reasonable doubt of bias. He...

Section 24 RFCTLARR Act- Subsequent Purchasers Cannot Seek Declaration That Land Acquisition Proceedings Have Lapsed: SC [Read Judgment]

"Subsequent purchasers cannot be said to be landowners entitled to restoration of land and cannot be termed to be affected persons within the provisions of Act of 2013. "

Chidambaram Bail - "They Didn't Arrest Me From Timbuctoo Or From A Jungle, Why Do They Say I May Abscond?": Dr.Singhvi

As P Chidambaram's bail plea in the INX Media case came before the 3 judge bench of Justices R Bhanumati, AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy, the CBI sought an adjournment due to the unavailability of SG Tushar Mehta, who was engaged in another matter. However Justice Bhanumati did not accede to the request and arguments commenced through Senior advocate Kapil Sibal who was appearing for the...

SC Disposes Navlakha's Plea To Quash Bhima Koregaon FIR By Asking Him To Seek Pre-Arrest Bail; Interim Protection Extended By 4 Weeks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of the petition of Gautam Navlakha for quashing the FIR in Bhima Koregaon case by asking him to seek pre-arrest bail under Section 438 CrPC . The interim protection from arrest already granted to him has been extended to seek anticipatory bail.The bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta expressed disinclination to entertain the plea...

"Is This Not Maligning The Court": Justice Arun Mishra On Request For His Recusal From Hearing S.24 Land Acquisition Matter

"All of us have dealt with the issue some time or the other. Tell me who has not been a part? So should the disqualification be for all of us?...we would like to know what is the question of law. It is not a question of propriety anymore. It is a legal issue. Whether we want to hear it or not is not an issue", said Justice Arun Mishra on Tuesday in response to a plea for his recusal from...

SC Upholds U'khand Rule Of Accelerated Promotion Quota On The Basis Of Higher Edu Qualifications [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has upheld a service rule of providing accelerated promotion on the basis of higher educational qualificationsThe court was concerned with the promotion quota pertaining to the Irrigation Department cadre of the Uttarakhand State, for promotion from the post of Junior Engineer to the post of Assistant Engineer. It carved out a provision for accelerated promotion to the extent...

State Legislature Cannot Enact Law Providing Direct Appeal To Supreme Court: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that a State Legislature cannot enact a law providing an appeal directly to the Supreme Court of India.The bench comprising Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Aniruddha Bose struck down Section 13(2) of Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act, 2011, in so far as it provides an appeal directly to the Supreme Court, holding that the same is totally illegal, ultra vires...

Augusta Westland: SC Quashes Delhi HC Order Staying Proceedings Against Gautam Khitan, Asks HC To Decide Afresh [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has quashed a Delhi High Court order which stayed the proceedings against Gautam Khaitan under the Black Money Act in the Agusta Westland CaseThe Bench comprising of Justices Arun Mishra, MR Shah, and BR Gavai also asked Delhi High Court to consider the plea of Khaitan afresh allowing the Centre's plea against the order.Disallowing the retrospective applicability of the...

Breaking: Bombay HC Denies Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira & Vernon Gonsalves In Bhima Koregaon Case [Read Orders]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail pleas of Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves in the Bhima Koregaon case. Justice SV Kotwal pronounced the judgement to a packed courtroom with Senior Advocate Mihir Desai, Dr.Yug Mohit Chaudhary and Sudeep Pasbola present for the accused applicants. Justice Kotwal began hearing the bail applications on August 26...

SC Seeks Centre's Response On PIL To Formulate Uniform Format To Ascertain Maintenance

The Supreme Court Monday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking directions for formulating a uniform format for disclosing information by husband and wife before the family court for granting maintenance in matrimonial disputes. A bench of Justices Indu Malhotra and R Subhash Reddy issued notices to the Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Women and Child Development...

[Ayodhya Hearing][Day 38] :' Belief Will Not Give Title', Submits Sr Adv Rajeev Dhavan

The Ayodhya land dispute hearing resumed for the 38th day after the Dussehra break with Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, on behalf of the Sunni Waqf board, submitting a written note in response to certain questions raised by the bench regarding the central dome and adverse possession. Replying to a question posed on an earlier occasion by Justice SA Bobde regarding the central dome,...

Important Matters Related To NDPS Act & Anticipatory Bail Listed Before The Constitution Bench

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M R Shah and Ravindra Bhat would start hearing in cases referred to it, from tomorrow, 15th October 2019, to settle the conflicting interpretations given to Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act. It will...