Collegium Recommends Transfer Of Madras HC CJ Justice Tahilramani To Meghalaya HC & Meghalaya HC CJ Justice Mittal To Madras HC

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the transfer of Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani, the current Chief Justice of Madras High Court, to Meghalaya High Court.The Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, Justice A K Mittal, has also been proposed to be transferred to Madras HC. He had sworn in as the CJ of Meghalaya HC nearly three months ago, on May 28, 2019.The collegium consisting of...

'Gender Inequality': Plea In SC Challenges The Constitutional Validity Of S. 125 CrPC

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court, challenging the constitutional validity of Section 125 of CrPC, on the grounds of gender inequality. The petition was filed by one Vivek Bhatia through Advocates M S Vishnu Shankar and Sriram Parakkat by the order of the Family Court of Dehradun, whereby he was directed to pay monthly allowance to his wife under the aforesaid...

Ayodhya [Day-18] Idols Surreptitiously Put Inside Babri Masjid at Ayodhya in 1949, Muslim Parties tell SC

There was a "planned" and "surreptitious attack" to put idols inside the Babri masjid at Ayodhya on the intervening night of December 22-23, 1949 and some officials connived with Hindus and refused to remove them, Muslim parties said in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.A 5-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, hearing the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute on 18th...

SC Seeks NBCC Response On Completing Stalled Jaypee Group Projects

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the NBCC on whether it is willing to give a revised proposal to complete the stalled projects of Jaypee group.A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari issued notice to the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) and sought its reply by Thursday.Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan, appearing for the...

INX Media Case: SC Extends Chidambaram's CBI Custody Till Sep 5

[Update at 3:50 PM - The CBI Court, Rouse Avenue, extended the CBI custody of P Chidambaram till September 5, taking note of the Supreme Court's order]With a view to avoid being sent to Tihar jail under judicial custody, Chidambaram's lawyers on Tuesday sought from the Supreme Court the extension of his CBI custody till September 5, the day on which his 15 day police custody period...

SC Expresses Anguish Over Tussle Between Child Rights Commissions Of Centre And West Bengal

Expressing anguish over the tussle between the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBPCR) in a child trafficking case in West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said " it is sad that both of you can't come to a conclusion for the welfare of the poor girls." A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha...

SC Issues Guidelines To Curb Parking Problem In Delhi [Read Order]

The Supreme Court took note of the 'conflict between increasing number of cars and dwindling availability of land' which had aggravated problem of parking spaces in Delhi. Addressing the same, the court gave out a series of directions to the concerned authorities of the Delhi Government yesterday. The bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta said "…we feel there is a need to pass...

SC Issues Contempt Notice To Professor For Allegedly Threatening Senior Adv Dhavan For Representing Muslims In Ayodhya Case

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court hearing the Ayodhya-Babri case on Tuesday issued notice to one Professor Shanmugham in the contempt petition filed by Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan.]The Court has however dispensed with the personal appearance of the Professor. The petition was filed last Friday by Senior Advocate Dhavan, alleging that he was threatened for representing Muslim...

Bar Associations Are Not Supposed To Settle Disputes By Resorting To Strikes : SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court last week criticized the call for strikes made by Bar Associations of Allahabad and Oudh observing that they are "not supposed to settle their demands by resorting to strikes which may lead to nothing but delaying the justice to litigants"."We request both the Bar Associations not to indulge in the strike at all as the courts are meant for delivering justice, the doors of...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Establishment Of Gram Nyayalayas [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the States in a public interest litigation seeking proper implementation of the Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 (the Act). The matter was listed before the bench of Justices NV Ramana and Ajay Rastogi. The need for this legislation was pressed by the 114th Report of the Law Commission of India in 1986 in order to ensure access to justice for...

Breaking: Chidambaram's CBI Custody Extended In INX Media Case For One More Day

CBI Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar at the Rouse Avenue, Delhi on Friday extended the CBI custody of former Union Home and Finance Minister P Chidambaram in the INX media till tomorrow.His bail application will be considered tomorrow, after his matter in Supreme Court is over tomorrow. This was after an intense round of argument between Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Chidambaram's...

Assam NRC Excluded Persons Will Continue To Enjoy Rights Of Citizens : Union Home Ministry

To clear the uncertainty over the fate of over 19 lakh persons excluded from the National Register of Citizens published for Assam on August 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said that they will continue to enjoy all rights like any other citizen."Persons left out of #NRCFinalList NOT to be detained under any circumstance till they exhaust all remedies avl under law. Such persons to...