Seniority Cannot Be Claimed From The Date Of Initial Appointment As Ad-Hoc District Judges: SC [Read Judgment]

"Merely on the ground that they were selected by following the same procedure akin to that of regular selections, is no ground to consider their claim for grant of seniority from the date of initial appointment."

A Doctor Cannot Be Subjected To Travails Of Criminal Prosecution On Vague Allegations Of Medical Negligence: SC [Read Judgment]

While setting aside criminal proceedings initiated against a Doctor accused of medical negligence, the Supreme Court reiterated that to prosecute a medical professional for negligence under criminal law, it must be shown that he did something or failed to do something which in the given facts and circumstances no medical professional in his ordinary senses and prudence would have done or...

Suppression Of Art By State Is Disturbing : Justice Chandrachud

The freedom for art to expand in all directions is necessary for humanity's collective progress, he said.

'Why Law Graduates' Natural Choice Is Not Legal Profession?': Asks CJI at NLU Delhi Convocation

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday said there is a need to look at the role and functioning of lawyers and understand why a law graduate's natural choice is not the legal profession in spite of great attractions and opportunities. He was speaking at the NLU-Delhi convocation ceremony. The National Law University, Delhi (NLU-D) convened its 7th Annual Convocation in the...

Judicial History of Article 370: SC Rulings On Jammu & Kashmir Special Status

'Art.1 of the Constitution of India and S.3 of the Jammu & Kashmir Constitution make it clear that India shall be a Union of States, and that the State of Jammu & Kashmir is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India' : SC in SBI v Santosh Gupta (2017).

Article 370: Former Bureaucrats, Defence Personnel Move SC Against Taking Away Of J&K's Special Status

A group of former bureaucrats and defence personnel today moved the Supreme Court praying that Presidential orders issued under Article 370 repealing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act of 2019 be declared unconstitutional and the Centre be refrained from acting upon them as they do not have sanction from the people of Jammu and Kashmir...

UAPA Amendment 2019 : PIL In SC Challenges Validity Of Power Given To Centre To Declare Individuals As Terrorists [Read Petition]

Over a week after the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 was notified giving the Central Government power to designate an individual as "terrorist", a Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court praying that it be declared unconstitutional. Sajal Awasthi, a resident of Delhi, has moved the apex court praying for a declaration that "the...

What The Allahabad HC Held In Ayodhya-Babri Masjid Dispute?

Though the hearing of the Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case is politically sensational with the undercurrents of religious sentiments, it is essentially a title dispute by two groups over 2.77 hectares of land in Faizabad district(now Ayodhya district) in UP.The Constitution Bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer is hearing first appeals from...

SC Extends Deadline For Admission To Engineering Colleges For J&K Students Selected For PM Scholarship Scheme

In a relief to thousands of Jammu and Kashmir students selected for a special scholarship scheme, the Supreme Court on Friday extended by a month the deadline for taking admission in various engineering colleges due to situations prevailing in the state after abrogation of its special status.An application was filed through Advocate Shoeb Alam on behalf of the Higher Education Department,...

Cheque Bounce Cases: Costs Not To Be Imposed If Settlement Is Reached At The Stage Of Issuance Of Summons: SC [Read Order]

There is no necessity of imposing cost when the parties to a cheque bounce case have amicably settled the matter at the stage of issuance of summons itself, the Supreme Court has reiterated. In Ritesh Ajmera vs. Dainik Bhaskar, the Magistrate prima facie found that there are sufficient grounds for taking cognizance of the offence and directed issuance of summons to the accused. The...

'Adani Group Cases Listed Before SC Bench Violating Its Own Procedure' : Dushyant Dave Alleges In Letter To CJI [Read Letter]

Senior Advocate and former President of Supreme Court Bar Association Dushyant Dave has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India alleging that cases with high commercial stakes for Adani group were irregularly listed before a particular bench in violation of the Supreme Court practice and procedureThe letter begins with statements made by four judges, including the present CJI Ranjan...

[Ayodhya Hearing] [Day 7] 'Muslims Cannot Claim Ownership Merely Because They Offered Prayers At Disputed Site', Submits Counsel For Ram Lalla

On the seventh day of the Ayodhya hearing, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan resumed his arguments on behalf of Ram Lalla Virajman. Through archaeological evidence including maps, photographs and an ASI report, based on a survey conducted in 2003, Vaidyanathan attempted to persuade the constitution bench that before the Babri Masji was constructed, there existed a temple of Lord Ram at the...