President Stresses Need To Have Judgments Translated To Regional Languages [Read Speech]

Speaking at the special convocation ceremony at the Tamil Nadu Dr.Ambedkar Law Academny, Chennai on Saturday, the President Ram Nath Kovind stressed on the need to have judgments translated into regional languages to increases access to justice."It is important to not only take justice to the people, but also to make it understandable to litigating parties in a language they know. Perhaps...

State Empowered To Levy Charges On Foreign Liquor (IMFL) Manufactured By Use Of Imported Rectified Spirit: SC [Read Judgment]

"If the State legislation was to provide for levy on the imported rectified spirit per se the same would be without jurisdiction."

Principle Of 'No Work No Pay' Applies When Employee Was Not Kept Away From Work By Any Order Of Employer: SC [Read Judgment]

"Nobody could be directed to claim wages for the period that he remained absent without leave or without justification."

Annual Performance Appraisal Reports Must Be Communicated To Public Servants, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"Non-communication of the entries is, therefore, a matter in respect of which a legitimate grievance can be made."

SC Pronouncement Binding On HCs Even If It Cannot Be Strictly Called 'Ratio Decidendi', Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Recently, another bench of the Apex Court had observed that its judgments which are passed in exercise of appellate jurisdiction are binding precedents, even if they are brief.

Summary Court Martial Should Be Ordered Only In A Situation Where It Is Absolutely Imperative That Immediate Action Is Necessary: SC [Read Judgment]

"The power to order an SCM is a drastic power which must be exercised in a situation where it is absolutely imperative that immediate action is necessary."

'Approach HC Division Bench', Says SC Dismissing Challenge Against Madras HC Judgment On LG Powers In Puducherry

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeals preferred by the Union of India and Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi against the April 30 Madras High Court order ruling that she could not interfere in the day to day administration of the elected government. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi disposed of the appeals, granting Bedi liberty to approach the division bench...

No Exceptional Treatment To Be Given To The Government While Considering The Application For Stay Of Arbitral Award: SC [Read Judgment]

"Order XXVII Rule 8A was incorporated in the year 1937 during the British Raj, giving certain safeguards to the Government (which was then the British Crown) would not be applicable in today's time, when we have a democratic Government."

SC Appoints Sr Adv Anand Grover As Amicus Curiae To Assist The Court [Read Order]

The SC on Friday appointed Senior Advocate Anand Grover as amicus curiae to assist the Court in a matter regarding the suo moto powers of National Green Tribunal.The bench of Justices S A Bobde and B R Gavai made the appointment based on the consent of the parties who were represented by ASG ANS Nadkarni, Senior Advocate Dhruv Mehta, Advocates Prashant Kumar, Amir Singh etc.Significantly,...

What Action Taken Against Illegal Strike By Lawyers: SC Asks BCI, State Bar Councils [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed the Bar Council of India and State Bar Councils to explain what action it has taken against lawyers who indulge in illegal strikes. The bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Aniruddha Bose made the following order after hearing Advocate Prashant Bhushan, who appeared for the NGO Common Cause and contended that the Bar Council of India is...

'Vicious Means To Humiliate, Intimidate And Silence' : Lawyers Collective Responds To CBI Raids

The Lawyers Collective has termed the simultaneous raids conducted by the CBI at the offices and residences at Delhi and Mumbai of Senior Advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover on Thursday a 'vicious means to humiliate, intimidate and silence'.In a statement published in its official website, the Collective and its trustees Jaising and Grover expressed "shock, anger and indignation" at the...

Karnataka Crisis : The Courtroom Exchange

Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the 10 rebel MLAs, started by saying that the stance taken by the Speaker in a presser on Thursday evening and the statements in his application moved in the top court were 'contradictory' "He gave mixed signals in the press conference after bis meeting with the MLAs. He is trying to ride two horses- on the one hand, he says he needs time to...