Judicial Appointments :Three Names Reiterated During CJI Gogoi's Tenure Still Pending With Centre

There is no consistent pattern in the responses of Central Government to Collegium reiterations.

"Why Cannot You Go To HC?SC Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Ordinance On Reservation For Varsity Faculty

The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Centre's Ordinance which restored the roster based reservation system for appointment of faculty members in higher educational institutions. The pleas challenging the March 7 promulgation of 'The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers' Cadre) Ordinance, 2019' came up for hearing before a bench of...

SC Favors Increasing VVPAT Match, Seeks Election Commission's Response

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India to explain on affidavit by Thursday its decision to cross-check the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPAT) of only one randomly selected booth in each constituency. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also required the Commission to reply whether it is possible to increase the VVPAT sample survey in...

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of ''Triple Talaq'' Ordinance

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the constitutional validity of an ordinance which makes the practice of instant 'triple talaq' a punishable offence. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed a plea of a Kerala-based outfit and said it will not like to interfere. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance was first notified...

Sabarimala: SC Dismisses Kerala Govt's Plea To Transfer Petitions Pending Before HC To Supreme Court [Read Order]

Hearing an application for the transfer to itself of petitions over the Sabarimala Temple entry controversy pending in the Kerala High Court, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the government of Kerala to approach the High Court for the modification of the interim directions. The petitions were filed in the High Court against the security measures adopted by the government like the deployment...

Suspension Of Advocates By Bar Council For Non Payment Of Welfare Fund Subscription Challenged In SC

The decision of the Bar Council of India to suspend the practise of advocates for defaulting payment of subscription dues of welfare fund has been challenged in the Supreme Court. Advocate Welfare Committee of Bar Council of India took this decision to suspend the practice of 5970 advocates on the rolls of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in a meeting held last Friday The notification...

Breaking: Bar Council Suspends 5970 Lawyers For Not Paying Welfare Fund Subscription [Read Notice]

5970 Advocates on the Rolls of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, cannot practice in any Court or Tribunal, until they clear Advocate Welfare Fund subscription dues. Advocate Welfare Committee of Bar Council of India took this decision to suspend their practice in a meeting held last Thursday. The notification in this regard reads as follows: "It is hereby informed that...

Centre Clears Transfer Of Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan To Calcutta HC [Read Notification]

Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan has been transferred from Telangana High Court to Calcutta High Court, where he will be taking charge as the Chief Justice shortly.In a notification issued today, the Central Government stated that the President of India has directed him to take charge on or before 6th April 2019.The appointment comes after CJI Ranjan Gogoi wrote to Union Law Minister...

Chhattisgarh CJ AK Tripathi Resigns After Appointment As Lokpal Member, Justice PK Mishra Acting CJ [Read Notifications]

Chhattisgarh CJ AK Tripathi resigns after appointment as Member (Judicial) Lokpal, Justice PK Mishra appointed acting Chief Justice As Justice Ak Tripathi tendered his resignation from the office of Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court after his appointment as Member (Judicial), Lokpal, Justice PK Mishra has been appointed the Acting Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court. In...

Principles Of Res Judicata Are Applicable To Writ Petitions, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

"Albeit the decision of the Constitution Bench was in the context of a Writ Petition filed under Article 32, it would apply with greater force to bar a Writ Petition filed under Article 226."

Power Distribution Licensee Can't Demand Electricity Bill Beyond 2 Years Unless Amount Reflects As Arrears In Bill During 2-Yr Period:Bombay HC [FB] [Read Judgment]

A full bench of the Bombay High Court has held that a power distribution licensee cannot demand charges or consumption of electricity for a period of more than two years preceding the date of the first demand of such charges unless the amount of money owed is reflected in the electricity bill during the two-year period. The bench comprised of Justice SC Dharmadhikari, Justice Bharati...

Photographers Turned Hostile, But Photos Spoke For Themselves: How Madras HC Convicted Dinakaran Newspaper Office Attack Accused? [Read Judgment]

"Nothing prevented the Trial Judge to use his own eyes to see the person standing in the dock and the person seen in the photographs/videos."