SC Curious About Fate Of Persons Whose Name Appears In Electoral Roll But Not In Final NRC [Read Order]

"The question that looms large and what the Court would like to be informed about is the precise relationship between the final N.R.C. which is due to be published on 31.7.2019 and the electoral rolls."

Reconsider Upper Age Limit For Admission To LL.B. Courses, SC To Bar Council Of India [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of India to reconsider, after hearing the various stakeholders, the upper age-limit for taking admission to the five-year and three-year law degree courses.The bench headed by Justice SA Bobde was hearing a plea by Rishab Duggal for setting aside a 2016 circular by which the BCI had restored Clause 28 in Schedule III of Rule 11 of the Rules...

If Contempt Is In The Face Of Court, Judges Can Take Immediate Action Without Issuing Notice: SC [Read Judgment]

To hold Advocate Mathews Nedumpara guilty of contempt, the Supreme Court followed the dictum that when contempt is in the face of court, summary procedure can be followed to inflict punishment "then and there"."When contempt is committed in the face of the Court, judges' hands are not tied behind their backs. The majesty of this Court as well as the administration of justice both demand...

Change Lawyer If Case Is Not Being Attended Properly: SC's Message To Litigants [Read Judgment]

"If the appellants noticed that their lawyer was not taking interest in attending to the brief in question, then they should have immediately engaged some other lawyer to ensure that the appeal be filed in time by another lawyer."

Death Sentence Can Be Imposed Only When Life Imprisonment Appears To Be An Altogether Inappropriate Punishment: SC [Read Judgment]

"We are not convinced that the probability of reform of the accused/appellant is low, in the absence of prior offending history and keeping in mind his overall conduct. "

Bhima Koregaon : Decide Gautam Navlakha's Plea Within 8 Weeks, SC Asks Bombay HC

The Supreme Court asked the Bombay High Court on Tuesday to decide on a plea moved by civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha, seeking to quash the FIR lodged against him in the 2017 Koregaon-Bhima case, within eight weeks. The top court kept the two appeals of the Maharashtra government -- filed against the orders of the Delhi High Court and the Bombay High Court respectively...

Economic Reservation :Constitution (103rd) Amendment Does Not Violate Basic Structure, Centre Tells SC

EWS quota is in conformity with the principles of affirmative action, the centre's affidavit states.

Sanjiv Chaturvedi Case: SC Stays Uttarakhand HC's Contempt Notice To CAT Chairman [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Monday, stayed the contempt show-cause notice issued by Uttarakhand High Court to Justice L. Narasimha Reddy, the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal. The bench comprising Justice R. Banumathi and Justice R. Subhash Reddy issued stay until further order in a Special Leave Petition filed by the CAT Chairman. The Uttarakhand High Court had issued a notice...

A Lawyer Is Barred From Appearing Only Before A Court Where His Relative Is A Presiding Judge, Not Before Entire Court: Delhi HC

"The explanation and the meaning of the word “Court” clearly stipulate that it does not mean the entire Court but only refers to a particular Court where relative of a lawyer is a Presiding Judge."

Breaking : SC Holds Nedumpara Guilty Of Contempt; Dismisses Petition To Abolish Senior Designation Of Advocates

The Supreme Court today held Advocate Mathews Nedumpara guilty of committing contempt in the face of court for taking the name of Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman while arguing a case for abolition of the system of senior designation of advocates.The Court also dismissed the petition by National Lawyers' Campaign for abolition the practise of senior designation. The bench headed by Justice R...

"It is The Duty Of Judges To Encourage Junior Lawyers In Open Court When They Argue Well": Justice (Rtd.) Sikri

"It also becomes the duty of a good judge to encourage junior lawyers in open court if he has argued well. Say that they have done their best! That gives a lot encouragement. I got that kind of encouragement I when had entered the profession so I always tried to pass it on"

PIL In SC Seeks Ban On Roadshows, Bike Rallies During Election Campaigning

Former Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police and an environmentalist have moved the Supreme Court seeking a ban on roadshows and bike rallies during election campaigning saying the same was against the law and the instructions issued by the Election Commission besides being a cause of air and noise pollution. The petition moved by former DGP Vikram Singh and environmentalist Shaivika...