"Is There A Change In The Stand Of Devaswom Board? Asks Indu Malhotra,J; "We Decide To Respect The Judgment": Board

"Is there a change in the stand of the Devaswom Board? Earlier, you had argued otherwise?", Justice Indu Malhotra sought to confirm from Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi. "Yes. Now the Board has taken the decision to respect the judgment and not seek a review. We have also filed an application in this behalf", replied Mr. Dwivedi. The query came as the Senior Counsel urged the...

Sabarimala: Purification Ritual Goes To The Heart Of The Constitution, It Shows Untouchabilty: Jaising

"Exclusion of women is derogatory! The purification ritual hurt deeply! It is a constitutional hurt, not an ordinary one! It goes to the heart of the Constitution!", argued Senior Advocate Indira Jaising

SC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of UP Higher Judicial Service Rules Stipulating Cut Off Dates And Age Limit [Read Judgment]

“The validity of the Rule cannot be made to depend on cases of individual hardship which inevitably arise in applying a principle of general application.”

Linkage of PAN With Aadhaar Mandatory, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

“This Court has decided the matter and upheld the vires of section 139AA of the Income Tax Act. In view thereof, linkage of PAN with Aadhar is mandatory.”

Breaking : SC Reserves Judgment In Sabarimala Review Petitions

After a marathon hearing which lasted from morning till 3 PM, the Supreme Court constitution bench today reserved judgment in a bunch of review petitions filed against the September 28 judgment, which declared right of women of all age groups to enter the temple.The Constitution Bench of CJI Gogoi, and Justices Khanwilkar, Nariman, Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra heard the arguments of...

#Sabarimala: Exclusion Of Women From Temples Not Essential to Hindu Religion: Kerala Govt Says No Grounds For Review

Opposing close to 60 pleas seeking a review of the 2018 Sabarimala verdict, Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta, for the state of Kerala, argued, "Nothing has been placed before Your Lordships that would justify a review. If a substantial case were to be made, we will make exhaustive arguments" "The overriding thing is that there was a consensus of Your Lordships (in the majority judgment) on...

[Sabarimala Review] [Session 1] : 'Right To Worship Under Art.25 Has To Exercised In Consonance With Nature Of Deity', Petitioners Argue

Today, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court started hearing the review petitions against the September 28 judgment in the Indian Young Lawyers Association case, which declared the right of women of all age groups to visit Sabarimala.Listed before the bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Nariman, Khanwhilkar, Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra were 55 review petitions filed by...

SC Issues Notice To Lawyer Prashant Bhushan On Contempt Petitions Filed By AG & Centre [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on the petitions filed against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for his tweets stating that the Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal had misled the Court by submitting that the appointment of interim CBI Director Nageshwar Rao had the approval of the High Powered Selection Committee. While issuing notice, the Bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra and...

IBC Code: NCLT Has No Jurisdiction To Enquire Into Justness Of Rejection Of The Resolution Plan: SC [Read Judgment]

“Upon receipt of a “rejected” resolution plan the adjudicating authority (NCLT) is not expected to do anything more; but is obligated to initiate liquidation process under Section 33(1) of the I&B Code.”

Don't Deprive Litigants Of Valuable Rights Just For Their Lawyer's Default, Says SC [Read Judgment]

“Indeed, dismissal of the appeal in default and dismissal of the appeal on merits makes a difference. The former dismissal is behind the back of the litigant and latter dismissal is after hearing the litigant. The latter is always preferred than the former.”

After AG, Centre Too Files Contempt Petition Against Prashant Bhushan For Tweets About CBI Interim Chief's Appointment [Read Petition]

The Centre today filed a contempt petition against advocate Prashant Bhushan for his tweets that the Attorney General had misled the Court by submitting that the appointment of interim CBI Director Nageshwar Rao had the approval of High Powered Selection Committee.Yesterday, the Attorney General himself had filed a contempt petition against Bhushan.The issue pertains to the submission made by...

ESI Act: Company Directors, Who Receive Remuneration, Are Also 'Employees': SC [Read Judgment]

"We have no hesitation in concluding that the High Court in the present case has been in error in assuming that the Director of a Company, who had been receiving remuneration for discharge of duties assigned to him, may not fall within the definition of an employee for the purpose of the ESI Act.”