Kerala Govt Seeks Transfer Of Sabarimala Petitions From High Court To SC

The Government of Kerala has filed an application seeking transfer of petitions pending in the High Court of Kerala in relation to Sabarimala temple to the Supreme Court.The Government has specified twenty three petitions which are pending consideration of the High Court. The petitions were filed in the backdrop of security measures adopted by the government like deployment of police...

Day After His Retirement, SC Appoints Justice Kurian Joseph As Mediator In A Case Pending In SC Since 2005

A day after his retirement, a Supreme Court bench nominated Justice Kurian Joseph as a mediator in a case involving rival family members.On 30th November, the bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Hemant Gupta, while considering a special leave petition which is pending since 2005, observed: “Considering the nature of dispute involved in these matters, we deem it appropriate...

Whether Accused Has Right To Get Copy Of Memory Card Containing Crime Visuals: SC To Consider Actor Dileep's Plea Next Week

The Supreme Court has adjourned to December 11 the admission hearing of appeal filed by Malayalam film actor Dileep for obtaining copy of memory card which contains visuals of the alleged sexual assault committed against a film actress.Dileep, who is accused of hatching criminal conspiracy of the sexual crime against the actress, is challenging the judgment of the High Court of Kerala, which...

We Felt That Former CJI Dipak Misra Was Allocating Cases To Judges With Political Bias: Justice Kurian Joseph On Press Conference

Days after his retirement, Supreme Court judge, Justice Kurian Joseph has spilled the beans on the unprecedented press conference that he was a part of, along with three other judges, in January this year.In an interview to TOI, Justice Joseph has claimed that the four judges felt that former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was being controlled from the outside and was allocating cases...

Imposition Of Penalty In Disciplinary Proceeding Lies In Sole Domain Of Employer, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

“Unless the penalty is found to be shockingly disproportionate to the charges which are proved, the element of discretion which is attributed to the employer cannot be interfered with”The Supreme Court has reiterated that the imposition of a penalty in disciplinary proceeding lies in the sole domain of the employer and the court cannot interfere unless the penalty is found to be...

SC Dismisses Plea Against Appointment Of Madras HC Judge Justice Subramonium Prasad Alleging That He Has Not Practiced Before Madras HC

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph on Monday dismissed the challenge to the elevation of Justice Subramonium Prasad as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court in June this year.The bench was hearing the SLP preferred by advocate M. Radhakrishnan against the June 11 judgment of the High Court rejecting his argument that...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Execution Of A Will Can Be Held To Be Proved When It Is Found To Be Ordinarily Free from Suspicious Circumstances [Jarnail Singh vs. Bhagwanti]The Supreme Court reiterated the settled law that execution of a Will must be held to have been proved not only when the statutory requirements for proving the Will are satisfied but the Will is also found to be ordinarily free from...

SC Issues Notice To Baba Ramdev On Book Publisher's Plea Against HC Order

The Supreme Court Friday issued a notice to Yoga guru Ramdev on a plea by a publisher challenging the Delhi High Court's verdict restraining sale and publication of a book purportedly on his life.The high court had passed the restraining order after Ramdev claimed that the book had defamatory content.The apex court listed the matter for further hearing in the first week of February next...

Govt Policies Inadequate To Secure Rights & Dignity Of The Elderly: Former Union Law Minister Dr. Ashwani Kumar To SC

Government policies and legislation intended to secure the rights and dignity of the elderly are not being adequately enforced, Former Union Law Minister and Senior Advocate Dr. Ashwani Kumar submitted before the Supreme Court on Friday.The submissions were made before a bench comprising Justice MB Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta, on Dr. Kumar’s plea seeking a direction to the Centre to...

SC Confirms Life Imprisonment Awarded To Acid-Attack Accused [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed life imprisonment awarded to a man accused in an acid-attack case.The woman, who was attacked in this case, had been working as a receptionist in a hospital in Karnataka. One of the accused in this case, Vasantharaj, was pestering her to marry him. One day, he along with his friend (Suresh), came in front of her and threw acid first of all on her...

The Law Derives Its Life And Temperament From The Diversity Of Interpretation: CJI Ranjan Gogoi

“Both art and the law witness Diversity in interpretation, the difference being that while in the former, there is a stillness, the law is dynamic, ever-evolving and progressively opening newer political arenas for the society”, articulated Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Friday.He was speaking at the launch of the book ‘Architecture of Justice’ at the India International Centre in...

How Union Of India ‘Nullified’ Eviction Decree Upheld By SC By Bringing In Validation Act [Read Judgment]

“The present suit instituted by the Trust under the provisions of the Transfer of Property Act, which culminated with the decree of eviction, affirmed up to this Court vide judgment under review, has been rendered without jurisdiction, by operation of law. This being the position after coming into force of the Validation Act 2014 and in particular, the purport of Section 39 as inserted,...