[Rafale] [Session 1] : SC Agrees Not To Examine Pricing Details Of The Deal Now [Read Prashant Bhushan's Rejoinder]

Today the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph heard the petitions seeking a court-monitored investigation into the Rafale defence deal.The arguments were started by Advocate M L Sharma, who submitted that the details handed over the Government revealed "serious fraud" in the deal. He pointed out that negotiations between India and...

“We Will Use Mics”: CJI Gogoi Assures In Open Court

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi today assured that Supreme Court judges will be using mics in court.“There is a request to use mic, so we are using it,” he said.The demand for the use of mics had often come up during former CJI Dipak Misra’s tenure. A group of law students and young lawyers called Whistle for Public Interest (WHIP) had in fact made a representation to Justice...

After Meeting With CJI, Gujarat HC Advocate Assn. Calls Of Strike On Transfer Of Justice Kureshi

Over an hour-long Sunday evening meeting of Gujarat High Court Advocates Association President Yatin Oza and other office bearers with the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has brought an end to the indefinite strike called by the Association to protest the SC Collegium’s recommendation to transfer Justice Akil Abduhamid Kureshi.Advocate Oza told LiveLaw that he had requested for...

Rafale Deal: Crucial Hearing In Supreme Court Tomorrow

The sensitive pricing details of the 36 Rafale fighter jets, submitted by the Centre in a sealed cover, is scheduled to be examined by the Supreme Court Wednesday.A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph will hold a crucial hearing in the case during which the petitioners, who have sought a court-monitored investigation into the deal, will also...

Wives Abandoned By NRI Husbands Petition SC For Protection Of Their Rights

A group of women from different parts have approached the Supreme Court seeking protection of their rights after they were abandoned by their NRI husbands.In a petition which highlighted the marriage frauds committed by NRI men living abroad, eight women from Delhi, Pune, Bhathinda and Puducherry have jointly raised the issue and sought court’s indulgence.They have cited the country wide...

SC To Hear Plea By Sonia And Rahul Against Delhi HC Order Allowing Income Tax Re-assessment on December 4

The Supreme Court bench of Justices A. K. Sikri and Abdul Nazeer on Tuesday agreed to hear in detail on December 4 the petitions filed by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi challenging the Delhi High Court order of September 8 refusing to give them relief in a case of re-opening of their tax assessments for 2011-12.However, the bench declined to grant a stay on the...

Breaking: SC Agrees To Hear Sabarimala Review Petitions In Open Court On January 22, No Stay On Judgment [Read Order]

A Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice RF Nariman, Justice AM Khanwilkar, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malhotra on Tuesday decided to hear the review petitions against Sabarimala Judgment  in open Court on January 22."All the Review Petitions along with all pending applications will be heard in Open Court on 22nd January,2019 before the appropriate Bench....

Suggestions/Views Invited On 105 Applications For Designation Of SC Lawyers As Senior Advocates [Read Notice]

The Supreme Court has made public the names of advocates who have applied to it for being designated as Senior Advocates. The list has names of 105 lawyers in total.The notice invites suggestions and views from stakeholders on the proposal, for consideration by the Committee for Designation as Senior Advocates (CDSA). Such suggestions and views have been directed to be submitted to the...

Breaking: SC To Hear Fresh Petitions Against Sabarimala Judgment After Considering The Review Petitions

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S. K. Kaul and K. M. Joseph adjourned the hearing on the fresh four petitions regarding the entry of menstruating women between the ages of 10 and 50 years to the Sabarimala Temple.The 49 review pleas are scheduled to be heard in chambers by the Chief Justice and Justices Rohinton Nariman, A. M. Khanwilkar, D. Y. Chandrachud...

SC Relief For Accused Directed To Arrange 62 Sureties For Bail In 31 Cases [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently came to the rescue of a man who had been asked to arrange for as many as 62 people as his sureties for bail in 31 cases.The Bench comprising Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee directed the petitioner to execute a personal bond for Rs. 30,000 and said that this bond shall hold good for all 31 cases. It further ordered that two sureties must execute the...

"Fantastic, A (former) Cabinet Minister Is Not Traceable": SC Pulls Up Bihar Police For Its Failure To Arrest Manju Verma In Muzaffarpur Case

The Supreme Court Monday said it was "quite shocked" that the Bihar police was unable to trace and arrest former state minister Manju Verma, who had stepped down from the cabinet in the wake of the Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal, in a case related to alleged recovery of illegal ammunition from her.A bench of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta summoned the Bihar director general of...

SC Functions With 14 Benches From Today; New Roster To Be Effective From Nov 19

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has constituted three more Benches in the Supreme Court. The number of Supreme Court Benches has therefore increased from eleven to fourteen, from today—Court No. 12 was presided over by Justices AM Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha, Court No. 13 by Justices DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, and Court No. 14 by Justices Ashok Bhushan and KM Joseph.Four new...