I Would Rather Be Remembered As A Good Judge Than A Bad CJI: Justice J Chelameshwar (Retd)

‘When we choose to be silent, we have ourselves to blame. The hottest place in hell is reserved for those who ‘remain silent’.’“I would rather be remembered as a good judge than a bad Chief Justice,” said Justice Jasti Chelameshwar (Retd) as he sat down with Sanjay Jha, president of the All India Professionals Congress (AIPC), in a frank and forthright discussion called “Dissent...

Workmen’s Compensation Act: Interest On Compensation Amount To Be Awarded From The Date Of Accident: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that while awarding interest on the compensation to an employee, under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, it is to be awarded from the date of the accident.The employer had challenged the compensation awarded to the wife of a workman who had died in the course of employment.In this case, the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation had awarded the interest at...

SC Recalls 2009 Judgment That Affirmed Death Sentence To Accused In A Gang Rape And Murder Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has recalled its order in criminal appeals, wherein it had confirmed death sentence awarded to some of the accused and restored it for some other accused.Six men were sentenced to death by a Nasik court for murdering five members of a family, including children. They were also accused of gangraping and murdering a minor girl belonging to that family. The Bombay High...

SC Rejects Plea Of Employer To Add ‘Break In Service’ As One Of Punishment [Read Judgment]

‘It would enable the employer to take action against its employees even in a situation where an employee is found absent even for a day and such absence will be treated as “break in service” under the Certified Standing Orders and also under the Payment of Gratuity Act.’The Supreme Court dismissed plea of an employer who wanted to add ‘break in service’ as a ground for...

UPTET 2017: SC Remands Matter Back To HC, Says Any Appointments Will Be Subject To HC Decision [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has remanded to the Division Bench of Allahabad High Court, the matter pertaining to the validity of certain questions in the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET), 2017.The Bench comprising Justice MB Lokur, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Deepak Gupta clarified that any appointments made will be subject to the outcome of the decision rendered by the Division...

'Surprised By The Speed With Which Govt Cleared Recommendations Of Four Judges', CJI Tells Journos

The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi visited the press lounge of the Supreme Court today to have an informal interaction with the journalists covering court news for various media houses.During the interaction, the CJI told that he was surprised by the "unprecedented" speed with which the Government cleared the names of four judges within 48 hours of the collegium recommending their names....

CJI Assures To Look Into The Issue Of Collegium Recommendations Pending With Central Government

Hearing a PIL by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation for a direction to the Centre to notify appointment of those whose candidature for judgeship has been reiterated by the collegium, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi assured that the issue will be addressed by him on the Administrative side.The Chief Justice stated that the matter will now be taken up after eight weeks, but the bench,...

Bofors Case : SC Dismisses CBI's Appeal Against Discharge Of Hinduja Brothers [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed CBI's appeal against the Delhi High Court verdict discharging all the accused including Hinduja brothers in Rs 64 crore Bofors pay-off case.A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it was not convinced with the grounds of the CBI on the delay in filing the appeal.The CBI appeal was filed in February 2018, twelve years after the Delhi High...

SC Refuses To Entertain Petitions Challenging Triple Talaq Ordinance

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices K. M. Joseph and Hemant Gupta on Friday was not inclined to entertain the pleas challenging the constitutionality of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2018 which imposes a maximum sentence of 3 years on a Muslim husband for pronouncing Triple Talaq.“What was the date of the ordinance?”,...

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Sworn In As SC Judges,

Four new judges— Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi were sworn in as Supreme Court Judges today at 10:30 am in the Chief Justice’s Court, raising the total number of judges to 28, as against the sanctioned strength of 31 judges.The Centre on Thursday accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four Judges as SC judges. The President has issued...

CJI Establishes In-House 'Think Tank' For Research & Planning [Read Press Release]

The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has established an in house 'think tank' to strengthen the knowledge infrastructure of Supreme Court of India, states a press release issued by the Court today.To this end, the CJI has redefined the mandate of Centre for Research and Planning(CRP) to meet the "fast expanding knowledge needs of judiciary"It is stated in the press release that to meet...

SARFAESI: Borrower/Debtor Can File Securitisation Application At The Stage Of The Possession Notice, Holds SC

‘The object of providing a remedy against the wrongful action of a secured creditor to a borrower will be stultified if the borrower has to wait until a sale notice is issued, or worse still, until a sale actually takes place.’Setting aside a judgment of Allahabad High Court full bench, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that the borrower/debtor can approach the Debts Recovery Tribunal...