Assam NRC: Mere Possibility Of Forgery Not A Ground To Exclude 5 Additional Documents To Make Claim, SC Extends Deadline To Dec 15 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Rohinton Nariman on Thursday extended to December 15 the deadline for filing the claims and objections by individuals excluded from the first draft of the NRC for the state of Assam as published on July 30.The bench also permitted the introduction of any one or more of the following five documents for claimants to rely on to...

Breaking: Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi Appointed As Supreme Court Judges [Read Notifications]

The Centre has accepted the collegium recommendation for the elevation of four High Court Chief Justices as SC judges. The President has issued a notification today, appointing  Justices Hemant Gupta, R Subhash Reddy, M R Shah and Ajay Rastogi, who are the Chief Justices of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Patna and Tripura High Courts respectively, as  Supreme Court judges.The new Judges will...

SC To Hear Plea For Life Ban On Convicted Persons From Contesting Elections On Dec 4 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday stated that it would hear on December 4 the plea for lifelong restraint from contesting elections on politicians convicted for criminal offences.The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice U. U. Lalit and Justice K. M. Joseph was hearing BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay’s PIL to provide adequate infrastructure to setup Special Courts to...

Gujarat HC Advocates Call For Strike To Protest SC Collegium's Proposal To Transfer Justice A Kureshi [Read Resolution]

The Gujarat High Court Advocates Association has unanimously resolved to go on indefinite strike from tomorrow to protest the SC Collegium's recommendation to transfer Justice Akil Abduhamid Kureshi.The unanimous Resolution terms the transfer recommendation "unwarranted, uncalled for and unjust" and states that the Bar "fails to discern any good reason for the same and believes that such...

CLAT Fee Shockingly High, Allows Profit Margin Of 90-95% For NLUs: Committee Examining CLAT-2018 [Read Report]

The Committee directed to be constituted to look into Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2018, has found that National Law Universities (NLUs) have been grossly overcharging the students for appearing for the examination, resulting in a profit margin of 90-95% for the NLUs.The report, in fact, notes that even if it is a policy to earn profit out of the examination, earning 90%...

Breaking: Judicial Vacancies- "If You Can't Fill Vacancies, We Will Take Over And Do What Is Needed", SC Seeks Personal Presence Of Registrar Generals(HCs) And Rep. Of States On Nov 15 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday reprimanded the States and the High Courts for their inefficiency in filling the vacancies in the subordinate judiciary, cautioning them that if the needful is not done in a timely manner, the court may contemplate centralizing the recruitment procedure.Deciding to examine the status of the different High Courts in batches, the bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi...

"Karti Chidambaram Going Abroad Not An Important Matter", SC Declines Urgent Hearing

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined urgent hearing on a plea by senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram, who is facing several criminal cases, seeking its permission to go abroad.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said the issue of Karti Chidambaram visiting abroad is not an "important matter" requiring urgent hearing."Karti Chidambaram going abroad...

Conviction Can’t Be Set Aside If No Prejudice Has Been Caused To Accused By Non-Framing Of Charge: SC [Read Judgment]

 ‘A conviction for the substantive offence without a charge can be set aside only if the accused shows that prejudice has been caused to him and that “failure of justice” has occasioned thereby.’The Supreme Court has held that a conviction for the substantive offence without a charge can be set aside only if the accused shows that prejudice has been caused to him and that “failure...

Raised Minimum Wages To Apply In Delhi During Pendency Of SLP; Revised Notification Be Prepared In 3 Months: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed provisional restoration of a 37% hike in minimum wages by the Delhi Government, during the pendency of the Special Leave Petitions filed before it.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice UU Lalit and Justice KM Joseph clarified that while no arrears would need to be paid presently, the current wages would be as per...

Live-In Partner Can Seek Maintenance Under Provisions Of Domestic Violence Act, Says SC [Read Order]

‘In fact, under the provisions of the DVC Act, 2005 the victim i.e. estranged wife or live-in-partner would be entitled to more relief than what is contemplated under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, namely, to a shared household also.’The Supreme Court observed that a live-in partner can seek maintenance under the provisions of the Protection of Women from...

Lie Detector/Brain Mapping/Narco Analysis Tests Can’t Be Ordered While Considering Bail Plea: SC Pulls Up Gujarat HC For Disclosing Identity Of Victim [Read Order]

 “In the instant case, by ordering the above mentioned tests and venturing into the reports of the same with meticulous details, the High Court has converted the adjudication of a bail matter to that of a mini-trial indeed.”The Supreme Court on Monday quashed a Gujarat High Court judgment that had ordered lie detector, brain mapping and narco-analysis tests on the accused and...

Courts Have To Adequately Consider Defence Of The Accused U/s 313 CrPC; Non-Consideration Can Vitiate Conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

“Section 313, Cr.P.C. cannot be seen simply as a part of audi alteram partem, rather it confers a valuable right upon an accused to establish his innocence.’The Supreme Court has held that if there has been no consideration at all of the defence taken by the accused under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the conviction can stand vitiated.The bench comprising Justice RF...