SC Directs To Extend Video Conference Facility Between Lawyer And Accused In All Cases Where Accused Facing Trial From Jail [Read Judgment]

‘All such attempts to facilitate dialogue between the counsel and his client would further the cause of justice and make legal aid meaningful. ‘The Supreme Court has directed all Legal Services Authorities/Committees in every State to extend video conference facility between the counsel and the accused or anybody in the know of the matter in every criminal case wherever the accused is...

Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code: Section 14 Moratorium Would Not Apply To A Personal Guarantor Of A Corporate Debtor: SC [Read Judgment]

'Section 14 refers only to debts due by corporate debtors, who are limited liability companies, and it is clear that in the vast majority of cases, personal guarantees are given by Directors who are in management of the companies. The object of the Code is not to allow such guarantors to escape from an independent and coextensive liability to pay off the entire outstanding debt, which is...

Insurer Can’t Be Absolved Merely Because The Driving Licence Is Fake, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

‘Suffice it to observe that it is well established that if the owner was aware of the fact that the licence was fake and still permitted the driver to drive the vehicle, then the insurer would stand absolved. However, the mere fact that the driving licence is fake, per se, would not absolve the insurer.’The Supreme Court has held that the mere fact that the driving licence is fake, per...

Manipur Encounter Killings: 355 Serving Army Officers Move SC Alleging CBI Bias & Dilution Of AFSPA [Read Petition]

Three hundred and fifty five soldiers and serving officers of the Indian Army have approached the Supreme Court alleging dilution of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) without specific amendment to that effect.The petition was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra  and Justice AM Khanwilkar today by Advocate Aishwarya Bhati, representing...

SC To Hear TN Govt’s Plea On Friday Against NGT Order Allowing Vedanta Access To Sterlite Plant

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday the Tamil Nadu government's plea against the August 9 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) permitting mining giant Vedanta to access the administrative unit of its controversial Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin.The principal bench of the NGT in New Delhi, headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, had observed that the...

“At 60 Plus I Have Become A Baby Again Being The 25th Judge Of This Court” : Justice K M Joseph

“Elevation to the highest court is indeed a great honour. It would be presumptuous on my part to make any promise. All that I can do is I hope and pray that I will be true to the oath I have taken . Primary role of a judge is to be true to the court”: Justice K M JosephA week after he was sworn in amidst a row over tinkering of his seniority and placing him third among the three judges...

When Attorney General Underlined The Non-Political Nature Of His Office

Attorney General K.K.Venugopal on Friday (10.08.2018) surprised the Supreme Court by expressing concern over widespread acts of vandalism by vigilante groups across the country, and the inaction of the law and order machinery to stem the tide. He left no one in doubt that he was saying so in his capacity as the Attorney General for (rather than of) India, as envisaged under Article 76 of...

Ad-Hoc Appointments Are Not Contractual: SC Relief To Ad-Hoc Judges Who Were Denied Retiral Benefits [Read Judgment]

 ‘Although temporary, ad-hoc and contractual appointments are used in contradiction to a regular and permanent appointment but between ad-hoc appointment and contract appointment, distinction is there in service jurisprudence and both the expressions cannot be interchangeably used.’In a relief to ad-hoc judges who were battling with the Madras High court claiming retiral benefits,...

SC To Launch Apps For E-Filing, E-Payments, User Manual & Awareness Guide Etc. Under E-Courts Program

The E-committee of the Supreme Court is set to launch several mobile applications for the benefit of litigants and lawyers on Tuesday.The apps provide services such as e-filing along with user manual, e-payment options, National Service and Tracking of Electronic Processes (NTSEP), Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC), and awareness guide for services offered under the...

Hapur Lynching: SC Directs IG-Meerut To Conduct Enquiry And Submit Report, Issues Notice To UP Govt [Read Petition & Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the state of UP in connection with the June 18 Hapur Lynching incident which resulted in the death a Muslim meat trader.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar was hearing a writ petition by one Samaydeen, who had witnessed and also faced attack in the course of the same...

Plea For Citizens' Charter And Grievance Redressal Commission: SC Asks Petitioner To Approach Govt.

The Supreme Court on Monday required NGO Bharatiya Matadata Sangathan to make a representation before the Central government to provide a Citizens’ Charter, notify the Grievance Redress Officer in each government department and to establish a Grievance Redressal Commission.The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar noted that the...

Bhim Army Leader Chandrashekhar Azad Moves SC Against Detention Under NSA, Notice Issued

With Bhim Army founder leader Chandrashekhar Azad challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) and seeking compensation for the illegal detention, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and the District Magistrate, Saharanpur, seeking their response within four weeks.Azad moved the Supreme Court after the Allahabad High Court refused to quash...