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Days After Firing in Delhi’s Saket Court, Bar Council of India Requests Union Govt for Effective Law for Lawyers’ Protection
Amid rising concerns over the safety of lawyers, the Bar Council of India has passed a resolution requesting the union government to frame an effective law for “the protection of lives, interests, and privilege of advocates and their families”. This development comes days after yet another shooting inside a court complex, this time in Delhi’s Saket district court. In a press...
"More Than 99.9 % People Opposed To Same-Sex Marriage", Bar Council Of India To Request Supreme Court To Leave Issue To Legislative Process
The Bar Council of India has resolved to request the Supreme Court to leave the issue of same-sex marriage to legislative process for wide spread consultation, saying that the matter is "highly sensitive" and having "social, religious and cultural connotations" and hence required wide spread consultations.Stating that "ever since the inception of human civilisation and culture, marriage has...
Supreme Court Judge Justice BR Gavai Releases VD Mahajan’s Constitutional Law of India Revised By Sanjay Jain
Supreme Court’s Justice BR Gavai released Eastern Book Company’s legal classic - V.D. Mahajan’s Constitutional Law of India by Sanjay Jain in the presence of Professor Upendra Baxi, Professor MP Singh, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan and Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan and other legal luminaries. The Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud has written the book’s foreword...
NEET-SS : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns About Vacancies In Super Speciality Seats, Asks Union Govt To Find A Solution
The Supreme Court of India has recently expressed concerns over the vacancies in super speciality medical in India, and the failure of the concerned authorities to fill the vacancies.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath, while hearing a batch of petitions arising out of successful candidates dropping out of such courses, observed in an order passed on April 13:“The present...
Rules Of Business Not Violated By State, When Actions Of Cabinet Committee Are Validated By Council Of Ministers : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that when the Cabinet constitutes a committee and the latter’s actions are validated by the Minister and the rest of the Council, then it cannot be claimed that Rules of Business have not been followed by the State Government in the course of its decision-making process.The Bench comprising of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Vikram Nath, while adjudicating the case...
If Prosecution Proposes Death Sentence, It Must Produce Before Trial Court Information About Background Of Accused : Supreme Court
In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court has held that in cases where the offences are so heinous that death sentence is warranted, the prosecution must produce before the trial court all materials which are relevant to assess the mitigating circumstances favouring the accused. The Court clarified that this exercise must be carried out even in cases where the accused might eventually not...
Supreme Court Quarterly Digest On ADMINISTRATIVE LAW [Jan – Mar, 2023]
Administrative Tribunals Act 1985 - The relevant State Government has the implied power to issue a request to abolish the SAT in its state to the Union Government. The Union Government in turn has the implied power to rescind the notification by which that SAT was established, thereby abolishing the SAT. (Para 59) Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw...
Supreme Court Dismisses Abhinav Bharat Congress Plea To Declare That Mistrial Happened In Mahatma Gandhi Assassination Case; Imposes Costs
On Friday, the Supreme Court was irked by a petition, inter alia, seeking directions to declare that the Bombay Public Security Measures (Delhi Amendment) Act, 1948 is ultra vires to the Constitution of India and its application in the Mahatma Gandhi Assassination case ( Rex v. Nathuram Godse And Ors), resulted in a mistrial. The petition filed by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Compensation Scheme For Victims Of Lynching And Mob Violence
The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a PIL seeking implementation of directions issued in Tehseen Poonawalla v. Union of India And Ors. (2018), particularly, the one regarding compensation scheme to be framed by State Governments and Union Territories for victims of lynching/mob violence under Section 357A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC).A Bench comprising Justice...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice S.V. Bhatti As Acting Chief Justice Of Kerala High Court
The Central Government has notified the appointment of Justice S.V. Bhatti as the Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court with effect from April 24, 2023, informed Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju through Twitter. The present Chief Justice of Kerala High Court S. Manikumar, is set to retire on the aforementioned date. In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India,...
'Will Be Forced To Summon DGP' : Supreme Court Warns State Of Uttar Pradesh Over Non-Compliance Of Orders On Remission
The Supreme Court of India on Friday expressed its anguish over the routine non-compliance by the State of Uttar Pradesh with its September 2022 judgement in which it had, inter alia, directed prisoners to be considered for remission once they became eligible. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud orally remarked: “Some of these prisoners have been in jail for 20 years or 22...