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Supreme Court Urges Centre To Revisit Yellow Dal Import Policy; Says Farming Of Pulses Be Incentivised
The Supreme Court on Friday urged the Union Government to convene a meeting of relevant stakeholders to revisit the existing policy framework governing the import of yellow peas and explore measures to incentivise farmers to shift from conventional crops like wheat and paddy to pulses. The Court emphasised the need for better coordination among ministries and observed that policies relating...
Auction Sale Confirmation Does Not Bar Judicial Scrutiny Of Valuation Of Reserve Price : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 13) observed that a conclusion of an auction sale would not bar re-valuation of the auctioned property, when a question arises regarding the adequacy of valuation or fixation of the reserve price. “While there can be no quarrel with the settled proposition that the rights of a bona fide auction purchaser deserve due protection and that confirmed court...
Supreme Court Empowers District Judges To Nominate Members To Bar Associations' ECs To Ensure 30% Women Representation
The Supreme Court today empowered District Judges across the country to nominate women members to Executive Committees/Governing Bodies of Bar Associations within their jurisdictions, so as to meet the criteria of 30 percent women's representation in them.The Court authorized the District Judges to make the nominations in the event that there were sufficient women members available in...
Supreme Court Stays Defamation Case Against Lawyer For Posting Book Extracts On Mamata Banerjee's Personal Life
The Supreme Court today(March 13) issued notice and ordered status quo in a plea filed by Advocate Koustav Bagchi seeking to quash a defamation complaint filed against him after he posted an extract of a book which had allegedly made certain remarks concerning the personal life of the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee.A bench comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice...
3-Year Practice Rule | Now Source Is Coaching Centres, That's The Entire Problem : Justice Chandran On Judicial Recruitments
While hearing petitions seeking review of the 3-year practice condition, Justice Vinod Chandran of the Supreme Court remarked that the problem with the judicial recruitment is that "coaching centres have become the source now."Justice Chandran was responding to Senior Advocate Pinky Anand, who argued that the practice requirement could act as a roadblock for aspirants and delay their entry...
'FIR Can't Be Doubted Merely Because It Is Based On Police Statement', Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail In SC/ST Case
The Supreme Court has cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to individuals who had allegedly hurled caste-based abuse at the members of the Scheduled Caste category, noting that the authenticity of an FIR cannot be doubted merely because it was registered based on a police statement, not by a complainant. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the Punjab &...
Supreme Court Stays Telangana HC Order Mandating 90-Day Advance Notice For Movie Ticket Price Hikes
The Supreme Court today stayed a Telangana High Court order which directed the state government to put in public domain any decision regarding hike in movie ticket prices 90 days in advance.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Atul S Chandurkar passed the order, while issuing notice on the plea filed by M/s Mythri Movie Makers, a film production and distribution company. On behalf of...
3 Year Practice Rule For Judicial Service : Live Updates From Supreme Court Review Hearing
The Supreme Court is hearing review petitions against the judgment holding that a 3-year practice is mandatory for entering into judicial services.Bench: CJI Surya Kant, Justice August George Masih and Justice K Vinod ChandranDuring the hearing last month, the CJI had orally commented that the three-year rule was disproportionately affecting women candidates.Responding to the Court's call...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea For Mandatory NAT Test In Blood Banks
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition seeking to make Nucleic Acid Test (NAT) mandatory in blood banks while accepting blood donations.Observing that NAT is a more expensive process, as admitted by the petitioner itself, the Court said that it cannot issue a direction to make it mandatory, as it will create an extra financial burden on the States.A Bench...
'Petition Like A Shopping Mall' : Supreme Court Rejects Omnibus PIL Seeking Directions To Curb Negligence By Authorities
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a petition seeking omnibus directions to prevent deaths due to negligence by public authorities. The bench remarked that the PIL was of a wide nature and directions sought would not be manageable to implement. The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the petition seeking directions to the Union and...
