Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Delhi Home Secretary Over False Statement On Placing SRB Recommendations Before LG

The Supreme Court recently summoned the Home Department Secretary of the Delhi Government seeking an explanation and calling upon him to show cause why contempt action should not be initiated for the State Government's “completely false” claim that the recommendations of the Sentence Review Board(SRB) in a remission matter were placed before the Lieutenant Governor.A bench or Abhay Oka...

Supreme Court Discharges Employers In Culpable Homicide Case Over Electrocution Death Of Workers Engaged For Decoration

The Supreme Court recently discharged two persons accused of not providing safety equipment (e.g., helmets, safety belts, rubber shoes) to their employees, leading to their deaths due to electrocution while working on a signboard by using an iron ladder. An FIR was registered against the Appellants under Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 304A (causing death...

Movie Ads Row: Karnataka High Court Stays District Consumer Commission's Order Against PVR, Says It Can't Direct How Theatres Should Run

The Karnataka High Court on Monday by way of interim relief stayed till March 27, the order passed by Bangalore District Consumer Commission holding PVR Cinemas liable to pay compensation to a complainant for showing long Ads instead of screening movies at announced time. A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Multiplex Association of India....

'Shocking' : Supreme Court Slams J&K Admin For 16 Years' Refusal To Comply With HC Order On Regularisation Of Daily Wager

The Supreme Court of India made a scathing observation regarding the 16-year long delay by the UT of J&K in complying with the High Court's order, which directed the government to consider the case of the respondent daily wagers for regularization as per specific Government Order SRO 64 of 1994.IN 2007, J&K High Court had passed the directions to appellants to consider the case of...

Supreme Court Directs States/UTs To Notify Sanctioned Posts Of Teachers For Children With Special Needs Before March 28

The Supreme Court on Friday (March 7) directed all the States and Union Territories to notify the sanctioned posts of teachers for special children and immediately begin the selection procedure of the same. It added that those teachers working on an ad-hoc basis in different states be regularised by a scrutiny committee on the merits of each candidate. The bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia...

Centre Notifies Elevation Of Calcutta HC Judge Justice Joymalya Bagchi To Supreme Court; In Line To Be CJI In 2031

The Central Government has approved the appointment of Calcutta High Court judge Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi as a Judge of the Supreme Court.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal posted in 'X' that the President was pleased to appoint Justice Joymalya Bagchi in the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended the elevation of Justice Bagchi last week.The Collegium considered the...

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Live Law is hiring for the following positions: Associate Editor (1)Desk Editor(2)Desk Reporter(1)Reporter-Gujarat High Court (1)Reporter- Kerala High Court (1)Reporter- Andhra Pradesh High Court (1) Eligibility: Candidates applying for Associate Editor and Desk Editor role must have a degree in Law. They should have at least TWO years and ONE year experience...

Sale Under Power Of Attorney Unaffected By Subsequent Cancellation Of PoA : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that sale transactions carried out on the basis of a valid Power of Attorney (PoA) cannot be sought to be set aside later on the ground that the PoA was cancelled subsequently.Holding so, the Court affirmed an order of the Trial Court rejecting a plaint, which sought to annul certain past sale transactions on the basis of the subsequent cancellation of the...

Supreme Court Monthly Round-up: February 2025

Nominal IndexCitationsRimpa Saha v. District Primary School Council Malda 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 143Lok Prahari Through Its General Secretary v. Union of India 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 144Rajeev Suri v. Archaeological Survey of India & Ors., Special Leave To Appeal (C) No.12213/2019 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 145State of Madhya Pradesh v. Dileep 2025 LiveLaw (SC) 146 Bhupinder Singh v. Unitech Ltd., Civil...

The Case For Commemorating The International Day Of Women Judges : Justice Maria Clete Writes

On March 10th each year, the world acknowledges the International Day of Women Judges (IDWJ)—a day established by the United Nations General Assembly to recognise and promote the role of women in the judiciary. The observance of this day is not merely symbolic; it serves as a reaffirmation of the principles of gender equality, judicial integrity, and inclusivity within the legal profession. Why IDWJ Matters Historically, the judiciary has been a male-dominated institution. Although...

In India, Far More Demand For Government Jobs Than Available Posts; Absolute Scruplousness Necessary In Selection Process: Supreme Court

"In India, the reality is that there are far more takers of Government jobs than there are jobs available," observed the Supreme Court recently while setting aside the bail granted to the accused in case over the use of a "dummy candidate" in a Civil Engineer Competitive Examination.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ahsanudding Amanullah allowed the appeal filed by the State...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Seven Advocates As Judges For Rajasthan High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of seven (7) Advocates as Judges of the Rajasthan High Court. The Collegium, in its meeting held on March 5, 2025, passed a resolution approving the following Advocates as judges of the Court:Shri Anand Sharma, Shri Sunil Beniwal, Shri Sandeep Taneja, Shri Mukesh Rajpurohit, Shri Sandeep Shah, Shri Baljinder Singh Sandhu, and Ms....