Supreme Court Paves Way For Lawyers With 10 Yrs Experience To Be Considered For Consumer Commission Appointments; Upholds Striking Down Of Centre's Rules

The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that persons having a Bachelors degree and having a professional experience of at least 10 years in consumer affairs, law, public affairs, administration etc. should be treated as qualified for appointment as President and members of State Consumer Commissions and District Consumer Forums.This means that lawyers with at least 10 years standing are eligible...

Arun Goel's Appointment As Election Commissioner Raises Pertinent Questions At Procedure; EC Should Have 6 Years Tenure : Supreme Court

Longer stint as Election Commissioner is necessary to ensure independence, said Court.

‘Certain Section Of Media Turned Unashamedly Partisan; Huge Surge Of Money Power In Elections’: Supreme Court Observes In ECI Case

In the judgment recommending reform in the process of appointment of members of the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, made some crucial observations on democracy and the role of the Commission in upholding it.A Constitution Bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar reckoned that in the backdrop of...

Desirable That FIRs In Corruption Cases Aren't Quashed At Investigation Stage : Supreme Court To High Courts

In a notable judgment, the Supreme Court has opined that it is desirable that the High Courts do not quash corruption case FIRs at investigation stage, even if it is suspected that the case has been registered by a new government against officers of the previous government.A Bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta observed that if the accused are allowed to go scot-free only on...

What Action Has Been Taken Against Man Who Posted Offensive Tweets Against Mohd Zubair? High Court Asks Delhi Police In POCSO Case

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Police what action has been taken against the man who posted offensive tweets against Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair in August 2020 after which an FIR was registered under POCSO Act against the fact-checker.“My question is you found nothing against this man (Zubair) and did not put his name in chargesheet. What about this person who...

Lawyers Should Be Allowed To Work On Phones Or Laptops Inside Courtrooms, Internet Facilities Also Must: CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice Of India, DY Chandrachud on Wednesday evening said that judges should allow lawyers to work on their electronic gadgets inside the courtrooms and must ensure internet facilities with adequate firewalls there so that it is put to genuine and authorised use.While speaking at a virtual inauguration ceremony of administrative block and various e-initiatives of Calcutta High Court,...

Panel Of PM, CJI, Leader of Opposition To Appoint Election Commissioners: Supreme Court [VIDEO]

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Supreme Court Directs Appointment Of Election Commissioners On Advise Of Committee Comprising Prime Minister, Leader Of Opposition And CJI

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has ordered that Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President of India on the advice of a Committee consisting of the Prime Minister, and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha (or leader of largest opposition party), and the Chief Justice of India.This practice will be enforced until a law in this regard is made by the Parliament, Justice...

EPF Pension : Kerala High Court Restrains EPFO From Reducing Higher Pension Received By Petitioners

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday, while considering the plea moved by persons aggrieved by the abrupt discontinuance or reduction of the pension that was being received by them, directed that the same shall not be curtailed, limited or stopped without specific orders from the Court. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan passed the above directive in light of the fact that the matter was under the...

Shiv Sena Case Hearing | Immaterial For 10th Schedule Whether Rival Group Has Majority; ECI Decision Has Retroactive Effect : Supreme Court

For the application of anti-defection law (tenth schedule of the Constitution), it does not matter whether the rival group is the minority or majority within the political party if their acts amount to defection, observed the Supreme Court on Wednesday while hearing the arguments of the Eknath Shinde group in the Shiv Sena case.The Court also remarked that the tenth schedule will operate even...

Gauhati High Court Flays Assam Govt For Putting Child Marriage Accused In Foreigners 'Transit Camp'

The Gauhati High Court has expressed strong displeasure over Assam government's decision to convert Matia Transit Camp in Goalpara district, which houses 'foreigners', in to a prison. The move comes in light of State's crackdown on child marriages.Finding State's decision to be strange and prima facie unacceptable, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Sumitra...