'Expression Of Views Will Not Disentitle A Candidate' : Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Proposal To Elevate Somasekhar Sundaresan As Bombay HC Judge

The Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated its last year’s recommendation to the Centre to appoint Advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as Judge of the Bombay High Court holding that his views on social media cannot be used to infer he’s highly biased opinionated person. The collegium of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph held....

Saurabh Kirpal's Openness About Sexual Orientation Doesn't Make Him Unsuitable For Judgeship: Supreme Court Collegium Reiterates Proposal

The Supreme Court Collegium has expressed its disagreement with the Centre which returned the proposal to appoint gay Advocate Saurabh Kirpal as a Judge of the Delhi High Court, based on his openness about his sexual orientation.The Centre apprehends that given his "attachment" to the cause of gay-rights, it cannot rule out the possibility of Kirpal's bias and prejudice. It had therefore...

'No Manifest Error In CCI Findings Against Google' : Supreme Court Affirms NCLAT Order Refusing To Stay CCI Order In Android Dominance Matter

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal which refused to stay the order of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) which imposed a penalty of Rs 1,338 crore on Google India for abuse of dominance in relation to Android eco-system.However, the Court directed the NCLAT to dispose of the appeal filed by Google by March...

Divorce Can't Be Sought On Ground Of Partner's Infertility, Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ruled that infertility of a woman cannot be a valid ground for seeking divorce. The Court also underscored that asking for divorce by mutual consent from one’s wife who is in a traumatic situation for having developed primary infertility amounts to mental cruelty within the definition of Section 498A of the IPC.Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul) observed,“The...

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Lakhimpur Kheri - 'Will Poor Prisoners Get Relief If Ashish Mishra Is Also In Jail?': Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Bail Plea

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on the petition filed by Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, seeking bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri case related to the killing of five persons.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and JK Maheshwari, during the hearing which lasted for nearly two hours, expressed inclination to grant bail to Mishra, considering his period of...

‘Has Adverse Impact On Victim’s Psyche’: Delhi High Court Issues Guidelines On Presence Of POCSO Victims During Bail Hearings

The Delhi High Court has issued a slew of directions regarding the presence of POCSO victims during bail hearings, observing that the same has an adverse impact on the psyche of the victim. Justice Jasmeet Singh directed that the victim can be produced virtually before the court, either by the IO or a support person, by way of Video Conferencing or by taking assistance of the District...

Passive Euthanasia : Doctors Body Tells Supreme Court About Practical Difficulties In "Living Will" Guidelines

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, continued with the hearing of the Miscellaneous Application seeking modification of the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by way of its judgment recognising 'passive euthanasia' in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr.Living Will/Advance Medical Directive is a written document that allows a patient...

Pay Hike For Judicial Officers : Supreme Court Agrees To Grant Extension For States Which Sought Time For Compliance

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday heard a petition seeking implement of the order dated 22.07.2022 which had directed the Center and the States to pay judicial officers pension as per the enhanced pay scale as recommended by the Second National Judicial Pay Commission. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. At the...

Citizens Have Right To Know Rules Under Which They Are Refused Permission To Hold Peaceful Protests: Gujarat High Court

The Gujarat High Court has held that citizens have a right to know the rules and regulations under which they are denied the permission to hold peaceful protests. It added that refusal of the Police to publicize such rules amounts to "killing and smothering" the very purpose of the Right to Information Act."Right to Information Act was enacted with the spirit that the democracy requires...

Judicial Services| Plea To Increase Quota For LDCE & Reduce Eligibility Years : Supreme Court Refers To 3-Judge Bench

Last week, the Supreme Court directed a batch of applications seeking, inter alia, an enhancement of the number of seats reserved for promotion to higher judicial services through a limited departmental competitive examination (LDCE), and the reduction in the requirement of 10 years minimum qualifying service to seven years for successful LDCE candidates. A division bench...

Delhi Higher Judicial Services: High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Appointment Against Unfilled SC/ST Reserved Vacancies

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a candidate's plea seeking appointment as a judicial officer against the unfilled vacancies which were reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes candidates in the Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination - 2022.A division bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Amit Mahajan observed that the petitioner candidate does not have any indefeasible...