Justice Madan B Lokur Appointed Judge Of Supreme Court of Fiji

Justice (retired) Madan B Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji as a judge of its non-resident panel, according to sources.Justice Lokur, who demitted office as a Supreme Court justice on December 31 2018, has been appointed in the new role for a period of three years.The sources close to the former judge said that he received the offer from the Chief Justice of the Fiji...

Whether Section 143-A Of The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 Has Retrospective Application Or Not ?

Preface: The party who commits default in payment can be sued by a payee in the civil court by filing suit for recovery of money. However, the special provision of Section 138 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (hereinafter referred to as the NIA) was inserted with effect from 01.04.1989 vide the Banking Public Financial Institutions and Negotiable Instruments Laws (Amendment) Act, 1988. The object of the NIA is to enhance the acceptability of the cheques in settlement of liabilities by...

Mamta Banerjee Meme: What For Did The SC Ask Priyanka Sharma To Apologise?

"Nobody has the right to not be offended. That right doesn't exist in any declaration I have ever read. If you are offended, it is your problem, and frankly, lots of things offend lots of people." Salman Rushdie writes.

Express Public Regret For Your Irresponsible, Retrograde Statements: Women Lawyers Write Open Letter To BCI Chairman

15th May, 2019 To: Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman, Bar Council of India, New Delhi. Mr. Mishra, We are members of the Bar and the legal profession. As Chairman of the Bar Council of India, we believe that you ought to demonstrate a commitment to Constitutional values including in particular that of gender equality and non-discrimination. In the circumstances, we have lately...

The Silence Of The Rajya Sabha

The CJI's innocence or guilt can be established only after a fair inquiry and it would not be an exaggeration to say that after the battering to its reputation over the last two weeks, the Supreme Court needs this inquiry as much as the complainant.

SC Collegium Recommends Justice DN Patel As Delhi HC Chief Justice [Read Resolution]

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Jharkhand (present)High Court Judge DN Patel as the new Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.Office of the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court would be falling vacant very shortly, consequent upon retirement of Mr. Justice Rajendra Menon, Chief Justice of that High Court. Therefore, appointment to that office is required to be made."Mr....

Will Curtailing Court Vacations Solve All Roadblocks To Justice Delivery In India?

I have criticised all things colonial in our judicial ecosystem, but 'court vacations' are that one colonial heritage which I am unwilling to compromise with.

We Cannot Allow Our Republic To Be Mortgaged By The Privileged Few

We the people gave to ourselves a "democratic republic". It is a republic if we can keep it(Benjamin Franklin). Have we been able to keep our republic? The answer is obviously no. Not the way framers of our Constitution would have wanted. Democracy is a government by the people and for the people. Therefore, a Democratic Republic revolves around this "public responsibility and trust." When we talk of the "republic", we pinpoint towards this responsibility and trust. This is the sole measuring...

Reservations In Promotions And The Idea Of Efficiency: B.K. Pavitra v Union Of India

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday delivered a fascinating judgment in B.K. Pavitra v Union of India, concerning the relationship between reservations in promotions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes [SCs/STs], and issues of seniority. The facts were as follows: in 2002, the state of Karnataka enacted a law stipulating – in effect – that consequential seniority would follow upon the promotions of SC/ST employees. To put it in simple language: if a reserved category employee...

The 'Acid' Undoubtedly A 'Corrosive' Substance Within The Meaning Of S.326 IPC: SC [Read Judgment]

"It needs hardly any emphasis that the act of causing grievous hurt by use of acid, by its very nature, is a gruesome and horrendous one, which, apart from causing severe bodily pain, leaves the scars and untold permanent miseries for the victim," noted Supreme Court while passing judgment in Omanakuttan v. The State of Kerala. With acid attack cases seeing a phenomenal increase in country...

Application In SC Seeks Contempt Against Amit Shah For His Statement On NRC, Citizenship Amendment Bill [Read Petition]

An application was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday praying for initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against BJP party president Amit Shah over his statement made during election campaigning to the effect that the Citizenship Amendment Bill will come first and then the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The Assam Andolan Sangrami Manch, through its convenor Pranab Goswami,...

SC Issues Notice On Plea For Regulation Of Internet Streaming Platforms Such As Netflix, Hotstar Etc

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition seeking framing of guidelines by the government to regulate the functioning of online media streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc. The petition was filed by NGO Justice For Rights Foundation against the February 19 judgment of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed the plea.The NGO claimed that online...