Marriage Certificate Issued By Arya Samaj Has No Statutory Force: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has recently held that Marriage Certificates issued by Arya Samaj have no statutory force. It was further held that in the absence of a valid marriage, the marriage certificate of Arya Samaj is not proof of a valid marriage.The observation came from the bench of Justice Surya Prakash Kesarwani and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV which was dealing with a first appeal filed...

Morbi Tragedy | "Civic Body Ignored Warnings Regarding 'Critical' Condition Of Bridge; Compensation Proposed For Kins Not Enough": Gujarat HC

While hearing the suo moto case pertaining to the October 30 Morbi Bridge Collapse incident which took the lives of 141 people, the Gujarat High Court today noted that the Morbi Civic Body had ignored the warning signalled by the Private Contractor (M/S Ajanta) regarding the 'critical condition' of the Morbi Suspension bridge.The bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh...

'Was There Any Criteria For Law Minister To Pick The Four Names?' Supreme Court Questions Appointment Of Election Commissioner

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court today enquired as to what was the criteria behind the shortlisting of four names by the Law Minister that were recommended to the Prime Minister for his approval for the appointment as the Election Commissioner.The bench is hearing petitions seeking an independent mechanism to appoint Election Commissioners.Yesterday the Court had sought the files...

Online RTI Portal For Supreme Court Ready, Announces CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday announced that the online portal for filing applications under the Right to Information Act in relation to the Supreme Court is operational."Before we start with the mentioning,I wanted to say that the RTI portal is all ready. It will start working in 15 minutes. In case there are some problems, bear with us. If there is some problem get back...

TRS MLAs Poaching Case : Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction Allowing SIT Probe To Continue, Asks HC To Decide Plea For CBI Investigation

The Supreme Court on November 21 quashed the directions passed by the Telangana High Court on November 15 which allowed the Telangana Police Special Investigation Team to proceed with the investigation in the alleged TRS MLAs poaching case under the monitoring of the High Court.Allowing a petition filed by three accused in the case -Ramachandra Bharti, Kore Nandu Kumar and D. P. S. K. V....

"Right To Vote Is A Constitutional Right" : Justice KM Joseph Disagrees With Election Commission Of India

Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph, who is heading the Constitution Bench which is hearing petitions seeking independent mechanism to appoint Election Commissioners, expressed disagreement with the stand of the Election Commission of India that the right to vote is a mere statutory right and not a constitutional right.During the hearing, the counsel appearing for the Election Commission...

Supreme Court Asks Centre To Produce Files Related To Appointment Of Arun Goel As Election Commissioner

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it wants to see the files related to the recent appointment of Arun Goel, a former bureaucrat, as the Election Commissioner on November 19.The bench, which is hearing petitions seeking an independent mechanism to appoint Election Commissioners, observed that it would have been appropriate had the appointment not been made when...

Judicial Strictures Must Be Passed With Utmost Circumspection, Criticism May Have Devastating Effect On Professional Career Of Officers: Delhi High Court

Emphasizing that judicial strictures need to be passed with utmost circumspection, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday observed that such orders are bound to have an "everlasting affect" on the reputation of the person against whom such remarks are made. Observing that every word forming part of a judicial order forms a permanent record, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said that judicial restraint...

Cases Pending For Years, Introspection By Judiciary Necessary; Otherwise People Will Lose Faith: Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Registry

Commenting on the delay in adjudication of cases, the Kerala High Court recently observed that introspection by the judiciary is also necessary or otherwise, people will lose faith in the system.The court directed its Registrar General and Registrar (Judiciary) to bring to the Chief Justice's notice the old writ petitions pending in different jurisdictions and take appropriate steps in...

Neutral Body To Appoint Election Commissioner | "Presence Of The Chief Justice In The Appointment Committee Would Be The Best System":Justice Joseph

"The least intrusive and best system would be that there is a presence of the Chief Justice in the appointment committee. We feel that his very presence will be a message that no mess up can happen", the Supreme Court considered on Tuesday while hearing the submission of Attorney General for India R Venkatramani. A 5 judge Constitutional bench headed by Justice KM Joseph...

Pendency Issue In Indian Courts Can Be Resolved By Increasing Judicial Strength By 20% | Column

During an interview with Indian Express reported on 9 November 2022 Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud said: "There are some key areas which need to be attended to. First and foremost, the unfilled posts in judiciary. The need to fill up all posts in the judiciary, beginning with the district judiciary, high courts and, ultimately, the Supreme Court." The CJI has identified his first priority with a great understanding that filling vacancies must be his first priority since it...

'No Vested Right Of Infinite Chances To Complete MBBS Degree': Delhi HC Upholds NMC Regulation Capping Number Of Attempts To 4 In First Year

Upholding the regulation issued by National Medical Commission (NMC) limiting the number of attempts for candidates to pass their first year (first professional examination) in MBBS course to four, the Delhi High Court has said that there cannot be a right to attempt an examination any number of times. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium...