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LIVE NOW -Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture By Dr. Justice S Muralidhar
Community for the Eradication of Discrimination in Education and Employment is organizing Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture On "Appearing In court: Challenges In Representing The Marginalized"The details of the event are as follows: Date: April 14, 2022Time: 05 PMSpeaker: Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar, Chief Justice, High Court of OrissaTopic: "Appearing in Court: Challenges in Representing...
"We Must Remain Ever Vigilant Against Divisiveness" : CJI Ramana After Visiting Partition Museum
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has made an appeal for eternal vigilance against divisiveness after visting the Partition Museum at Amritsar on Thursday."This museum reminds us of our tragic past and warns us against divisions of all kinds. It portrays vividly the losses suffered by mankind on an unprecedented scale due to the divide and rule policy of colonial powers. This dark chapter in...
Limitation Period U/S 468 CrPC Not Applicable To Application U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the limitation period prescribed under Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is not applicable for the filing of an application by an aggrieved woman under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.The Supreme Court held as erroneous a judgment of the Madras High Court which held that the Section 12 application ought to...
BREAKING| Kerala High Court Grants Interim Relief To KSRTC, Directs Oil Companies To Supply High Speed Diesel At Retail Prices
A vacation bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim relief in the plea moved by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) challenging the decision of State-owned Oil Marketing Companies to increase the price of diesel sold to the Corporation, which is allegedly much higher than the market price.Justice N. Nagaresh directed the respondents to levy the price of...
"Lack Of Money Is Not An Answer": High Court Pulls Up Delhi Government Over Failure To Pay Salaries To Teachers
Pulling up the Delhi Government over its failure to pay salaries to the teachers, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday orally remarked that lack of money is not an answer for such non payment.Justice Subramonium Prasad was dealing with a bunch of contempt petitions filed by various teachers involving the issue of non payment of salaries to them in accordance with the 6th and 7th Central...
Employees Of Unaided Private School Entitled To Benefits Given To Employees Of Government Run Schools: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the employees of an unaided private school are entitled to the benefits as being given to the employees of the government run schools.Justice V Kameswar Rao thus granted relief to the petitioners who were working as Teachers including pre-primary, Librarian, TGT and PGT in city's Ahlcon Public School. The Court allowed the plea which had sought directions...
65 Years Too Early An Age For Someone To Retire : CJI NV Ramana
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Monday that 65 years is too early an age for someone to retire."I think 65 years is too early an age for someone to retire," CJI Ramana, who is due to retire on August 27 this year, said. He was speaking at an online conversation on Comparative Constitutional Law with Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States of America....
Judge-Wise Statistics Of Reportable Judgments Of Supreme Court In March 2022
In March 2022, the Supreme Court delivered 69 Reportable Judgments. Interestingly, in this month, the Supreme Court also reported 2 Judgments, where a split verdict was delivered by the Bench, requiring the matter to be referred to the Chief Justice to be placed before an appropriate bench. One split verdict was delivered by a Bench comprising of Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice J.K Maheshwari on the issue of applicability of Section 155(2) of Cr.P.C. to an offence u/S. 23 of the POCSO...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Minimum 6 Yrs Age Criteria For Admission In Class 1 At Kendriya Vidyalayas
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a bunch of pleas challenging the minimum age criteria of 6 years for admission in class 1 in Kendriya Vidyalayas for the academic year 2022-23.While dismissing the petitions, a single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli observed thus:"No doubt, the policy which was formulated in 2020 is yet to be implemented across schools in Delhi, despite...
Virtual Hearings Have Helped Women Tackle Gendered Demands, Allowed New Mothers To Argue From Their Homes: Justice Chandrachud
Emphasising that technology is a great enabler in enhancing access to justice, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandradhud has said that virtual hearings have allowed women lawyers, especially new mothers to argue from the safety of their homes ,who were often unfairly forced to take a step back in their careers due to gendered demands. Speaking at the Justice PM Mukhi Memorial Lecture on...
Indian Judiciary Is Essentially Feudal Even Today; Modern & Futuristic Approach Needed : Justice Chandrachud
Expressing concerns about the still prevalent feudal mindset in the Indian Judiciary, Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud on Sunday said that it needs to move to a more "modern and futuristic" approach and added that technology can be a powerful tool to make that change.Justice Chandrachud was speaking at the National Conference on Mediation and Information Technology organised by the...