The Supreme Court on Friday made an important clarification as to how the vacancies in a High Court is to be categorized when a judge comes there on transfer from another High Court. There is a proportion maintained among the judges drawn from the bar and from service. Generally, 2/3rd Read more
“Track record of the Supreme Court in the last 8 years is disappointing” said the former Supreme Court judge Justice V Gopala Gowda on 7th Jan. He highlighted that the Supreme Court has refused to hear important matters relating to Article 370 and electoral bonds. Drawing a contrast with the Read more
he Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession (HLS CLP) has announced Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud as the 2022 recipient of its “Award for Global Leadership” in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal profession in India and around the world. The Award will Read more
Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala on Friday stayed the order of Meghalaya High Court which had put an interim stay on the execution of the Assam-Meghalaya border pact, which was entered into between the two States subsequent to the signing Read more
The Supreme Court held that a son or daughter adopted by the widow of a deceased government servant, after the death of the government servant, cannot be included within the definition of ‘family’ under Rule 54(14)(b) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 to claim family pension. The definition Read more
The Supreme Court reiterated that excessive conditions cannot be imposed while granting bail/suspension of sentence. The conditions of bail cannot be so onerous that their existence itself tantamount to refusal of bail, the bench of Justices Krishna Murari and V. Ramasubramanian observed while setting aside conditions imposed by Rajasthan High Read more
On Monday, when the matter was taken up for hearing, the Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner apprised the Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph and Justice B.V. Nagarathna that the petitioner has received the counter filed by the Election Commission of India on Saturday and in view of the Read more
Supreme Court of India on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking to bring the office of Chief Minister in the purview of Lokayukta Act of the State of Uttar Pradesh. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. Read more
The Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court has stayed the arrest of a man accused of pronouncing triple talaq upon his wife. Issuing notice to the State and the woman, Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand listed the matter for hearing on January 23. “Till then, the petitioner shall not be arrested,” Read more
“In my experience, whenever there is a financial scam and the CBI or the ED come into the picture, there is a delay. It takes years together. You tell us in how many financial scam cases it has come to a logical end?”, demanded the Supreme Court on Thursday. The Read more
