Breaking; SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order quashing President's Rule till April 27 [Read Order]

A Two Judge Bench of Supreme Court has just stayed the Uttarakhand High Court Order quashing President's Rule in the State. The Court has ordered that Centre shall not revoke Presidential proclamation till April 26th.The Petition was heard by the Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and S.K. Singh. It is argued that the High Court has not yet signed the Judgment.The Bench did not go in to the merits...

Imputing Communal Overtones to HC sesquicentennial celebrations and to a Judge ; Allahabad HC issues Contempt Notice to Lawyer [Read Order]

Allahabad HC lambasted a Lawyer who filed PIL complaining against Sufi Songs, Non Veg food in sesquicentennial celebrations.Food preferences of an individual cannot determine the nature of arrangements which are made in public events of this nature.No one can dictate that food of only a particular nature should be served on such an occasion, the Bench said.The Allahabad High Court lambasted...

Gujarat HC refuses to suspend the Conviction of BJP MP; Consequence of Disqualification as MP not a ground to stay Conviction [Read Judgment]

Refusing to suspend the conviction of a BJP MP, the Gujarat High Court on Monday observed that the consequence of disqualification which would follow as a result of such conviction cannot be a ground for staying conviction in a criminal case.“A public servant losing his job which is necessary for his survival has also not to be considered as a ground for exercise of such discretion for stay...

Breaking; #Uttarakhand: HC strikes down Presidents Rule, Rawat restored as CM, floor test on April 29

The High Court of Uttarakhand on Thursday set aside the Presidents Rule imposed in the State and ordered for a floor test, to be conducted on April 29. “In the present case…article 356 (imposition of President’s rule) has been imposed contrary to the law laid down by the apex court…The status quo of State government is restored …The government would go under go floor test on...

Even a wrong order should not be visited with Adverse Remarks against Judge; SC [Read Order]

In a small but noteworthy order, the Supreme Court, expunging the adverse remarks in a High Court order against a District Judge, said that even a wrong order by a Judge should not be visited with adverse remarks against him.An Additional District Judge from Orissa had appealed against an order of High Court, praying for expunction of certainadverse observations made in it, by the High...

Kerala Munsiff-Magistrate Fiasco; No Appointments from 2013 List for Current Vacancies; SC [Read Order]

Supreme Court of India Today has dismissed an Application as withdrawn, filed by High Court of Kerala in Malik Mazhar Sultan & Anr. v. U.P. Public Service Commission, seeking permission to induct 66 Munsiff Magistrates Candidates who were selected and completed the pre-induction training, pursuant to an examination conducted in 2013, for the current vacancies.The Two Judge Bench headed...

SC fumes at abuse of Judicial process by the rich and powerful; imposes 25 Lakh costs on each parties [Read Judgment]

Describing a case as “classic example of the abuse of the judicial process by unscrupulous litigants with money power”, the Supreme Court has imposed Rs. 25 Lakhs costs on each of the parties before it, as a compensation for the loss of judicial time of this country.The parties viz. Messer Griesham GmbH, Goyal Gases Ltd. And RUIAS(companies) were asked by the bench comprising of Justices...

Supreme Court Judges’ Retreat: Is the criticism that those critical of the Government must also have been invited valid?

The 4th Retreat of the Supreme Court Judges at the campus of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal, which concludes today, has drawn criticism that Judges are being exposed to only one school of thought on national security issues, and that the views of human rights defenders have been denied a platform before the Judges.Thus while National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, spoke at the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Refuses to quash cheque bounce case against Director of a companyThe Supreme Court has reiterated that a Director cannot get a Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act complaint against him quashed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, merely on the ground that apart from the basic averment no particulars are given in the complaint about his role. SC allows review of its...

Judicial Activism should not lead to the dilution of Separation of Powers ; President Pranab Mukherjee at Judges Retreat [Full Speech]

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Fourth Retreat of Judges of the Supreme Court at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal today (April 16, 2016).Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated the Chief Justice of India and other companion Judges for organizing the Retreat which will provide a forum to discuss contemporary challenges that the country faces...

SC Judges Retreat: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval says national security should be a non-partisan issue, demands more cooperation from judicial system

Beginning with the three day judicial retreat, the Chief Justice of India and Judges of the Supreme Court of India were briefed for almost an hour on Friday, in a closed door session conducted by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval.Mr. Doval reportedly sought “more cooperation” from the judicial system, in “speeding up” the judicial system, underlining that “national...

The burden of delivery of Rule of Law falls on the judges: Vice President Hamid Ansari

Addresses the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the High Court of Judicature of Allahabad in Lucknow. The Vice President of India, Shri M. Hamid Ansari has said that the burden of delivery of Rule of Law falls on the judges. He was addressing the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the High Court of Judicature of Allahabad, in Lucknow today. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Ram Naik, the...