Not All Private Property Is 'Material Resource Of Community' Which State Must Equally Distribute As Per Article 39(b) : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (November 5) held by a majority of 7:2 that all private properties cannot form part of the 'material resources of the community' which the State is obliged to equitably redistribute as per the Directive Principles of State Policy under Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The Court held some private properties may come under Article 39(b) provided they meet the qualifiers...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Former SP MLA Kishore Samrite Who Was Sentenced To 5 Yrs Imprisonment For Attacking SDM, Burning His Vehicle

The Supreme Court yesterday granted interim bail to former Samajwadi Party MLA Kishore Samrite, who was convicted and sentenced to 5 yrs' imprisonment for attacking a Sub-Divisional Magistrate and setting fire to his vehicle.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in Samrite's appeal against a Madhya Pradesh High Court judgment, which partly modified the order...

'We Need Green Spaces For Our Children' : Supreme Court Rejects CIDCO Plea To Shift Sports Complex From Navi Mumbai

The Supreme Court today (November 4) dismissed the petition filed by CIDCO (City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra) against the Bombay High Court's order quashing the shifting of 20 acres of Sports Complex from Navi Mumbai to Raigad for commercial constructions.The bench of CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the challenge to the order...

Absolutely Nothing Wrong In Prime Minister Visiting My Home For Private Event : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday (November 4) said that there was absolutely nothing wrong in the Prime Minister visiting his home for a private religious ceremony.The outgoing Chief Justice of India, due to retire on November 10, was speaking at a discussion hosted by The Indian Express. Vandita Mishra, the Opinion Editor of The Indian Express, sought the CJI's views on two...

Independence Of Judiciary Doesn't Mean Constantly Deciding Against Government : CJI DY Chandrachud

Judicial independence means independence not just from the government but also from "pressure groups" and "interest groups", CJI said.

ED Moves Supreme Court Against Madras HC Order Restraining Probe Under PMLA Into Alleged Illegal Sand Mining

The Enforcement Directorate has approached the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court judgment which restrained it from carrying out investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against private contractors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar which, without issuing notice at...

Couldn't Appoint Women Judges To Supreme Court As There Was No One Senior Enough For Elevation : CJI DY Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday (November 4) revealed that the Collegium under him could not appoint a woman judge to the Supreme Court as there was no one holding a seniority position among the High Court judges for elevation.The outgoing CJI, in his last working week, was talking at a discussion hosted by the Indian Express. Vandita Mishra, the Opinion Editor of the...

Can Private Property Be Redistributed As 'Material Resources Of Community' As Per Article 39(b)?Supreme Court To Deliver Verdict Tomorrow

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench will tomorrow (November 5) deliver its judgment on the issue of whether private resources form part of the 'material resource of the community' under Article 39(b) of the Constitution.The 9-judge bench which considered the issue comprises Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices Hrishikesh Roy, B.V. Nagarathna, Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.B. Pardiwala,...

Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment Tomorrow On Validity Of UP Madarsa Education Act

The Supreme Court will tomorrow pronounce its decision on the challenge to Allahabad High Court's judgement which held the 'Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004' to be constitutionally invalid. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandracuhd, Justice JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra heard the challenge to Allahabad High Court's March 22 judgment striking down the 'Uttar...

“Even Basic Amenities Are Lacking” : Supreme Court Directs Assam Government To Provide All Facilities In Transit Camp Within One Month

The Supreme Court today (November 4) criticized the Assam government over the poor conditions at the Matia Transit Camp, which houses foreign nationals in Goalpara, Assam, and directed it to provide all facilities within one month.“To say the least, the condition of the transit camp is far from being satisfactory. Even basic amenities are lacking, as can be seen from the detailed...

HC Judges Elevated From Service & Governed By NPS To Get Lesser Pension & PF Than Judges From Bar : Patna HC Judges Tell Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today (November 4) was informed that those High Court judges elevated from the district judiciary under the New Pension Scheme were to get less pension and provident fund benefits compared to their colleagues who are elevated from the bar. The bench comprising the Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the batch of matters relating...

How Will Investors Have Confidence If Courts Are Defunct Due To Lawyers Strikes? Supreme Court

Expressing dismay at the 'culture' of lawyers' abstention from work in Uttar Pradesh, Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court today underlined that judicial work should not suffer even for an hour and the practice of lawyers' strikes in UP should be tackled to prevent undue agony to litigants."We want some effective mechanism where their grievances are also timely addressed. At the same time,...