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,...

Domestic Violence Act Meant For Quick Remedy, Yet Cases Drag On Like Other Family Court Matters: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 4) orally expressed concerns at the slow pace of progress in cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA), saying that they are moving like regular Family Court cases.The bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Pankaj Mithal observed that though the PWDVA Act was supposed to be a "quick remedy", the cases filed under...

West Bengal Court Frames Charges Against RG Kar Rape-Murder Accused Sanjay Roy, Trial From November 11

A West Bengal Court has framed charges against RG Kar rape and murder accused Sanjoy Roy. Roy has been remanded in custody as a suspect in the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital at the end of her night shift.The court has also stipulated that the trial will commence on the 11th of November.The gruesome rape and murder of the trainee doctor led...

'Air Pollution At All-Time High During Diwali, Explain Steps Taken To Enforce Firecracker Ban': Supreme Court To Delhi Govt & Police

The Supreme Court today directed the Delhi Government and the Police Commissioner of Delhi to file affidavits stating steps taken to implement the ban on firecrackers in Delhi as well as proposed steps to ensure compliance with the ban next year.“There cannot be any dispute that the ban was hardly implemented. Moreover, the effect of non-implementation of the ban is very apparent from...

CBI Moves Supreme Court Against Karnataka Govt's Withdrawal Of Consent For Probe Against Dy CM DK Shivakumar

The Supreme Court was today informed that the Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a Special Leave Petition before it challenging the Karnataka government's withdrawal of consent for probe against Congress leader and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing another plea assailing the withdrawal of consent, filed...

'Why Only Hindi?We Hear Appeals From All States': Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Hearings In Hindi

The Supreme Court today (November 4) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking hearings in the Apex Court to be in Hindi while challenging the validity of Article 348(1) of the Constitution. Notably, Article 348(1) provides that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and all High Courts be done in English Language. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices...

Supreme Court Deprecates Practice Of Litigant Engaging New Lawyer To Reargue Case After Court Expressed Dissatisfaction On Merits

The Supreme Court recently(October 24) criticized a litigant who, through a newly engaged lawyer, tried to reargue a case despite the Court having previously expressed dissatisfaction with the case's merits after hearing arguments but allowed the lawyers to seek further instructions.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Augustine George Masih observed...

LiveLaw Academy's Certificate Course On "The Trademark Law: From Registration To Litigation"

Mugging up the relevant sections of the Trademarks Act, 1999 and successfully regurgitating them in an exam is one thing, but practically applying these provisions in concrete cases and in response to client requisitions is another. It is this gap which this course seeks to fill. The course is aimed at equipping learners with the knowhow required to successfully file trademark applications and to take them to their logical conclusion and to effectively argue trademark disputes in a court of law....

'No Interim Relief Without Hearing': Supreme Court Adjourns Balwant Singh's Plea To Commute Death Sentence In Punjab CM Assassination Case

The Supreme Court today (November 4) deferred the plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, 57 years, Babbar Khalsa terrorist and a death row convict, to November 18.A bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra and K.V. Viswanathan stated that they would only consider for relief after having heard the matter.The Court had issued notices on September 27 in a petition filed by Rajoana,...

Supreme Court Relaxes Bail Condition That Journalist Siddique Kappan Should Report At UP Police Station Every Week

The Supreme Court on Monday (November 4) relaxed the bail condition that Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan should record his presence at the police station in Uttar Pradesh every Monday in connection with the alleged Hathras conspiracy case.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Sandeep Mehta allowed an application filed by Kappan seeking relaxation of the bail condition."Order dated...

Supreme Court Directs All States, UTs To Promptly Convey Rejection Of Remission Plea To Convicts

The Supreme Court recently directed all states and union territories to inform convicts of any rejection of applications for permanent remission within one week and forward copies of these rejection orders to the respective District Legal Services Authorities to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to provide legal aid to affected convicts.“(iii) All the States shall ensure that orders...