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Consider Permanent Forum For Consumer Disputes With Sitting Judges; Frame New Rules On Appointments : Supreme Court To Union
In a significant development, the Supreme Court today (May 21) issued directions to reform the appointment and functioning of Consumer Commissions, while granting interim relief to existing members and ordering the Union of India to explore the possibility of setting up a permanent tribunal system for consumer disputes. The bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and MM Sundresh directed the...
''First Approach President & PM' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea For FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash Row
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 21) dismissed a writ petition filed by a few advocates seeking registration of FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma pursuant to the in-house inquiry into the allegations of recovery of illicit cash currencies from his official residence.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the Chief Justice of India has already forwarded the report...
Juvenile Justice Board Has No Power To Review Its Orders : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (May 20) ruled that the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) has no authority to review its own decisions or adopt a contradictory stance in later proceedings, as the JJB is not vested with any review jurisdiction under the law. The bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the judgment while deciding a case where the JJB took into account date...
Can Third Party Invoke Order XXI Rule 97 CPC ? Supreme Court To Settle Conflicting Views
The Supreme Court recently issued a notice in a plea highlighting the judicial inconsistency between two decisions concerning the interpretation of Order XXI Rule 97 CPC, which deals with resistance or obstruction to the execution of a decree. At the outset, the Court highlighted a conflict between two of its prior rulings. In Brahmdeo Choudhary v. Rishikesh Prasad Jaiswal (1997) 3 SCC 694,...
Supreme Court Increases LDCE Quota For Promotion Of Civil Judges, Reduces Qualifying Service
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the quota for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion as District Judges from the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division) be increased from 10% to 25%.The Court directed all High Courts and State Governments to amend their service rules to this effect.Also, the minimum qualifying service period required for a Civil Judge...
Allowing Fresh Law Graduates To Join Judicial Service Led To Problems; Bookish Knowledge Not Enough : Supreme Court
While restoring the 3-year minimum practice requirement to apply for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts, the Supreme Court expressed concern over the appointment of fresh law graduates as judicial officers without any prior experience at the Bar, terming the practice unsuccessful and problematic over the past two decades."For the last 20 years, during which the recruitment of fresh law...
Experience As Law Clerks Of Judges Will Count Towards Practice Requirement For Judicial Service Entry : Supreme Court
While restoring the 3-year practice condition to apply for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts, the Supreme Court clarified that experience as law clerks of Judges will be counted towards the said 3-year practice."We further direct that the experience of the candidate, which they have gained working as law clerks with any of the judges or judicial officers of the country, will also be...
Minimum Practice Condition Won't Apply To Judiciary Recruitment Process Already Notified By High Courts : Supreme Court
While restoring the 3-year minimum practice condition to enter judicial service, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 20) clarified that this condition will not apply to the recruitment process already notified by the States/High Courts before today's judgment. In other words, the minimum practice condition will apply only to future recruitment process."Minimum practice requirement shall not...