Supreme Court Passes Slew Of Directions To High Courts Of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab And Haryana For Recruitment In District Judiciary

The Supreme Court (on Monday) passed a slew of directions with respect to the High Courts of Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, for laying down the time schedule regarding the recruitment of District Judges in these High Court. However, the matter pertaining to the High Court of Tamil Nadu is listed tomorrow along with other applications.The matter was placed before the Bench of Justices...

Examination Of Person Who Recorded Dying Declaration Essential: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently laid down all the questions to be asked, the considerations to be kept in mind while deciding the weightage to be awarded to a dying declaration. The Court recognized the inherent value of a dying declaration but found several glaring issues that cast doubt on the reliability of the declaration used as evidence in this particular case.It observed “In the case at...

Centre Must Stop 'Pick & Choose' Approach To Collegium Proposals : Supreme Court Deprecates 'Selective' Appointments Of Judges

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) again expressed disapproval of the 'pick and choose' approach adopted by the central government in selectively accepting names from the collegium resolutions for judges' appointments. It also conveyed its concerns to the Attorney General for India R Venkataramani over the pendency of certain proposals made by the collegium for the transfer of high...

Seizure Of Journalists' Digital Devices A Serious Matter, Better Guidelines Needed To Protect Media Professionals : Supreme Court To Centre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) expressed concerns over the arbitrary seizure of media professionals' digital devices and stressed the need for better guidelines to protect their interests. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Foundation for Media Professionals through...

Directions Regulating Firecrackers Apply To All States In Country, Not Just Delhi : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (07.11.2023) clarified that its earlier directions against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers are applicable across the country, binding all states and not just the Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court made this clarification while hearing an application seeking directions to the State of Rajasthan to comply with the Apex Court's...

Delhi Air Pollution : Stop Stubble Burning Forthwith, Supreme Court Directs Punjab, Haryana, UP & Rajasthan

In the wake of the worsening air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) sternly directed the Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana to take immediate steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the State, which the Court said was one of the major contributors to air pollution.The Court made the local State House Officer, under the...

Adani-Hindenburg Case | Petitioners Raise Concerns About Delay In Listing, CJI Agrees To Look Into The Issue

The batch of petitions concerning the Adani-Hindenburg matter is yet to be listed in the Supreme Court, though the matter was scheduled to be heard on August 29, 2023. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for one of the petitioners, expressing concerns about repeated deferrals in listing the case in the Supreme Court, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...

In Sexual Harassment Cases, Courts Shouldn't Get Swayed By 'Hyper Technicalities; Must Consider Broader Context : Supreme Court

In a case pertaining to sexual harassment at workplace, the Supreme Court held that courts should not get swayed by insignificant discrepancies and hyper-technicalities and assess the impact of any procedural violation against the overall fairness of the inquiry. The judgement pronounced by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra held that...

Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her

A retired Sessions Judge from Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court aggrieved by the adverse comments made by a single judge of the Madras High Court against her in relation to the judgment passed by her acquitting State Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.The petitioner, who retired as the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Vellore, took objection to...

Professors Entitled To Salary For Work Done Till End Of Academic Year Despite Attaining Retirement Age Mid Term : Supreme Court

Professors who continued to teach students till the end of the academic year despite attaining the age of retirement during the middle of the session are entitled to be paid for work they did beyond their retirement age, held the Supreme Court recently.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta was hearing an appeal filed by four professors at the Calicut University, who...

Court Can Examine If Arbitration Clause Is Arbitrary & Violates Article 14 While Considering S.11(6) Application : Supreme Court

In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court held that a clause in an arbitration agreement which is not in consonance with the Constitution cannot be enforced. The Court further held that it can examine if the arbitration clauses are manifestly arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution while considering an application for appointment of arbitrator.A bench comprising Chief...

MBBS : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Of Student With 80% Locomotor Disability For Medical Admission In PwD Quota

The Supreme Court recently dismissed the plea by a student suffering from 80% locomotor disability seeking reservation under the quota for Persons with Disabilities(PWD) for admission in the MBBS Course(2023-24). At the same time, the court reminded the Central government to comply with its earlier order where it had asked it to find solutions to facilitate the effective participation...