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Some Retired Judges Are 'Anti-India' And Trying To Make Judiciary Play The Role of Opposition Party: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju
Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday accused a handful of retired ‘activist’ judges of trying to make the judiciary play the role of an opposition party, even to the extent of “going to the court and asking it to reign in the government”. “How can they ask the Indian judiciary to take the government head-on? What kind of propaganda is this?” Rijiju asked. In a likely...
Absolutely No Pressure From Executive To Judges: CJI DY Chandrachud
On Saturday, the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, participated as a speaker at the India Today Conclave on ‘Justice in the Balance: My idea of India and the importance of separation of powers in a democracy’. He particularly engaged in discussions on Constitutional democracy. This is the first time a sitting Chief Justice of India has agreed to take live question in the...
Supreme Court Agrees Hear On March 24, The Plea Challenging Renaming Of Aurangabad To 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar'
A plea challenging the renaming of the city of Aurangabad to 'Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar' has been filed in the Supreme Court of India. The plea was mentioned by Advocate Fuzail Ayyubi before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. The plea challenges the approval granted by the Union of India and the State of Maharashtra to the letter of...
‘Can’t Allow Third Party To Challenge Bail Order’: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Bail To Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot
While noting that a third party could not be allowed to intervene into somebody's application for bail, the Supreme Court of India refused to entertain Ghanshyam Upadhyay's challenge to Bombay High Court's order granting interim bail to Videocon Group Chairman Venugopal Dhoot. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala expressed its...
“Confession” And “Statement” Under Section 164 CrPC- Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar [Part-II]
Q.6 Can an accused on his own accord make a confession without being sponsored by the Police ?Ans. Yes. An accused himself can appear before a Judicial Magistrate for recording his confession. Such accused person is free to make a voluntary confession before the Magistrate and he need not be sponsored by the Police unlike in the case of a witness or victim. This is a Judge-made law. The...
‘Every PIL Is Not Bonafide’: Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Mechanism To Get Copies Of Petitions From Registry
In a PIL filed against the Supreme Court Registry because a party was not provided with the copy of petitions challenging the religious conversion laws, the Supreme Court bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala, reprimanded the party stating that every PIL was not a bona fide PIL.The counsel for petitioner argued that there was no mechanism in place...
Religious Conversion Laws | Himachal Pradesh Re-enacted Provisions Which Have Already Been Struck Down: CJP Tells Supreme Court
In the batch of petitions challenging religious conversion laws in various States, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) highlighted before the Supreme Court that the State of Himachal Pradesh had re-enacted provisions directing prior intimation to district magistrate before conversion, despite such provisions being already struck down in the judgement of Evangelical Fellowship of India v....
[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Friday came down heavily on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively at the Brahmapuram waste dumping yard, which led to a major fire outbreak on March 2 with devastating consequences. The NGT imposed a fine of Rs. 100 crore on the Kochi Municipal Corporation for the continued neglect of its duties with regard...
Women Do Not Want to Be Put On A Pedestal, We Only Want Equal Treatment: Justice BV Nagarathna
What women want is not to be put on a pedestal in society, but equal treatment as their male counterparts, whether it is in the workplace, at home, or on the public street, said Justice BV Nagarathna, Supreme Court judge, who is line to become the first woman chief justice of the country. She said: “I remembered when I was moving a matter on March 8 in one of the years when I...
Internet Shutdown In Rajasthan | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition, Directs Petitioner To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court of India on Friday, refused to entertain a petition seeking enforcement of the guidelines and directions laid down in Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India and Ors to prevent internet shut downs in the state of Rajasthan. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala opined that the petitioner had the remedy to approach the High Court...
No Finality For Kerala HC's Observation That Church Assets Are Public Trusts & Not Governed By Canon Law : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that the observations made by the Kerala High Court in Cardinal George Alencherry's case regarding canon law and the power of the Bishops to alienate church assets are prima facie in nature and no finality can be attached to them.While dismissing the petition filed by Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, to quash the criminal cases...