While Upholding J&K Delimitation, Supreme Court Rejects Comparisons With Telangana/AP & North Eastern States

While upholding the delimitation exercise carried out in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Supreme Court has rejected the arguments raised by the petitioners on the basis of comparisons with the Telangana-Andhra Pradesh and North Eastern states.The petitioners' case was mainly based on Article 170 (3) of the Constitution of India that freezes delimitation exercise till the...

'No Deputy Speaker In Lok Sabha & Some Assemblies' : Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of Union, States

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India and five states in a PIL which highlighted that the elections for Deputy Speakers for Lok Sabha and for State legislatures of five states had not yet taken place. The matter was listed before a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. Senior Advocate Vibha Dutta Makhija, appearing...

Article 170 Of Constitution Not Applicable To Legislatures Of Union Territories: Supreme Court In J&K Delimitation Case

The Supreme Court observed that Article 170 of the Constitution deals with only the State Legislature and thus has no application to the Legislatures of Union Territories.Legislative Assemblies of the concerned Union Territories will be governed by the law made by the Parliament in accordance with Article 239A and not by the provisions of Chapter III of Part VI, the bench of Justices...

'We Must Reach Out To Lawyers Without Internet Facilities' : CJI DY Chandrachud Says E-Seva Kendras Will Be Set Up In All Courts

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud stated in court today that the E-Committee of the Supreme Court of India has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Common Service Centre Corporation (CSCC) under the government of India. The main objective of this collaboration is to make judiciary more accessible to the citizens at even the village or Taluka level. CJI Chandrachud...

RTE Act : Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Enforce 25% Reservation In Private Schools For Disadvantaged Students

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition seeking the enforcement of Clause (c) of Sub-section (1) of Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, that requires non-minority private unaided schools to reserve at least twenty-five per cent of their entry-level seats for children belonging to disadvantaged sections of...

Supreme Court Directs Nagaland State Election Commission To Notify Local Body Polls With Women Quota Before March 14

The Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Nagaland State Election Commission to notify local body elections and place before it the official notification by 14th March, 2023. “List for directions on 14th March, 2023 by which date the Election Commission is to place on record the official notification.”A Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar...

How BCI Certified NLU Tripura If There Were No Buildings & Faculty? Supreme Court Baffled

The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued notice to the Bar Council of India in a plea seeking to quash directions passed by the National Law University, Tripura to cancel the admission process initiated for the Academic session 2022-23.A Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Aravind Kumar impleaded Bar Council of India (BCI) as a party to the present proceedings on...

Actor Assault Case | Why Trial Is Protracted? Supreme Court Asks Kerala Govt; Questions Need To Examine Additional Witnesses

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Kerala State government (prosecution) why the trial before the Ernakulam court in Kerala actor sexual assault case in which Malayalam actor Dileep is an accused was being protracted.The Bench comprising Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Dipankar Datta questioned the move made by the State on January 19 to examine 41 more witnesses in the case, shortly ahead...

CJI DY Chandrachud's Strong Message To HC CJs : Don't Disband Hybrid Hearing Option, Technology Was Not Only For Pandemic Time

While hearing a plea seeking to declare virtual hearings a fundamental right, CJI DY Chandrachud expressed his anguish towards Chief Justices of High Courts who have started disbanding the infrastructure for virtual hearings. CJI Chandrachud, who has been a strong advocate for the use of technology in the judiciary and has emphasized the importance of virtual hearings in promoting access...

Justice Means Equal & Fair Opportunity To Win Against Most Powerful, Even State Itself: Justice Sanjiv Khanna

Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court, said that the term ‘justice’ means the existence of rules that provide equal and fair opportunity to people to win against the most powerful and even against the State itself.He was speaking at the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack on Saturday, where he released the ‘Annual Report-2022’ of the Orissa High Court and also flagged off...

Adani-Hindenburg Issue : Centre Agrees To Supreme Court's Suggestion For Expert Committee To Review Regulatory Regime

The Union Government on Monday expressed its willingness to form a committee to determine whether a modification was required in the regulatory framework to protect Indian investors in the wake of Adani-Hindenburg issue. The Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta said–"I have instructions that SEBI and other agencies are fully equipped, not only regime wise, but otherwise also to take care...

'No Fundamental Right To Bear Arms In India' : Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Unlicensed Firearms

The Supreme Court on Monday registered a suo motu case to curb the large number of possession and use of unlicensed firearms in the country. Terming the trend as "disturbing", a Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna registered the case while hearing the bail application of a murder accused. "According to prosecution, an unlicensed firearm was used and offences under Sec...