Kerala Women's Commission Supports Registration Of FIRs On Statements Before Justice Hema Committee, Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition challenging the Kerala High Court's direction to the police to register FIRs on statements made by women actors to the Justice Hema Committee regarding the abuses they faced in the Malayalam cinema industry on November 25, in which the Kerala Women's Commission (KWC) has recently filed a counter affidavit.The Commission has filed the counter in a Special Leave Petition filed by film producer Sajiman Parayil against the Kerala High...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea For CAG Report On Complaints Regarding Award Of Arunachal Pradesh Contracts

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 23) refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the CAG to provide a status report on complaints that government contracts in Arunachal Pradesh were being awarded to family members of the then Chief Minister during 2007-2011 without tender process.A bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra Kumar allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea and pursue appropriate remedy in appropriate forum.“1. After arguing for some time and on our...

AmiQuiz Curiae 2024-25 : Pan India Quiz For All Law Graduates; Last Date December 1

As the Indian Constitution completes 75 remarkable years, AmiQuiz Curiae brings a first-of-its-kind quiz for lawyers nationwide. This unique initiative delves into law through the lenses of history, culture, films, art, literature, and technology, celebrating the richness of our legal and constitutional heritage.Designed to inspire intellectual discourse and foster camaraderie, AmiQuiz Curiae is proudly supported by a panel of the country's distinguished senior advocates, including Arvind Datar,...

Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Ex-Parte Foreigner Tribunal Orders Declaring Persons As Non-Citizens

The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to hear the Special Leave Petition filed by two persons, who claim that they are Indian nationals but were declared as foreign nationals by the Foreigners Tribunal ex-parte despite having documents in their favour.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddhin Amanullah was hearing SLPs filed by one Abdul Subhan and Ajbahar Ali, who have been...

Judge-To-Population Ratio Was Ordered To Be Made 50 Per Million By 2007, But Not Even 25 Per Million In 2024 : Supreme Court Laments

The Supreme Court lamented the low judge-to-population ratio in India, which leads to the huge work stress on judicial officers, making them prone to making mistakes.The Court recalled that in 2002, a direction was passed in the All India Judges Association case that by 2007, the judge-to-population ratio in the trial judiciary should be 50 per million. However, even in 2024, this ratio is...

Sanatana Dharma Row| Supreme Court Extends Interim Order Exempting Udhayanidhi Stalin's Personal Appearance Before Trial Courts

The Supreme Court today (November 22) extended the interim order granted to Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for exemption for physically appearing before lower courts conducting proceedings against his 'Sanatana Dharma' remarks. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the plea by Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's for clubbing of...

Supreme Court Gives Union Final Opportunity To File Reply In PIL Alleging Exchange Of Currency Defaced By Kashmiri Separatists At RBI Branch

Expressing that the Union is not taking the matter seriously, the Supreme Court today granted final opportunity to the Union of India to respond to a public interest litigation seeking CBI enquiry into the Jammu Regional Branch of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) where defaced Indian currencies worth Rs.30 crores were allegedly exchanged by a separatist group in 2013.A bench of Justices Surya Kant...

After Supreme Court's Rap, Goa Notifies Pension Rules For Bombay HC Goa Bench Staff In Line With Principal Bench

The Goa government informed the Supreme Court on Friday (November 22) that it has brought the pension payment norms for employees of the Bombay High Court's Goa Bench in line with those of the principal Bench at Mumbai and the Nagpur and Aurangabad benches.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih disposed of a suo moto case concerning the grievances of former employees...

"Why Corporator's Wife Given 2 Licenses?" : Supreme Court Questions Maharashtra Govt On Matheran E-Rickshaw Licenses

Dealing with issues arising out of a pilot e-rickshaw project in the pedestrian hill-town of Matheran (Maharashtra), the Supreme Court recently expressed displeasure with the state authorities for allegedly granting licenses to persons other than the original handcart pullers (as suggested in earlier orders to compensate them for their loss).A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan...

Show If Every DRT Has 30 Staff Members : Supreme Court To Finance Ministry

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 22) directed the Ministry of Finance to submit an affidavit by January 2, 2025, detailing the available staff strength at each of the 39 Debt Recovery Tribunals across the country.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was dealing with a case concerning the judicial staff of DRT Visakhapatnam having been diverted to...

Avoid Personal Criticism Of Judicial Officers : Supreme Court Expunges High Court's Adverse Remarks Against Sessions Judge

While expunging from a judgment of the Delhi High Court certain adverse remarks made against a Sessions Judge, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 22) emphasised the need for restraint on the part of superior courts while commenting on judicial officers.While the superior courts, in the exercise of their appellate/revisional powers, can set aside the orders passed by the lower courts,...

Supreme Court Transfers Trial Pending Against Choreographer Remo D'Souza In 2016 Cheating Case From UP To Delhi

The Supreme Court today transferred the trial in a 2016 cheating case pending against choreographer and film director Remo D'Souza from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to Delhi.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order, partly allowing the appeal filed by D'Souza against an Allahabad High Court order, whereby his plea to quash the criminal proceedings was dismissed. The order...