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PS Narasimha 9th Lawyer To Get Direct Appointment As Supreme Court Judge; Might Also Become CJI
Senior Advocate Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha will swear in as the Judge of the Supreme Court on 31st August 2021. He will be the ninth Supreme Court judge to be directly elevated from the Bar and might also become the Chief Justice of India before his retirement comes due in May 2028.Narasimha had served as Additional Solicitor General of India from May 2014 to December 2018. He represented...
Exempt Advocates From Wearing Black Coat & Gown In Summers : Lawyer's Plea In Supreme Court
The petitioner says that not all the advocates practising at the Supreme Court and the High Courts are affluent enough to afford an air-conditioned mode of conveyance and that the current dress code only aggravates the summer heat.
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, August 23 To August 29, 2021
JUDGEMENTS THIS WEEK1. Fundamental Right To Reside Anywhere In/Move Throughout The Country Cannot Be Denied On Flimsy Grounds: Supreme Court Quashes Externment Order Against JournalistCase: Rahmat Khan @ Rammu Bismillah vs. Deputy Commissioner of Police ; CrA 912 OF 2021Citation: LL 2021 SC 404While quashing an externment order passed against a journalist, the Supreme Court observed that a...
Know About Justice JK Maheshwari, Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge
Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, now elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court, has served as the Chief Justices of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and the Sikkim High Court.Born on June 29, 1961 in the small town of Jaura, District Morena, Madhya Pradesh, Justice JK Maheshwari graduated in Arts (Hons.) in 1982 and passed LL.B. in 1985, then completed LL.M degree from Jiwaji...
"Speaking Truth To Power: Citizens And The Law": Full Text Of Justice MC Chagla Memorial Lecture By Justice DY Chandrachud
"...we live in a world that is increasingly become divided along social, political, economic, and religious lines. This also leads to the increasing polarization of "truth", where sections of the population contest on "your truth" versus "our truth" even on subjects that are unrelated to the common affinity that the group shares."
Notable Judgments Of Justice Hima Kohli, 9th Woman Elevated As Supreme Court Judge
First woman Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, Justice Hima Kohli, will take oath as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on August 31, just two days before the date on which she otherwise would have retired as a High Court judge. She is the ninth woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court in its history of seven decades. Justice BV Nagarathna from Karanataka High Court and Justice...
Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi's Rajay Sabha Membership
A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the nomination of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi as a Member of Parliament (Council of States) in the Upper House. The plea seeks issuance of a writ of quo – warranto against the respondent (Gogoi) calling upon him to show by what authority, qualification and a title, he holds the membership by nomination under Article 80 (1)...
Supreme Court Notifies SOP For Resumption Of Physical (Hybrid) Hearing From September 1
The Supreme Court has notified the Standard Operating Procedure to be followed during phased resumption of physical hearing (with hybrid option) from September 1, 2021.Cases to be heard physically The final hearing/regular matters listed on non-miscellaneous days may be heard in the physical mode (with hybrid option). Final hearing/regular matters where the number of Advocates for...
Only 1% Of Arrested Represented Through Legal Aid Panel : Justice Lalit Stresses Need To Spread Awareness
Justice U.U. Lalit said that legal aid must reach the 'have-nots', enabling them to exercise their rights from the earliest possible stage. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of "Capacity Building Programme on Pro-active Approach in Legal Assistance: Intervention at early stages', which was organized by Uttar Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (UPSLSA) under the aegis of National...
'Relationship That Truth Shares With Democracy Akin To Both A Sword And A Shield': Justice D.Y Chandrachud
"Many countries have established truth commissions immediately upon independence from a totalitarian regime or in coming out of human rights violations since it creates a public memory upon which the foundations of a nation can be built."
Life Ban On Convicted MP/MLAs : Necessary To Hear Issue At Length, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the issue of MPs and MLAs being debarred for life from contesting any election for membership of Parliament or State Legislature is necessary to be heard at length.A Bench comprising CJI Ramana, Justice Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant stressed the far-reaching ramifications and consequences of the issue and observed that all stakeholders need to...