Revolutionizing Justice- Exploring Kerala High Court's Innovative, Paperless E-Court System For More Accessible Justice [PART-1]

“I will tell you the problem lies when you have Chief Justices who think technology is friendly and other Chief Justices think other-way. I am going to ensure that everybody is online. There is no question of 'I like technology, I don't'. Can anyone now say I won't use cellphone? This technological infrastructure has been created using public funds. All Chief Justices of the High Courts need...

Supreme Court Paves Way For Lawyers With 10 Yrs Experience To Be Considered For Consumer Commission Appointments; Upholds Striking Down Of Centre's Rules

The Supreme Court, on Friday, held that persons having a Bachelors degree and having a professional experience of at least 10 years in consumer affairs, law, public affairs, administration etc. should be treated as qualified for appointment as President and members of State Consumer Commissions and District Consumer Forums.This means that lawyers with at least 10 years standing are eligible...

Supreme Court To Hear TMC Spokesperson Saket Gokhale's Plea For Bail In Gujarat Police FIR After Holi Vacations

The Supreme Court on Friday decided to hear after Holi vacations the petition filed by Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale challenging the order of the Gujarat High Court which denied him bail in case related to alleged misappropriation of funds collected through crowdfunding.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath said that the case got listed in the supplementary...

Hijab Ban- 'Will List'- Chief Justice DY Chandrachud On Plea To Hear The Case Before Examination Starts

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said that he will list the Karnataka hijab case after the Holi vacations. The lawyer appearing on behalf of Shariat committee sought an early listing as the exams are commencing from March 9.The Supreme Court is closing for Holi vacations today and will reopen on March 13.The lawyer submitted that the exams are happening from March 9 and...

Corruption Main Reason For Not Achieving Equal Distribution Of Wealth; Botched Investigations Of Scams A Bigger Scam: Supreme Court

In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court of India recently lamented, that corruption was one of the main reasons as to why the ‘preambular promise’ of the Constitution to achieve equal distribution of wealth remains a distant dream.“Though it is the preambular promise of the Constitution to secure social justice to the people of India by striving to achieve equal distribution...

Arun Goel's Appointment As Election Commissioner Raises Pertinent Questions At Procedure; EC Should Have 6 Years Tenure : Supreme Court

Longer stint as Election Commissioner is necessary to ensure independence, said Court.

'Greater Diversity & Inclusion' : SC Collegium Picks Lawyer With Disabilities, ST Lawyer, Trial Court Practitioner

The resolution passed by the Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday is notable for picking up a lawyer with physical disabilities for elevation as a judge of the High Court.The 3-member collegium headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud recommended the appointment of Ms. Moxa Kiran Thakker, with a practice on both civil and criminal sides, as a judge of the Gujarat High Court. The...

Should Election Commissioners Have Same Protection As CEC? Supreme Court Majority Says No, Justice Ajay Rastogi Says Yes

In a plea recommending reforms in the process of making appointments to the Election Commission, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that the appointment to the post of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioner would be done by a three-member committee till a new law is enacted by the Parliament. The committee would comprise - “The President...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Scheduled Tribe Lawyer Kardak Ete As Judge of Gauhati High Court

The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the appointment of senior advocate Kardak Ete for appointment as a Gauhati High Court judge. In a resolution signed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and two seniormost puisne judges of the top court, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, the collegium has revealed that the senior counsel, besides being a good addition to the judicial...

Election Commission Needs Permanent Secretariat, Expenses Should Be Charged On Consolidated Fund : Supreme Court Suggests

The Supreme Court, in its judgment delivered today, made a fervent appeal to the Union of India/Parliament to consider bringing in the necessary changes so that the Election Commission of India becomes truly independent.The Constitution Bench noted that there is an urgent need to provide for a permanent Secretariat (for ECI) and also to provide that the expenditure be charged on the...

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Plea To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana In CM Beant Singh Assassination Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a plea by Babbar Khalsa terrorist and death row convict, Balwant Singh Rajoana for his death sentence to be commuted to life imprisonment. The BKI operative was convicted for his role in the assassination of the former chief minister of Punjab, Beant Singh, in August 1995.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared before a...

‘Certain Section Of Media Turned Unashamedly Partisan; Huge Surge Of Money Power In Elections’: Supreme Court Observes In ECI Case

In the judgment recommending reform in the process of appointment of members of the Election Commission of India, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, made some crucial observations on democracy and the role of the Commission in upholding it.A Constitution Bench comprising Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar reckoned that in the backdrop of...