'Surrogate Mother Need Not Be Genetically Related To Child' : Centre Clarifies Surrogacy Law Provision Before Supreme Court

But the child to be born must be genetically related to the intending couple or the intending woman, the Centre added.

Victoria Gowri’s Elevation Exposes Centre’s Double Standards & Collegium’s Fiasco

A person who has a record of making deeply problematic communal statements is now a High Court judge. The appointment of Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court will remain an ignoble chapter in the Indian judicial history. It raises troubling questions at the efficacy of the selection process- which boasts of consultations at multiple levels - in picking up the suitable persons. When the Supreme Court on its judicial side has been repeatedly cautioning against...

Bilkis Bano Case : CJI DY Chandrachud Agrees To Constitute Special Bench To Hear Plea Against Premature Release Of Convicts

CJI DY Chandrachud has agreed to constitute a special bench to hear the pleas challenging the order of Gujarat Government allowing premature release of 11 convicts sentenced to life in the Bilkis Bano case for gang rape and murder during 2002 Gujarat Riots.The matter was mentioned by Advocate Shobha Gupta, appearing for Bilkis Bano, before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud,...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Related To Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor Polls

The Supreme Court of India decided to list matter concerning the Delhi Mayor polls tomorrow (8th February 2023). The matter was mentioned by Senior Advocate AM Singhvi before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. At the outset, Dr AM Singhvi submitted–"This is brazen. This is the MCD matter. Hear it on the merits. They have let...

BRS MLAs Poaching Case : Telangana Government Approaches Supreme Court Against HC Order Transferring Probe To CBI

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for the State of Telangana, mentioned before the Supreme Court a petition challenging the Telangana High Court's order transferring the probe into a case related to the alleged attempts to poach 4 MLAs of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi), to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The matter was mentioned before a...

Haldwani Evictions| Supreme Court Grants 8 Weeks Time To Railways To Work Out Rehabilitation Solution

In pleas challenging the order of the Uttarakhand High Court directing removal of occupants from lands claimed by the Railways in Haldwani, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, granted the State and the Railway authorities eight weeks’ time to work out a solution, inter alia, for rehabilitation of the occupants.On the last occasion, while granting stay on the order of the High Court, the...

Supreme Court Annual Criminal Law Digest 2022

AAnticipatory BailAnticipatory Bail - SLP Against Madras HC Judgment dismissing anticipatory bail with some observations about requirement of custodial interrogation- Dismissed - High Court, after having found no case for grant of pre-arrest bail, has otherwise not given any such direction of mandatory nature - Observations are essentially of the reasons assigned by the High Court in...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Rapido's Plea Against Maharashtra Government's Refusal To Grant Bike-Taxi Aggregator License; Grants Liberty To Approach Bombay HC Afresh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain Rapido's plea against the Maharashtra government's refusal to grant two-wheeler bike taxi aggregator license to the company on the ground that the petitioner was at liberty to pursue alternative remedy before the Bombay High Court. Thus, the bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala gave...

'Use Technology To Facilitate Virtual Hearings, Don't Waste Money Spent On Technical Upgradation' : Supreme Court To All Courts, Tribunals

While hearing contempt pleas pertaining to to lawyers who have indulged in vandalism in court premises during their strike demanding formation of new Benches of the Orissa High Court, the Supreme Court, on Monday, noted that it expects that the technological upgradations that have been made in the judicial institutions over the span of last couple of year should be utilised to its fullest....

State Should Not Be Arbitrary In Allowing Premature Release; Policy Must Be Applied Equally To All: Supreme Court

In a matter concerning remission of convicts in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala noted that the arbitrary application of different yardsticks for similarly placed convicts would give rise to a situation where the persons lacking resources would suffer the most. Earlier, the Court...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index(Citations 68 - 82) Part 1 [February 1 – 5, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEX Bail If bail bonds are not furnished within one month, Trial Courts may consider suo motu relaxing conditions. In Re Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 76 Supreme Court issues directions to avoid delay in release of prisoners after getting bail. In Re Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 76 Citizenship Centre's decision...

High Drama In Supreme Court Ahead Of Hearing Challenge To Victoria Gowri's Appointment As High Court Judge

There was high drama in the Supreme Court ahead of hearing of the petitions challenging the appointment of L Victoria Gowri as an additional judge of the Madras High Court.The petitioners' lawyers sought for an early hearing as the oath taking ceremony at the Madras High Court was scheduled at 10.35 AM. The petitions were originally listed as item number 38 before a bench comprising...