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Major Announcement By CJI DY Chandrachud : Over 1000 Judgments To Be Released In Regional Languages On Republic Day
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud announced that the eSCR (Electronic Supreme Court Reports) will now be providing Supreme Court judgements in various regional languages of India. The said feature will be launched on the occasion of Republic Day. The e-SCR project was launched by the Supreme Court on 2nd January 2023 as a tribute to the nation in the New Year. It was an initiative to...
BREAKING| Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To Ashish Mishra In Lakhimpur Kheri Case For 8 Weeks; Asks Him To Leave UP & Delhi
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim bail for a period of eight weeks to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case related to the killings of five persons in October 2021, when vehicles of his convoy allegedly ran over a group of farmers who were protesting against the farm laws.The Court directed Mishra to leave the State of Uttar...
Supreme Court Sets Aside NGT Order For Demolition Of Goa's Curlies Restaurant Buildings
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli has set aside an order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for the demolition of Goa's iconic Curlies Beach Restaurant's buildings. The owner of the restaurant Linet Nunes approached the Court challenging the demolition action started by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority over violations of the...
Whether Arbitration Agreement Is Duly Stamped Can Be Looked Into Under Section 11(6A) Jurisdiction, Petitioner Tells Supreme Court
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, continued with the hearing of the reference, which pertains to the issue - whether the arbitration clause in a contract, which is required to be registered and stamped, but is not registered and stamped, is valid and enforceable.Senior Advocate, Mr. Gourab Banerji, was appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist a 5-Judge Bench, comprising...
GM Mustard | Will Insert Additional Safeguards If Existing Conditions Are Found Insufficient: Supreme Court
Additional conditions will be added to the regulatory framework governing the environmental release of genetically modified crops if the existing conditions fail to broadly account for all shortcomings or dangers associated with the exercise, the Supreme Court orally said on Tuesday. A Bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and B.V. Nagarathna was hearing a batch of petitions seeking...
SCAORA Moves Supreme Court Seeking Creation Of New Chamber Blocks For Lawyers; Supports SCBA Plea
The Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) has filed an impleading application, to be arrayed as one of the petitioners in the petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar seeking to direct the Ministry of Urban Development to convert land measuring 1.33 acres, that was allotted to the Supreme Court, into chamber blocks for lawyers. The application contends that SCAORA,...
Prescribing Lesser Qualifications For Medical Practitioners Serving Rural Areas Is Unconstitutional : Supreme Court
Any variation in the standards of the qualifications required of medical practitioners who render services in rural areas vis-à-vis those rendering services in urban and metropolitan areas is violative of the constitutional values of substantive equality and non-discrimination, said Supreme Court, while pronouncing a judgement striking down the Assam Rural Health Regulatory Authority...
Supreme Court Judgments To Be Made Available In Four Regional Languages, CJI Chandrachud Says English In 'Legal Avatar' Not Comprehensible To 99.9% Citizens
Chief Justice of India, Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday said that the judgments of Supreme Court will now be translated in four languages - Hindi, Gujarati, Odia and Tamil.CJI Chandrachud said English language in its “legal avatar” is not comprehensible to 99.9% of the citizens. He added that the access to justice cannot be meaningful unless citizens are able to understand in a...
CLAT Admissions : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Of Candidate Who Lost OBC Reservation Due To Mistake In Filling Form
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a Special Leave Petition filed by a minor boy who secured All India Rank 30 in the OBC category in CLAT but was treated as a general candidate because he had accidentally selected the creamy layer option instead of the non-creamy layer while filling out his form.Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora appearing for the petitioner submitted before the bench...
Supreme Court Asks Allahabad HC To Reconsider Yes Bank's Plea To Quash FIR
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Allahabad High Court to consider afresh the plea of Yes Bank in respect of an FIR lodged against the bank under Sections 420, 467, 468, 409, 120 B, 34 of the IPC. The court added that till the High Court disposes the matter, the interim order passed by the Supreme Court on 30th November 2021, staying the operation of notices and proceedings in connection...
Passive Euthanasia : Supreme Court Agrees To Modify Conditions For Living Will/Advance Medical Directive; Orders To Be Passed
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, agreed that modifications are required to be made to the guidelines for Living Will/Advance Medical Directive that was issued by its judgment recognising 'passive euthanasia' in Common Cause v. Union of India And Anr.A Bench comprising Justice K.M. Joseph, Justice Ajay Rastogi, Justice Aniruddha Bose, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice...