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...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging NLU Tripura Cancelling Admission For 2022-23

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices in a petition seeking orders to quash directions passed by the National Law University, Tripura wherein the University has cancelled the admission process initiated for the Academic session 2022-23 on the ground of want of state domicile quota after the completion of the admission process. The Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of...

Bar Council Of India Must Take Concrete Preventive Steps Against Advocates' Strikes & Boycotts : Supreme Court

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Bar Council of India for not coming up with any ‘concrete’ plans for preventing State Bar Associations from going on strikes and abstaining from court work. A Bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela Trivedi took strong objection to the BCI’s lackadaisical attitude while considering a contempt petition filed by NGO,...

To Consider Premature Release Of Convict, State Policy Prevailing On Date Of Conviction Is Relevant : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that in determining the entitlement of a convict to premature release, the policy of the State government on the date of the conviction would have to be the determinative factor. The matter was heard by bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. The case concerned a man who was convicted for murder in 2002...

SC Collegium Publishing RAW & IB Inputs On Recommended Names A Serious Issue: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Addressing the media at the Felicitation of Award Winners of the e-courts Project, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju today said that putting out RAW & IB inputs on candidates recommended for elevation in the public domain by the Supreme Court Collegium is a "serious issue".He added that making the secret or sensitive report of RAW and IB public is a matter of grave concern which will...

Questions & Answers By Justice V. Ramkumar- Investigation By Police- PART XXIV

Q.116 What is the procedure to be followed by the Court for summary trial of an offence ?Ans. The procedure for summary trial is the same procedure to be resorted to for Summons trial with the following changes :-a) Magistrate can resort to summary procedures for Trial in respect of the 9 categories of offences enumerated under Section 260 (1) Cr.P.C.b) A Special Summons in Form 30 of the...

Ban On Hazardous Pesticides : Supreme Court Asks Centre To File Status Report

In a plea seeking weeding out of harmful chemicals and pesticides being used in India causing severe health hazards to farm workers, people living in the vicinity and the consumers, the Supreme Court, on Monday, directed the Centre to file an updated status report in respect of the regulatory measures taken by it for effecting a ban on hazardous pesticides.Considering the variance in...