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Supreme Court Weekly Digest With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise Index [January 1 to 7]
Adverse PossessionTenants cannot claim adverse possession against their landlords since their possession is permissive in nature. (Para 9.4) 2024 LiveLaw (SC) 17Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 - An award could be said to be against the public policy of India in, inter alia, the following circumstances: 1. When an award is, on its face, in...
Public Interest Litigation Can't Be Entertained When It Raises Personal Grievances: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 25) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition which sought directions to implement the recommendations of the NITI AYOG on streamlining medical research in India.The bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud observed that the petitioner, renowned cardiac surgeon Dr KM Cherian, was also seeking to espouse his personal cause in the...
PIL For Independent Process To Appoint CAG : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 25) issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) instituted under Article 32 of the Constitution in relation to the appointment process of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). The three-Judge Bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Satish Chandra Sharma, after hearing submissions of Senior...
Terming Bar Council Of India's Order 'Drastic', Supreme Court Stays Imposition Of Rs 50K Cost On Advocate
The Supreme Court on Thursday (January 25) stayed the order passed by the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India imposing a cost amounting to Rs. 50,000/- on the advocate for filing a vague complaint against another advocate before the Bar Council. The Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan stayed that part of the order which imposed the cost on the complainant, failing...
Prime Minister To Inaugurate Supreme Court's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations Tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Supreme Court of India on 28 January at 12 noon at the Supreme Court auditorium.Unveiling the seventy-fifth year of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister will launch citizen-centric information and technology initiatives that include Digital Supreme Court Reports (Digi SCR), Digital Courts 2.0 and new website of...
Good Judges Are Not Being Appointed, Collegium System Not Functioning Properly : Sr Adv Dushyant Dave
Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, in his interview with Livelaw, made some thought-provoking statements about the functioning of the collegium system. He opined that "good judges are not being appointed" and that the "collegium system is not functioning properly". Explaining this, he said that the Supreme Court does not react if the Executive ignores the resolutions which have been reiterated by...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Constructions Near Nagpur's Futala Lake
Taking note of the concrete construction of 'temporary structures' in and around the 300 years old Futala Lake in Nagpur, the Supreme Court on Thursday(January 25) ordered status quo at the lake site and sought a response from the state of Maharashtra on the status of 'temporariness' of the structures concerned.Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan referring to past orders of the Supreme...
Supreme Court Annual Digests 2023- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; Section 3 - A support person – whether involved from the early stages of lodging a report or brought on board shortly thereafter - can play a tremendous role in offering encouragement, reassurance, and guidance, merely from their knowledge of the legalese, armed with...
Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Adani Power's Claim Of 1375 Crores Late Payment Surcharge From Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd
This week, the Supreme Court reserved its verdict on Adani Power's application for a payment of Rs. 1376.35 crores as outstanding late payment surcharge (LPS) from Rajasthan DISCOM.The present dispute can be traced back to the Supreme Court's 2020 judgment, where it upheld the decisions of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, stating...
Supreme Court Invites Applications For Law Clerk Cum-Research Associates, Apply By February 15
The Supreme Court (on January 24) invited applications for Law Clerk cum-Research Associates on Short-Term Contractual Assignments. The advertisement says that it is for the preparation of a panel of approximately 90 candidates for engagement as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates in the Supreme Court of India. The remuneration as per the advertisement is Rs. 80,000/- per month. The age...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Centre's Notification Bringing Medical Devices Within Definition Of 'Drugs'
The Supreme Court on Thursday(January 25) declined to interfere with Delhi High Court's ruling which upheld the Central Government notifications to include medical devices such as nebulizers, blood pressure monitoring devices, digital thermometers, and glucometers as "drugs”. The bench consisting of the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...