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Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Panel Formed To Decide Schedule For Tiruchendur Temple Consecration
The Supreme Court today (June 4) declined to interfere in a plea challenging the order of the Madras High Court, which constituted a committee to decide the schedule for Kumbhabhishekam (consecration ceremony) for Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur.The Court however, granted liberty to file a review petition against the impugned order. The bench of Justice PK Mishra and Justice...
Supreme Court Grants Relief To CAPF Aspirant Rejected Twice Citing Visual Disability, Asks Authority To Observe Him During Probation
The Supreme Court recently directed the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to consider a candidate for recruitment as Assistant Commandant after he was rejected twice due to defective vision. The Court examined the expert medical reports from AIIMs, which held that he did not suffer from any visual defects/ glaucoma in both eyes and can be considered a fit candidate. The bench of Justice...
How Dare You File This? Supreme Court Slams Murder Convict Over Second Plea Seeking Extension Of Time To Surrender
The Supreme Court today (June 4) took a stern view of a 'glaring' case where the petitioner sought an extension of time to surrender to jail authorities despite a previous order of the Court that dealt with the same issue filed by him earlier.The bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice SVN Bhatti was hearing an application seeking extension of time by 3 weeks to surrender in a...
“Not Every Parent Is Like Justice Leila Seth”: Madras High Court Remembers Late Judge Who Acknowledged And Supported Gay Son
While allowing a lesbian woman to go with her partner, the Madras High Court remembered the progressiveness shown by late Justice Leila Seth who acknowledged and accepted her son's sexual orientation. Justice Leila Seth, who was the first Woman Chief Justice of a High Court, was often applauded for publicly supporting her son, who was homosexual. When the Supreme Court in the case...
Supreme Court Rejects Delhi Waqf Board's Claim Over A Property In Shahdara, Notes Existence Of Gurudwara At Site
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain Delhi Waqf Board's claim over a property in Shahdara as "waqf property", noting that a Gurudwara exists at the site.A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma heard the matter.The Court was dealing with the Waqf Board's challenge to a Delhi High Court order of 2010, whereby appeal of the respondent was allowed and the Waqf Board's...
Supreme Court May Not Have Legalised Same-Sex Marriage But Such Couples Can Very Well Constitute A Family: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently observed that the concept of “family” has to be understood expansively and marriage is not the sole mode to start a family. The bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan observed that while the judgment of the Supreme Court in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty Vs Union of India might not have legalised same sex marriage, such couples...
SCAORA Acting Beyond Mandate By Addressing General Bar Issues Like Biometric Entry For Lawyers: SCBA President Writes To CJI
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Vikas Singh has written to CJI BR Gavai, addressing the issue of overstepping of mandate by the Supreme Court AOR Association (SCAORA) The letter states that the intention behind the concerns raised by SCBA is to ensure that there remains a 'unified voice within the bar' when it comes to issues relating to Supreme Court lawyers "Sir, I am...
'We're Not Authorised': Supreme Court Vacation Bench Declines Urgent Hearing Of Plea Against Felling 875 Trees In Himachal Pradesh
The Supreme Court today (June 4) refused to entertain the urgent mentioning of an application relating to the alleged cutting of 875 trees in Himachal Pradesh. The counsel for the applicant mentioned before the bench of Justice PK Mishra and Justice AG Masih that an intervention application has been filed in the pending TN Godavarman Case on the issue of the cutting of 875 trees in the...
"Very Easy To Accuse Behind Back": Supreme Court Tells Journalists Allegedly Beaten By MP Police, Calls For SP To Be Made Party
The Supreme Court today issued notice on the plea filed by journalists Shashikant Jatav and Amarkant Singh Chouhan from Bhind, Madhya Pradesh claiming that they were physically assaulted by state police officials over their reporting of a 'sand mafia' exploiting the Chambal River.To recap, in May this year, the two journalists alleged that they were manhandled inside the office of...
CJI BR Gavai Expresses Concern Over Judge's "Fragile Ego" Remark Being Reported Out Of Context By Media
CJI BR Gavai recently expressed concerns over the issue of out-of-context reporting by the media of courtroom proceedings. Speaking at a round table discussion at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, CJI Gavai observed that a recent comment made by a sitting Supreme Court judge was reported incorrectly. This in turn can create a negative impact on the public when it comes to their...