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Order VII Rule 11 CPC | Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Just Because One Relief Is Barred If There's Another Cause Of Action : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a plaint cannot be dismissed in its entirety merely because one of the reliefs sought is legally untenable, provided that other reliefs are maintainable and arise from independent causes of action. The Court clarified that when deciding an application for rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC), it is not permissible...
Lawyers Need To Be Disciplined, Can't Spoil Profession's Image: Supreme Court Affirms BCI's 7-Year Suspension Of Advocate
The Supreme Court on Monday (May 26) dismissed an appeal filed by an advocate challenging a disciplinary action taken by the Bar Council of India (BCI), which had suspended him from legal practice for seven years. The punishment was imposed after the lawyer drove his car into a hotel in Madurai owned by the complainant. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sanjay Kumar dismissed...
Air Force School Not A 'State' Under Article 12; Teachers' Writ Petitions Against Dismissals Not Maintainable: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dismissed appeals against Allahabad High Court judgments holding that the Air Force School in Bamrauli, Allahabad, is not a “State” or “authority” under Article 12 of the Constitution, and writ petitions against it by its employees are not maintainable under Article 226 of the Constitution.A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanatullah(dissenting)...
MP High Court Upholds Removal Of Judge Accused Of Abusing, Assaulting Staff Including Women & Making Lawyers Do Sit-Ups
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination of services of a judicial officer who was on probation and was found unsuitable for the post, and was also additionally accused of verbally abusing and assaulting court staff including women as well as making bar members do sit-ups for apology.The judicial officer–Civil Judge, Junior Division in M.P. Judicial Services had approached...
SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Five High Courts
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Delhi High Court), as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Delhi High Court Judge, has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Also, Justice Ashutosh Kumar of Patna High Court has been recommended as...
Centre Notifies Appointment Of 7 Advocates As Judges Of Various High Courts
The Central government on Monday (May 26) notified the appointments of seven advocates, including one woman, as judges of various high courts in the country. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to 'X' regarding these appointments. The post states:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India,...
SC Collegium Recommends Justices NV Anjaria, Vijay Bishnoi & Atul S Chandurkar As Supreme Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI BR Gavai has recommended the names of 3 High Court Judges to be elevated to Supreme Court.The Collegium has recommended the following names :1) Justice N V Anjaria, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. Parent HC : Gujarat2) Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court. Parent HC : Rajasthan 3) Justice Atil S Chandurkar , Bombay High...
Supreme Court Rejects Vidarbha Hockey Association's Challenge To Revocation Of Hockey India Membership; Reiterates 'One-State-One-Unit' Principle
"Hockey is an Olympic sport and under the Indian Olympic Association regulations, there can be only one association from one state," said the Supreme Court today while refusing to entertain Vidarbha Hockey Association's plea for recognition as an associate-member of Hockey India and Indian Olympic Association.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta heard the matter and allowed...
Dr Subramanian Swamy Files PIL In Supreme Court Seeking Centre's Decision On National Monument Status For Ram Setu
Former Rajya Sabha MP Dr Subramanian Swamy has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Union government to timely decide his representation seeking National Monument status for Ram Setu bridge and a survey by the Geological Survey of India & the Archeological Survey of India in respect to Ram-Setu as an Ancient Monument of National Importance.Filed in public interest, Dr...
NEET PG 2025| Plea Against Double-Shift Exam Mentioned Again, Supreme Court Requested To List Before June 2
The NEET-PG 2025 candidates challenging the decision of the National Board of Examination (NBE) to conduct the exam in two shifts today (May 26) requested the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing of the matter. The counsel appearing for the petitioners mentioned before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih for listing the plea urgently, as the Exam Admit Cards would be issued on June...