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"As A Servant Of Constitution, I Have To Follow The Law Laid Down": CJI DY Chandrachud On Plea Against Collegium System
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that as a "servant of the law and the Constitution", he has to follow the laid down law, when a lawyer mentioned a plea challenging the collegium system for judges' appointments.Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara sought the listing of a petition filed by him seeking the abolition of the collegium system and a reevaluation of the process for designating...
'Judges Not Expected To Preach': Supreme Court Disapproves Of Calcutta HC Advising Adolescent Girls To Control Sexual Urges
The Supreme Court on Friday (December 8) expressed disapproval of certain observations made by the Calcutta High Court regarding the sexual behaviour of adolescents.While deciding an appeal in a sexual assault case involving young adults, the High Court had issued a set of advisories to teenagers, particularly cautioning girls in their adolescence to 'control their sexual urges' to prevent...
Delhi Liquor Policy Case | 'There Seems To Be Contradictions Between CBI & ED Allegations' : Supreme Court Grants Bail To Pernod Ricard Regional Head
The Supreme Court on Friday (December 8) granted bail to Benoy Babu, Regional Manager of Pernod Ricard India(Indian subsidiary of global liquor company), in the money laundering case in connection with the Delhi liquor policy scam.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti granted bail to Babu considering the fact that he has undergone 13 months of incarceration and that the...
S.6A Citizenship Act | Why Assam Singled Out Though West Bengal Shares Larger Border With Bangladesh? Supreme Court Asks Union [Day 3]
While hearing petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, the Supreme Court on Thursday (December 6) orally remarked that regardless of the outcome of the petitions on the constitutionality aspect, the issues raised in the petitions pertaining to illegal immigration were "crucial problem independent of Section 6A". The court directed the Union Government to furnish data on...
Less Than 25% Of HC Judges Belong To SC, ST, OBCs & Minorities; 13.5% Women Judges In Higher Judiciary: Law Ministry Data
The information furnished by the Union Minister of Law & Justice shows that 492 of the 650 High Court judges appointed between 2018 and 2023 belong to the General Category (75.69%). Out of the High Court judges' appointments made during this period, 23 are from the Scheduled Caste (SC) category, 10 from the Scheduled Tribes (ST) category, 76 from the Other Backward Classes and 36...
All India Judicial Service Important To Strengthen Justice Delivery System But At Present There Is No Consensus: Law Ministry
Responding to the query raised by Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Shukla on the government's plan to set up All India Judicial Service, the Law Ministry has responded that at present, there is no consensus among the stakeholders on the proposal. However, the reply also stated, "In the Government's view, a properly framed All India Judicial Service is important to strengthen the overall...
Prashant Bhushan Writes To SC Registry Alleging Irregularities In Listing Of UAPA Pleas Before Justice Bela Trivedi
Advocate Prashant Bhushan has written to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, against the 'arbitrary' listing of a batch of matters before a bench led by Justice Bela Trivedi. The cases challenge the invocation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) against journalists and lawyers regarding their fact-finding report on Tripura riots. The batch of matters also consists of...
Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment In Article 370 Case On December 11
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict in the case challenging the Union Government's 2019 decision to repeal the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution on December 11. The Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Surya Kant, had...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance Of Calcutta HC Judgment Advising Female Adolescents On Sexual Behaviour
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a Calcutta High Court judgment which observed, "every female adolescent should control sexual urge as in the eyes of the society she will be the looser when she gives in to enjoy the sexual pleasure of hardly two minutes."A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal will consider the suo motu case against this judgment tomorrow....
S.498A IPC - Bail Condition That Husband Should Resume Conjugal Life With Wife Can't Be Imposed: Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court observed that while granting anticipatory bail to the accused husband under Section 498A of the IPC, a condition that the husband shall take his wife to his house and maintain and honor her, cannot be imposed.A Division Bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing the matter. In the present case, the accused husband (appellant) had...
Woman Can Be 'Karta' Of Hindu Undivided Family; Hindu Law Doesn't Limit Women's Right To Be HUF Karta : Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has ruled that neither the legislature nor the traditional Hindu Law, in any way, limits the right of a woman to be a Karta of an Hindu Undivided Family (HUF).A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that “societal perceptions” cannot be a reason to deny the rights expressly conferred by the Legislature. “To say that...
Delhi Chief Secretary, Though Appointed By Centre, Must Follow Directions Of Delhi Govt On Matters Over Which It Has Power: Supreme Court
In the judgment upholding the power of the Central Government to appoint the Chief Secretary of the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Supreme Court observed, "The actions (or inactions) of the Chief Secretary must not put the elected government at a standstill."The judgment, pronounced by a bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on November 29, was uploaded...