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After Contempt Notice, Vishakhapatnam Bar Association Undertakes Before Supreme Court Not To Abstain From Court Work In Future
Pursuant to a contempt notice, the Vishakhapatnam Bar Association has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court undertaking that it would not boycott and/or encourage lawyers to abstain from court work in future.It may be recalled that a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and AG Masih issued a contempt notice to the Association in July for abstaining from court work and thus preventing the...
Supreme Court Quashes NGT Order To Shut Down Garbage Plant In Pune; Directs PMC To Address Foul Odour Concerns
The Supreme Court today (September 12) quashed the National Green Tribunal's order to shut down a Garbage Processing Plant (GPP) in Baner, Pune observing that shutting it down will be detrimental to public interest.“we find that the closure of the GPP in question rather than subserving the public interest, would be detrimental to public interest. If the GPP in question is closed, the...
'Undermines Perception Of Judicial Independence': CJAR Issues Statement Over Prime Minister's Visit To CJI's Ganpati Puja
The Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) in its recent statement has expressed 'deep concern' over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's residence for Ganpati Puja yesterday. It states that such visits would create unwarranted precedents undermining the public's perception of judicial independence and separation of powers. CJAR...
Alleged Involvement In Crime No Ground To Demolish Legally Constructed Property, Such Demolitions Against Rule Of Law: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today observed that alleged involvement in a crime is no ground for demolishing a legally constructed property, and the Court cannot ignore such demolition threats in a nation governed by the rule of law.“In a country where actions of the State are governed by the rule of law, the transgression by a family member cannot invite action against other members of the family...
Each Day's Delay Matters In Cases Of Personal Liberty;Representation Against Preventive Detention Must Be Decided Soon : Supreme Court
Today, the Supreme Court quashed the preventive detention of a person on account of a delay of 9 months by the jail authorities in communicating the representation of the detenu and also the non-supply of relevant materials. The Court has ordered his release from detention.In this case, the jail authorities had sent the representation of the detenu through ordinary post, which was...
'Choking Docket Of Court' : Supreme Court Imposes 1 Lakh Cost On Man For Repeated Litigations To Change Birth Date In Service Records
The Supreme Court recently imposed a cost of Rs.1 lakh on an engineer who initiated multiple cases before different forums seeking change in date of birth recorded in his service records. It was remarked that the petitioner had been "flogging a dead horse" and these type of cases choke the dockets of the court. "Such type of litigation is choking the dockets of the Court as the claim of...
Supreme Court Stays NGT Order Restricting Number Of Members In Dhol-Tasha-Zanj Troupes For Ganpati Visarjan In Pune
The Supreme Court today (September 12) stayed the direction issued by the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone) Bench that the total number of Dhol+Tasha+Zanj members in each troupe during the Ganpati Visarjan Procession in Pune shall not exceed 30 in number.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra passed the interim order while issuing notice on...
Supreme Court & Permanent Court Of Arbitration To Hold Conference On International Arbitration
The Supreme Court of India and the Permanent Court of Arbitration are holding a conference on International Arbitration and the Rule of Law in New Delhi from September 13 to 15. The Conference is held in collaboration with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).The event will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Supreme Court and the...
Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment Tomorrow On Arvind Kejriwal's Petition For Bail In CBI Case
The Supreme Court will pronounce judgment tomorrow in the petitions filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy case and seeking bail in the same.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, which reserved judgment on September 5, will pronounce the decision. The judgment is authored by Justice Surya Kant.To recap, one...
Supreme Court Stays FIR Against Mother For Allegedly Making False Accusation Of Father Sexually Abusing 3-Year-Old Child
The Supreme Court has recently stayed the order of the Kerala High Court, which led to the lodging of an FIR against the mother for allegedly making a false case against the father of the child under the Protection of Child from Sexual Offences, 2012. The Supreme Court stayed the observations made by the High Court against the mother and stayed the proceedings in the FIR.A bench of Justices...