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'If JAG Posts Are Gender Neutral, Why Fewer Women Allowed?' Supreme Court Questions Union
The Supreme Court today(Wednesday) questioned the rationale behind the low vacancy of women in the post of Judge Advocate General (JAG). It asked the Union why, despite its claim that the JAG post was gender-neutral, it preferred men over equally qualified women.In this writ petition, the petitioners challenged the notification dated 18.01.2023 for the JAG Entry Scheme 31st Course,...
Supreme Court Asks Members Of MP District Bar Association To File Unconditional Apology For Lawyers' Strike
The Supreme Court today (March 26) directed the senior members of the Seoni District Bar Association in Madhya Pradesh to file an unconditional apology for calling for a lawyers' strike in March 2024 in relation to allotment of court complex land without consulting the Association.The bench CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing the challenge to the Madhya Pradesh High...
When Can Relief Be Moulded In A Suit? Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court stated that if the relief sought in a suit cannot be granted, or if granting an alternative relief can expedite litigation, the Court has the authority to "mould the relief" instead of dismissing the suit.“The concept of moulding of relief refers to the ability of a court to modify or shape a relief sought by a party in a legal proceeding based on the circumstances of the...
Misleading Medical Ads | Supreme Court Directs States To Appoint Officers To Enforce Drugs & Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 26) passed a slew of directions to state governments for the effective implementation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (DMR Act), which prohibits the publication of misleading advertisements regarding medical cures.The Court lamented the poor implementation of the Act, which was enacted seventy years ago."The 1954...
Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha
Responding to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply informed the Parliament last week that out of 715 High Court Judges appointed since 2018, 22 belong to SC category, 16 belong to ST category, 89 belong to OBC category and 37 belong to Minorities.This would mean that a total of 164 high court judges appointed since 2018 belong to the...
No Presumption Of Negligence Merely Because Driver Had Only Learner's Licence : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that driving with a learner's licence would not give rise to a presumption of contributory negligence in motor accident claims. The Court added that the compensation cannot be declined/reduced because the driver involved in the accident had only a learner's licence.The bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran heard the case where the Appellant...
SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Two Advocates As Judges Of Allahabad HC
The Supreme Court Collegium on March 25 recommended the elevation of two advocates as judges of the Allahabad High Court. The Collegium, in its resolution, recommended the names of (1) Shri Amitabh Kumar Rai and (2)Shri Rajiv Lochan Shukla to be appointed as Allahabad High Court JudgesThe official statement issued by the Collegium reads : The Supreme Court Collegium in its meeting held on...
Income Tax Bill Allows Officials To Access Assessee's Computer System Overriding Access Code In Certain Cases: Finance Ministry
The Ministry of Finance has told the Parliament that the Income Tax officials cannot access the personal emails, social media accounts and bank accounts of all assesses.However, there is a provision in the new Income Tax Bill 2025, which allows Income Tax officals, in certain cases of search and seizure, to access the computer systems of the assesses by "overriding the access code", if...
Supreme Court To Hear Bihar Judge's Plea To Quash FIR Over Death Of Home Guard
The Supreme Court today orally remarked that it will hear the parties in a matter where the petitioner, a District & Sessions Court Judge in Bihar, and his wife are accused of killing a home guard deployed in their official residence after he refused to perform the household chores. A special leave petition has been filed challenging the order of the Patna High Court dated May 1,...
Supreme Court Orders Interim Release Of Elderly Woman Confined At Assam Foreigner Detention Centre For Over A Year
In relief to an elderly woman declared 'foreigner' and detained at an Assam detention centre, the Supreme Court recently passed orders for release as an interim measure, noting that the woman had already spent 1 year and 4 months in detention and prima facie, she was not able to appear before the Foreigners' Tribunal to make out her case.A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan passed...
CJI Assures Listing Of Petition Seeking FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash Stash Row
The petition filed in the Supreme Court, seeking the registration of FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, Judge of the Delhi High Court, over the alleged discovery of illicit cash at his official premises, was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India today for urgent hearing.Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara, the main petitioner, mentioned the matter before CJI Sanjiv Khanna.At the outset, the...