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CJI DY Chandrachud Announces Major Expansion Plans For Supreme Court : 27 New Court Rooms, Additional Facilities For Lawyers
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, speaking at the function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on the occasion of Independence day, announced major plans for expansion of the Supreme Court. He announced that the project is envisaged to be completed in two stages. The plan includes 27 new courtrooms and 4 registrar courtrooms and additional facilities for lawyers and...
In Independence Day Speech, Prime Minister Thanks Supreme Court For Making Judgments Available In Regional Languages
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, thanked the Supreme Court for ensuring that the judgments are translated into regional languages. "I thank the Supreme Court of India. The Supreme Court has said the operative part of the judgments will be made available in the language of the party who has come to the Court. The importance of mother tongue is increasing today,"...
Judgement Pronounced In Open Court But Signed After Transfer Of Judge A Valid Judgement : Bombay High Court
A judgement pronounced in open court but signed by the judge after he was transferred is a valid judgement, the Bombay High Court has held. Justice Sharmila Deshmukh relied on several Supreme Court judgements which held that once a judgement was delivered or pronounced in open court, the manner of delivery couldn’t be faulted.The writ petition filed by the petitioner in a partition...
Supreme Court Closes Plea Challenging Calcutta HC's Contempt Sentence Against Andaman & Nicobar LG, Chief Secretary
The Supreme Court has closed the matter concerning the order passed by the Calcutta high Court's Port Blair Circuit Bench which suspended Keshav Chandra, the Chief Secretary of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands Administration, and fined Admiral D.K. Joshi, the Lt. Governor, a sum of Rs 5 lakh to be paid “from his own funds” for not implementing its directions in relation to payments to...
Bills Replacing IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act May Take Time To Come Into Force; Requirement Of Section 41A Notices Non-negotiable: Supreme Court
The requirement of publishing serialised notices under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was non-negotiable, the Supreme Court said on Monday. Section 41A of the Code, which requires a person to be served with a notice by the police prior to their arrest for offences punishable with imprisonment for less than seven years, was introduced as a procedural safeguard...
Can NCPCR Lodge FIR Under MP Freedom Of Religion Act Without Complaint Of Person Converted? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed by the the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which held that a complaint under the MP Freedom of Religion Act can be made only by a person converted or person aggrieved or against whom attempt is made for conversion or by their...
Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Demolitions Near Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi On August 16
The Supreme Court listed for Wednesday (16.08.2023) a plea challenging the demolition drive by railway authorities aimed at clearing encroachments in the backyard of Sri Krishna Janam Bhoomi in Mathura. While initially the bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court...
Should Homebuyers Who Secure Decree For Refund From RERA Be Treated As Financial Creditors? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme has agreed to decide the question of law whether homebuyers, who secure a decree from the Real Estate Regulatory Authority for a refund of their investment, should be treated as financial creditors under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.The bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Monday(Aug 14) was hearing an appeal against a...
Supreme Court Transfers To Itself Petition Pending In Allahabad HC Seeking SC/ST/OBC Reservation In Aligarh Muslim University
The Supreme Court has transferred to itself the petition titled Anoop Prabhakar v. Union of India (2014) pending in the Allahabad HC seeking to implement Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 in the Aligarh Muslim University. The bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra passed an order on Monday allowing the transfer plea filed...
Manipur : Supreme Court Grants 2 Weeks Protection From Coercive Action To Prof Kham Khan Suan Hausing In Criminal Cases
The Supreme Court on Monday granted two week long protection to Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing from coercive actions in two criminal cases against him in Manipur. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order.The Court noted that there was a criminal complaint instituted against Prof Hausing in the court of CJM Imphal for offences...
Krishna River Water Dispute | Supreme Court To Hear Karnataka's Plea To Notify Water-Sharing Arrangement Ordered By Tribunal On November 29
The Supreme Court on Monday granted leave in a plea relating to a dispute among the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra over the allocation of Krishna River water, and directed it to be posted on November 29. Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for the State of Karnataka, mentioned an interim application filed by the state government for...
Krishna Janmabhoomi Case | Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Scientific Survey Of Shahi Eidgah Mosque In Mathura
The Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Nirman Trust has moved the Supreme Court praying for a scientific survey of Shahi Eidgah Masjid premises, which is claimed to be built over Krishna Janmabhoomi. This development comes a month after the Allahabad High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by the trust seeking a direction to a local court to decide an application for a scientific survey of...