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Arguments That Reject Theory of Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage Since It Is Sacrament Do Not Make Any Legal Sense: Jaising Tells SC
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday began hearing a batch of petitions raising common questions of law, namely, whether it could exercise its powers under Article 142 to dissolve a marriage, what were the broad parameters to exercise such power, and whether the invocation of such extraordinary powers was allowed in the absence of the mutual consent of the parties. The first...
Supreme Court To List 300 Old Pending Matters From October 11, Oldest One Dates Back To 1979
The Supreme Court on Wednesday notified that 300 oldest after notice pending matters will be listed on non-miscellaneous days from October 11.The oldest matter listed among the 300 cases is a civil appeal of 1979. There are about 20 matters which were filed between 1993 and 2000.Recently, the Supreme Court Registry had scrapped over 13,000 cases filed before 2014, which were lying with...
AIBE Challenge: Supreme Court Constitution Bench Reserves Judgement
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the All-India Bar Examination. The five-judge Bench comprised Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, A.S. Oka, Vikram Nath, and J.K. Maheshwari. The lead petition is an appeal by special leave preferred by the Bar Council of India against a 2008 decision...
Centre Appoints Senior Advocate R Venkataramani As Next Attorney General For India
The Central Government appoints Senior Advocate R Venkataramani as the new Attorney General for India. The term of the incumbent Attorney General KK Venugopal is ending on September 30.Earlier this week, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi had turned down the offer of the Central Government to be the next Attorney General.The appointment of Mr.Venkataramani is for a period of three years.About...
1Km ESZ Rule Doesn't Apply To Sanjay Gandhi National Park & Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary : Supreme Court Clarifies
Recently, the Supreme Court has clarified that the one kilometer wide Eco-Sensitive Zone around protected forests, set out by its order dated 03.06.2022, does not apply to Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. A Bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant and J.B. Pardiwala passed the order while deciding an application filed seeking clarification of...
NEET-PG : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging TN Govt's 50% Quota For In-Service Candidates
The Supreme Court on September 26 issued notice on a plea filed assailing the judgment and order of the High Court of Madras which rejected a challenge to the scheme of reservation being adopted in the Post Graduate Medical Courses in Tamil Nadu.The apex court bench comprising of Justice D. Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli took up the matter filed by the petitioners who even though, were...
Can Section 319 CrPC Be Invoked After Trial Is Over? Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear On Nov 15
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, decided to commence with the hearing of the plea which raises the broad issue, whether Section 319 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 can be invoked after judgment is reserved, on 15th November, 2022. Appearing before a 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices Abdul Nazeer, B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, V. Ramasubramanian and B.V....
Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Debar Persons Against Whom Charges Have Been Framed In Serious Offences From Elections
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday sought the responses from the Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Election Commission of India (ECI), in a petition moved by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking to debar those persons against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, from contesting in elections. As an alternative, the plea seeks to direct the ECI to amend...
PC Act -Is Direct Evidence Of Bribe Demand Necessary To Punish Public Servant? Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Hear On Nov 15
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, decided to commence with the hearing of the plea which raises the question whether in the absence of evidence of complainant/direct or primary evidence of demand of illegal gratification, is it not permissible to draw inferential deduction of culpability/guilt of a public servant under Section 7 and Section 13(1)(d) read with...
Able-Bodied Husband Should Earn By Legitimate Means And Maintain His Wife And Minor Child : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that an able-bodied husband is obliged to earn by legitimate means and maintain his wife and the minor child.The husband is required to earn money even by physical labour, if he is an able-bodied, and could not avoid his obligation, except on the legally permissible grounds mentioned in the statute, the bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M. Trivedi...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Dismissal Of Ishrat Jahan Case Probe Officer Satish Chandra Verma IPS, Requests Delhi HC To Hear His Challenge Soon
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Union Government's order dismissing Gujarat cadre IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma from service.A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph an Hrishikesh Roy observed that the Court is not inclined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's order refusing to stay the dismissal order, as it was an interim order. "At the same time, having heard the...
