'You Are Testing The Patience Of Court; No Respect For Our Judgments' : Supreme Court Raps Centre Over Tribunals Reforms Act

The Supreme Court on Monday harshly criticized the Union Government over the delay in filling up of the vacancies in Tribunals and also for passing Tribunals Reforms Act, which the Court termed a "virtual replica of the provisions struck down by the Court".A special bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice L Nageswara Rao conveyed to the...

Age Relaxation Can't Be Claimed On The Basis Of Chief Minister's Tweet : Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that candidates for public employment cannot claim relaxation in upper age limit as their right merely because the Chief Minister has tweeted in this regardA division bench of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh held so while dismissing an appeal filed by petitioners seeking appointment to the post of Police Sub-Inspectors. On August 11,...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays RBI Circular On Urban Cooperative Banks

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has stayed a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on June 25 which laid down several conditions related to Urban Coopeartive Banks.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla passed the interim order on September 3 while issuing notice on a writ petition filed by Mahanagar Nagrik Sahkari Bank Ltd....

'You Must Protect The Institution From Targeted, Motivated And Mala Fide Attack': CJI Ramana's Advice For Young Lawyers

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Saturday remarked that young lawyers must strive to protect the integrity and reputation of the judiciary. He was speaking at an event organised by the Bar Council of India (BCI) to felicitate him. The event was held in the presence of Supreme Court judges, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and other top law officers. "I also want to use this platform to send...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends 68 Names As Judges For 12 High Courts; 12 Names Reiterated

Signifying a proactive intent to fill up the mounting vacancies in the High Courts, the Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Central Government 68 names for elevation as judges of 12 High Courts across the country.A 3-member collegium comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice UU Lalit and Justice AM Khanwilkar cleared the names in the meetings held on August 24...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Amaravati Land Scam FIR Against Former Advocate General & Others

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed the FIR registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau against former Advocate General Damallapati Srinivas and others in alleged Amaravati land scam.The FIR was registered alleging that the Srinivas and other accused had purchased large tracts of land in and around Amaravati, before it was announced as the new capital of the State of Andhra Pradesh after...

[Delhi Riots] Vague Evidence & General Allegations Not Sufficient To Invoke 149 R/W 302 IPC: High Court Grants Bail To Five Accused In Head Constable Ratan Lal Murder Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to five accused in connection with murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal and causing head injuries to a DCP during the North-East Delhi riots that rocked the national capital last year. (FIR 60/2020 PS DayalPur)Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the order after reserving it last month. The Court heard at length various counsels appearing on behalf of...

Depression Can Be Classified As 'Serious Illness' In COVID's Context: Gujarat High Court

Depression can be classified as a serious illness, especially in the context of the COVID, observed the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday as it set aside the order and decision of a government college to cancel the registration and admission of a student as he failed to appear for the examination due to depression and suicidal thoughts. The Bench of Justice N. V. Anjaria...

No 'Distinguished Jurist' Appointment As Supreme Court Judge Yet

The President of India appointed eight High Court Judges and one Senior Advocate as Judges of the Supreme Court of India. If we survey the appointments since 1950, it can be seen that most of the appointees are from 'High Court judges' category. Senior Advocate PS Narasimha is the ninth lawyer (since 1950) to be appointed as judge directly from the bar. But not even one appointment has been...

If NGT Acts On A Letter Representation, Will It Be A Suo Motu Case? Supreme Court Asks [Hearing Day 2]

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing a batch of petitions on the issue whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has jurisdiction under the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 to initiate suo motu proceedings based on a letter or newspaper report. The matter is being adjudicated upon by a Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar....

5 Nine-Judge Bench Matters Pending Before Supreme Court; Oldest One Pending Since 2002

As per the 'statistics about matters pending in Supreme Court' published last month, there are 5 Nine Judges Bench Matters pending before the Supreme Court.These cases pertains to interpretations of : (1) 'material resources' in Article 39(b) of Constitution (2) Section 18-G of Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, (3) 'Industries' in Industrial Disputes Act (4) Royalties on...

Scientists Believe Cow Is The Only Animal That Inhales & Exhales Oxygen; No Fundamental Right To Eat Cow-Beef : Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court yesterday observed that Cow should be given the status of National Animal in light of the fact that "Cow is part and parcel of the culture of India" and that eating/consuming Cow-beef can't be considered to be a fundamental right of any person.The order passed by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav also observed that scientists believed that cow is the only animal...