While disposing off an 18 year old petition the Bombay High Court ordered the Maharashtra Government to follow its 1997 regulations for appointment of public prosecutors and additional public prosecutors for the districts by promoting assistant public prosecutors. The Supreme court has stayed the order and issued a notice to the Maharashtra Public Prosecutors Association to sought a response
The Supreme Court on dealing with an appeal filed against the judgment of Calcutta High Court which had set aside the arbitration award passed a judgement stating that Relying on Section 31(7)(a) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, the arbitrator cannot grant interest for the period between the date of cause of action and date of award, if the parties by
The Supreme Court has decided that it will hear the Constitution Bench Matters from October 10. As per a notice issued the cases include NCT Delhi vs Union of India, Common Causes vs Union of India (euthanasia), Kalpana Mehta and Others Vs. Union of India and Others, The State Of Jharkhand vs M/S Hindustan Construction Company and National Insurance
The democratic Youth of India has approached the Supreme Court regarding the deportation of the Rohingya Children. The Petition argues that deportation of children would be violation of provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989, which mandates protection of a special class of children, including the minority, the disabled and the refugees. It moreover
The Supreme Court has paved the way for a CID investigation against the OM Operation Mobilization, a Christian Charitable Trust in Hyderabad by dismissing its Special Leave Petition. A Complaint was filed against the NGO by its former Chief Finance Officer G. Albert Lael for the second time accusing the trustee Joseph D’souza of allegedly using the
A meeting of the Supreme Court collegium was held on September 22. In this meeting the decision to transfer four judges to their Parent High Courts. Justice Rajiv Shakdher of Madras High Court and Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu who is currently the judge of Kerela High Court maybe transferred. Shikha TiwariI am a law student who is a pluviophile and
The Supreme Court has made it clear that Justice R M Lodha committee, which had recommended a slew of structural reforms in the BCCI, should not entertain any representation unless it is referred to by the top court. Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said that “keeping in view the order dated January 2, Justice Lodha Committee may
Congress MP Rajiv Satav moved a private member’s bill proposing Audio and Video recording of Supreme Court proceedings and making the same available online to the public. The Bill proposes establishment of a ‘Supreme Court Secretariat’ by the Centre after consultation with the Chief Justice of India. The Secretariat will function to ensure effective implementation of the provisions. Shikha TiwariI
The Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association has decided to abstain from work on Wednesday as a mark of protest against Justice Jayant Patel’s transfer to Allahabad High Court. It has also made an appeal to all Bar Associations of the sub-ordinate Courts and Tribunals to boycott work tomorrow. Justice Patel resigned on Monday, allegedly to protest his non-elevation as the
Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s appeal against a Division Bench judgment of the Madras High Court, which had validly held that children born out of void marriages are legitimate. The Centre had first appealed against the judgment of the Central Administrative Tribunal and having lost in both, pursued its appeal in the Supreme Court, adding one more instance to the
