At the outset, it would be imperative to mention that in a laudable, landmark and latest judgment delivered on May 3, 2019, the Supreme Court has laid down in no uncertain terms that the courts cannot decide eligibility and essential qualifications for employment. That is certainly also not the job of the Court! In this… Read more »
Judgment dated 30.04.2019 passed by the Hon. Supreme Court in 63 moons technologies limited (formerly, FTIL) Vs Union of India & Others Vide a detailed judgment dated 30.04.2019, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India was pleased to hold that the Order dated 12.02.2016 of forced amalgamation passed by the Central Government, was ultra vires of… Read more »
In a major and significant development, the Supreme Court which is the highest court in India has for the second time designated 37 lawyers as “Senior Advocates”. It goes without saying that it is a big honour for all these 37 lawyers to be designated as “Senior Advocates”. But then they deserve… Read more »
“A statement of rape is extremely humiliating experience for a woman and unless she is a victim of sexual assault, she would ordinarily not blame anyone for the alleged crime.” In the context of Indian culture, a woman-victim of sexual aggression, would rather suffer silently than falsely implicate someone, said the Tripura High Court while… Read more »
We have been hearing that the Indian Judiciary would need decades to clear its backlog. The judicial system has become irrelevant for the common citizens, and this is responsible for many ills plaguing our Nation, like disrespect for laws and corruption. The ease of doing business also suffers and the rule of law cannot really… Read more »
Anonymous corporate donations could lead to the increased use of black money for political funding through shell companies, expressed the ECI. Disagreeing with the version of the Central Government, the Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court that the ‘Electoral Bonds Scheme’ has a serious impact on transparency in political funding. The counter-affidavit… Read more »
“Corruption becomes way of life which is deep-rooted almost in all levels.” Corrupt Judicial Officers are to be declared as Anti Nationals, said Justice SM Subramaniam and called for initiating drastic measures in order to control corruptions in various forms. The judge made this observation while considering a petition challenging suspension of a public servant… Read more »
It has been a long and gruelling wait for Lokpal to finally come in place as an anti-graft body. On March 19, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh who is a former Supreme Court Judge and former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court who retired in May 2017 and a current member of the National Human… Read more »
“There is no scientific, intellectual, social and logical basis for caste system.” Putting an end to a ‘colonial legacy’ practice of mentioning caste status in criminal proceedings, the Punjab and Haryana High Court observed that caste system is profoundly illogical and is also against the basic tenets of the Constitution. We should, as a public… Read more »
“While there cannot be a doubt that to streamline the task of their efficient functioning, the tribunals should be under a nodal agency, as observed in L. Chandra Kumar, we would like the government of India to let the court have the benefit of its views on affidavit by the competent authority”,states the Order In… Read more »
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