[ad_1] Days after the emotional speech of President Droupadi Murmu flagging the plight of poor tribals languishing in jails in petty offences despite bail, the Supreme Court Tuesday directed prison authorities across the country to provide details of such prisoners within 15 days to NALSA for formulating a national scheme...
Cji: DY Chandrachud: Need to have more women & marginalised in judiciary – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said the numerous reforms initiated in the judiciary is to give universal access to the justice system with an aim to "bend the arc of the moral universe towards justice", as was said by Martin Luther King Jr.Speaking at the Constitution...
SC agrees to list in February plea against jury system for Parsi matrimonial disputes, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list a plea challenging several provisions of the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936, which provides for a system of jury comprising community members to decide matrimonial disputes.A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said it...
CJI Chandrachud, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] ]The Supreme Court will have four special benches to deal with cases of criminal appeals, land acquisition, motor accident claims and direct and indirect taxes from next week, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said. Justice Surya Kant will head the bench dealing with land acquisition cases.The CJI...
SC says Gujarat Morbi Bride collapse incident was an “enormous tragedy”, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Morbi Bride collapse incident which claimed over 140 lives was an "enormous tragedy" and asked the Gujarat High Court which is already hearing a suo motu case on the same issue, to hold periodical hearings."It is an enormous tragedy and this...
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[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the election of office bearers of the Indian Olympic Association must go ahead as scheduled.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said that it will hear the matter relating to IOA on December...
SC agrees to hear plea on electoral bonds scheme amendment, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a fresh plea filed relating to the Centre amending the electoral bonds scheme to allow their sale for 15 extra days during the "year of general elections to the legislative assembly of States and Union...
Former CJI UU Lalit clears air on listing of activist Saibaba’s case in SC on holiday, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit on Sunday responded to questions raised over a special hearing of activist G N Saibaba's case on a court holiday, saying the CJI's role is to set up benches when the occasion demands and he has "no control" over the outcome or...
SC reserves judgment on Media One’s plea challenging Kerala HC’s order upholding revocation of news channel’s license, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgement on Media One's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's order which upheld the order of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting revoking the license of the news channel.A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud reserved the...