Source:- bloombergquint.com When, in October 2015, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, and with it the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the judgment was celebrated by many as a victory for the cause of judicial independence. The prevailing system, which gives primacy to a collegium of Supreme Court judges
Source:- telegraphindia.com he Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh each, totalling over Rs 100 crore, to nearly 400 owners whose apartments are part of buildings that are to be demolished as they had been constructed in a prohibited coastal regulation zone. The state government
Source:- dnaindia.com The Supreme Court, on Friday, told the Hindu and Muslim sides in the Ayodhya title suit case that archaeological evidence in the case cannot be discredited as it is largely based on inference and not direct evidence. The bench’s comment came after the Muslim side sought to dismiss the Archaeological Survey of India
Source: huffingtonpost.in In the run-up to the Supreme Court judgement on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, exactly a year ago, there had already been many news reports that outlined the many problems with Aadhaar, such as multiple starvation deaths, problems with biometric verification, Aadhaar cards being bought and sold, and a frightening number of data leaks from a huge number of government departments. However, the court still ruled on
Source: indiatoday.in he Supreme Court has set a tentative deadline for completion of arguments in Ayodhya title dispute by October 18. If this happens, this would give the bench roughly a month’s time to pronounce its judgment. For, if the Supreme Court bench does not decide the case before Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi retires on November 17,
Source: gadgets.ndtv.com Expressing its concerns over issues like trolling, character assassination, spreading lies and fake news, the Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasised that social media should be regulated. The observation by a bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta came while asking the Centre to file an affidavit within three weeks detailing the timeline when the
Source: thehindu.com Supreme Court Judge Justice Deepak Gupta on Tuesday expressed his extreme unease at the dangerous inroads made by online technology, saying it hardly took five minutes to buy an AK-47 on the dark web. A visibly alarmed Justice Gupta said he may renounce his smartphone and embrace privacy. He observed orally that innocents were
Source: dnaindia.com An ugly family feud in the house of a Member of Parliament from Rajya Sabha played out in the Supreme Court on Tuesday after his legally wedded wife who was pushed out of home sought a place of refuge even as the MP’s illegitimate wife of whom there are three children found a
Source: ndtv.com NEW DELHI: Appointment and transfer of judges form “the root of the administration of justice” and interference in that “does not augur well” for the institution, the Supreme Court said today. It made the observation while deciding to keep the Gujarat High Court Advocate Association’s plea pending which has sought a direction to the
Source: dnaindia.com Four new Supreme Court justices will take oath on Monday, taking the strength of India’s highest court to 34. The Centre had on September 18 notified the appointment of four new judges to the Supreme Court. Justices V Ramasubramanian, Krishna Murari, S Ravindra Bhat and Hrishikesh Roy – all four chief justices of
