Supreme Court gets an all-woman bench for the third time in history, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud has constituted an all-woman bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters, news agency PTI reported. This is the third time ever that an all-woman bench has been constituted in the...

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The Supreme Court observed on Monday a person making a "false statement" about malfunctioning of EVMs "must know the consequence" as it leads to stalling the electoral process. It was hearing a plea against an election rule relating to the malfunctioning of an EVM which the petitioner claimed was unconstitutional....

SC to set up fresh bench to hear pleas of home buyers against Amrapali Group, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will constitute a fresh bench to hear the plea of home buyers seeking delivery of their homes booked with the Amprapali group. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice J B Pardiwala was urged by a counsel for home...

SC raised doubts on evidence & process, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday caused a stir when it acquitted three men accused of raping and murdering a 19-year-old Chhawla teenager, observing that witnesses were not adequately examined and the accused were deprived of their right to a fair trial besides the fact that truth could not...

SC deprecates ‘dilatory tactics’ adopted by parties in death penalty case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday strongly deprecated the "dilatory tactics" adopted by the parties and their advocates for "deflecting the course of justice" in a murder case, where seven of the convicts have been awarded death sentence. The top court dismissed an appeal filed by a convict challenging...

SC to hear PIL seeking guidelines on farm fires to curb pollution on November 10, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

NEW DELHI: As the national capital has virtually turned into a gas chamber with pollution levels rising to alarming level, a PIL has been filed in the apex court seeking its immediate intervention and the court agreed to hear the plea on November 10. Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha, who filed...

SC to pronounce orders relating to constitutional validity of reservations of EWS on Monday, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court will pronounce its orders on Monday in the matter relating to the constitutional validity of reservations of the economically weaker section (EWS) in higher education and issues of public employment on the basis of financial conditions.In September last week, the constitution...

SC asks AIIMS to set up panel of doctors to examine reports of wife of Malvinder Singh, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday directed the director of AIIMS Delhi to set up a team of doctors to analyse the medical reports of the ailing wife of jailed former promoter of Fortis Healthcare Ltd Malvinder Mohan Singh, who has sought an interim bail on this ground. A...

SC to examine provision empowering EC to remove, reduce period of disqualification of lawmakers, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a provision of the Representation of the People Act which provides power to the poll panel to "remove" or reduce the period of disqualification of a lawmaker. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and...