SC refuses to entertain Tarun Tejpal plea for in-camera hearing, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea by former editor of Tehelka magazine Tarun Tejpal seeking in-camera hearing on Goa government's appeal against his acquittal in a sexual assault case.A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising justice P.S. Narasimha told Tejpal's counsel that...

Centre asks SC to reconsider gay lawyer’s elevation as Delhi HC judge, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] It is learnt that the Centre has asked the Supreme Court collegium to reconsider its recommendation to elevate senior advocate Saurabh Kripal, who is openly gay, as a Delhi High Court judge.The recommendation of Saurabh Kripal, who's the son of former Chief Justice of India B.N. Kirpal, as a...

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...

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[ad_1] The Chief Justice of India (CJI), D.Y. Chandrachud, said on Saturday that no institution in a Constitutional democracy, including the collegium, is perfect and within the existing system, a solution has to be worked out, emphasising that judges are faithful soldiers who implement the Constitution.Speaking at the Constitution Day...

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[ad_1] A fortnight after the Supreme Court judicially sought the law secretary's response on stalling the appointment of collegium-approved names to constitutional courts, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Friday struck a conciliatory note. He said the "soft culture" of constitutional statesmanship was needed to strike harmony between the SC...

SC admits to woes with livestreaming of court proceedings, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday agreed with senior advocate Indira Jaising, who has petitioned for live streaming of hearings in all courts, to look into her suggestion to ban circulation of short video clips in social media about judicial proceedings to present a distorted picture about the judges and...

SC agrees to form constitution bench to hear pleas against polygamy, ‘nikah-halala’, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to reconstitute a constitution bench to hear a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and 'nikah-halala' among Muslims.On August 30, a five-judge constitution bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee, Hemant Gupta, Surya Kant, M.M. Sundresh, and Sudhanshu Dhulia...

SC directs all state electricity regulatory panels to frame norms for fixing tariff, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state electricity regulatory commissions to frame regulations under the law prescribing terms and conditions for determination of power tariff within a period of three months. The important direction from the top court came in a verdict by which it dismissed the appeal...

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[ad_1] New Delhi, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Saturday said when lawyers strike, the consumer of justice suffers, the person for whom justice is meant, and not the judges or the lawyers.Recently, the lawyers of two high courts - Gujarat and Telangana- had protested against the proposal made...

After SC order, Kathua victim’s family awaits trial of accused Shubam Sangra in Pathankot, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] By Sumir Kaul New Delhi, Seeking justice for over four years, the family of the eight-year-old Kathua rape-murder victim is eagerly waiting for the start of the trial against Shubam Sangra, who will be treated as an adult following a Supreme Court order. The lawyer for the victim's family,...