The list of bureaucrats the Union law ministry recommended to the prime minister for picking an election commissioner did not have the name of even one person who could complete the stipulated six-year tenure at the poll panel, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by...
Goel’s appointment as election commissioner comes under SC scanner, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
The appointment of election commissioner Arun Goel Wednesday came under scrutiny by the Supreme Court which sought from the Centre the original records pertaining to his appointment for perusal, saying it wanted to know whether there was any "hanky panky". The top court, which rejected the Centre's objections to its...
Can’t ascribe motive to judge, says SC, issues contempt notice, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
NEW DELHI: Observing that judges aren't infallible and can pass wrong judgments that can be corrected, the Supreme Court Friday said this doesn't allow parties to attribute motive to a judge. The SC wouldn't tolerate parties scandalising the court by making contemptuous remarks against a judge, it said. Sending out...
HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
New Delhi, The Delhi High Court pointed out on Monday that despite an undertaking given by police, there are unmanned barricades in the city and cited an incident where a judge faced problems while attending to a medical emergency in his family. A bench of justices Mukta Gupta and Anish...