ADR petitions the Supreme Court to overturn Arun Goel’s election commissioner appointment
Issue – Arun Goel’s appointment as Election Commissioner is being contested in court on the grounds that it is unjust, violates the organisation’s autonomy and organisational integrity, and is therefore in violation of Articles 14 and 324(2) of the Indian Constitution when read
NJAC Dissent Never Proposed Delegating Judge Selection to the Executive; I Am Aware Of The Risks: Justice Chelameswar
Former Supreme Court Justice J Chelameswar stated that in his dissenting opinion in the NJAC (National Judicial Appointments Commission) case, he never supported handing over the selection of judges to the executive. “I know the perils of it better than anyone else,” the
SC upholds the Dismissal of the Civil Judge, just pronouncing the operative part is unbecoming of a judicial officer
The background of the case is that the respondent was a civil judge of the junior division in January 1995. However, in January 2005, the respondent was suspended as there were allegations against him of gross misconduct. After an inquiry was conducted, it
Delay in remittance of TDS does not attract penalty under S 271C of IT Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that no penalty is levied under Section 271C of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for delay in remittance of tax deducted at source (TDS). The Apex Court set aside the Kerala High Court’s order upholding the levy of
Supreme Court To Consider Gujarat Govt’s Objection To Sharing Records With Petitioners
In a case wherein the Supreme Court is monitoring 22 alleged ‘fake encounters’ conducted by the Gujarat Police between 2002 and 2007, it indicated, on Monday, that it would consider the reservation expressed by the State of Gujarat in sharing records of three
Supreme Court directs Centre to frame a uniform national policy for menstrual hygiene in schools
The apex court on Monday directed the central government to frame and implement a uniform policy on menstrual hygiene in schools including free distribution of sanitary napkins. It also asked the states to provide details on the availability of girls’ toilets and the
Technology not a cure for all malaise, Said CJI DY Chandrachud highlighting the Need of Digital Inclusion
On Friday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud emphasised the importance of digital inclusion and an ecosystem that allows the benefits of technology to be realised. “Technology is not a cure in and of itself,” the Supreme Court judge recalled, emphasising the significance
SC refuses to entertain the Interlocutory application for the stay on expansion of the Okhla waste-to-energy plant
The background of the case is that the incineration plant was constructed at an open dump in Okhla, which is a public-private venture between Jindal ITF Urban Infrastructure Limited and the Delhi government, which was commissioned in the year 2012. It is the
Apex Court States That There Can Be No Equality In The Matter Of Illegality
The supreme court bench of justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal decided to deny the relief to a school teacher who was dismissed from the service for the reason that he secured through distance education. The petitioner in the case at hand was
SC: “Unjustified Compassion Unsustainable When Objective of IPC is to Punish Offenders” HC Judgment on Motor Accident Case Quashed
Issue In overturning a decision by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to reduce a sentence imposed on a man convicted in a motor accident case of rash driving and causing death due to negligence, the Supreme Court stated that the Indian Penal
