The Supreme Court today(January 28) considered the issue of whether the condition of three years of practice at the Bar in addition to a legal degree needs to be restored to appear for the Civil Judge(Junior Division) exam in light of various issues faced by the High Courts in terms of lack of exposure on…
The Supreme Court has paused a Delhi High Court order asking the Delhi government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) scheme. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih also issued notices to the Centre, AIIMS, and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi after hearing a…
Justice K Vinod Chandran was sworn in as a Judge of the Supreme Court today. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath to Justice Vinod Chandran. It was on Tuesday (January 14) that the Central Government notified the appointment of Justice Vinod Chandran, who was the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court,…
Last Updated:December 20, 2024, 16:31 IST Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, 70, reportedly lost consciousness days after his indefinite hunger strike to pressure the Centre to accept the demands of agitating farmers. Jagjit Singh Dallewal had been protesting for farmers’ rights for weeks now and his health has deteriorated sharply after his hunger strike. (PTI/File)…
The Supreme Court on Monday (December 16) passed an interim order that Carnatic musician TM Krishna should not be recognized as the recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi award given by the Music Academy at Chennai yesterday. The Court’s interim order also restrained TM Krishna from projecting himself as the recipient of the Sangita…
The Supreme Court has taken note of the reports about the controversial speech given by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, judge of the Allahabad High Court, at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday. The Court has sought details of the speech from the Allahabad High Court. “The Supreme Court has taken…
The Supreme Court today (December 9) imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and Divisional Manager each, while dismissing its special leave petition. It also orally remarked that the filing of SLP should not have been advised. The SLP came before a bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and…
Last Updated:November 30, 2024, 11:01 IST The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board and Samajwadi Party MPs are targeting Chandrachud for a decision last year by a bench headed by him which allowed an ASI survey of the Gyanvapi premises in Varanasi The All India Muslim Personal Law Board blamed the Chandrachud-led bench for “softening its…
The Supreme Court upheld a Madras High Court decision denying a Scheduled Caste (“SC”) certificate to a woman born as a Christian who claimed to be Hindu while applying for an Upper Division Clerk job in Puducherry. The Court ruled that religious conversion undertaken solely to access reservation benefits, without genuine belief in the adopted…
Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who has been part of several landmark Supreme Court judgments, was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday. He was administered oath by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud, whose term as CJI ended on Friday. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY…
