The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Central government to seek expert opinion on how to do away with the blanket ban on blood donation by transgender persons, gay men and sex workers without compromising on medical safety and precautionary safeguards. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh passed the order…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the Madras High Court order, which condoned the 1,116-day delay in filing an appeal against an ex-parte decree that had become final after being dismissed by the Apex Court in a different proceeding. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice SC Sharma observed that while considering a plea…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to list on an urgent basis, a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi on March 14. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to list on an urgent basis, a petition seeking registration of an FIR against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma in connection with the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi on March 14. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and…
Expressing serious concern over the rising number of complaints it received on the efficiency of High Court judges, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was high time that a performance audit was conducted to evaluate the functioning of these judges. Noting that it was a larger issue which required immediate attention, the Bench…
After giving a rousing farewell to former Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, the Supreme Court will bid adieu to another of its judge, Justice Bela Madhurya Trivedi, on May 16. A Ceremonial Bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, Justice Trivedi and Justice Augustine George Masih will assemble on May 16 to…
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn-in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI) during a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Justice Gavai, making him the first Buddhist and only the second individual from the Dalit community to hold the nation’s…
CJI Sanjiv Khanna expresses unhappiness over truth deficit in legal profession Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday expressed his profound unhappiness over the truth deficit currently prevailing in the legal profession. Speaking during his farewell ceremony organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the outgoing CJI said that a judge was…
The Supreme Court was informed on Tuesday that the blocking order passed by the Central government against the YouTube channel ‘4PM News’ under the IT Rules, 2009, has been withdrawn. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for channel’s Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Sharma, apprised the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih that the channel has…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued fresh guidelines for conferring the Senior Advocate designation on lawyers, removing the marking system from the current process. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice SVN Bhatti granted four months to all High Courts across the country to amend the existing rules, in accordance…