The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Central government to prepare a comprehensive Management Plan for Sustainable Mining (MPSM) applicable across the Aravalli hill system, which spanned across the States of Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat, along with the national capital. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Chartered Accountants (CAs) having less than 25 years of professional experience were eligible for appointment as Technical Members in tribunals, including the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran made these observations while delivering judgment in…
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that constitutional courts could not prescribe mandatory timelines for the President or State Governors while exercising their powers on granting, withholding, or reserving Bills for consideration under Articles 200 and 201. The Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice PS…
The Supreme Court has invalidated key sections of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021, ruling that the central government’s framework for appointing tribunal members and determining their tenure violates the principles of judicial independence. The judgment was delivered by a bench headed by Chief Justice B. R. Gavai along with Justice K. Vinod Chandran. According to…
The Supreme Court of India has categorically refused to introduce any quota or special preference for Civil Judges seeking promotion to the post of District Judge. The Court held that creating such distinctions would disrupt the unity of the Higher Judicial Service and weaken the principle that all officers within the cadre must be treated…
A Special Court for MPs and MLAs in Rampur has sentenced senior Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son, former MLA Abdullah Azam, to seven years’ imprisonment in a case involving forgery, impersonation, and falsification of official records to obtain multiple Permanent Account Numbers (PAN). Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of the MP/MLA Court,…
The Supreme Court has directed the Union government to establish a comprehensive pan-India framework, including setting up of dedicated courts and providing the required infrastructure, to ensure that the trial of special statute cases, including those related to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), are completed within six months. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant, Justice…
The Government of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court of India seeking a postponement of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls being carried out by the Election Commission of India. The State requests that this revision be deferred until after the upcoming elections to the local self government institutions. In its petition filed…
The Kerala High Court has disposed of a petition that sought advancement of the opening date of the traditional forest trek route (Kanana Patha) leading to the Sabarimala temple, holding that such relief would amount to judicial interference. The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice KV Jayakumar recently dismissed the writ petition…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bar Council of India (BCI) on petitions challenging its Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela granted two weeks’ time to BCI to file a…