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Morbi bridge collapse: SC refuses to cancel bail granted by HC to accused

The Supreme Court has refused to cancel the bail granted by the Gujarat High Court to an accused who had issued tickets to visitors on the day when the Morbi bridge collapsed last year, leaving over 140 dead. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra did not agree to the submissions of the lawyer, appearing for the Tragedy Victim Association, Morbi that the high court wrongly granted bail to the accused. He was just selling the tickets, the CJI said while dismissing the plea for cancellation of the bail granted to accused Mansukhbhai Valjibhai Topia by the high court on June 9. We are not inclined to entertain the Special Leave Petitions under Article 136 of the Constitution. The Special Leave Petitions are accordingly dismissed, the bench said in its order on Monday. The Gujarat High Court had taken note of the fact that the probe was over and the charge sheet was already filed. Since trial will take its own time to conclude, the

Plea on Manipur violence: SC asks petitioner to mention it before CJI

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked a petitioner, who has sought the constitution of an independent committee under a retired apex court judge to inquire into the incidents of sexual assault and violence in Manipur, to mention his plea for listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud. The matter was mentioned for listing before a bench of Justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia. CJI Chandrachud is not holding court on Thursday. Advocate Vishal Tiwari, who has filed the petition, told the bench that pending pleas raising the issue concerning Manipur violence are listed for hearing on Friday. He requested that his plea be also listed for a hearing on Friday along with the connected matter. "Why one more (plea) is required for this purpose?" the bench said, adding, that the top court is already seized of the pleas on the issue. "Everybody around the country wants to have a say in that," it observed, adding, "Mention tomorrow before the chief (CJI)." In his plea, Tiw

TN minister Balaji's plea in money laundering case to be heard on Friday

The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Friday the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the July 14 order of the Madras High Court by which it upheld his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices P S Narasimha and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the minister and his spouse, that the issue would become infructuous if not heard urgently. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the anti-money laundering probe agency, opposed the submissions of Sibal seeking urgent hearing, saying wrong facts have been narrated and the Chief Justice of the High Court is yet to refer the matter to a division bench for further proceedings. If the bench seeks to list it tomorrow then I have no problem, the law officer said. We will list if for hearing, the bench said. The minister and his wife have filed two separate .

SC reserves verdict on 'rules of game' for appointment in judiciary posts

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on whether "the rules of the game" for appointment to various posts in the judiciary can be changed mid-way through the selection process. A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices Hrishikesh Roy, P S Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra reserved the judgement after hearing the arguments advanced by the lawyers appearing for the parties. The top court had on November 24 last year agreed to form a constitution bench for examining the larger issue raised in a number of petitions about whether "the rules of the game" for appointment to various posts in the judiciary can be modified in the middle of the selection process. While hearing the matter on July 12, the apex court had termed as "manifestly arbitrary" the changes made by the Kerala High Court in the criteria for selection of additional district judges (ADJs) in the state in 2017. The constitution bench, however, had refused to ...

No adverse order by SC today if lawyers absent due to rain in Delhi: CJI

CJI DY Chandrachud stated as much after considering the requests of the Supreme Court Bar Association and Supreme Court Advocate on Record Association

Courtrooms paperless, says CJI announces free Wi-Fi facility at SC

The first five courtrooms of the Supreme Court have become WiFi-enabled, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud announced on Monday, in a significant step towards the digitisation of the top court. The court has made facility available to all lawyers, litigants, mediapersons, and other stakeholders visiting the premises. The step was taken as part of the e-initiatives and the facility can be availed by logging in to "SCI WiFi". "We have made courts 1 to 5 WiFi-enabled. The bar rooms are WiFi-enabled as well. All courtrooms will now be like that -- no books and papers -- which is not to say that we will not rely on books and papers at all," the CJI said at the outset of the day's proceedings in the refurbished courtroom. "Please give me the feedback whether everything is working well," Justice Chandrachud said. The top court reopened on Monday after the six-week summer vacation. For using the wi-fi facility, one has to enter his mobile number, get a one-time password (OTP) a

SC gets an update: Wifi, virtual meetings, LED screens in courtrooms

This system enables unhindered remote participation, increasing the accessibility and connectivity of courtrooms manifold

Important to highlight work done in back offices of Indian judiciary: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said very little is known about the work done in the back offices of the Indian judiciary and stressed that it is important this be highlighted. He was delivering the inaugural address of the 19th Legal Services authority Meet at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here. "Judiciary has been a poor communicator just because we feel that we don't need marketing," the Chief Justice of India (CJI) said. "It is also known by the delays in judicial process, very little is known about the work done in the back offices of the Indian judiciary, and it is important we highlight the work which is done in the back offices of the Indian judiciary as well because that is the spine of our judiciary," he said. CJI Chandrachud said a judiciary is known by the decisions it delivers or sometimes by the decisions that it doesn't deliver. He also talked about the voluminous work being done at the back-end of courts. The website,

CJI Chandrachud lays foundation stone of new high court complex in Jammu

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of a new high court complex in Jammu. Justice Chandrachud described judicial officers as frontline warriors and exhorted them to live up to the expectations of the common man seeking justice. The state-of-the-art complex, estimated to cost over Rs 800 crore, is located in the Raika forest belt on the outskirts of Jammu. It would contribute to the improvement of the judicial system, said the CJI who was accompanied by Supreme Court Judges Sanjay Kishan Koul and Pankaj Mithal, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha, and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh B D Mishra. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal joined the event virtually. The Chief Justice also launched e-initiatives for the judiciary of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including a Document Management System for the High Court and a National Service for tracking electronic processes in the district courts of the two Union Territories.

Trying to take justice to every door through technology: CJI Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said the judiciary is committed to take justice to every home through the use of technology. Stressing the need for live streaming of judicial proceedings, he said that justice could be taken to villages of the country by translating orders into local languages. Through technology, we are trying to take justice to every home. Under E courts phase three, Rs 7,000 crore has been provided by the government of India. Through technology, judicial work can be linked with common life, the CJI said Addressing a gathering during the inauguration of the new building of the Jharkhand High Court, Justice Chandrachud said the judiciary can take justice to 6.4 lakh villages when court work is done in languages mentioned in the Constitution. He said 6,000 court orders were translated into Hindi. The CJI said, My journey in the Supreme Court has helped define the image of justice and injustice. For petty crimes, people are lodged in jail due to .

CJI condemns 'forum shopping'; here's all you need to know about it

The court stated that a classic example of forum shopping is when a litigant approaches one court but does not get desired relief and then approaches another court to obtain relief in the matter

Gyanvapi case: We need to tread carefully in this matter, says SC

The Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government both agreed to the plea for adjourning the proposed scientific survey of "Shivling" for the time being

CJI inaugurates training-cum-examination centre in Supreme Court complex

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday inaugurated a training-cum-examination centre in the additional building complex of the Supreme Court. "The training cell of the Supreme Court conducts awareness and training programmes for its staff in e-filing, e-office and other skills along with induction training for newly appointed personnel and orientation training for promoted officers on a regular basis," a statement said. It said special training programmes are also conducted for staffers with regard to stress management, anxiety management and mental health at workplace. "Team building, leadership, organisational behaviour in government, ethics and values in public governance are also among the focus areas for training," the statement said. It said other training programmes are being planned including on mentioning or listing matters and cyber security. "The training-cum-examination centre is well-equipped with modern facilities for effective training and examinations. A

Adani-Hindenburg case: SC grants Sebi time till August 14 to submit report

While granting the extension, CJI DY Chandrachud said that the proceedings shall be listed after the summer recess

Vacation benches to conduct hearing through hybrid mode: CJI Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud Tuesday said the vacation benches will conduct hearing through hybrid mode to enable lawyers to appear from various destinations. The benches will be taking up fresh matters as well, he said. The Supreme Court is closing for summer break from May 22 to July 2 and only vacation benches will conduct hearing to deal with urgent matters. At the outset of Tuesday's proceedings, the CJI said the vacation benches will be taking up fresh admission matters and the hearing will be conducted through hybrid mode where lawyers can appear physically and through video-conference from their respective destinations. "In case, someone wants to go and argue from somewhere more convenient, you are most welcome... there is only one precondition that the lawyers should be properly dressed, the bench, also comprising justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala, said. The CJI said more than 300 fresh matters, which could not have been taken up, would be listed be

CJI launches 'E-filing 2.0', says service will be available round the clock

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Friday launched 'E-filing 2.0' and told lawyers that the facility for filing cases electronically will be now available round the clock. The chief justice, who has been advocating for e-courts and e-filing of cases across the country, also inaugurated an 'e-Sewa Kendra' on the apex court's premises. "We have now unveiled this morning the 'E-filing 2.0'. The facilities will be available to all lawyers 24X7," he said, adding that two facilitation centres have been started to help lawyers "who do not have these facilities and are not acquainted with the technology". "I request all lawyers to use 'E-filing 2.0'," the CJI said at the outset of Friday's proceedings. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was present in the courtroom, and other lawyers hailed the move. "Only because of my Lords, we were able to get rid of that mental block," the law officer said. On the 'e-sewa kendra', CJI Chandrachud said, "One can walk in the 'e-sewa kendr

Maharashtra political crisis: CJI Chandrachud refers case to larger bench

SC said that the 2016 Nabam Rebia case, which held that the Speaker cannot initiate disqualification proceedings when a resolution seeking his removal is pending, requires reference to larger bench

Bench to deliver verdict in Delhi govt vs L-G, Maharashtra dispute tomorrow

Tomorrow we have two Constitution Bench judgments to deliver, said CJI

SC dismisses CJI's plea seeking recusal from hearing same-sex marriage case

From hearing pleas over validation in the same-sex marriage case to dismissing DY Chandrachud's application seeking recusal from hearing same-sex marriage plea, here are some of the important cases

Marriage equality: No bar on adoption by same-sex couples, says CJI

The CJI asserted that even a single individual can adopt a child despite being in a same-sex relationship