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SC rejects PIL challenging practice of appointing deputy chief ministers

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the practice of appointing deputy chief ministers and said this does not breach the Constitution. This is just a label and even if you call someone a deputy chief minister, it does not change the status, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachaud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said while trashing the PIL filed by the Public Political Party. A deputy CM is first and foremost a minister in the government of the state and this does not breach the Constitution, the bench said, adding that it does not create a class in itself. The lawyer, appearing for the PIL petitioner, said states are setting a wrong example by appointing deputy chief ministers and this violates Article 14 (right to equality) under the Constitution. The bench said such appointments do not breach any constitutional provisions.

SC reserves verdict on minority status of Aligarh Muslim University

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), after days of heated debate. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud heard the arguments put forth by the rival sides over eight days. The bench also comprises justices Sanjiv Khanna, Surya Kant, J B Pardiwala, Dipankar Datta, Manoj Misra and Satish Chandra Sharma. The issue of AMU's minority status has been caught in a legal maze for the last several decades. The top court had on February 12, 2019 referred to a seven-judge bench the contentious issue. A similar reference was also made in 1981. A five-judge constitution bench had in the S Azeez Basha versus Union of India case in 1967 held that since AMU was a central university, it cannot be considered a minority institution. However, the fabled institution got back its minority status when Parliament passed the AMU (Amendment) Act in 1981. In January 2006, the Allahabad High Court struck down the ..

75th anniversary of SC: CJI calls for 'culture of professionalism'

He was speaking as part of the ceremonial bench that sat today to mark 75 years of the Supreme Court

SC acted as Constitution's heart and soul for 74 years: Justice Gavai

The Supreme Court has acted as the Constitution's heart and soul for the last 74 years by safeguarding the rights of citizens as well as the ideals of justice, liberty, equality and fraternity enshrined in the Preamble, Justice B R Gavai said on Sunday. The Supreme Court judge was speaking at a function organised by the apex court on the occasion of the inauguration of the Diamond Jubilee Year of its establishment. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief guest for the occasion. The conception of the Supreme Court also symbolises "the balance of justice", an institution that will act as a shield for citizens against excesses of power, Justice Gavai said. Addressing the gathering in which Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, top law officers and Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal were also present, Justice Sanjiv Khanna said the Supreme Court has prioritised "accessibility" to common citizens while handling the "highest volume of cases" among all its global counterparts. He,

SC stays SAT order in shares pledged by Karvy Stock Broking to lenders

Sebi filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on December 30 last year against the SAT order of December 20

SC to hear Google's plea against CCI fine of Rs 1,337.76 crore on April 30

Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Google and Addl Solicitor-General Venkatraman appearing for CCI said it will take both sides 4 days to argue the case as there are new points to be raised

Report filed on need of change in law on granting driving licence: Centre

The Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that a government-appointed committee has submitted a draft report after examining a legal question that whether a person holding a driving licence for a light motor vehicle is also entitled to legally drive a transport vehicle carrying unladen weight not exceeding 7,500 kilograms. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud granted time to the Centre till April 15 to resolve the issue and said if the matter remains unresolved, it will hear the pleas and pronounce a verdict. "Actually, it is a part-heard matter. We have substantially heard it.... We will give you (the government) the time to resolve the matter. If it is not resolved, then we will hear the matter and lay down the law. "Ultimately, if Parliament wants to intervene, then it can always do so...," the bench, also comprising Justices Hrishikesh Roy, P S Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra, said. The bench granted time till mid-February for th

Gyanvapi: SC permits cleaning of water tank in mosque complex in Varanasi

The Supreme Court ordered the cleaning of the water tank under the supervision of the Varanasi district magistrate

SC to consider listing PILs challenging promise of pre-poll freebies

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider listing of the pleas challenging the political parties' practice of promising pre-election freebies to voters. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was urged by senior advocate Vijay Hansaria, appearing for one of the PIL petitioners, that the matters are part-heard and needed to be adjudicated upon. "We will see it," the CJI said. A bench headed by CJI UU Lalit, since retired, had on November 1, 2022, said that the PILs can be heard by a three-judge bench as directed. The pleas including the one filed by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay opposed promises of such handouts by the parties during polls. The petitions have also sought the Election Commission invokes its powers to freeze the election symbols of these parties and cancel their registration to ensure that the practice of promising pre-election freebies is no longer in existence.

SC collegium recommends five names to Centre for judgeship in four HCs

The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has recommended five names to the Centre for appointment as additional judges in four high courts. The collegiums, also comprising justices Sanjiv Khanna and B R Gavai, also recommended the names of additional judges -- justices Rahul Bharti and Moksha Khajuria Kazmi, both from the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, for appointment as permanent judges. One of the recommendations said additional judge Justice Abhay Ahuja be also considered for appointment as permanent judge in the Bombay High Court. Several collegiums resolutions, uploaded Thursday night on apex court website, provided details of the deliberations leading to recommendations of names of judicial officers and advocates for judgeship in high courts. The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Smt. Chaitali Chatterjee (Das), Judicial Officer, for appointment as Judge of the High Court at Calcutta in the following terms..., one of the .

SC to pronounce verdict on Adani-Hindenburg case today: The story so far

Adani Hindenburg verdict time: A bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra will deliver the judgement at 10:30 am

Not appropriate to respond to criticism on my judgement: CJI on Article 370

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday refused to respond to criticism of the unanimous five-judge bench verdict of the Supreme Court upholding scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution, saying the judges decide a case "according to the Constitution and the law". In an exclusive interview to PTI, the CJI said the judges speak their mind through their judgement which becomes public property after the pronouncement and people in a free society can always make their opinion about it. "So far as we are concerned we decide according to the Constitution and the law. I don't think it will be appropriate for me either to respond to the criticism or mount a defence to my judgement. What we have said in my judgement is reflected in the reason present in the signed judgement and I must leave it at that," Justice Chandrachud said. The response came to a query seeking his views on recent criticism by some jurists, including a former judge, on the Article 370 verdict, which upheld the

Let's not forget forget about sacrifice of armed forces, says Chandrachud

Let's not forget about the sacrifices of our armed forces personnel who are at the borders laying down their lives to protect the nation as we celebrate Christmas, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said on Monday. He said the message of Jesus Christ's life was to sacrifice for the betterment of others. "We will give up everything, even if it comes to our lives as so many people in our armed forces do in the service of the nation. We lost four of our members of the armed forces two days ago. "So, as just we celebrate Christmas, let's not forget about those who are at borders...who are giving up their lives to protect our nation. When we sing, we also sing for them in celebration," Chandrachud said, referring to the recent incident in which four soldiers were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. He was speaking at a Christmas function organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association. The CJI said a new set of chambers will be constructed for the members of the Bar. Chandrachud,

Private lives at households not constitutional vacuums for injustice: CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said though households provide a private sanctuary to the inhabitants, it may not be simply an equitable space. Dwelling on the topic Constitutional imperativeness of the state, navigating discrimination in public and private spaces' the Chief Justice underlined that the gain of improving private lives will reflect on public life as well, for these private structures are not constitutional vacuums'. Justice Chandrachud was delivering the Justice E S Venkataramaiah Centennial Memorial Lecture organised by the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru here. According to the CJI, courts in India have in the past privileged the institution of marriage over the individual. The courts inherited the thought that the need to preserve the institutions is greater than the need to protect individual's rights. The sensitive sphere of privacy of homes was considered to be an intimate sanctuary, immune from the applications of the core ..

'No will to live': UP judge alleges sexual harassment, CJI seeks report

'I have no will to live anymore. I have been rendered to a walking corpse in the last year and a half,' said the woman judge in her letter to the CJI

CJI refuses to defer hearing on bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Jain

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Thursday refused to adjourn the hearing on the bail plea of AAP leader Satyendar Kumar Jain in a money laundering case listed before another bench headed by Justice Bela M Trivedi, saying the judge concerned will take the decision. A bench comprising CJI and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was urged by senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Jain who is out on interim bail, that the proposed hearing on his plea by the Justice Trivedi-led bench during the day be deferred. Singhvi said a bench comprising Justice A S Bopanna and Justice Trivedi had heard substantial arguments in the case and now the matter is listed before the bench on which Justice Bopanna is not a part. We wish to seek a deferment. If you (the CJI) can kindly see the case papers once, the senior lawyer said. I will not control what the judge concerned is doing in the matter listed before her. The judge who has the case will decide. I cannot. I cannot take a ca

Expulsion from LS: CJI to take call on listing of Mahua's plea, says SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud will take a call on the listing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra's plea challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha. Moitra's plea was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia. "The CJI will take the call," Justice Kaul told senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, who mentioned the plea. CJI Chandrachud is heading a five-judge Constitution bench that assembled on Wednesday to hear a matter. The TMC leader has approached the top court, challenging her expulsion from the Lok Sabha, after the House adopted the report of its ethics committee that held her guilty of accepting gifts and illegal gratification from a businessman to further his interests. On December 8, after a heated debate in the Lok Sabha over the panel report during which Moitra was not allowed to speak, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi moved a motion to expel the TMC MP

All that you need to know about Article 370 before SC's verdict today

A constitution bench has reviewed the challenge to the abrogation of Article 370, exploring the constitutionality of the process and its impact on Jammu and Kashmir's special privileges

Problem with our society is we are not listening to others, says CJI

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday urged citizens to have the audacity to listen to others and break their own echo chambers. The CJI was speaking at the 20th convocation ceremony of the Symbiosis International (Deemed) University in Pune. The power of listening to others is important in every sphere of life. It is enormously liberating to yield that space to others. The problem with our society is that we are not listening to otherswe are listening only to ourselves, he said. By having the audacity to listen one concedes that the individual may not have all the right answers but is willing to explore and find them, the CJI said, adding it also gives a chance to break our own echo chambers and give us a newer understanding of the world around us. Life has a peculiar way of teaching us. Let humility, courage and integrity be your companions in this journey, he said. CJI Chandrachud added that contrary to the common misconception, strength is not shown by anger or ..

Polarisation across world marked by social media growth, intolerance: CJI

The polarisation across the world, with India not being an exception, is marked by the growth of social media and growing intolerance among communities, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said here. Speaking at the Jamnalal Bajaj Awards function on Friday, he also said that India's pluralistic culture and "ability to engage in dialogue" set it apart from many other countries which got independence during the same period but could not sustain democracy. "Much of the polarisation which we see across the globalised world....the polarisation between right and left and the centre...the polarisation which we experience across the world and India is no exception, is also marked by the growth of social media, the sense of intolerance among communities, the short attention span which the younger generation has," Chandrachud said. This was not an isolated phenomenon, and free markets and technology produced it, he added. The CJI also spoke about how India's post-independence journey