Category: Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court of India Personal Assistant Recruitment 2019 – All you need to know

Source: news.aglasem.com Supreme Court of India (SCI) has invited online applications for two separate panels of Personal Assistant (PA), and Senior Personal Assistant (SPA) for filling up of 35 and 23 vacancies respectively. The registration process have already begun and the last date to apply thereof is October 24, 2019 at 24.00 hours at sci.gov.in.

Kashmir’s PSA move against Farooq Abdullah blocks petition in Supreme Court

Source: hindustantimes.com Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vaiko’s petition that wanted the Jammu and Kashmir government to produce former chief minister Farooq Abdullah was disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko to approach the appropriate court for relief since the government had issued orders

A Year After Supreme Court Aadhaar Verdict, It’s Business As Usual

Source: huffingtonpost.in In the run-up to the Supreme Court judgement on the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, exactly a year ago, there had already been many news reports that outlined the many problems with Aadhaar, such as multiple starvation deaths, problems with biometric verification, Aadhaar cards being bought and sold, and a frightening number of data leaks from a huge number of government departments. However, the court still ruled on

Supreme Court of India orders Modi regime to restore normalcy in occupied Kashmir

Source: dunyanews.tv NEW DELHI (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court of India (SCI) on Monday ordered Modi-led Hindu nationalist government to restore normalcy in occupied Kashmir “as soon as possible while keeping in mind national safety and security.” “Schools, hospitals, public transport should function properly,” said the ruling of a three-member bench of India’s top court.

Chidambaram makes 2 unusual requests in Supreme Court, granted one

Source: hindustantimes.com Facing the prospect of being sent to Tihar jail later in the evening, former finance minister P Chidambaram’s legal team on Monday made a strong pitch in the Supreme Court to place the veteran Congress leader under house arrest or let him stay in CBI custody. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal, who was representing the 73-year-old politician, told

‘Functionality of SC allows it to be a watchdog of Indian democracy’: CJI

Source: hindustantimes.com Even though it is celebrated every year, the Independence Day is also marked with solemnity as India’s independence was not achieved on a platter, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi during his speech at the Independence day function of Supreme Court Bar Association in Delhi on Wednesday. Recognising the contribution of the freedom fighters,

Supreme Court defers hearing of Essar Steel insolvency case till 19 August

Source: livemint.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred till 19 August hearing in the Essar Steel insolvency case, saying said the matter should be decided in light of fresh challenges following recent amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. A division bench, headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and comprising Justice Surya Kant, heard the

Lok Sabha passes Bill to increase strength of Supreme Court to thirty-three Judges

Source: barandbench.com The Lok Sabha today passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 to increase the strength of the Supreme Court to thirty-three (33), excluding the Chief Justice of India. As per the Statement of Objects and Reasons of the Bill, the amendment to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1956 was being sought to

Justice Kureshi elevation: let Solicitor General be given copy of plea, says SC

Source:thehindu.com The Supreme Court on Monday asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to be served a copy of the petition filed by the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association against the “deliberate inaction” of the Central government in deciding on a May 10 recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium to appoint Bombay High Court judge Justice Akil