New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will lay down the broad guidelines to be followed by courts across the country while summoning government officials. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said there must be different sets of procedure to deal with contempt […]
A panel headed by former judge Gital Mittal submitted three reports to the Supreme Court, including one on the need to upgrade the compensation scheme for the strife-torn people of the state.
The top court said power and accountability go hand in hand and noted that while all citizens shall have the 'right to information' under Section 3 of the Act
Supreme Court has sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani in a plea seeking to fix a time period for the Union government to notify appointment of judges
The apex court said it would take up the case as first item on August 21. The bench also sought a response from the state government and agencies concerned on the plea.
SC sought a response from the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction to decriminalise the law on statutory rape often invoked against 16- to 18-year-old adolescents for indulging in consensual sex.
In an important verdict, the top court also held the state government was not required to review its orders of detention every three months after it has passed the confirmatory order following the report of the advisory board.
The Supreme Court bench held that to deprive the state and its citizens of the benefit of these experienced judicial officers at a senior position would not be in public interest
Commenting on the remission policy of states, the bench said the question is whether the policy of premature release is being implemented uniformly in all cases in respect of all those who have completed 14 years and are eligible for it.
The SOP placed reliance upon the earlier judgments of the Supreme Court providing that courts should practice necessary restrain while summoning government officials during hearing of cases
Supreme Court provided several details in tabular form in its handbook which contains a glossary of gender unjust terms and phrases and suggests alternative words for being used in judicial discourses and decision making
CJI Chandrachud emphasised on granting access to justice to the citizens, saying the court provides a safe democratic space for individuals to seek protection of their lives
Speaking at the Independence Day celebrations organised by SCBA at the apex court lawns, the CJI also talked about efforts of the apex court to make all its 35,000 judgements available to citizens in regional languages
