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
The apex court on June 12 had stayed the high court order that essentially allowed bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate in the national capital by asking the Delhi government not to take any coercive action against them till a new policy was formulated.
On August 7, the top court had refused to stay the Patna High Court's order giving the go-ahead for a caste survey in Bihar, and deferred the hearing on petitions challenging it to August 14.
The Trust has challenged an order of the Allahabad High Court which dismissed its plea to direct the Mathura civil judge to decide its application for a scientific survey of Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah mosque premises first before deciding the objections raised against the suit.
Supreme court noted that the quantum of penalty set many years ago has not been increased since then. The court noted the quantum of the penalty was not increased since 2008. The court said that the fine should be in proportion to the profiles earned by the channel from that show.
Though, the petitioners have themselves conceded before the Supreme Court that of course, the Indian Constitution is superior between the two Constitutions.
A bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh stated that there were valid reasons for the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) to decline Kurup's candidacy.
Supreme Court bench comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta noted that it is appalling that court premises in the national capital itself have witnessed at least three major incidents of gunfire
