A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court, while delivering a verdict on whether the State can take over private properties to distribute to subserve the common good, ruled that all private properties are not material resources and hence cannot be taken over by states.
The letter highlights an alleged lack of action regarding recent incidents of judicial misconduct, particularly involving a senior advocate at the Madras High Court, which has led to growing agitation within the legal community.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Monday hit out Opposition for raising objection and questioning the impartiality of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud following PM Modi's visit to the CJI's house for Ganpati Puja.
In a self made video, Poonawalla said "News has come that CJI (Dy Chandrachud) has stopped his morning walk due to the spike in air pollution. Delhi has become a gas chamber and poisonous air is everywhere. You cannot even roam around without a mask."
The Chief Justice of India stated that he has stopped going for morning walks because of the rising levels of air pollution."I have stopped going out for morning walks due to the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital," he said.
The Centre Government, through the Ministry of Law and Justice on Thursday notified the appointment of three advocates--Maheswara Rao Kuncheam (also known as Kuncham), Thoota Chandra Dhana Sekar (alias T.C.D. Sekhar), and Challa Gunaranjan--as judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Central government lacks power over the production of industrial alcohol and states have the power to regulate it.
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, who is retiring next month, adjourned the hearing on a batch of petitions relating to marital rape matters on Wednesday, saying that it wouldn't be possible for the bench led by his to conclude the hearing in the foreseeable future.
The Allahabad High Court in its order had said that the 2004 Act was violative of the principle of secularism enshrined in the Constitution of India. The High Court had further asked the state to take immediate steps so that students pursuing studies in Madarsas of Uttar Pradesh are accommod
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra in an interim order restrained the Centre and state governments from acting upon the communications of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).