Articles tagged with: Kurian Joseph

SCOI Scoop: SC to hear Sanjay Dutt co-convict's curative tomorrow, could shed more light on Naz

The curative petition of Yusuf Mohsin Nulwala, a convict in the 1993 Mumbai blast case, will be heard by the Supreme Court tomorrow by the bench comprising the three senior-most Judges, namely, the CJI, TS Thakur, and justices Anil R Dave and JS Khehar beween 1:40 and 1:45 pm in their chambers tomorrow.

For first time ever, 3 SC constitution benches with 15 judges sat today

History was made today, with three Constitution benches sitting at the same time in the Supreme Court at 2 pm.

Why SC today agreed to extend deadline for sick Italian marine to return to India

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Anil R Dave, and comprising justices Kurian Joseph and Amitava Roy, heard Massimiliano Latorre, one of the accused in the Italian marines case, who has been permitted by the Supreme Court to be in Italy in view of his health condition, and gave him further extension of time to return to India.

Jessica Lal Murder: SC clears ‘hostile’ ballistic expert who was ‘extremely confused’, not hostile [READ JUDGMENT]

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Jessica Lal murder case hostile witness Prem Sagar Manocha – the ballistic expert who was charged for perjury by the Delhi high court in May 2013 – was cleared of the charge by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

SC laments ‘saddest… plight of poor landlord’ in court for 40+ years, overturns ‘perverse’ Raj HC order [READ JUDGMENT]

The facts unfold the plight of a poor landlord languishing in courts for over fourty years. The case gets sadder when we note that appellant had been successful both in the trial court and the first appellate court and the saddest part is that the high court in second appeal, went against him on a pure question of fact!”

SC to hear Salve's review petition in Uphaar fire tragedy sentencing case today

Justices Anil R Dave, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel will hear in their chambers at 1.45 pm today the review petitions filed by the CBI and the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) against the judgment delivered by them on 23 September 2015 substituting the sentences of the convicts,...

HL Dattu: A CJI in a hurry to nowhere or saviour of the judiciary?

As Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice HL Dattu appeared to be a man in a hurry. However, despite having held the office for a near eternity compared to many other recent CJIs, what he has managed to achieve as a judge and administrator in that time is questionable.

40% vacancy crisis nudges SC to order collegium to begin judicial appointments

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked its collegium to go ahead with the appointment of judges to the high courts and the apex court which have been put on hold ever since the government notification setting up the NJAC was challenged. The constitution bench headed by Justice JS Khehar said “it is nee...

Case of the week: Ban Sikh joke websites, SC bench doesn't get it

The Supreme Court will look into a plea for a ban on websites with jokes on the Sikhs, as a lawyer-petitioner told the apex court on Friday that the community was projected as people of low intellect, stupid and foolish through such jokes. As petitioner Harvinder Chowdhary urged for directions to ba...

What if: Justice Kurian Joseph explains in NJAC verdict how 2nd, 3rd and 4th judges cases could have been avoided

Justice Kurian Joseph’s historical counterfactual: If only the bench that heard the First Judges case in 1981 had not ignored Samsher Singh, there would not have been Second Judges, Third Judges, and Fourth Judges cases later.

Parsing the 1000+ page NJAC judgment: Long live least worst system but judges admit collegium ‘perestroika’, ‘glasnost’ necessary [LIVE]

The future independence or otherwise of the judiciary will be decided today in the fourth judges case, ruling on the validity or otherwise of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).

NJAC verdict out tomorrow (Friday)

The Supreme Court will pronounce on Friday the much-awaited verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission (NJAC) that seeks to replace 22-year-old collegium system for appointment of judges to the higher judiciary. Verdict on ...

SCOI Report: SC's full reasoned judgment in Uphaar sentencing case disappoints victims' families

Uphaar judgment: Victims association not happy with reasons
Uphaar judgment: Victims association not happy with reasons
Association Of the Victims of Uphaar Tragedy president, Neelam Krishnamoorthy expressed dismay over the reasoned judgment delivered by Justices Anil R Dave, Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel yesterday (Wednesday, September 23) in the Uphaar criminal appeal.

1 month later, SC verdict in Uphaar case finally out: Punishment was limited by law [READ JUDGMENT]

Uphaar judgment finally out a month after letting off cinema owners
Uphaar judgment finally out a month after letting off cinema owners
The Supreme Court has said that the magnitude of the Uphaar fire tragedy may call for “higher sentence” but it could not go beyond the choices under the law while sentencing brothers and real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal who own the Uphaar cinema hall, represented by senior counsel Ram Jethmalani.

SCOI Report: HC's grant of tax exemption to a film on gay sex: SC's hasty grant of leave for Guj gov SLP, raises serious questions

On September 15, the Supreme Court bench of justices Anil Dave and Adarsh Kumar Goel expedited a pending hearing on admission of SLP, and granted leave thus converting it into a civil appeal, even while continuing the ad-interim relief granted earlier. In the normal course, it would not have raised eyebrows. But when it became known that the subject of the SLP is about the Government’s denial of tax exemption to a film on gay sex, Meghdhanushya, (meaning a spectrum or a rainbow) it made news and rightly so. The film centers around a young boy who finds himself attracted by persons of his own sex.

SCOI Report: Meat-ban case will depend on yet-to-be constituted right to privacy Constitution bench

The Supreme Court bench comprising justices TS Thakur and Kurian Joseph, in their order first granted permission to file the SLP in the appeal against Bombay high court order staying the Maharashtra government’s ban on sale of meat on some days of Paryurshan, an annual holy festival of Jain community. The ban was to be effective on September 10 and 17.

SCOI Report: Finally, ex-CBI director Ranjit Sinha mysterious visitors diary to be probed in 2G case

A Supreme Court bench comprising of justices Madan B Lokur, Kurian Joseph and AK Sikri finally gave the go-ahead today (14 September), to the inquiry team led by former CBI special director ML Sharma to probe the visitors’ diary of former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha.

SCOI Report: Judges eventually won over in P Bhushan toothy contempt case vs lawyer strikes, DHCBA, BCI, others [READ PETITION]

As Common Cause vs Abhijat & Others came up before Justices Kurian Joseph and Arun Mishra at court No.13 on Friday (September 11) morning, Justice Arun Mishra tried to persuade Prashant Bhushan, counsel for Common Cause, not to go ahead with the contempt petition, as it would not serve any purpose. Justice Mishra said the onus is on the bar, which has to control the striking lawyers. “You have to discipline yourself”, he told Bhushan.

SC: Law officer appointment should be transparent, not 'political appeasement'

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the appointment of law officers to represent governments in courts cannot be an act of “political appeasement” and must be transparent. Law officers are important positions and there has to be a semblance of selection process, said an apex court bench of Justice T...

In SC, NALSA wants gov't to widen definition of sexual exploitation

The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the government to respond to the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) recommendation seeking amendments in the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act to enlarge the definition of sexual exploitation to include involuntary acts done under coercion and in absence of free ...