-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Supreme Court's working strength would by year end fall to a low of 18 judges against the sanctioned strength of 31 if the government, locked in a standoff with the judiciary, continues resisting fresh appointments. Those due to retire this year include Chief Justice Dipak Misra (October 2) and Justices J. Chelameswar (June 22), Madan B. Lokur (December 30), Kurian Joseph (November 29), R.K. Agrawal (May 4)...
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Lokpal selection meet on March 1
-The Telegraph New Delhi: A committee headed by the Prime Minister will meet on March 1 to process the names to be considered for the country's first Lokpal, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday. The committee will include the Chief Justice of India, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the leader of the single largest Opposition party in the Lower House, attorney-general K.K. Venugopal told a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi...
More »Kapil Sibal to SC: Aadhaar shouldn't be the sole identity criterion for claiming benefits -Priyanka Mittal
-Livemint.com Lawyer Kapil Sibal says making Aadhaar mandatory for government schemes would be a constitutional violation in restricting the choice of identity to one New Delhi: Denial of entitlements in case a citizen does not have Aadhaar or refuses to get one leads to abrogation of his fundamental rights, lawyer Kapil Sibal said on Tuesday. The submission was made before a Constitution bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices D.Y. Chandrachud, A.K....
More »Make law to protect those in inter-caste marriages, says Supreme Court -Dhananjay Mahapatra
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Reading the riot act, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was "absolutely illegal" for anyone to attack couples marrying outside their caste and warned the government that if it did not bring a legislation to protect such couples, the court would lay down guidelines. Referring a couple of times to the murder of Nitish Katara by the kin of the girl he was in love...
More »No one, no khap, no council, can question adult couples for inter-caste marriage: SC
-PTI New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as ”absolutely illegal” any attack by khap panchayats or associations against an adult man and woman opting for inter- caste marriage. The apex court said if an adult man and woman marry, no khap, panchayat, individual or society can question them. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud asked the Centre to give its reponse on suggestions...
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