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Allowing Fresh Law Graduates To Join Judicial Service Led To Problems; Bookish Knowledge Not Enough : Supreme Court

While restoring the 3-year minimum practice requirement to apply for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts, the Supreme Court expressed concern over the appointment of fresh law graduates as judicial officers without any prior experience at the Bar, terming the practice unsuccessful and problematic over the past two decades."For the last 20 years, during which the recruitment of fresh law...

Supreme Court Mandates Minimum Practice Of 3 Years As Advocate To Enter Judicial Service

In an important judgment relevant to several judiciary aspirants, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (May 20) restored the condition that a minimum practice of three years as an advocate is necessary for a candidate to apply for entry-level posts in judicial service.The period of practice could be reckoned from the date of provisional enrollment. The said condition will, however, not apply...

'One Rank One Pension Must In Constitutional Office' : Supreme Court Explains Principles On Retired HC Judges' Pension

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 19) delivered a landmark judgment declaring that all retired High Court judges are entitled to equal and full pension, regardless of their date of appointment and the source of entry.The Court also held that a permanent judge and an additional judge of the High Court stand on the same footing as regards post-retiral benefits.Referring to various precedents,...

When Does 'Manufacture' Take Place? Supreme Court Explains Essential Tests

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court explained the tests to determine if there was a manufacturing process invovled.Drawing from a catena of precedents, the Court said that to constitute manufacture, the following are the essential features :i. There must be a process or series of process.ii. The original commodity or raw material undergoes a transformation through the process or series...

NRI Fees Can't Be Limited Only To Subsidise Education Of BPL Students In Self-Financing Colleges: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently held that fees collected from NRI (Non-Resident Indian) students can be utilized for diverse purposes and such students cannot insist on utilization of their fees only for subsidizing fees of students belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) category."the fees collected from NRI students can be utilized for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to ...

Ready To Publish CLAT UG 2025 Revised Results Today Evening, NLU Consortium Tells Supreme Court

The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) today (May 16) informed the Supreme Court that they are ready to publish the revised results of the CLAT-UG 2025 and are waiting for the uploading of the final order passed by the Supreme Court on May 7, where directions were passed to rectify certain mistakes in answer keys.When Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said that the May 7 order will...

CJI BR Gavai Deprecates Supreme Court Bar Association's Refusal To Hold Farewell For Justice Bela Trivedi

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai today criticised the stand taken by the Supreme Court Bar Association in not offering a farewell for Justice Bela M Trivedi.Presiding over a ceremonial bench held to honour Justice Bela Trivedi, who chose today as her last working day (her official date of retirement is June 9, 2025), CJI Gavai said, "I believe in speaking straightly, the Association ought not...

'Can There Be A Better Cover-Up': Supreme Court Pulls Up State Of MP, Orders CBI Investigation In To Alleged Custodial Death Of 25-Year-Old

The Supreme Court today (May 15) transferred the investigation into the alleged custodial torture and murder of a 25-year-old Deva Pardhi to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The Court found that the police are continuously trying to cover up and influence the investigation into the alleged custodial death. First, when the victim's family immediately lodged an FIR after the incident, the...

'Minister Expected To Speak With Responsibility': Supreme Court To BJP's Vijay Shah Over Remarks On Colonel Sofiya Qureshi; Hearing Tomorrow

The Supreme Court today (May 15) refused intervention for now in the FIR lodged against BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his comment calling Colonel Sofiya Qureshi a "sister of terrorists".While hearing an urgent mentioning of his plea by Sr Advocate Vibha Makhija against Madhya Pradesh High Court's suo motu direction to register the FIR, CJI BR Gavai orally said, "A Person holding such...

Breaking: Can Supreme Court Fix Timelines For President To Decide Bills Reserved By Governor? President Refers 14 Questions To SC Under Article 143

In a 14-point reference to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the Indian Constitution, President Droupadi Murmu has asked the Court whether the Court can set timeline of 3 months for the President to make a decision on the Bill reserved to her by the Governor under Article 201 when there is no such "constitutionally prescribed timeline".In what could be termed as not an unexpected...

Native Of Tamil Nadu Village Claimed As Waqf Land Approaches Supreme Court Supporting Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025

In the petitions challenging the Waqf( Amendment) Act 2025, a native of a Tamil Nadu village, which is being entirely claimed as a Waqf property, has filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court supporting the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.The application has been filed by one Sreeman Chandrasekar, a native of the village Thiruchendurai in Tamil Nadu, claiming that the entire village...