Supreme Court To Start Sending WhatsApp Updates About Cases, CJI Says 'Potential To Have A Big Bang Impact'

As per the new initiative, all the Advocates on Record and Parties in Person will receive important updates relating to the filed cases directly to their WhatsApp numbers. The CJI opined this to have the potential of bringing a 'big bang impact'. Read More>>

'Stridhan' Is Wife's Absolute Property, Husband Holds No Title Over It: Supreme Court Reiterates

The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta referred to a three-judge Bench decision in Rashmi Kumar v. Mahesh Kumar Bhada (1997) 2 SCC 397. Therein, apart from the aforesaid observations, the Court had added that stridhan property does not become a joint property of the wife and the husband. The latter “has no title or independent dominion over the property.” Read More>>

Private Property Is Community Resource? Article 39(b) Can't Be Seen Through Economic Prism Or Political Ideology, AG Tells Supreme Court [Day 3]

Attorney General (AG) Mr R Venkataramani opened its arguments on interpretation of Article 39(b). The AG spotlighted that Article 39(b) has to be seen as independent of all possible political and economic theories of the past. Since society's definition of resources and needs evolves with time, painting the constitutional provision with just one ideological colour would go against the very flexible nature of the Indian Constitution. Read More>>

Supreme Court Registry Refuses To Receive Petition To Abolish Collegium System & Revive NJAC

The Registrar, in his order, noted that the matter has already been decided by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in Supreme Court Advocates-on- Record Association and Anr. vs. Union of India., Writ Petition (Civil) No.13/2015. Through this decision, Constitution Bench, in 2015, had declared National Judicial Commission (NJAC) unconstitutional and void as it violated basic Structure of Constitution. Read More>>

Arvind Kejriwal Connected With Proceeds Of Crime By Actively Assisting Making Of Delhi Liquor Policy : ED Tells Supreme Court

In addition, the ED alleged that Rs 45 crores, parts of the proceeds of the crime, was utilised by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for Goa elections, and since Kejriwal is the national convenor of the party, he is vicariously liable for the offence committed by the AAP. Read More>>