Terming the citation of such fabricated precedents without verification as professional misconduct on the part of an advocate, a Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, said that judicial reliance on such material would amount to an equally serious lapse.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Rajasthan government on a petition filed by self-styled godman Asaram alias Ashumal challenging the Rajasthan High Court judgment upholding his conviction in the 2013 sexual assault case involving a minor devotee, while declining to grant him interim bail at this stage, observing that such a request could not be considered without first hearing the state.
The establishment and operationalisation of the Mediation Council of India - a cornerstone of the Mediation Act, 2023 - remains one of the most anticipated shifts in our legal landscape.
The Supreme Court's recent observation that forcing a couple, separated for 15 years, to continue in a legal relationship would amount to "cruelty to both parties" draws attention to one of the most glaring gaps in India's matrimonial laws.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order directing the premature release of Md. Rashid Khan, one of the convicts in the 1993 Bowbazar, Kolkata, blast case, after he had undergone more than 33 years of incarceration.
Majoritarian logic has no place in a plural society, argue Shivanshu K Srivastava and Nupur Chaurasiya
Proposed amendments to the Arbitration Act must clearly spell out the procedure for appointing arbitrators, says Dr. P. Madhava Rao
There are several troubling aspects to the Apex Court’s interventions in the R G Kar case, argues Debarshi Chakraborty.
The apex court judgment in the UP bulldozer case lays down the law to be followed by all governments, says Sanjeev Sirohi
The setting up of an office of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in India should boost use of this alternative dispute redressal mechanism, say Harsh Mahaseth and Aryaman Keshav
