COVID-19 and Supreme Court – April roundup
Functioning of courts Supreme Court issues guidelines on functioning of courts through video conferencing Release of prisoners Ensure that prisoners released on
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Impact of COVID-19 on the time-limit for arbitral award
by Puneet Taneja*
Coronavirus (COVID-19)| Overcrowding of prisons is serious concern; Consider releasing prisoners on parole/bail: SC to States/UTs
“Having regard to the provisions of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, it has become imperative to ensure that the spread
Coronavirus (COVID-19)| SC extends limitation period for filing petitions/applications/suits/appeals, etc.
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant, JJ invoked its power under Article
Coronavirus (COVID-19)| No in-person hearings in SC till further notice; Extremely urgent matters to be heard via video conference
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and L. Nageswara Rao and Surya Kant, JJ said it was mulling a
Collegium approves — Elevation of Satya Gopal Chattopadhyay, Judicial Officer as — Judge of Tripura HC
Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for the elevation of Satya Gopal Chattopadhyay, Judicial Officer, as Judge of the Tripura High
SC Collegium Resolution | Elevation of 3 Judicial officers as Judges of J&K HC
Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of the following Judicial Officers as Judges of the Jammu & Kashmir High
Election Commission to implement — SC’s directions concerning criminal antecedents of candidates
Commission to implement the directions of Supreme Court concerning criminal antecedents of candidates by reiterating its existing instructions with suitable modifications Election
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – January 2020
TOP STORIES Citizenship (Amendment) Act row| No stay on CAA as SC asks Centre to file response within 4 weeks Country is
State legislature can’t enact a law that touches the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; Section 13(2) of the Chhattisgarh Rent Control Act held unconstitutional
Supreme Court: The 5-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, MR Shah and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has declared Section
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – November 2019
TOP STORIES Ayodhya Verdict| Here’s why the 5-judge bench unanimously held that the disputed site belongs to Hindus The 5-judge bench finally
With the appointment of 4 new judges, Supreme Court gets 34 judges
Increasing the strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 34, Justices Krishna Murari, SR Bhat, V Ramasubramanian and Hrishikesh Roy have
Supreme Court of India | Four CJ’s of High Courts appointed as Judges of SC
President appoints the following Four Judges of the High Courts as Judges of the Supreme Court of India: Shri Justice Krishna Murari,
SC Collegium in respect to recent recommendations made states that: ” If necessary, Collegium will have no hesitation in disclosing the reasons for transfer”
STATEMENT Certain reports relating to recommendations recently made by the Collegium regarding transfer of Chief Justices/Judges of the High Courts have appeared
Sexual Harassment allegations against CJI: SC In-House committee gives clean chit to CJI
The In-House committee, headed by Justice SA Bobde, also comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra, found “no substance” in the sexual
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – March 2019
TOP STORIES Ayodhya Dispute to be settled by a ‘confidential’ Court monitored mediation; No Gag order passed A 5-judge bench referred the Ram
Del HC | Petition to disqualify Sr. Advocate Fali S. Nariman from appearing in SC on expansive interpretation of Explanation to R. 6 of BCI Rules dismissed
Delhi High Court: A Bench of Rajendra Menon, CJ and V. Kameswar Rao, J., dismissed a petition wherein Mathews J. Nedumpara, Advocate and
Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy as United States Supreme Court Judge
As reported by media, Justice Brett Kavanaugh was announced as the second Supreme Court of the United States judge by Donald Trump.
SC of Bangladesh upholds former PM Khaleda Zia’s bail in Cumilla Arson Case
Supreme Court of Bangladesh: The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 26 June 2018 upheld a High Court order that granted bail to