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Talk about courtroom humour, and Senior advocate Rajiv Dhawan never disappoints. Dhawan again provided some lighter moments amidst the high-voltage Ayodhya case hearing in a packed courtroom No.1 of the Supreme Court today. At one moment when Chief Justice Misra disagreed with Dhawan that he had not argued a particular point on an earlier date regarding reference of the case to a larger bench, Dhawan said “I disagree. I tried arguing. But your lordship did not allow me. Then something happened after which I decided to quit my practice”. Then Dhawan went on to add:  “Your Lordship is one of the most patient Chief Justice I have ever seen. But sometimes you get ahead of yourself”. As the CJI smiled, the entire court erupted in laughter. On February 8, the last date of hearing also the court not only took stock of the status of pleadings and submission of documents but was also marked by some sharp comments from Dhawan who appeared for a … [Read more...] about “Your Lordship Is One Of The Most Patient Chief Justice I have Ever Seen : Dhawan To CJI Misra

Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Aporva Mandhani August 20, 2018 3:13 pm Change Font Size Chief Justice Dipak Misra today announced in open court that he and all the Supreme Court judges will be contributing to the Kerala flood relief fund. “We are also going to make some contribution..it will be made known soon. The judges of the supreme court will be making some donation”, Chief Justice Dipak Misra said. The remarks came during discussion on type of penalty to be imposed on the one Mr. Vimal Wadhwan, General Secretary of an organization Bhartiya Matdata Sangathan who had made certain comments and cast aspersions on CJI Misra in his written submissions submitted after the bench also comprising the of Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud reserved orders. The matter pertained to a PIL, a challenge to the permission to an individual to perform the dual role of a lawyer and a legislator (MP/MLA). It said an MP or MLA should not be allowed to … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Judges Will Contribute To Kerala Flood Relief Fund: CJI Dipak Misra

Home Daily News DC Circuit receives complaints about Kavanaugh,… Judiciary By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted October 9, 2018, 8:50 am CDT Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy swears in Brett Kavanaugh at the Supreme Court as his wife Ashley holds the bible. Fred Schilling/Supreme Court of the United States. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has received complaints about Brett Kavanaugh’s statements during hearings on his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a statement Saturday by a judge on the federal appeals court. Kavanaugh joins the Supreme Court today after he was sworn in at a private ceremony on Saturday and a public ceremony on Monday, report the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post in stories here and here. Kavanaugh was a judge on the D.C. Circuit for 12 years. The statement said the D.C. Circuit complaints “do not pertain to any conduct in which Judge Kavanaugh engaged as a judge,” an apparent indication that the D.C. … [Read more...] about DC Circuit receives complaints about Kavanaugh, reportedly sends them to Supreme Court

Home Daily News Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether… U.S. Supreme Court By Lorelei Laird Posted November 16, 2018, 5:50 pm CST Image from Shutterstock.com. The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear oral arguments in an ongoing battle over whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross should be questioned under oath about his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The Washington Post, SCOTUSBlog and the Hill reported that oral arguments on that subject will be held February 19. The underlying dispute is over whether the decision to ask people about their citizenship as part of the census was politically motivated. The Commerce Department, which oversees the census, says it was added at the request of the Justice Department as a way to gather data that could help enforce the Voting Rights Act. The plaintiffs in the six lawsuits challenging it say the decision was political—asking about citizenship will discourage immigrant households from … [Read more...] about Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to question official in 2020 census lawsuit

Citing delay of over 11 years in deciding their mercy petitions by the President, the three death convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case seeking commutation of their death sentence to life imprisonment who filed a petition before the Supreme Court, will finally be heard by the apex court today.An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam rejected the plea of the Centre, which prayed for posting the case for another day.Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani appearing for the condemned prisoners-Santhan, Murugan and Perarivalan, said he has serious doubts that the government is trying to delay the case so that they can file review petition on apex court verdict holding that delay in deciding mercy plea can be a ground for commuting death sentence. According to Additional Solicitor General Siddharth Luthra, the Centre is considering for pursuing review of the recent apex court verdict in which it held that unwarranted and strange delay by government in deciding mercy plea … [Read more...] about Death convicts appeal in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case to be heard by Supreme Court today