Justice R. Banumathi, the fifth senior most judge of the apex Court, had her last working day on Friday, July 17.Her official date of retirement is coming on 19th of July. Justice Banumathi was elevated to the Supreme Court in the year of 2014 and was part of several land mark decisions. In view of the COVID-19 situation, the Supreme …
Just as the hearing in the Centre's plea for separate hanging of death row convicts in the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder case wrapped up for the day, the Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna, was on the verge of adjourning the matter till the Patiala House court took it up next.However, just …
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices R Banumathi, Ashok Bhushan and AS Bopanna on Wednesday dismissed the last pending review petition in the Nirbhaya gang rape -murder case, which was filed by Akshay Kumar Sing, one of the four convicts awaiting execution of death sentence.Reading out the verdict, Justice Banumathi said "We have given due consideration to grounds. The Supreme …
Can the Supreme Court interfere under Article 136 of the Constitution to quash the order of the High Court, merely on the ground of existence of an alternative remedy? A two judge bench comprising of Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee recently delivered a split judgment on the issue.Disagreeing with Justice Banumathi's order setting aside a judgment of the …
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