Justice Ajay Rastogi, who recently retired as the 4th seniormost judge of the Supreme Court, spoke to India Today's Aneesha Mathur on a range of issues pertaining to the judiciary. READ | Only the Supreme Court has a practice of filing ‘better affidavits’, SC bench remarks Q: Justice Rastogi, you have been in the legal field for 40 years, and …
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on March 2 directed in a landmark judgment that Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners will be appointed by the President on the advice tendered by a committee of Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha or the leader of the single largest party in opposition and the Chief Justice of …
A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India on Thursday continued to hear the challenge against a decision of the Allahabad High Court to disqualify Rampur MLA Mohd. First, in the birth register maintained by the Lucknow Municipal Corporation – "ostensible birth register", Boparai was quick to remind the Court – Abdullah Azam Khan was shown as a Hindu …
Insurance Claim Liable To Be Rejected If Premium Was Not Paid On Due DateThe Supreme Court observed that it is not permissible to rewrite the contract while interpreting the terms of the Insurance Policy. A Bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli observed, "We are afraid, the plea of waiver taken against the appellant-State on the …
The Supreme Court reduced the sentence awarded to a man accused of attempt to murder taking note of the amicable settlement between the accused and the victim.The bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka noted that in earlier judgments, the court has taken note of the compromise between the parties to reduce the sentence of the convicts even …