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78 unusual facts about Supreme Court of India


Anil R. Dave

Anil R. Dave (born 19 November 1951) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Annamalaiyar Temple

Widespread protests and litigation with the Supreme Court of India, however, led the Archaeological Survey to cede the temple back to the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board.

Arjan Kumar Sikri

Arjan Kumar Sikri (born 7 March 1954) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Arrest

::::Directorate of Enforcement v Deepak Mahajan, (1994) 3 SCC 440 at ¶46 (SC of India)).

B. S. Chauhan

Balbir Singh Chauhan is the sitting judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Bhanwari Devi

After the Bhanwari Devi case, Vishakha and other women groups filed Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India to enforce the fundamental rights of working women under Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India.

Boss School of Music

In 2008, several staff members of the school proceeded to the Supreme Court of India with cases against individuals, government officials and High Court judges for shutting down the institution, defamation and "witch-hunting", an act they termed "genocide".

Chunapur

Prominent amongst the successful professionals are Dr. Mohan Roy, a renowned cardio-vascular surgeon in USA, Dr. V.C.Roy, an eminent orthopedic surgeon of India, Rajeeva Roy, a prominent advocate practicing in Patna High Court (Bihar) and Supreme Court of India, besides many teachers, professors, politicians.

Claude Alvares

He is also a member of the Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC) on Hazardous Wastes constituted by the Supreme Court of India.

Dal Lake

The serious nature of the environmental problems the lake has been experienced has been widely publicised and has been brought to the attention of the Supreme Court of India.

Delhi Directorate of Education

Thousands of posts for teachers, academic staff and principals of many public schools are still vacant; for which even the Supreme Court of India has also been criticized Delhi government.

Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar

Bhullar's appeal against the conviction was dismissed by the Supreme Court of India on 27 December 2006.

On January 31, 2014 Supreme Court of India issued notice to Central Government on Bhullar's curative plea seeking commuting his death sentence to life imprisonment.

The Supreme Court of India on 21st January 2014 commuted the death sentence of 15 death row convicts on account of delayed execution and on account of mental health of the convicts.

Gopal Subramaniam

Subramaniam's father was an Advocate on Record at the Supreme Court of India.

Gudalur Janmam Abolition Act

A few cases challenging the constitutionality of the Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act are pending before the Honorable Supreme Court of India in I.R.Coelho v. State of Tamil Nadu; Glenrock Estate v. State of Tamil Nadu and Nilambur Kovilakam v. State of Tamil Nadu.

H. L. Dattu

Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu (born 3 December 1950) is a judge in the Supreme Court of India.

Haj subsidy

In 2008, the Supreme Court of India decided to permit the Haj subsidy to continue, citing the example of the subsidies (Rs200 per person) provided for pilgrims to Lake Manasarovar in Tibet.

Harcharan Singh Balli

On April 11, 2007, the Supreme Court of India sentenced Balli to three months in jail after he confessed that last year he had indeed broken the seals of 22 shops, which were sealed on the court’s orders in west Delhi.

Homer Pithawalla

Homer D. Pithawalla is a practising Advocate of Supreme Court of India and Bombay High Court as well as Solicitor of Bombay High Court, Supreme Court of England and Supreme Court of Hong Kong.

Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode

The Other Backward Classes belonging to the "non-creamy layer" have been provided with 27% reservation since 2008 with the consent of the Supreme Court of India.

Indian Institutes of Management

The Other Backward Classes have also been given 27% reservation since 2008 after the Supreme Court of India upheld the validity of government regulation.

Indian School of Business

ISB has chosen not to apply for accreditation by AICTE as according to the recent judgement passed by the Supreme Court of India under the jurisdiction of Justice Gowda: "The role of AICTE vis-à-vis universities is only advisory, recommendatory and one of providing guidance and (it) has no authority to issue or enforce any sanction by itself."

Indian Telecom Spectrum Auction

Three of the eleven blocks, in each circle, were reserved or new telecom players for operators whose licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court on 2 February 2012, following the 2G spectrum scam.

Jagdish Singh Khehar

Jagdish Singh Khehar (born 28 August 1952) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Jagmohan Dalmiya

However, in May 2007, when he challenged the decision in the Bombay High Court and then the Supreme Court of India he was exonerated as the BCCI was unable to prove their charge of financial irregularities against him.

Jehangir Kabir

His son Justice Altamas Kabir was the 39th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, while a daughter Shukla Kabir Sinha is a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court.

K N Chandrasekharan Pillai

Pillai practiced law before the Supreme Court of India before joining the Campus Law Centre at the University of Delhi.

Kamal Nath

Kamal Nath was again embroiled in controversy in March 2002 when the Supreme Court, applying the polluter pays principle, imposed a fine of Rs10,00,000 (US$25,000) on Kamal Nath for damaging the environment by building a motel on the bank of Beas river near Kulu-Manali in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Karilopatna

Present day leaders from Kendrapara include individuals such as Supreme Court of India Lawyer, Mr.Sanjib Kumar Mohanty,Advocate and Former Spokesperson of Delhi University Students' Union and Mr.

Kashi Math

The Supreme Court of India also confirmed the same on December 2nd, 2009 and upheld the High Court order recognizing Sudhendra Tirtha as mathadipadi.

Kendrapara

Present day leaders from Kendrapara include individuals such as Mr.Sanjib Kumar Mohanty Advocate, Supreme Court of India and Former Spokesperson of Delhi University Students' Union, as well as Supreme Court of India Lawyer Mr.

Kesavananda Bharati

His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru and Ors. v. State of Kerala and Anr. (case citation: AIR 1973 SC 1461) is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of India that outlined the Basic Structure doctrine of the Constitution.

Kohinoor Square

Later, on 26, July 2013 the issue regarding the Floor Space Index on Car Parks was resolved in supreme court, and with an estimated Completion date of December 2013 the construction resumed again.

Laxminarayan Ramdas

He was part of the group which filed a PIL in the Supreme Court of India against the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh for the post of Chief of Army Staff.

Manupatra

Manupatra covers all relevant case laws from 1814 until the present date including the Supreme Court and all high courts of India.

Men's rights movement in India

They seek to have section 498a made bailable, compoundable, and non-cognizable, and point to the Supreme Court bench presided by Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice H. K. Seema who, on July 20, 2005, warned against misuse of 498a, expressing concern that it could lead to legal terrorism.

Moni Kumar Subba

In 2007, the Central Bureau of Investigation told the Supreme Court of India that Subba's nationality was in doubt, and that existing citizenship proofs were forged.

MouthShut.com

On April 29, 2013, MouthShut.com filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India to nullify India's Information Technology Rules 2011 which threatens to restrict freedom of expression.

National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities

(d) To give its recommendations on the issues raised in WPs 180/04 and 94/05 filed in the Supreme Court of India and in certain High Courts relating to para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 in the context of ceiling of 50 percent on reservations as also the modalities of inclusion in the list of Scheduled Castes.

Navin Chawla

In May 2006 Jaswant Singh, opposition leader in Rajya Sabha, appealed to the Supreme Court of India for Chawla's removal as election commissioner because of his lifelong association with Congress politicians and the MPLADS controversy.

Padmanabhaswamy Temple

As trustees of the temple, the Travancore Royal family have challenged the Kerala High Court's decision in the Supreme Court of India.

The review of the temple's underground vaults was undertaken by a seven-member panel appointed by the Supreme Court of India to generate an inventory, leading to the enumeration of a vast collection of articles that are traditionally kept under lock and key.

Palagummi Sainath

On the condition of law and order maintenance in India,"All the judges of the Supreme Court do not have the power of a single police constable. That constable makes or breaks us. The judges can't re-write the laws and have to listen to learned lawyers of both sides. A constable here simply makes his own laws. He can do almost anything."

Paras Kuhad

Paras Kuhad is a Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India.

Peter Scot

KIL appealed the 12 October 2007 high court order in the Supreme Court, arguing that SWA had knowledge about registration of the trademark as early as September 1974, but had waited for more than 12 years to move the Registrar.

Pinaki Chandra Ghose

Pinaki Chandra Ghose (born 28 May 1952) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

POSCO India

India's Supreme Court examined the facts related to the state government of Odisha's initiatives to enter into MoU to encourage economic growth in the state, and whether such development meets the intent of ecological and environmental laws of India.

Pragati Maidan metro station

It services the Pragati Maidan Exhibition center and is also the current nearest Metro station to the nearby ITO office area as well as the Supreme Court of India.

Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi

In August 2011, the Supreme Court of India, sent a notice to the state of Uttar Pradesh for arresting the girl in violation of the Juvenile Justice Act.

In September 12, 2011, unhappy with the state's handling of the case, the Supreme Court of India ordered the investigations to be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

Ragging in India

Several Indian states have made legislatures banning ragging, and the Supreme Court of India has taken a strong stand to curb ragging.

Rajinder Sachar

In April 2003, as council for the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Sachar argued before the Supreme Court of India that the Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act (POTA) should be quashed since it violated fundamental rights.

Raju Ramachandran

Raju Ramachandran is a Senior Advocate at Supreme Court of India and a former Additional Solicitor General.

This was termed as a matter of "high professional ethics" and was appreciated by the Supreme Court of India.

Rohinton Fali Nariman

He is on the Governing Board of the Gujarat National law University, Ahmedabad, and is a member of the Mediation Committee of the Supreme Court of India.

Rowghat Mines

The Supreme Court ruling was followed by final clearance from MoEF to SAIL with certain conditions requiring that SAIL would not set up beneficiation plant and tailing dam at Rowghat and would confine its activities only to mining, primary and secondary crushing in order to reduce the damage to flora and fauna.

In relation to SAIL application for undertaking mining activities in Block F of the Rowghat deposits allocated to it, the Supreme Court Committee gave its final consent for forestry clearance during October 2008.

S. Anantharamakrishnan

A book on Anantharamakrishnan was released during his birth centenary on November 12, 2005 by former Supreme Court of India judge Ratnavel Pandian in the presence of his sons, A. Sivasailam and A. Krishnamoorthy.

S. J. Mukhopadhaya

Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya is the sitting judge of Supreme Court of India.

School of Engineering, CUSAT

To ensure the effective implementation of the verdict given by Supreme Court of India,the school has set up anti-ragging committees at four levels.

Seven Islands of Bombay

In the 1970s, the Supreme Court instituted a series of injunctions protecting the shoreline and access to it for fishermen.

Sharad Arvind Bobde

Sharad Arvind Bobde (born 24 April 1956) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Siddharth Luthra

Siddharth Luthra is a senior advocate at Supreme Court of India.

Small Commercial Vehicle

With the Supreme Court of India's ban of overloading of cargo vehicles and restrictions on the entry of heavy commercial vehicles into city, the necessity of an intermediate segment was observed.

States Reorganisation Commission

In order to reorganise the states, the Government of India constituted the State Reorganisation Commission (SRC) under the chairmanship of Fazl Ali, a former Supreme Court judge.

Subrata Roy Chowdhury

Subrata Roy Chowdhury is an Indian lawyer who has distinguished himself as a practitioner both in the Supreme Court of India and in the Calcutta High Court.

Sukhdev Singh Babbar

Supreme Court of India also rejected the SLP filed against Punjab and Haryana High Court orders in August 1998 but his house was still not handed back to his family.

Surinder Singh Nijjar

Surinder Singh Nijjar (born 7 June 1949) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Symbiosis Law School

Ram Jethmalani, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court of India and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, has been associated with Symbiosis Law School, Pune as Professor Emeritus since 6 September 2003 and has delivered public lectures at Symbiosis, guiding the community service activities through his continuous support in the legal aid service and setting up of a permanent Legal Aid Centre at Pirangut village, near Pune.

T. S. Thakur

T.S. Thakur (born 4 January 1952) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

V. Dinesh Reddy

The CBI is investigating Dinesh Reddy for allegations of disproportionate assets as per the instructions of the Supreme Court.

Venkate Gopala Gowda

Venkate Gopala Gowda (born 6 October 1951) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Vikramajit Sen

Vikramajit Sen (born 31 December 1950) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Vineet Narain

As a fallout of the PIL by Narain, the Supreme Court of India ruled that the Director of the CBI should be appointed on the recommendations of a committee headed by the Central Vigilance Commissioner, the Home Secretary and the Secretary in the Department of Personnel as members.

The CBI was widely criticized when its prosecutions collapsed, and the Supreme Court of India in deciding the Vineet Narain Case made directions that included new supervision of the CBI by the Central Vigilance Commission.

Vishnu Bhagwat

The Supreme Court of India later dismissed a petition by the sacked Navy chief challenging the Government’s decision to dismiss him from service and the punitive measure to strip him of the title of admiral.

Vivian Bose

Justice Vivian Bose (also rendered V. V. N. Bose) (June 9, 1891 - November 29, 1983) Judge of the Supreme Court of India, served as the National Commissioner of the Bharat Scouts and Guides from November 1957 to November 1959.


C K Thakkar

K. Thakkar (also Thakker) (born November 10, 1943, Mander near Porbandar, Gujarat, India) is a judge serving the Supreme Court of India since June 2004.

Gouthu Latchanna

The case finally went to Supreme Court of India to be represented by advocate P. Shiv Shankar on behalf of government along with an advocate appointed by Latchanna on behalf of Andhra Pradesh backward classes association.

Indian black money

Noted jurist and former law minister Ram Jethmalani along with many other well known citizens filed a Writ Petition (Civil) No. 176 of 2009 in the Supreme Court of India seeking the court's directions to help bring back black money stashed in tax havens abroad and initiate efforts to strengthen the governance framework to prevent further creation of black money.

Original jurisdiction

In India, the Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction on all cases between the Government of India and the States of India or between Government of India and states on side and one or more states on other side or cases between different states.

S. R. Bommai

S. R. Bommai v. Union of India was a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India, where the Court discussed at length, the provisions of Article 356 of the Constitution of India and related issues.