Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave Today (April 15) clashed with the Supreme Court bench over promotion of Civil Judges (Senior Division) to the cadre of District Judge in the State of Gujarat. He insisted Article 32 protects fundamental rights and slammed the system as unfair.
Senior advocate Dushyant Dave asserted that the only appropriate step the Chief Justice of India could take is to withdraw judicial work from Justice Shekhar Yadav. He also highlighted Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s warning against interfering with cultural and religious rights, emphasizing that they were part of the agreement reached before Partition.
Today, On 24th May, The Supreme Court criticized the Election Commission over delays and inaccuracies in its Voter Turnout App, comparing the situation to the idiom “Aa Bail Mujhe Maar,” suggesting inviting trouble unnecessarily. The court emphasized the need for transparency and caution in adopting high-stakes technological solutions in electoral processes.
The outgoing President of the Supreme Court Bar Association raised concerns about political parties’ influence on bar association elections, urging for impartiality to uphold legal ethics. He congratulated the new President but criticized political involvement in the elections. He also emphasized the need to amend voting rights and secure insurance for junior lawyers, calling for support from major corporations.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan has expressed concerns to the Supreme Court’s Registry regarding the unexpected removal of petitions from the causelist. These petitions, challenging the Central Government’s delay in judicial appointments, were notably absent from the list despite a judicial order specifying a hearing date. In a letter dated December 8th, Bhushan, representing the Centre For […]
In a recent development, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave penned an open letter to Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, voicing his concerns over the reassignment of sensitive cases by the Supreme Court’s Registry. Dave’s letter highlights a pattern of cases, particularly those involving human rights, freedom of speech, democracy, and the functioning of statutory and constitutional institutions, […]
The Supreme Court of India, in a recent hearing, raised serious questions about the Union government’s decision-making process in the appointment of judges, particularly focusing on the non-appointment of two Sikh lawyers as High Court judges. The bench, comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, expressed concerns over the government’s “pick and choose” approach, […]
The Supreme Court has declined the Tamil Nadu government’s plea to permit the appointment of archakas (priests) to Agamic temples, maintaining the status quo as previously ordered. This decision comes in the wake of a Madras High Court judgment from August 2022, which exempted Agamic temples from the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious Institutions Employees (Conditions […]