The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Supreme Court Bar Association to reserve at least one-third of posts in the executive committee elections of SCBA for female advocates.
The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan ordered the SCBA to include six women lawyers in its executive committee this year, including three as executive members, two as senior executive members, and one as the SCBA Treasurer.
The Apex Court exempted the post of SCBA President from its order...
The Supreme Court Registrar recently refused to receive the application filed by the Centre seeking clarification of the 2012 judgment in the 2G Spectrum case. The central government sought a clarification that the verdict does not bar the allocation of spectrum through means other than public auction in certain situations.
Mentioning that the application was in effect seeking a review of the 2012 verdict in the guise of seeking clarification, the Registrar dismissed it by terming it misconc...