When Highest Court Of The Country Has Passed An Order, Collector Cannot Await Permission To Implement It : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has disapproved of the practice of authorities delaying the implementation of the directions by seeking permission from their superior officers. When the highest court of the country has passed a direction, there is no basis in seeking permission to implement it, the Court stated recently.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath passed this observation in an...

Police Reforms: Gauhati High Court Seeks Compliance Reports From Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland & Arunachal Pradesh Govts On Apex Court's Directions

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday directed the state governments of Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh to file affidavits regarding compliance of the directions issued by the Supreme Court in Manish Kumar v. Union of India and Others on police reforms. The court had initiated the PIL suo motu in accordance with the Supreme Court direction asking high courts to monitor...

Ensure E-Filing Of All Revenue Appeals Before HCs And Tribunals : Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court has directed that the Union of India to ensure that the entire filing of Revenue appeals before the High Courts and the Tribunals is carried out in the e-filing mode. The direction was passed in a matter seeking to streamline integration of all stages in government revenue litigation through technology. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice...

Karnataka HC Dismisses Motivated PIL Against Excess Private Ownership Of Agricultural Land, Says Purity Of Means Relevant For Achieving Noble Ends

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by one Jana Jagruthi Samithi and others seeking a directions to the State Authority, to see that certain private persons are not holding excess land beyond permissible limit and that such excess land be distributed among landless persons. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S...

Automatic Deposit Of Uncashed Electoral Bonds Contrary To PMNRF's Claim Of Accepting Only ‘Voluntary Donations’: Plea In Delhi High Court

In a pending case related to the status of Prime Minister National Relief Fund (PMNRF) under the RTI Act, an application has been moved in Delhi High Court stating that automatic deposit of amounts of electoral bonds, which are not encashed within the statutory period of 15 days, in the fund cannot be termed as “voluntary donations" and thus, the Trust cannot claim it only accepts...

'What Kind Of Doctors Will We Produce?' : CJI DY Chandrachud Disapproves Of MBBS Students' Plea To Appear In Exams After 4 Failed Attempts

In a plea filed by candidates seeking to appear in the first professional university exams for MBBS after four failed attempts, CJI DY Chandrachud expressed his disappointment with the petitioners. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala.Upon the plea being mentioned, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud,...

Supreme Court Removes Remark Describing Sikkimese-Nepalis As 'Persons Of Foreign Origin' From Judgment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday removed the observations in its judgment which described Sikkimese-Nepalese persons as "people of foreign origin". This remark made in the judgment passed in the case Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim vs Union of India had sparked protests in Sikkim, with Sikkimese-Nepalese community expressing strong objections.In this backdrop, the Union of India, the State...

Trial Of Scheduled Offence Should Take Place In Special Court Which Has Taken Cognizance Of Offence Of Money-Laundering : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that the trial of the scheduled offence should take place in the Special Court which has taken cognizance of the offence of money-laundering.The court also added that the provisions of the Cr.P.C. are applicable to all proceedings under the PMLA Act including proceedings before the Special Court, except to the extent they are specifically excluded.The bench of Justices...

‘No Doubt Local Officials Are Involved’: Meghalaya HC Full Bench Orders Deployment Of Central Armed Forces To Prevent Illegal Coal Mining

The Meghalaya High Court has taken a tough stand against the rampant illegal coal extraction and transportation within the State. While sounding the bell of caution for the probable outcomes of such unscientific mining, a Full Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, Justice H.S. Thangkhiew and Justice W. Diengdoh observed, “Without intending to sound apocalyptic or seeking...

Tribunals Have No Authority To Issue Instructions On Dress Code Of Advocates Appearing Before Them: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has quashed a notification issued by the Registrar of NCLT which made it mandatory for advocates appearing before any bench of NCLT to wear gowns. Earlier, a bench of Justice K Ravichandrabaabu (since retired) and Justice TS Sivagnanam had ordered an interim stay on the operation of the order holding it to be in conflict with the Rules of the Bar Council of...

‘Cruel, Merciless & Uncivilized Act’: Allahabad HC Upholds Life Sentence Awarded To 2 For Committing Gang Rape Against 7 Y/O Girl

The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the order of a Session Court awarding life imprisonment to 2 persons after finding them guilty of committing gang rape against a 7-year-old girl in the year 2010. Refusing to reduce the sentence awarded to the convicts, the bench of Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Umesh Chandra Sharma observed thus: “It is not a case of rape by juvenile,...

Will Provide Free Treatment To EWS Patients In OPD, IPD From March 1: Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital To Delhi High Court

The Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital on Wednesday told Delhi High Court that it will provide free medical treatment to patients belonging to economically weaker section (EWS) to the extent of 10% in inpatient department (IPD) and 25% in out patient department (OPD) with effect from March 01.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad was hearing a...