BREAKING| Jahangirpuri Demolitions : CJI Asks Registry To Communicate Status Quo Order To NDMC & Police Immediately

The Chief Justice of India on Wednesday directed the Supreme Court's registry to immediately communicate the status quo order to the authorities of the North Delhi Municipal Coproration with respect to the demolition drive at riots-hit Jahangirpuri area.CJI NV Ramana issued this direction to the Secretary General of the Supreme Court after Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave mentioned that...

Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere In Former CBI Head M Nageswara Rao's Plea For Restoration Of His Twitter Blue Tick

The Delhi High Court recently refused to interfere in a writ plea filed by former Central Bureau of Investigation head and Retired IPS Officer M. Nageswara Rao seeking restoration of his Twitter Blue Tick.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma however disposed of Rao's writ plea by giving him the liberty to reapply for verification. It may be noted that Rao had moved to the Delhi HC with his...

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Challenging Vires Of Waqf Act

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a public interest litigation filed seeking uniform law for Trust and Trustees, Charities and Charitable Institutions and Religious Endowments and Institutions and challenges the vires of sec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14 of the Waqf Act, 1995 as being manifestly arbitrary and irrational.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice...

Hanskhali Gangrape & Murder: Calcutta High Court Reserves Order In Plea Seeking Implementation Of Witness Protection Scheme 2018

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday reserved its order in a petition seeking the implementation of the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018 in the Hanskhali gangrape and murder case wherein a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had been ordered into a week back. According to reports, a 14-year-old girl belonging to the scheduled caste community died on April 5 after she was...

NEET-PG Counselling: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Permission To Participate In Mop-Up Round With Free Exit Option

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition filed by doctors who appeared in NEET-PG 2021-22 seeking permission to participate in Mop-Up round of counselling with a free exit option.The matter was listed before the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant. Appearing for the doctors, Advocate Charu Mathur contended that there were severe instances...

TV Channel Debates On Matters Relating To Criminal Trial Amount To Direct Interference In Administration Of Criminal Justice: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that debates or discussions in TV Channels touching upon matters which are in the domain of Criminal Courts would amount to direct interference in administration of Criminal Justice.All matters relating to the crime and whether a particular thing happens to be a conclusive piece of evidence must be dealt with by a Court of Law and not through a TV channel, the...

Delhi High Court To Hear Today Plea Against Demolition Drive In Riots-Hit Jahangirpuri Area

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear today the plea challenging the demolition drive started by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation against alleged encroachers in the Jahangirpuri area, where riots broke out last week. The Division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla allowed the urgent listing, after a mentioning made by Advocates Shahrukh...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Demolition Drive In Delhi's Jahangirpuri

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status-quo on the demoliton drive started by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation against alleged encroachers in the Jahangirpuri area, where communal riots took place last week.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India ordered status quo on a mentioning made by Senior Advoate Dushyant Dave."Something serious requires your immediate intervention. This...

Live-In Relation A By-Product Of Constitutional Guarantee Of Art 21; It Promotes Promiscuity, Lascivious Behavior: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently termed the bane of live-in-relationship as a by-product of the Constitutional guarantee as provided under Article 21 of the Constitution, and has observed that such relations promote 'promiscuity' and 'lascivious behavior', giving further rise to sexual offences."Those who wanted to exploit this freedom are quick to embrace it but are totally ignorant...

Motor Accident Claim | Can't Compute Compensation On Basis Of 45% Permanent Disability In Case Of 100% Functional Disability: Bombay HC

The Bombay High court held on Monday that the Motor Accident Tribunal at Aurangabad has committed an error in accepting the permanent disability of the claimant of a motor accident at 45% when it is a case of 100% loss of earning capacity due to amputation of leg. Single judge Shrikant D. Kulkarni also awarded 1 lakh compensation for loss of marriage prospects and another lakh for loss...

Arbitrators Must Say Upfront Their Fees For The Number Of Sittings, Opines Supreme Court During Hearing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued the hearing on the issue of fixation of standards for fees for arbitrators. The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Sanjiv Khanna and Surya Kant was considering the issue regarding the mandatory nature of the 'model' fee scale for arbitrators prescribed under the Fourth Schedule of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996. In the...

Orissa High Court Dispenses With Filing Hard Copy Of E-Filed Documents Under E-Filing Version 3.0

The Registry of Orissa High Court, on Tuesday, notified that with a view to streamline matters relating to e-filing, whenever a case is e-filed in the High Court of Orissa through e-filing version 3.0, there shall be no requirement of filing hardcopy of the e-filed documents. Further it clarified, if any dispute arises with regard to any e-filed document or any portion thereof,...