Delhi Pollution : After Supreme Court's Critical Remarks, Air Quality Commission Constitutes Task Force To Enforce Directions

After strong observations made by Supreme Court yesterday at the pollution levels not coming down despite the decisions taken by the authorities, Commission of Air Quality Management in National Capital Region has informed Supreme Court that an 'Enforcement Task Force' and 17 Flying Squads have been constituted to enforce the directions by taking coercive action against defaulting...

NIA Moves Supreme Court Against Bombay High Court's Order Granting Bail To Sudha Bharadwaj In Bhima Koregaon Case

The National Investigative Agency (NIA) has moved Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's December 1 order granting bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Bhima Koregaon case.#JustInNIA moves Supreme Court filing an appeal against Bombay High Court's December 1 order granting bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj in the Bhima Koregaon case.#SudhaBharadwaj...

Gujarat Riots- 'If This Court Allows Any Further Investigation, It Would Be In The Teeth Of The Constitutional Rights Of Accused': Rohatgi Concludes His Arguments

On Thursday, Senior Advocate, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi appearing on behalf of SIT apart from refuting the allegation of the Petitioner that the SIT had given clean chit to the highest functionaries of the State without conducting due investigation, went a step further, to fervently controvert the plea that the Magistrate and the High Court did not delve into the crucial material before them. In...

Supreme Court Directs WB Govt To Designate More Special Courts To Try Offences Specified In NIA Act's Schedule

While granting bail to an undertrial accused booked under various sections of UAPA, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the State of West Bengal to designate more dedicated courts of Sessions as Special Courts for the trial of offences specified in the schedule appended to the NIA Act 2008.The bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S. Oka issued this direction as it noted that...

Persons With Disabilities Should Not Be Asked to Remove Prosthetic Limbs At Airport Security Checks : Supreme Court

In a petition filed to ensure convenient air travel for persons with disabilities, the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday observed that differently abled persons with prosthetic limbs/calipers should not be asked to remove the prosthetics at airport security checks so as to maintain human dignity.The Court also observed that lifting a person with disability during air travel or security...

Himachal Pradesh Judge Dismissed From Service For Taking Bribe

The Himachal Pradesh government has dismissed a judicial officer from service on the recommendation of the Himachal Pradesh High Court pursuant to an enquiry by the High Court which found him guilty of corruption. The Governor of Himachal Pradesh passed the order dismissing Civil Judge cum Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Gaurav Sharma who had been found guilty of taking a bribe...

Parliament Passes Dam Safety Bill For Surveillance, Maintenance & Operation Of Dams

The Parliament has cleared the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 for surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of all specified dams across the country. The Bill seeks to prevent dam failure, related disasters and provide for institutional mechanism to ensure their safe functioning.It was passed by the Lok Sabha in August 2019. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Bill today."It is expedient in the...

Claim Of Juvenility Can Be Raised Before Any Court, At Any Stage, Even After Final Disposal Of The Case: Supreme Court Reiterates

The Supreme Court has observed that the claim of juvenility can be raised before any Court, at any stage, even after final disposal of the case.The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Mahseshwari observed that if the Court finds a person to be a juvenile on the date of commission of the offence, it is to forward the juvenile to the Board for passing appropriate orders, and the sentence,...

Section 149 IPC -Merely Because A Person Disclosed Victim's Hideout, He Can't Be Held To Part Of Unlawful Assembly : Supreme Court

Setting aside the conviction of a person in a murder case, the Supreme Court recently held that merely because a person revealed the hideout of the victim to the murderous mob, he cannot be presumed to share the common object of the unlawful assembly.A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh struck a word of caution by observing that the Courts must guard against the...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Compulsory Pre-Marital Counselling Before Registration Of Marriage

A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Central Government to consider framing a policy that prescribes all the States/ UTs to make "Pre-Marital Counselling" mandatory for registration of marriage in the country."In today's times when divorces are increasing at an alarming rate in the country, there is a dire need for addressing...

On What Grounds Can Invocation Of A Bank Guarantee Be Restrained? Calcutta High Court Explains

The Calcutta High Court recently had the opportunity to expound on the issue as to on what grounds can the invocation of a bank guarantee be restrained. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya was adjudicating upon an application moved under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (Act). In the instant case, vide an order dated May 10, 2021 a Single Judge had restrained the respondent...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Correction In Woman's Date Of Birth By Relying Upon Her Educational Certificate

In a first, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently ordered the Haryana government to carry out a correction in the birth certificate of a woman (petitioner before the court) on the basis of her educational certificates issued by CBSE. This direction by the Bench of Justice Raj Mohan Singh came on the plea of one Jyoti Bajaj who had sought directions for the respondents to correct her date...