Supreme Court Stays Tree Felling For Delhi-Dehradun Expressway Till Nov 26; Asks NGT To Decide Afresh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the felling of trees of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway project till November 26 and directed the National Green Tribunal to decide the validity of the action afresh.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath passed the order in an appeal filed by the NGO 'Citizens For Doon' against the order of National Green Tribunal, passed...

Right To Be Represented By Counsel Or Agent Of Choice In Disciplinary Proceedings Is Not Absolute: Supreme Court

The right to be represented by a counsel or agent of one's choice in a disciplinary proceedings is not an absolute right, the Supreme Court observed.The court said that such right to be legally represented depends on how the rules govern such representation.However, if the charge is of severe and complex nature, then the request to be represented through a counsel or agent should be...

Karnataka High Court Allows Netflix To Stream "Crime Stories : India Detectives"; Vacates Interim Order

The Karnataka High Court has vacated the ex-parte interim order granted earlier by which it had directed Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP to block streaming, broadcasting, telecasting or otherwise making available the content of the Episode No.1 of the Series 1 of the documentary "Crime Stories: India Detective" titled "A Murdered Mother". A single judge bench of Justice B M...

Court Infrastructure Sabotaged By Red Tapism: Kerala High Court Pulls Up Govt Over 24 Years Delay In Constructing Idukki Court Complex

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday condemned the government's red-tapism which lead to a delay of 24 years in constructing a District Court Complex in Idukki. Justice P.V Kunhikrishnan while directing the State to expeditiously transfer land for the construction of the court complex, observed:"The trial courts are the backbone of the Indian Judiciary. They are the decision-makers in a lis....

Delhi High Court Permits Herbal Hookahs In Restaurants, Bars Subject To Covid Protocol

The Delhi High Court has permitted the service and sale of herbal hookahs as an interim measure in the restaurants and bars in the national capital subject to them complying with the covid 19 protocols, use of disposable pipes and serving only in public spaces. Justice Rekha Palli said that the restaurants and pubs shall file individual undertaking that they will serve only herbal hookahs...

People Who Lose Faith In Judiciary Are Required To Be Condemned & Curbed With Strong Hands: HP High Court

"The people, who lose faith in the judiciary, are required to be condemned and curbed with strong hands by one and all, who are interested in the orderly society and have faith in democracy, observed the Himachal Pradesh High Court while refusing to quash a non-consensual transfer order.The Court made these observations in the context of the case of a petitioner, who had met with a...

Elephant Corridor: Supreme Court Allows Transfer Of Nilgiris District Collector

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to allow the incumbent Collector of Nilgiris district J. Innocent Divya to be transferred from her current posting as per her request. The Court vide its judgment dated October 14, 2020 had upheld the Madras High Court judgment that had declared the validity of the Tamil Nadu Government notification dated August 31, 2010 which...

Admission Supervisory Committee Can Take Suo Motu Action Over Self Financing Colleges Admissions: Supreme Court Upholds Kerala HC Judgment

The Supreme Court has held that Admission Supervisory Committee in Kerala has jurisdiction to initiate proceedings suo motu in respect of admissions made by the self-financing colleges."We are in agreement with the findings recorded by the High Court on the powers conferred on the Committee including the power of suo motu action that can be taken by the Committee in respect of admissions made...

RTI : Supreme Court Adjourns To Jan 2022 Case Related To Vacancies In Information Commissions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to the second week of January 2022 the hearing of the plea filed by RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj seeking compliance on the part of the Central Government with respect to the directions issued by the Supreme Court in its judgment delivered in February 2019 as regards the posts and vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC). The Court granted...

Isn't Govt Responsible To Redress Citizen's Loss Of Job Due To Non-Recognition Of COVAXIN By Foreign Nations? Kerala High Court Asks Centre

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday questioned the government if it is not duty bound to redress the grievance of a citizen who may lose his livelihood due to a state-sponsored vaccination scheme. The query was posed in light of non-recognition of Covaxin by some countries.Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) had approved Covaxin, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by...

Compelling Small Farmers To Pay Bribes The Most Unfortunate Thing To Happen Even After 75 Yrs Of Independence: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that when small farmers are compelled to pay bribes, it is the most unfortunate thing to happen even after 75 years of independence. The Bench of Justice Manish Kumar and Justice Rajan Roy observed thus while dismissing an appeal filed by a government servant (convicted for demanding bribe) against the order of the appellate court upholding...

'Union Govt Has No Control Over CBI, West Bengal's Suit Not Maintainable' : AG Tells Supreme Court

The Attorney General for India argued before the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the original suit filed by the State of West Bengal under Article 131 of the Constitution of India against the CBI registering FIRs in relation to offences in the state despite the revocation of general consent was not maintainable."The Defendant (Union of India) is not concerned under any of these issues. There is...