Supreme Court Asks Baba Ramdev To Produce Video & Transcripts Of His Statements On Allopathy Cure For COVID

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev to produce before it the video and transcripts of his statements on Allopathy cure for COVID.A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justices AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy was considering a writ petition filed by Ramdev seeking the clubbing of the multiple multiple FIRs registered against him in different states over...

Breaking: New BCI Rules Which Prohibits Criticism Of Its Decisions Has Not Taken Effect, Waiting For CJI's Approval:BCI Tells Kerala High Court

The Bar Council of India on Wednesday submitted before the Kerala High Court that the new Rules which prohibits criticism and dissent against the BCI and other Bar Councils has not taken effect.The Single Bench of Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar was hearing a petition seeking a declaration that the recently inserted Sections V and V-A of Chapter II of Part VI of the Bar Council of India Rules...

COVID Victims Entitled to Ex-Gratia Compensation; Supreme Court Directs NDMA To Frame Guidelines Within 6 Weeks

The Court however said that it cannot direct Government to pay a particular amount as compensation.

Breaking: CA Examination: Opt Out Option Will Be With The Candidate, You Have To Respect It: Supreme Court To ICAI [LIVE UPDATES]

A Three Judge Bench of Supreme Court comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose has issued the following directions in the CA Exams matter today.(i) A candidate who has suffered Covid personally or any of his family members, so certified by a registered medical practitioner, as a result of which he is unable to appear for exam, or disabled from preparing for the...

Govt. Servant Terminated On 'Vague Allegation/Suspicion' Of Joining Farmers Protest: P&H High Court Issues Notice To Haryana State

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued notice to the Haryana Government for allegedly terminating the service of a Government Servant, Rajuddin on a vague allegation/suspicion of the petitioner having participated in the strike call given by farmers at Tikri Border, Delhi.The Bench of Justice Arun Monga also directed that till the next date of hearing, the post of Senior...

Smoking Prevents Covid; No Higher Risk For Smokers : Tobacco Traders Claim Before Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court is hearing a plea to decide if smokers are at a greater risk of contracting Covid-19 related diseases or not and determine necessary steps the Government must take accordingly. On Tuesday, the division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni allowed two interim applications filed by Mumbai Bidi Tambakhu Vyapari Sangh (MBTVS) and the...

Trend Of Lawyers Giving Dishonest Advice Needs To Be Deprecated; Must Impose Costs, Strictures: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the trend of lawyers giving dishonest advice to clients needs to be curbed.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, R. Subash Reddy and Ravindra Bhat was hearing an SLP arising out of a March decision of a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court whereby it affirmed the judgment of the Single Judge relegating the petitioners, who were...

Allahabad High Court Refuses Relief To 3 Interfaith Couple Citing Non-Compliance Of UP Love Jihad Law

In 3 separate cases, the Allahabad High Court has recently refused to grant relief to inter-faith couples noting that there was non-compliance of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 (Uttar Pradesh Vidhi Viruddh Dharm Samparivartan Pratishedh Adhyadesh 2020). The Bench of Justice Siddharth observed that there was non-compliance of Section 8...

"Make Provision For Giving Priority In Administration Of Covid Vaccine To Persons With Disabilities Above 18 Years": Gauhati HC Directs Arunachal Pradesh Govt

The Gauhati High Court, Itanagar Bench on Monday directed the State of Arunachal Pradesh to make provision for giving priority in attendance and administration of covid 19 vaccine to people with disabilities above 18 years of age within a period of 4 Weeks.Observing that persons with disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 would be entitled for administration...

"How Long Can We Tell People Your People That Their Case Is Not Important Amid COVID":Justice Gautam Patel

"I can't keep putting people on hold, saying 'Sorry, your case is unimportant because it is not urgent'.

Mode Of Entry In Service Is Not Relevant For Considering Promotion Of Persons With Disabilities: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that mode of entry in service is not a relevant criteria for promotion under PwD quota."Source of recruitment ought not to make any difference but what is material is that the employee is a PwD at the time for consideration for promotion. The 1995 Act does not make a distinction between a person who may have entered service on account of disability and a person who...

Levelling Accusation Of Unchastity And Perfidiousness Against Wife Amounts To Mental Cruelty: Kerala High Court While Granting Divorce To Couple

The Kerala High Court on Monday while allowing a matrimonial appeal established that that unsubstantiated accusation and character assassination by one spouse against the other would constitute mental cruelty. A Division Bench comprising Justice A. Muhamed Mustaqu and Justice Kauser Edappagath observed as follows: "The respondent has miserably failed to substantiate the...