'HC Judgment Waters Down UAPA, Dilutes It, Reads It Down & Says That Otherwise It Would Not Pass Muster Of Parliament': SG Tushar Mehta Tells SC -Courtroom Exchange

In the challenge to the grant of bail by the Delhi High Court to 3 anti-CAA student activists Asif Iqbal Tanha, Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta vehemently prayed for a stay of the impugned judgment except the operative part granting bail, urging that it has the effect of watering down and reading down the UAPA."The High Court says that the intent and purpose...

Man Alleges Registry Not Allowing His Cases To Be Taken Up By Benches- "Petitioner Requires Psychiatric Help": Observes Madras High Court

In a matter wherein the Petitioner alleged that whenever he attempted to mention any matter on the virtual mode or participate in any hearing of his matters, he was deliberately muted by the operators, the Madras High Court observed that Petitioner Requires Psychiatric Help.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy observed that there was no material...

Narada Case : Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Of West Bengal Govt, Law Minister On June 22; Urges Calcutta High Court To Defer Hearing

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned till Tuesday(June 22) the hearing on the appeals filed by the State of West Bengal and the State Law Minister, Moloy Ghatak, against a 9th June order of the Calcutta High Court wherein it had refused to take on record the Affidavits filed by them in the CBI's transfer plea in the Narada Scam case.While adjourning the hearing at the request of CBI, ...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police Appeal Against Bail Granted To Student Activists In Riots Case; Says HC Judgment Shall Not Be Treated As Precedent In Meantime

The Supreme Court clarified that it is not interfering with the bail granted to the students at this stage.

Delhi Police Appeal Against Bail Granted To Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is hearing the special leave petitions filed by the Delhi Police against the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.A vacation bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian is hearing the matter.Follow this page for live updates from the...

Calcutta High Court To Hear Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Challenging Suvendu Adhikari's Election From Nandigram On June 24

The Election Petition moved by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's election win from the Nandigram constituency in the West Bengal Assembly Polls will be heard next week on Thursday (June 24).The Bench of Justice Kaushik Chandra listed the matter for next week after the matter was mentioned before the bench and...

'Memory Of Second Wave Hasn't Left Us' : Delhi High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of COVID Protocol Violations

Taking suo motu cognizance about concerns regarding mass violations of Covid-19 protocol in overcrowded Delhi markets since the unlocking of the city, the Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Centre and Delhi governments on the issue. The bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Asha Menon remarked on pictures produced by an AIIMS doctor with the court, "The memory of the second wave has...

Supreme Court Stays FIRs Registered In 5 States Against Actor Munmun Dutta Over 'Bhangi' Remark

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the investigation in the FIRs registered in 5 states against actor Munmun Dutta in several parts of the country over a 'Bhangi' remark, a casteist slur, made by her in a video posted in social media.A vacation bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian also issued notice on her prayer to club the FIRs lodged in 5 states with the FIR...

Kerala High Court Further Extends Validity of All Interim Orders Till June 29th Amidst Continuing Lockdown Restrictions

The Kerala High Court on Monday while hearing a suo motu matter, extended the validity of interim orders passed by this Court till June 29 2021, owing to continuation of lockdown in the State till 16th June 2021, citing inability to carry out normal court proceedings. This is the second suo motu writ petition filed in this regard. The first petition was registered in 2020 praying for...

[BREAKING] Post Graduate Medical Courses : Supreme Court Rejects MD Students' Plea To Postpone Final Year Exams

The Court observed that general orders can't be passed when several universities across the country are involved.

Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways Issues An Advisory For Extension Of Validity Of Documents Under MV Act

Ministry of Road Transport And Highways has issued an advisory declaring extension of validity of documents related to the Motor Vehicles Act and the Central Motor vehicle Rules and for the relaxation of permit fees and taxes. The advisory cited the order and guidelines issued by Ministry of Home Affairs in March 2020 to all Ministries and Departments in view of the complete...

Plea Alleges Social Media Platforms Objectifying Women, Defaming Govt, Judiciary, Breaching Users' Privacy: MP High Court Issues Notice

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea filed alleging that social media companies, including WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter are displaying/hosting obscene, unregulated, uncertified, sexually explicit, and legally restricted content. The plea has been moved by Maatr Foundation through advocate Amay Bajaj and it further alleges that the...