'Nobody Is Dying Because They Don't Have Marriage Certificates' :Centre Opposes Urgent Hearing Of Plea For Same-Sex Marriage Recognition

Arguing against the urgent hearing of a batch of pleas seeking recognition to same-sex marriages in India under various personal laws, the Union of India today told the Delhi High Court, "You don't need marriage certificate for hospitals, nobody is dying because they don't have marriage certificate." The centre also submitted a letter seeking adjournment, pointing out that the court was...

"Will Create Autocratic Form Of Government": AAP Member Moves Delhi HC Challenging Vires Of GNCTD Act

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court by Aam Aadmi Party member, Neeraj Sharma challenging the vires of GNCTD Act for being prima facie violative of basic structure and also of Art. 14 and 21 of the Constitution. In view of this, the plea seeks stay of operation of the impugned Act.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice in the plea...

[BREAKING]Narada Case : CBI Moves Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order Allowing House Arrest Of TMC Leaders; Seeks Adjournment Of Larger Bench Hearing

Seeking adjournment from the 24th May hearing of the 5-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court, Central Bureau of Investigation has stated that it has moved the Supreme Court challenging two directions of the Calcutta High Court wherein it allowed house arrest of the four TMC leaders in the Narada Scam case and sought to place the matter before a larger Bench. Consequently, the CBI has...

High Courts Weekly Round-Up [May 17, 2020 To May 23, 2020]

Allahabad High Court 1. Entire Medical System In Smaller Cities And Villages In UP is Like "Ram Bharose", Says Allahabad High Court in COVID19 Suo Moto Case [In-Re Inhuman Condition At Quarantine Centres…] A Division Bench of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit Kumar said that the condition of medical and health infrastructure in small towns and rural areas of Uttar Pradesh is...

[Mucormycosis Outbreak In UP] Plea Before Allahabad HC Seeks Declaration Of Black Fungus As An Epidemic, Guidelines For Altering Covid Treatment

While stressing on the need to ensure integrated and coordinated treatment of Mucormycosis or black fungus, a plea has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking its intervention to declare it an epidemic in the State, and to put judicial machinery in motion with respect to the current situation.The application has sought directions to the State of UP to make Mucormycosis a...

Breaking: Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case: Delhi Court Remands Wrestler Sushil Kumar And His Associate To 6 Days Police Custody

A Delhi Court on Sunday sent Wrestler Sushil Kumar and his associate Ajay Kumar to 6 days police custody remand who are arrested in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankhar.Duty Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra pronounced the order after hearing Delhi Police's Plea seeking 12 days police custody remand of both...

PIL In Rajasthan High Court Seeks Incentives, Compassionate Appointment, Etc. To Doctors, Nurses Working As COVID-19 Workforce

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Petition has been moved before the Rajasthan High Court seeking incentives over and above the regular salary to the doctors and nurses working as covid workforce or as frontline workers in private as well as government hospitals. The plea has been moved by Party in person, Advocate Sahil Jain stating that the petitioner seeks to ensure...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 17 to May 23, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Upholds IBC Provisions Applicable To Personal Guarantors Of Corporate DebtorsCase: Lalit Kumar Jain vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Citation: LL 2021 SC 257The Supreme Court this week upheld the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which applies to personal guarantors of corporate debtors. The bench comprising Justices L....

Bar Council Of Tamil Nadu Writes To TN Chief Minister Seeking Financial Assistance To Needy & Suffering Advocates During COVID

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry on Saturday (May 22) wrote to the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin seeking financial assistance to the Needy Advocates who are financially suffering due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.Thanking the Chief Minister for announcing a Solatium of Rs. 25 lakhs to the family members of the Thirunelveli Chief Judicial Magistrate who died after...

UPSC Aspirants Move Supreme Court Seeking Extra Chance In Civil Services Exam Citing COVID-19 Pandemic

A group of twenty-eight civil services aspirants, who could not appear in the UPSC exam held in October 2020, have approached the Supreme Court by filing a writ petition seeking an extra attempt this year. These are candidates who had the last attempt in 2020 but could not appear in the exams held in October 2020 due to "exceptional circumstances" created by the COVID-19 pandemic.On April 19,...

Hashim Ali Murder Case- "His Participation In 'Kattar Hindu Ekta' WhatsApp Group Still Under Scrutiny": Delhi HC Denies Bail To Riots Accused

Observing that the petitioner's role in creation of "Kattar Hindu Ekta" whatsapp group is still under scrutiny, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant bail to one Pankaj Sharma in connection with the Hashim Ali murder case which took place during the Delhi Riots that erupted in the national capital last year. Sharma had been in judicial custody since March 10, 2020.A single judge...

Doctrine Of Impossibility Applicable To Court Orders; Possibility Of Implementation Should Be Considered : Supreme Court

"Doctrine of impossibility is applicable to Court orders as well", said the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the directions issued by Allahabad High Court on May 17 for upgradation of medical facilities in the State of Uttar Pradesh on a war-scale footing. Stating that High Courts should avoid passing orders that are not capable of being implemented, a Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and...