Bar Council Of Maharashtra & Goa Issues Circular Exempting Advocates From Wearing Black Coats From March 1st To June 30th

Taking note of the rising temperatures, the Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa (BCMG) has decided that advocates need not wear their usual dress code of "black coats" from March 1st to June 30, every year.Notably the "exemption" for lawyers from wearing their usual dress code was earlier only during the summer months of May to June. But this year, the exemption will commence from March 1st....

Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Over New Delhi Railway Station Stampede

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed in relation to the stampede which occurred in the New Delhi Railway Station on February 15, leading to several deaths.The petitioner, Anand Legal Trust, claimed that not all deaths were accounted for and compensation remained to be paid to many families. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice...

BJP-Led Delhi Govt Withdraws Plea Filed By AAP-Govt In Supreme Court Against Direction To Sign MoU With Centre On PM-ABHIM

After coming to power in the national capital, the Bhartiya Janata Party-led Delhi government today withdrew from Supreme Court a case filed by erstwhile Aam Aadmi Party-led government against Delhi High Court's direction to the previous government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre on implementation of PM-Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM)...

Kerala Court Grants Bail To BJP Leader PC George In Hate Speech Case Citing Health Complications

A Kerala Court has granted bail to BJP leader PC George, who was remanded to 14 days custody, citing health complications. He was remanded to custody for allegedly making hate speech against the Muslim community during a channel debate.Bail was granted by Erattupetta Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kottayam district.A detailed order is awaited.The allegation against PC George was that...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Dismissal Of Two Lady Judicial Officers In MP, Calls For Sensitivity Towards Women's Difficulties

"We need to be aware of the anxieties and difficulties which women face," Justice Nagarathna said.

Stay On Discharge Orders Should Not Be Granted Unless Circumstances Are Exceptional : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday (February 28) held that High Courts should not ordinarily stay the discharge orders passed by the trial courts in criminal cases."Stay on discharge should never be granted unless circumstances are exceptional," the Court stated.The Court further held that even when the appellate court invokes Section 390 CrPC to arrest an accused while considering an appeal...

Judgment Allowing Govt Employees To Claim Increment Earned A Day Before Retirement Applies Prospectively To Third Parties : Supreme Court Clarifies

The Supreme Court recently confirmed its interim clarifications made with respect to its decision The Director (Admn and HR) KPTCL & Others vs CP Mundinamani , which held that government employees are entitled to the increment which they earned on the previous day of their retirement.The Court clarified that the judgment in CP Mundinamani will apply to third parties from the date of...

Courts Can't Punish PMLA Accused Only Because ED Tosses Large Volume Of Documents In Complaint: Delhi Court Grants Bail

While granting bail to a man in a money laundering case, a Delhi Court has recently observed that a PMLA accused cannot be presumed to be guilty only because ED tosses large volume of documents in the complaint to magnify the alleged offence.“Nor can courts allow themselves to be a tool to punish the accused by presuming that he is guilty only because the Enforcement Directorate tossed over...

Delhi Riots: Court Acquits Sole Accused In Dilbar Negi Murder Case, Says No Substantive Evidence

A Delhi Court has recently acquitted a man in a 2020 North-East Delhi riots case alleging that a mob caused vandalism, put on fire a sweet shop as a consequence of which a 22 year old boy namely Dilbar Negi died after after sustaining burn injuries. (FIR 39/2020 PS Gokulpuri)Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala acquitted one Mohd. Shahnawaz for want of any substantive evidence...

Supreme Court Directs All States To Address Concerns About ART Drugs For People Living With HIV/AIDS

The Supreme Court has directed all States to respond to concerns relating to periodic stockouts, transparency in tendering and procurement, and drug quality and certification processes of the of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) drugs for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan ordered the States to file affidavits addressing six issues detailed...

Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of GST Act Provisions On Arrest & Summons

The Court held that the power to arrest and summon was incidental to the power to levy and collect tax.

Bar Council Of India Elections For Key Positions Including Chairman, Vice-Chairman Scheduled For March 2

The Bar Council of India has announced that the elections for Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Executive Members of the Council will be held on March 2, 2025. The nomination deadline is February 28, 2025, and the candidates can withdraw their nominations by March 1, 2025. Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra (from Bihar) has held the Chairman's position for six...