Karnataka High Court Initiates Suo-Motu Contempt Proceedings Against Bar Associations Which Boycotted Court Work

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Registrar General of the High Court to initiate suo-motu contempt proceedings against the officer bearers of Bar Associations in the state who gave a call to its members for abstaining from court work.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said: "It must be noted here that in the wake of Covid-19, all...

SCAORA Writes To Chief Justice Of India Seeking Resumption Of Oral Mentioning In Hybrid Manner

The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association has written to the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde seeking resumption of oral mentioning. The Association has suggested methods that could be adopted or resumption of the oral mentioning.In its Representation, the Association has stated that a mentioning Registrar be made available in a hybrid manner for both physical and virtual modes for...

Delhi High Court Rejects Bail To Accused Allegedly Involved In Fake MBBS Admissions Scam

A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad has rejected the bail application of a person accused of being part of a large-scale conspiracy by one 'Crack Ur Career Pvt Ltd', wherein substantial amounts of money was amassed by the company and the accused person(s), promising admission to students in MBBS courses in various colleges.Rejecting the application, the court noted that the bail...

Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh HCs Issue SOP For Resumption Of Physical Functioning Of High Court/Subordinate Courts

Keeping in view the present situation of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat & Himachal Pradesh, the High Courts of these states have issued SOP (Standing Operating Procedure) for Resumption Of Physical Functioning Of HC/Subordinate Courts. Madya Pradesh High Court The Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, upon consideration of the recommendations...

"Can Authorities Visit Jail Premises At Regular Intervals To Dispose Of Parole Applications?" Punjab And Haryana High Court Asks Punjab Govt.

While dealing with a case wherein there was an inordinate delay in deciding the parole application of the petitioner, the Punjab & Haryana High Court on Tuesday (09th February) asked the Punjab Government if a Mechanism could be worked out so that such applications are decided at the earliest. The Bench of Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karamjit Singh was hearing the...

OTT Regulation : Centre Seeks Transfer Of Cases Pending In High Courts To Supreme Court

The Central Government has filed a transfer petition in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of cases pending in different High Courts for regulation of Over The Top(OTT) platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Hotstar etc., to the SC.The move is significant as it comes amidst various indications given by the Centre that it will bring guidelines to regulate the content streamed in...

Amazon Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court Order Lifting Status Quo On Future-Reliance Deal

Amazon has moved the Supreme Court against the order of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court which had stayed a Single-Bench direction of status quo in favour of Amazon.On 2nd February, 2021, in a plea by Amazon Inc. against Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) and Reliance Industries' retail stake sale deal worth Rs. 25,000 crore approved by a Board Resolution of FRL last year, a Delhi High...

[Maradu Flats Demolition] Homebuyers Cannot Be Deprived Of Interim Compensation Merely For Want Of Execution Of Sale Deed: SC

In connection with the Maradu flat demolition case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday opined that once it has been established that the home buyers have in fact made payments to the two builders, they are also entitled to interim compensation and cannot be deprived merely for the reason that no sale deed has been executed.The bench of Justices Navin Sinha and Krishna Murari was informed by...

'We Are Not The Legislature; Can't Issue General Directions' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Directions To Stop Sale Of Counterfeit COVID 19 Vaccine

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition filed seeking to direct the Central Government to issue directions under the Disaster Management Act to prevent the sale of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines."You file a case with concrete facts. We cannot issue general directions. We are not the legislature", the Chief Justice of India told the...

Action Will Be Taken Against Social Media Platforms Spreading Fake News, Violence; Govt Framing New Guidelines: Law Minister RS Prasad Tells Parliament

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has strongly condemned the misuse of social media in the country and has made it clear that strict action will be taken against companies like Facebook and Whatsapp if they're found to be involved in spreading fake news, violence. Responding to the concerns raised by AAP MP Sushil Kumar Gupta during the question hour in Rajya Sabha on Thursday,...

Odisha Govt Files Contempt Petition In Supreme Court Against Andhra Pradesh Over Border Dispute

The State of Odisha has filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against the State of Andhra Pradesh alleging that the latter has taken over certain villages belonging to the former in violation of a top court order.The petition was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India by Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today."It is a grave constitutional crisis", Vikas Singh said requesting for...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Abdul Kalam Technical University's Decision To Conduct Examinations Via Offline Mode

Supreme Court has on Thursday refused to interfere in the petition filed against decision of the Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow to conduct semester examinations in offline mode. A three-judge Bench of Justice Khanwilkar, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Ajay Rastogi issued directions while hearing petition filed by a group of students seeking quashing of...