'Resumption Of Physical Hearings By HCs Is Their Call, Supreme Court's VC Platform Will Be Stabilised Very Shortly': Justice D. Y. Chandrachud

A full-fledged resumption of physical hearings in the Supreme Court may not be transpiring any time soon!On Friday, Senior Advocate Dhruv Mehta, appearing before a bench headed by Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, pointed out that physical hearings have commenced in several High Courts across the country."It is their (the High Courts') call", remarked Justice Chandrachud."Let us hope that...

'Suggestion That My Tweets Shake Foundation Of Most Powerful Court An Over-Estimation Of My Abilities' : Kunal Kamra Responds To SC Contempt Notice

Comedian Kunal Kamra on Thursday filed a counter affidavit before the Supreme Court, stating that his tweets were not published with the intention of insulting the Court but to draw its attention to and prompt an engagement with issues that he believes are relevant to the Indian democracy. Kamra also said that public faith in the Judiciary cannot be shaken by any criticism or...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On A Petition Seeking Appointment Of A National Regulator To Oversee The Environmental Violations In The Country

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Central Government In Plea Seeking For Setting Up Of National Regulator To Oversee And Give Directions Related Environmental Clearances For ProjectsThe Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Central Government in a plea seeking for the appointment of a National Environmental Regulator to oversee and give directions pertaining to Environmental...

Delhi House Panel Cannot Deal With 'Law And Order' As It Is Union's Subject : Salve Submits For Facebook VP

The Supreme Court bench headed by Justice S.K. Kaul on Thursday heard Facebook India Vice President, Ajit Mohan's challenge to the two summons issued by the Delhi Legislative Assembly's Committee "Peace and Harmony" asking him to appear to look into the role of fake news behind the Delhi riots of February 2020. The two summons were issued in September 2020 demanding Mr. Mohan to appear...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea To Ensure 'WhatsApp Pay' Complies With Privacy Guidelines

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in an Impleadment Application, filed in a plea pertaining to data protection on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platforms, which states that WhatsApp Pay is all set to launch full-scale operations in India despite the instant petition being pending before the Court. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde heard the submissions of...

Delhi Court Suspends Two-Yr Jail Term Of AAP Leader Somnath Bharti In AIIMS Assault Case

The Rouse Avenue Court (Central Delhi) court on Thursday (28th January) suspended 2 years jail term awarded to Aam Admi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti for assaulting AIIMS security staff in a case registered in the year 2016. The Order to suspend his 2 years jail term has been passed by Special Judge Vikas Dhull after he preferred an appeal against the order of...

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Elections 2020-21 To Be Conducted On 27th February 2021

The Election Committee vide its meeting dated 27.01.2021 has announced the schedule for conducting the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Elections for 2020-21. According to the Election Committee, a meeting was held with the Health Advisory Committee on 27th January 2021 wherein the Health Advisory Committee had assured of an "expeditious consideration" for conducting partial physical...

Same-Sex Couple Facing Discrimination:Allahabad High Court Calls It 'Stark Reality Of Society', Grants Them Protection

The Allahabad High Court last week granted protection to a homo-sexual couple who alleged before the Court that they are being threatened with violation of their rights enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India only on the ground of their sexual orientation. The Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori was hearing the plea of one Poonam...

Bombay High Court Grants Parole To 1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts Convict Six Months After Brother's Death

The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted emergency death parole to Essa Memon, who is serving a life sentence in the 1993, Mumbai Serial Blasts case. Essa is the brother of Tiger Memon, accused of being the brain behind the blasts. A division bench of justices SS Shinde and Manish Pitale granted seven days parole to Memon, without police escorts. Memon, who has spent 26 years in...

CCI, SEBI Approval to Reliance-FRL Deal Disregards Law: Amazon Tells Delhi High Court

Seeking an interim injunction against the Reliance - Future Retail Ltd stake sale deal worth Rs. 24,000 crore, Amazon today submitted before the Delhi High Court, that FRL had urged authorities like SEBI and CCI to disregard the award, and by giving their approvals to the deal, they had disregarded the law indeed.The court directed both parties to file a 5 page note with relevant portions...

Can Accused Be Directed To Pay Compensation To Victim As A Condition To Grant Bail? Supreme Court To Examine Scope Of Section 357 & 357A CrPC Before Trial

Can a Court direct an accused to pay compensation to victims as a condition to grant bail? The Supreme Court will examine this issue raised in a special leave petition filed against a Gujarat High Court order.In this case, the Gujarat High Court, while granting bail to a murder accused observed that the heirs/representatives of the deceased of victim(s) is required to be compensated in terms...

Adani Defamation Case: Gujarat High Court Suspends Arrest Warrant Against Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

The Gujarat High Court today (28th January) suspended the non-bailable warrant of arrest issued by a Magistrate in Kutch agains journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta in connection with a 2017 defamation suit filed by the Adani Group against Thakurta. The Bench of Justice B. N. Karia suspended the Magistrate's Order while hearing the application filed by Guha praying to quash and set aside...