Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Jharkhand Speaker's Plea Against HC Stay On Disqualification Notice To Babulal Marandi

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a special leave petition filed by the Speaker of Jharkhand assembly challenging the the stay ordered by the Jharkhand High Court on the disqualification notice served on Babulal Marandi MLA.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India said that the bench was not inclined to entertain the plea as the High Court is set to hear the writ...

Madras High Court Directs Puducherry Fee Committee To Fix Fees For PG Medical Courses From 2017-18 Onwards Until Guidelines Are Framed By UGC/ NMC

The Madras High Court on Monday ordered the Puducherry Fee Committee to fix the fee for Post Graduate Medical and Dental courses in Deemed Universities, for the from the academic year 2017-18 onwards till 2020-21. Further, students shall be entitled for refund of excess fees paid by them in terms of a previous order of the High Court. The order has been passed by a Division bench...

'Virtual Hearing As Good As Open Court Hearing' : Supreme Court On Plea To Resume Physical Functioning

The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that Virtual hearings, though forced by the global pandemic, are "as good as Open Court Hearings". A Bench headed by CJI SA Bobde clarified that the decision to convene Court proceedings via video conferencing is taken after extensive deliberations with medical experts. "We have been following this (VC hearing) over one year due to...

One Member One Ward-Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Finally Challenge To Gujarat Local Body Election Rules Next Week

In the wake of the upcoming local bodies polls in Gujarat, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear finally the challenge to the constitutionality of the state Rules on elections to the municipal corporations from January 19.The bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan was hearing the SLP preferred against the July 29, 2015 decision of the Gujarat High Court dismissing the challenge to the...

In Digital Era, Employees Working In Different States To Be Treated As 'One Work Place' For Purposes Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace: Rajasthan High Court

The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court has made it clear that in the digital age, posting of the Complainant in a different state from the accused would not be a barrier in prosecuting the latter for sexual harassment at workplace. "In the present digital world, work place for employees working in the Bank and who have earlier worked in the same Branch and later on shifted...

Supreme Court Forms Committee To Negotiate On Farm Laws With Members Supporting Farm Laws Implementation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday constituted a 4 member committee for the purpose of holding talks between the Central Government and the farmers to resolve the protests over the three contentious farm laws.A notable feature of the composition is that all four members have expressed open views in support of the implementation of the farm laws.Bhupinder Singh Mann, National President, Bhartiya...

Justice (Retd.) Bansi Lal Bhat's Term As Officiating Chairperson Of NCLAT Extended Till He Turns 67 Yrs

The Central Government has extended the term of (Retd.) Justice Bansi Lal Bhat as the officiating Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), till he attains the age of 67 years, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. The term of Justice AIS Cheema as the Judicial Member of NCLAT has also been extended till he attains the age of 67 years, or until...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Challenging Section 2(c)(i) Of Contempt Of Courts Act

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 2(c)(i) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, which criminalises publication of such matter that may "scandalize the courts". A Bench led by Chief Justice Abhay S. Okay has issued notice to the Central Government on the petition filed by journalists Krishna Prasad and N....

Breaking: Farm Laws Implementation Stayed, Committee Formed For Talks, MSP To Continue- Read Summary Of Supreme Court Directions

Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of Three Farm Laws untill further OrdersHere is The Summary of Supreme Court Order:1) Implementation of three farm laws stayed.2)MSP system as it existed before the enactment of the laws must be continued. 3)No farmer must be dispossessed or deprived of his title as a result of any action taken under the laws.4) Committee comprising Bhupinder...

MJ Akbar V. Priya Ramani- Raising Public Awareness Cannot Be Achieved By Maligning Someone, Geeta Luthra

The Courtroom battle in the criminal defamation case filed by complainant, Former Union Minister Mr. M.J. Akbar against journalist Ms. Priya Ramani continued today before a Delhi Court judge, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Ravindra Kumar Pandey. Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra continued her rebuttal arguments against the accused, Ms. Ramani in the matter. The case is currently on...

'Entirely Illegal Construction': Supreme Court Directs Demolition Of A Hotel-cum-Restaurant Built In Forest Land In Himachal Pradesh

"Not looking askance at the construction of the Hotel-cum-Restaurant structure, in an area which the NGT rightly describes as the "lap of nature", will put us on the path of judicially sanctioned environmental destruction."

Karnataka HC Issue Notice On PIL Challenging Cattle Slaughter Prevention Ordinance

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the recent ordinance brought by the Karnataka Government to prevent cattle slaughter.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum issued the notice while hearing a petition filed by Mohammed Arif Jameel challenging the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance,...