DTH Providers' Annual Licence Fee At 10% Of 'Gross Revenue': Supreme Court Allows Early Hearing In February 2021

The Supreme Court last week agreed for an early hearing in February, 2021 of the matter of DTH players being mandated to pay 10 per cent of their gross revenues as the annual license fee. DTH players are mandated to pay 10% of their gross revenue in terms of annual license fee. In 2008, the government had said that the license fee for DTH operators will be charged at 6% of the gross...

"Steps Need To Be Taken To Make eCourts Accessible To Specially-Abled": Justice DY Chandrachud Writes To CJ's Of High Courts

In another notable move towards accessibility to e-courts services, the Supreme Court's eCommittee has stressed upon importance of having accessible websites.A letter has been addressed to the Chief Justice's of High Courts across India by Justice DY Chandrachud, Supreme Court Judge and Chairperson of the eCommittee of top court putting forth suggestions elaborating the urgent need of...

Residents Of Jammu And Kashmir May Approach NHRC For Grievances On Violation Of Human Rights As State Commission Was Wound Up: High Court

The Srinagar bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that that The residents of Jammu and Kashmir, if having any grievance regarding violation of their human rights, may have to approach the National Human Rights Commission. "Prior to the enactment of the Reorganization Act, the Jammu & Kashmir Protection of Human Rights Act, 1997 was applicable in J&K. In exercise of...

"We Must Be Conscious Of The Ideology Of The Persons Appointed To The Bench": Indira Jaising

"Whether the judiciary delivers on its promise or not depends on the people who get appointed to the institution", articulated Senior Advocate Indira Jaising on Friday.She was addressing the virtual audience at the MoneyLife Foundation's Third Annual RTI Lecture. She proceeded to address the following question- "Has the judiciary delivered on its promise of being the arbiter between the rights...

Madras HC Grants Police Protection To Advocate Who Didn't Abide By Bar Association's Boycott Call, Stays His Suspension From Association

While reprimanding The Nagercoil Bar Association which called for the strike, the Madras High Court on Friday (18th December) granted police protection to an Advocate who was suspended by the Association as he didn't abide by the Boycott Call of the Association. The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B. Pugalendhi also put an interim stay on his suspended and has allowed him...

Madhya Pradesh High Court Quashes MP Govt's Order Cancelling Accommodation Allotted To Congress MLA

Granting relief to a Congress Party MLA from Katni, Vidhan Sabha Area (Vijayraghvendra Singh), the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday (17th December) quashed Madhya Pradesh Government's Order cancelling the accommodation allotted to him. The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjay Yadav and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla observed that Government's order "does not record any reason...

LIVE NOW- Release Of Justice Sachar's Autobiography And Panel Discussion On "Personal Freedom and Judiciary" And[Justice Lokur,Kapil Sibal, Mukul Rohatgi, Medha Patkar]

The family of Late Justice Rajindar Sachar in association with The Indian Society of International Law and The Indian Law Institute is organizing the book launch "In Pursuit Of Justice: An Autobiography" written by Late Justice Rajindar Sachar.The event will be followed by a discussion on "Personal Freedom and Judiciary".Date and Time: December 22,2020,5:00 pm.PanelistsJustice (Retd) Madan...

'Filed Without Doing Any Homework': Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL With Costs Payable To DSLSA's Access To Justice Programme

The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a PIL, filed without doing any homework, with directions to the Petitioner to pay costs of Rs. 25,000/- to the Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA). A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan stated that the amount will be utilized for the authority's "Access to Justice" programme. The Court was hearing...

Encroachment Of Public Land In The Garb Of A Place For Worship Ought To Be Discouraged, Says Delhi High Court

Dismissing a suit filed by a temple manager seeking permanent injunction against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from forcefully dispossessing him from 4 temple properties built on public land, a Single Judge bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh observed, that a trend could be seen of public land being "sought to be encroached upon under the shelter of a place of worship. As is seen in...

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Allegedly 'Disparaging' Articles Against AMUL Products

The Delhi High Court has ordered removal of the articles titled "WHITE LIE OF AMUL AND BLACK TRUTH OF ANIMAL MILK" from a website named ditchdairy.in and its facebook page .The court has also restrained the defendants from uploading of articles identical or similar to the said articles on the website / Facebook account till the next date of hearing.Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing...

NSA Detention- Legal Obligation In Such Cases Must Be Discharged With 'Great Sense Of Responsibility': Orissa High Court

While quashing the order of preventive detention under the National Security Act (NSA) of one Sk Mabud, the Orissa High Court last week ruled that the legal obligation in cases related to Detention under National Security Act needs to be discharged with great sense of responsibility. The Bench of Justice S. K. Panigrahi and Justice Sanju Panda observed, "The exercise of that power...

PIL In Delhi High Court Seeks Implementation Of National Litigation Policy

Citing injustice to the poor due to the non-implementation of the National Litigation Policy by the Central Government, a public interest litigation has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre for uniform implementation of the policy across all ministries, departments, instruments and PSUs.The plea claimed that the relevant litigation policies need to be implemented...