Breaking: Supreme Court Agrees To Examine Whether Probing Constitutionality Of Declaration Of 1975 Emergency Is Feasible After 45 Years

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether a simplictor declaration that Emergency of 1975 was unconstitutional and that whether it would be feasible or desirable to probe this issue after a passage of 45 years.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari & Hrishikesh Roy issued notice on the petition by a 94 year old and granted leave to the petitioner to amend...

'What Is The Purpose Of Releasing Him?': Kerala High Court Denies Bail To Former PWD Minister VK Ebrahim Kunju In Palarivattom Flyover Scam

The Kerala High Court, while dismissing the bail application filed by former PWD minister VK Ebrahim Kunju in the Palarviattom flyover scam, observed that there are serious allegations against the former minister and thus he is not entitled bail on merit at this stage.A person who was admitted to a hospital one day before the arrest and that also a hospital of his choice and he is being...

'Whether Mandatory Sacramental Confessions Before Priests In Churches Violates Article 21 & 25 Of Constitution': Supreme Court Issues Notice

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a petition challenging the alleged practice of mandatory sacramental confessions in the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.The Bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde issued notice notice on petition filed by Mathew Mathachan and CV Jose who seek protection of their rights as well as the rights of similarly placed persons within the Malankara...

Supreme Court Dismisses Judicial Officer's Petition Alleging Unprofessional Activities By Top Court's Registry

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition by a Judicial Officer of Maharashtra alleging unprofessional activities of it's Registry in terms of unequal treatment to him as well as the common man in terms of listings as well as pointing unnecessary defects.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun refused to entertain the petition.The Judicial...

Cow Video Row- Explain How 'Amul' Is Being Cruel To Cows: Delhi High Court Asks Uploader To Respond On Amul's Plea

The Bench refrained from passing any ad interim injunction and granted an opportunity to the video uploader to reply.

National Lok Adalat Organized In State Of Haryana

On 12th December, 2020, the National Lok Adalat was organized across the State of Haryana under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority, New Delhi. The National Lok Adalat was organized in 22 District and33 sub-divisions of Haryana and cases were settled pertaining to "Civil, Criminal, Matrimonial, Bank Recovery, etc". The purpose of holding National Lok Adalat is to facilitate...

Loan Moratorium Case- No Requirement Of Specific Resolution Plan For Borrowers For Invocation Of Resolution Framework: RBI Tells Supreme Court

Reserve Bank of India has informed the Top Court that borrowers opting for resolution of COVID-related stressed loans shall not be required to submit any specific plans. RBI has stated that borrowers may invoke resolution framework by submitting a request to the lending institutions.The Resolution Framework does not require any resolution plan in any form to be submitted to the...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-44]

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Delhi Riots-Merely Because He Is Tahir Hussain's Brother, He Can't Be Jailed For Infinity: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Shah Alam

Shah Alam is the younger brother of former AAP councillor and Prime Accused in the NE Delhi Riots Case, Tahir Hussain.

"We Must Ensure That There Is Equitable Distribution Of COVID19 Vaccine": Justice Indira Banerjee

"We must ensure that there is equitable distribution of the COVID vaccine, that the benefits of the vaccine are not just confined to the affluent countries but also extended to the less-developed in the underdeveloped countries", Justice Indira Banerjee expressed on Friday.The Supreme Court judge was speaking at a webinar on "World Human Rights Day" organised by St. Thomas College of Law...

High Courts Weekly Roundup [Dec 7 – Dec 13]

Summation of important High Court orders this week

Lawyer Alleges That Court Has Done Injustice: Madras High Court Puts Unsigned Order On Hold, Gives Another Opportunity To Argue

In a dramatic turn of events, the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) on Friday (11th December) put an unsigned Judgment on hold and granted another opportunity to the Counsel appearing for the respondent to put forth her further arguments in the matter. The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B. Pugalendhi gave this order as the Counsel (for the respondent) made...