Judgment Which Attains Finality Can't Be Challenged In Article 32 Petition: Supreme Court Rejects 1993 Bombay Blasts Convict's Plea Of Juvenility

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Muhammad Moin Faridulla challenging its March 21, 2013 decision upholding the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for life.Qureshi, who was 17 years and 3 months old when he loaded vehicles with explosives and fitted them with timers to devastating effect on March 12, 1993 in Mumbai, had invoked the provisions...

UP Governor Promulgates Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020

The Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel has promulgated the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 (Uttar Pradesh Vidhi Viruddh Dharm Samparivartan Pratishedh Adhyadesh 2020). The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday (24th November) gave its nod to the draft ordinance which makes unlawful religious conversion a non-bailable...

Calcutta High Court Decides To Resume Normal Functioning From December 7

The Calcutta High Court on Friday (27th November) issued a notification informing that it will resume normal functioning from Monday (7th December).The Order has been passed by the Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan upon consideration of the recommendations of the COVID Committee of the High Court Hon'ble Court.The Notification states that in view of the present situation and keeping in mind...

Sex On The Alleged False Promise Of Marriage: "Both Grown-Up Adults; Putting Entire Blame On Boy Would Be Stretching Too Far" HP HC Grants Bail To Man

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday (25th November) granted bail to a man who allegedly impersonated with a Hindu name, despite the fact that he was a Muslim, and subsequently established sexual relations with a woman "on promise to marry her and later on resiling from the same."The Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara arrested the petitioner in FIR registered under Sections 376, 506,...

Exclusion Of Advocates For Consideration As Judicial Members In Tribunals Contrary To SC Judgments: Supreme Court

Exclusion of Advocates in 10 out of 19 tribunals, for consideration as judicial members is contrary to the judgments in Union of India v. Madras Bar Association (2010) and Madras Bar Association v. Union of India, the Supreme Court has observed.The bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat opined that as the qualification for an advocate of a High Court...

Whether Advocate Sticker Is Legally Authorized & Why Not Court Bans Sticker As It Is Being Used For Criminal Activities? Asks Madras HC

The Madras High Court recently asked the respondents (the list is given below) to answer as to whether the Advocate sticker is legally authorized and whether it has got legal sanction?The Bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B. Pugalendhi further asked the respondents to answer as to why not the "Court bans the Advocate sticker as it is being used for criminal activities by sticking it...

Loan Moratorium : Implement Decision To Waive Interest For 8 Specified Loan Categories, Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the government to ensure that all steps be taken to implement its decision to forego interest on eight specified categories of loans paid upto Rs two crore in view of the coronavirus pandemic.The bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy, and M. R. Shah was disposing of a batch of writ petitions which sought for waiver of interest during the...

Delhi Riot: Court Denies Bail To Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan

A Delhi court has denied interim bail to former Congress councilor Ishrat Jahan in a case related to the northeast Delhi riots in February this year.Jahan had approached the court for bail citing COVID-19 outbreak in Mandoli prison and other medical issues.While dismissing accused's application, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat on November 26 said, "Considering the gravity of the...

Bombay HC To Start Hearing Cases Physically On Experimental Basis From December 1

The Bombay High Court will start hearing matters physically at the principal seat in Mumbai, Nagpur bench and Aurangabad bench from December 1. Previously, the High Court had allowed physical hearing only in criminal appeal cases.The notice for the principal seat states-"Considering the precautionary measures due to outbreak of Covid-19, the Hon'ble The Chief Justice has been pleased to...

Delhi HC Extends Restrictive Hearing Till Jan 15, Notifies Revised Roster For Physical Hearings

Delhi High Court has decided to extend restrictive hearing till November 15 in light of growing cases of COVID19 in the national capital. As per the current mode of functioning, each Bench of the court across the three jurisdictions - civil, criminal, and original - periodically sit for physical hearings while also taking up matters through video conferencing. As per the new...

Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Orders Till Jan 7,2021

The Karnataka High Court has further extended the operation of all interim orders passed by it or the subordinate courts and Tribunals, that are due to expire till January 7, 2021. The Division bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka said, "Only with the view to ensure that citizens are not deprived of their right to approach the Courts of law, we propose to exercise our jurisdiction...

Tribunal Rules 2020 Framed Contrary To Court Directions; 'Disturbing Trend' Of Centre Not Implementing Repeated Orders : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed displeasure at the Central Government for not paying heed to the repeated directions issued by it to ensure the independence and efficiency of tribunals.A 3-judge bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat made critical observations while issuing directions to the Central Government to amend various provisions of the...