[SSR Media Trial] Petitioners Seek Directions To TV Channels To Disclose Source Of Whatsapp Chats, Witness Statements Etc.

Producer Nilesh Navlakha, who is one of the petitioners in the batch PILs before Bombay High Court against media trial in the Sushant Singh Rajput case, has filed an interim application seeking directions to broadcasters to disclose the source from where the WhatsApp chats/statements of accused/witnesses, questionnaires of investigating agencies, etc. were received by them.The applicant has...

[Central Vista] 'Constitution Envisages Representative Democracy Not Participative":SG Tushar Mehta Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday resumed hearing on the challenge to the Central Vista project and the government's proposal to construct a new Parliament in Lutyen's Delhi. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjeev Khanna had earlier decided to hear the challenge on 3 issues, vis-à-vis change of land use, violations of municipal law, violations of...

Unconditional Stay Of Enforcement Of Arbitration Award If Court Finds Fraud & Corruption In Making Of Award Or In Arbitration Agreement ; Centre Promulgates Ordinance

The President of India has promulgated Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, with an objective to ensure that all the stakeholder parties get an opportunity to seek unconditional stay of enforcement of arbitral awards where the underlying arbitration agreement or contract or making of the arbitral award are induced by fraud or corruption.The Ordinance adds a proviso to...

High Court Directs Delhi Govt. & DLSA To File Response In Plea Seeking Continuation of Food Security Schemes For Those Without Ration Cards

Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Government (GNCTD) and the Delhi Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to file a reply in 3 weeks in an Application which sought to highlight the discontinuation of food security schemes for those without ration cards. A Division Bench of Justices Hima Kohli and S. Prasad heard the Application filed by Delhi Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyaan (DRRAA)...

Will Supreme Court Allow The "Sunlight" In? SC Sets Up Panel To Look Into Live-Streaming Of Hearings

Supreme Court has set up a panel in order to formulate rules regulating live-streaming of hearings in High Courts and Trial Courts, the Print reports.The panel formed by e-Committee of top court is expected to examine nuances relating to video conference hearings and digitisation of courts & submit its report to the Chairperson of Committee, Justice DY Chandrachud, within a...

[Breaking] Maharashtra Police Arrests Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami In Abetment To Suicide Case

The Maharashtra police has arrested Arnab Goswami, the Editor-in-Chief of the Republic TV, for allegedly abetting suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer, reported the PTI.He has been arrested in a case which has now been re-opened after being closed earlier, reported the Republic TV.The cops entered the residence of Goswami on Wednesday morning and took him into custody. Goswami claimed...

Madras High Court Suggests Death Penalty For Corruption Like In China, North Korea, Indonesia Etc [Read Judgment]

"The Central Government may consider imposing punishment, such as, “hanging” or “death penalty”, for corrupt practices or for demanding and accepting bribes, like in China, North Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and Morocco", the Court observed.

Finding Of Guilt Cannot Be Based Purely On Refusal To Undergo Identification Parade: SC Acquits Murder Accused [Read Judgment]

The finding of guilt cannot be based purely on the refusal of the accused to undergo an identification parade, the Supreme Court has observed while acquitting murder accused who already underwent over 12 years of imprisonment.Rajesh alias Sarkari and Ajay Hooda were convicted by the Trial Court under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the India Penal Code and were sentenced to imprisonment...

DRT Ahmedabad Imposes Cost of Rs. 10K Upon Advocate For Appearing In Virtual Hearing From His Car

The Presiding Officer DRT-I Ahmedabad, Vinay Goel on Tuesday (03rd November) imposed a cost of Rs. 10,000 upon an Advocate Vishal Gori who attended the virtual hearing while sitting inside his Car.The Order issued by the Presiding Officer DRT-I Ahmedabad, Vinay Goel states,"The Counsel for the applicant is appearing before this tribunal while sitting in a Car. So, I feel judicious to impose...

Supreme Court To Hear Application Seeking Directions to Expedite Adjudication Of Cases Against MLAs/MPs Tomorrow

The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow an Application seeking directions to expedite the adjudication of case pending against Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Members of Parliament (MPs). Filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the Application states that the writ petition was filed with the "object to set up Special Courts to try criminal cases of MPs and MLAs and for...

Javed Akhtar Files Criminal Defamation Complaint Against Kangana Ranaut For Dragging His Name In The Sushant Singh Rajput Case

Lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar has filed a criminal defamation complaint against actor Kangana Ranaut for remarks made against him dragging his name into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.The said complaint has been filed before the Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Andheri under Sections 499 (defamation) and 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code and Section...

"It's For Employer To Determine Suitability Of Qualifications": Supreme Court Denies Bank Peon Job For Overqualified Candidate

"A candidate having suppressed the material information and/or giving false information cannot claim right to continuance in service."