Rajasthan State Assembly Passes 3 Farm Bills To Negate Impact Of Centre's Farm Laws [Read Bills]

Just 13 days after the Punjab Assembly adopted a resolution against the Centre's farm laws and unanimously passed four bills and in effect countered the Centre's contentious legislations, the Rajasthan Assembly on Monday (02nd November) passed 3 farm bills.It may be noted that the Rajasthan government had, on Saturday (31st October) introduced three bills in the Assembly to negate the impact...

[Central Vista] 'When Final Decision Is correct, Can It Be Questioned Just Because 'Advisory' Body Didn't Do Its Job Properly?' SC Asks Sr. Ad. Sanjay Hegde

The Supreme Court on Monday 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 environmental...

Delhi HC Grants Adjournment In Matter As Both The Arguing Counsel Tested Positive For COVID19 [Read Order]

Delhi High Court granted an adjournment in a civil writ petition as both the arguing counsel in the matter tested positive for COVID19. The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad granted adjournment in the matter when the Petitioner informed the court that both the arguing counsel in the case are suffering from COVID19. The present order has come in a...

"He Was Given 10 Minutes To Appear": Lawyer Tells SC In Arnab Goswami's Plea Challenging Breach Of Privilege Motion By Maharashtra Assembly

"Was sent notice to appear at 3 pm within 10 minutes," submitted Senior Advocate Milind Sathe appearing for Journalist Arnab Goswami in Supreme Court today.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun was hearing a plea by the Republic TV Editor in Chief, Arnab Goswami, challenging the breach of privilege motion against him by Maharashtra Assembly...

Kerala MBBS Fee : Supreme Court Restrains Implementation Of Fresh Report Of Regulatory Commission [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by Karuna Medical College challenging the Kerala High Court judgment which set aside the fee fixed by the fee regulatory commission for the MBBS courses in self-financing colleges in Kerala.While issuing notice, a bench headed by the Chief Justice of India ordered that if the fee regulatory commission submits any...

Consumer Complaint By Allottee Against Builder Not Barred By RERA Act: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that a complaint before Consumer Fora by allottees against builders is not barred by the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016.In this case, the the complainants who had booked apartments by executing Builder Buyer Agreements in 2013, had approached the Consumer Commission which allowed their complaint and ordered refund of the amounts deposited by each...

Gujarat High Court Modifies Online Mentioning Portal And Allows Parties-in-Person To Submit Request For Online Mentioning [Read Circular]

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday (29th October) issued a circular informing that now Parties-in-Person can also submit a request for online mentioning through the Gujarat High Court website.The Circular issued by the Gujarat High Court states,"With regard to the subject given above, this is to inform all concerned that, Honourable the Chief Justice has been pleased to direct that, on the...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Appointment Of Party Workers As 'Civic Volunteers' Instead Of Police Personnel In West Bengal

A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking apposite directions with respect to growing vacancies in West Bengal Police and the Government's inaction in filling up the same. The petition has been filed by one Abu Sohel, through Advocate Sarla Chandra, stating there are almost 40,000 vacancies in the Police department but the State Government has not taken any effective step...

Application Filed Before SC Seeking Early Hearing of Pleas Challenging Changes Made to Article 370 [Read Application]

An Application for early hearing has been filed before the Supreme Court by one of the Petitioners in a batch of pleas which challenge the changes made to Article 370 and subsequent orders.Filed by Advocate Shakir Shabir, the Application states that in pursuance of the impugned Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 which had been promulgated on 5th August, 2019,...

Bengaluru Court Extends ED Custody Of Bineesh Kodiyeri, Son Of Kerala CPI(M) Secretary, In PMLA Case

A court at Bengaluru on Monday extended the remand of Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI(M) Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) till November 7 in a case registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act(PMLA).He was arrested by the ED on October 30 on money laundering allegations in connection with the sandalwood drug case.The ED told...

SC Calls Upon Allahabad HC Registrar General To Explain Reason For Inordinate Delay In Uploading Judgment [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has called upon the Registrar General of Allahabad High Court to explain the reason for inordinate delay in uploading a judgment on the website.While hearing a special leave petition, the counsel brought to the notice of the bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that the impugned judgment was delivered on 06.11.2019, but it was uploaded on the website of the High Court only...

'Sri Krishna Janambhumi Trust' Lodges FIR Against 'Shri Krishna Janambhumi Nirman Nyas Trust' Members: Allahabad HC Grants Protection From Any Coercive Action

The Allahabad High Court recently granted protection from any coercive action to 3 Applicants/Petitioners/Accused who are allegedly engaged in the work of development of Krishna Janambhumi and have in furtherance of their objective, registered a Trust namely 'Shri Krishna Janambhumi Nirman Nyas' before the concerned authority at Mathura (in July 2020).The Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and...