[Breaking] Officers Authorised To Investigate NDPS Cases Are 'Police Officers' And Confessional Statements Made To Them Are Not Admissible: Supreme Court [2:1] [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday held by 2:1 majority that officers of the Central & State agencies appointed under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act are police officers and therefore the 'confessional' statements recorded by them under Section 67 are not admissible.Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman and Navin Sinha held thus, while Justice Indira Banerjee gave a dissenting opinion...

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]

In a recent verdict, the Gauhati High Court asked the coordinator of National Register of Citizens (NRC) to explain how the name of the Petitioner got included in the Register despite the fact that at the relevant point of time, proceedings against her were continuing. "Let the Assam State Coordinator, NRC file a comprehensive affidavit and bring on record the situations along...

Centre Extends Term Of Justice (Retd.) Bansi Lal Bhat As Officiating Chairperson Of NCLAT [Read Notification]

The Central Government has yet again extended the term of (Retd.) Justice Bansi Lal Bhat as the officiating Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), till 31st December 2020 or until a regular Chairperson is appointed or until further orders, whichever is the earliest. Earlier, the Government had extended his term till October 16, 2020. He was first...

'Posting Wife's Nude Snaps In Public Domain Amounts To Betrayal Of Mutual Trust & Confidence', HP High Court Denies Bail To Husband [Read Order]

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (27th October) denied the benefit of Anticipatory Bail to a Husband accused of posting and uploading nude photographs of his wife in the public domain.Calling it "not only serious but a heinous crime", the Bench of Justice Vivek Singh Thakur observed that,"Posting and uploading nude photographs of the spouse, particularly of wife, in public...

Centre Brings Ordinance To Set Up Permanent Commission To Tackle Air Pollution In Delhi-NCR [Read Ordinance]

The President of India on Wednesday night signed an Ordinance brought by the Central Government to set up a permanent commission to tackle air pollution in Delhi-National Capital Region and adjoining areas.The Ordinance titled "Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Ordinance 2020" comes two days after the Central Government told the Supreme...

Power U/s 41A CrPC Cannot Be Used To Intimidate, Threaten Or Harass: SC Stays Police Summons To Delhi Resident For FB Post Against West Bengal Govt. [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has stayed a direction to a Delhi resident accused of making an 'objectionable' Facebook post against West Bengal Government, to appear before the Investigating Officer in West Bengal in response to a notice issued under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure."Cognizant as the Court is of the underlying principles which restrain the exercise of judicial review in...

"BMC Has Shown Its Inhuman Face";Bombay High Court Directs To Pay Lockdown Salary Dues To Physically Disabled Employees [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday repudiated the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for issuing a circular withdrawing earlier exemption granted to physically disabled employees of the Corporation from attending office during lockdown, resulting in these employees not being paid any salary during the lockdown as their absence from work was treated as permissible leave.Division bench of...

Kerala Church Dispute: Supreme Court Dismisses Writ Petition Filed Against High Court Direction Handing Over Mulanthuruthy Church to Orthodox Group [Read Order]

The SC termed the writ petition 'misconceived'.

Supreme Court Reserves Order On IBBI's Plea Seeking Transfer Of HC Cases Challenging Personal Guarantors' Insolvency

The Supreme Court has reserved orders in pleas seeking transfer of petitions pending across High Courts, challenging the provisions of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code pertaining to the issues of personal guarantors.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta & Ajay Rastogi heard the matter.The plea had been filed by IBBI seeking transfer on the ground of multiplicity...

[Central Vista Case] Decision Making Process Totally Opaque; Values Of Transparency Overlooked : Shyam Divan In Supreme Court

"In a case which required the highest standard of scrutiny, the response of the government has been 'show us the law and we will show you how we complied with it'. They are taking to the Rule by Law rather than the Rule of Law! Everything from the conception and planning was done in an opaque manner, followed by a wiggly tender, intended to achieve a predetermined outcome! This case also challenges us as an institution! Is there a concept of democratic due process? What are its contours, its parameters? Where is it embedded- in the language of the Constitution, or the judgments of the Court?"

U'khand Govt. Dismisses A Civil Judge From Service For Allegedly Torturing Her 13 Yr Old Domestic Help [Read Notification]

Accepting the full bench resolution of the Uttarakhand High Court and on the recommendation of the State Government, the Uttarakhand government has dismissed a Civil Judge from service for allegedly torturing a minor girl (13-year-old) who worked as a domestic help at her residence in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.The government has issued a notification dated Wednesday (21st October) notifying that...

[Delhi Riots] 'Police Not Serious About His Alleged Involvement In The Matter', Delhi Court Grants Bail To 66 Yr Old Man [Read Order]

"It is also evident that even the police is not serious about the involvement of applicant in the present case, as the incident allegedly took place on 24.02.2020 and the NBWs against the applicant have been obtained from the Court on 14.10.2020, when the anticipatory bail of co-accused Darshan was pending, which was ultimately granted on 21.10.2020."