Supreme Court Seeks Explanation From 2 NCDRC Members For Issuing Non-Bailable Warrants Ignoring SC's Interim Protection

The Supreme Court has issued notice to two members of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) seeking explanation from them for issuing non-bailable warrants against the directors of a company, ignoring a previous interim order of the Supreme Court.The Court noted that on March 1, it had passed an interim order directing that no coercive steps should be taken against...

BCI Raises Concerns About Rise In Low Quality Law Colleges, Appeals To Universities To Grant NOCs Only After Proper Evaluation

Raising concerns about the increasing number of low-quality law colleges in India, the Bar Council of India has written to all university Vice Chancellors urging them to conduct thorough inspections before granting No Objection Certificates(NOCs) for new legal education centres.The BCI noted that while they play a regulatory role, universities and government bodies must also be actively...

West Bengal Governor Agrees Before Supreme Court To Appoint 6 University VCs Recommended By State Government

The West Bengal Governor has agreed to fill up six vacancies of Vice Chancellors by appointing candidates out of the list recommended by the West Bengal Government. Attorney General for India R Venkataramani informed the Supreme Court about the decision of the Governor (Chancellor of the Universities) on Tuesday (April 16).Taking note of the AG's statement, the bench comprising Justices...

Centre Forms Committee To Examine Issues Of Queer Community As Per SC Judgment In Same-Sex Marriage Case

The Central Government has constituted a six-member committee to examine various issues relating to the queer community as directed by the Supreme Court in its judgement in “Supriyo v Union of India”.The Committee is headed by the Cabinet Secretary and comprises the Secretaries of the Department of Home, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Department of Health and Family...

IT Rules Amendment | FCU Not Mandated To Disclose Truth Despite Purported Purpose To Ensure Informed Citizenry: Kunal Kamra To Bombay High Court

On Tuesday the petitioners in a plea challenging the 2021 IT Rules Amendment submitted before the Bombay High Court that there is no provision for the government fact check unit (FCU) to fulfil its purported intent of keeping the citizens informed.“The ostensible purpose of the Rule is to ensure an informed citizenry. But the Rule doesn't require anything more than merely saying that...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi As Judge Of Kerala High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi as the Judge of the Kerala High Court. On December 5, 2023, the Kerala High Court Collegium recommended the name of Advocate Sreeja Vijayalakshmi for appointment as a judge. On March 12, 2024, the consideration for recommendation was deferred and a report...

'You Can't Insult Allopathy' : Supreme Court To Baba Ramdev & Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna [Read Full Courtroom Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 16) interacted with Patanjali Ayurved's Managing Director (MD) Acharya Balakrishna and its co-founder Baba Ramdev in the contempt proceedings initiated against them over the publication of misleading medical advertisements despite undertaking given to the Court in November last year. The bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah...

Plea For 100% EVM-VVPAT Verification : Human Intervention Creates Problems, Says Supreme Court During Hearing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 16) heard petitions seeking complete verification of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) against Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records.After hearing the matter for over two hours, the bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta posted the matter on April 18 for further hearing. Notably, the first phase of the Lok Sabha...

Supreme Court Seeks States' Responses On Steps Taken In Mob Lynching Cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 16) directed the States, which have not yet responded to the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) regarding the increase in mob lynching incidents, to file detailed affidavits specifying the steps taken by them in respect the mob-lynching incidents mentioned in the PIL.The petitioner has added all States...

Baba Ramdev & Acharya Balkrishna Personally Apologise To Supreme Court, Patanjali Ltd Agrees To Publish Public Apology

Baba Ramdev, co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd, personally appeared before the Supreme Court on Tuesday (April 16) and expressed unconditional apology for publishing misleading advertisements and making comments against Allopathic medicines in breach of an undertaking given to the Court.Acharya Balkrishna, the Managing Director of Patanjali, also personally apologised to the Court....

Plea For 100% VVPAT Verification Of EVM Votes : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today petitions seeking 100% verification of EVM votes with VVPAT slips.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the petitions filed by the Association for Democratic Reforms and others.Responding to the petition filed by ADR, the Election Commission of India had cited practical difficulties in verifying all VVPATs. Earlier, a bench led...

Contempt Case Against Patanjali, Baba Ramdev : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today the contempt case against Patanjali Ayurved, its MD Acharya Balkrishna & Baba Ramdev for publishing misleading medical advertisements.On the previous hearing date, the Court had rejected the second apology tendered by Patanjali. The Court also noted that Balkrishna and Ramdev had sworn an affidavit with non-existing flight tickets to evade...