'Status Quo' Orders Not To Be Passed When Prima Facie Case Is Not Made Out: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court recently set aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order in a revision petition which directed parties in a civil suit to maintain 'status quo' despite the fact that no prima facie case was made out by the plaintiffs for grant of such relief. In this case, the plaintiff sought an interim injunction against construction by a defendant in a building which he claimed to be...

Former SC/HC Judges, Lawyers Seek Reconstitution Of Central Committee For Reforms In Criminal Law To Include Academic Representation, Trial Court Lawyers, Women, Dalits, Etc. [Read Letter]

Former High Court and Supreme Court Judges, Senior Advocates, Academics and Former Bureaucrats, working with the criminal justice system across the country, have urged the Central Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law not to proceed with the process of recommending criminal law reforms in India, unless it has adequate representation from such social groups and communities that have...

'Shall Not Indulge In Any Activities Or Protest' : Gauhati HC Orders While Granting Bail To Anti-CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi

While granting bail to activist Akhil Gogoi in three cases registered over alleged violence in protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, the Gauhati High Court ordered that he should not indulge in "any activities or protest".The order passed by Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak stated :"Pending investigation and trial of said cases, the petitioner shall not indulge in any activities...

'Acted Against Interest Of Client; Vulgarized Legal Profession' : Kerala Bar Council In Show Cause Notice Against Advocate Who Gave Media Interview About Accused

Taking suo moto note of an interview given by an advocate to a TV channel in violation of attorney-client privilege, the Bar Council of Kerala issued a show-cause notice to an advocate.The notice pertains to the interview given by Thiruvananthapuram based advocate, Kesari Krisnan Nair K, to 'Asianet News Channel' on July 16, about his client, who is an accused in the controversial gold...

SC Further Extends Term Of TDSAT Chairperson By 3 More Months, Directs Centre To Complete Appointment Process In Vacant Posts

The Supreme Court on Friday further extended the tenure of the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by three more months.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah also directed the Centre to complete the appointment process of for TDSAT members as administrative member retired in October 2018 while technical...

Plea In Gujarat HC Seeks Compensation For Individuals/Families Directly Affected By COVID Pandemic [Read Petition]

The Gujarat High Court has been moved in a PIL seeking compensation for all persons who have directly suffered on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to families of those who have succumbed to the disease. Petitioner-Advocate Neel Lakhani has urged that owing to the Pandemic situation and the consequent lockdown, innumerable persons have lost their jobs, businesses and source of...

Madras HC Allows Pvt. Unaided Institutions To Collect 40% 'Advance Fees' Pending Resumption Of Physical Classes

The Madras High Court on Friday allowed all unaided private institutions in the state of Tamil Nadu to collect 40% of the tuition fees as 'advance fees', based on the tuition fees for the academic year 2019-2020. "This advance fee shall be paid by the students on or before August 31", directed Justice N. Anand Venkatesh. "The balance of 35% of the fees based on the tuition fees collected...

'Question Of Saving A Precious Human Life' : NHRC Asks Maharashtra Govt To Give Best Possible Treatment To Varavara Rao In A Reputed Private Super Specialty Hospital [Read Order]

Taking note of the difficulties faced by jailed Telugu poet Varavara Rao, who tested positive for COVID-19 yesterday, the National Human Rights Commission on Friday observed that it was necessary that the Maharashtra Government should give him "the best possible treatment in a reputed super specialty private hospital without any further delay"."It is a question of saving a precious human...

Contractual Workers Also Entitled To Benefits Under The Maternity Benefits Act: Himachal Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant ruling, the High Court of Himachal Pradesh has held that the benefit of maternity leaves is available to contractual employees also, with all consequential benefits, including continuity in service. Allowing the petition of a Medical Officer employed at an ECHS clinic on contractual basis, Justice Sureshwar Thakur held, "Even though, she was engaged on a...

Karnataka HC Asks Centre, Bengaluru Metro To Clarify On Mandatory Use Of Aarogya Setu

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Union Government to make a statement before the court to clarify whether the Ministry of Health and Family welfare and Department of Personnel and Training have made use of Aarogya Setu application compulsory. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice M Nagaprasanna, while allowing the amendment application filed...

Cases Against 121 Malaysians Related To Tablighi Jamaat Closed, Plea Of A Juvenile Transferred To Different JJB For Availing Plea Bargaining: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Delhi High Court has transferred the case of a Malaysian National related to the Tablighi Jamaat event, who happens to be a juvenile, from one Juvenile Justice Board to another so that he's not deprived of the opportunity of exercising plea bargaining. The Single Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani transferred the case from JJB-I Kingsway to JJB-IV Vishwas Nagar, as the former...

Amended Parole Rule Having Pre-Condition Of Convict Returning Back In Time In Last 2 Releases, Applicable Only If Convict Is Released Twice: Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed and set aside the orders passed by Superintendent of Kolhapur Central Prison rejecting parole to three applicant convicts observing that the amended parole rule which states that convicts whose maximum sentence is above 7 years shall be considered for release on emergency parole if the convict has returned to prison on time on last 2 releases,...