Application In SC Seeks Contempt Against Amit Shah For His Statement On NRC, Citizenship Amendment Bill [Read Petition]

An application was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday praying for initiation of suo motu contempt proceedings against BJP party president Amit Shah over his statement made during election campaigning to the effect that the Citizenship Amendment Bill will come first and then the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The Assam Andolan Sangrami Manch, through its convenor Pranab Goswami,...

Contract [Niyojit] Teachers Are Not Entitled To Salary At Par With Regular Permanent Teachers: SC Sets Aside Patna HC Judgment [Read Judgment]

However, SC suggested that the State may consider raising the scales of Niyojit Teachers at least to the level suggested by the Committee

SC Issues Notice On Plea For Regulation Of Internet Streaming Platforms Such As Netflix, Hotstar Etc

The Supreme Court today issued notice in a petition seeking framing of guidelines by the government to regulate the functioning of online media streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hotstar etc. The petition was filed by NGO Justice For Rights Foundation against the February 19 judgment of the Delhi High Court which had dismissed the plea.The NGO claimed that online...

SC Declines To Interfere With Suspension Of Dr Kafeel Khan[Read Order]

The bench of Justices S K Kaul and Indira Banerjee also observed that subsistence allowance as per law should be paid to him.

Law Students Slam BCI Chairman's Jibes At The Woman Who Alleged Sexual Harassment By CJI [Read Letter]

Slamming the Bar Council of India Chairman's statement questioning the motives of the woman who had levelled sexual harassment allegations against the CJI and endorsing the clean chit given to CJI by the in-house panel, the Maharastra Students Law Association(MASLA) has written to him."You choose to protect this male-centric edifice by not questioning it, when questions need to be asked,...

SC To Hear On Monday Challenge Against Election Commission's Decision Refusing To Prepone Voting Time During Ramzan [Read Petition]

Supreme Court has agreed to hear the petition challenging Election Commission's order refusing to prepone the voting time during holy month of Ramzaan.The vacation bench of the Supreme Court will hear the matter on MondayWith Election Commission of India rejecting the request for changing the poll timing to 5 AM instead of 7 AM, petitioners have moved apex court against the order asking for...

Ensure Main Contesting Defendant Is Listed As Defendant No 1 In IPR Cases: Delhi HC To Registry

The Delhi High Court has issued a circular directing the Registry to ensure that the main contesting Defendant is listed as Defendant No. 1 in all IPR cases. To this end, plaintiffs are now required to furnish an undertaking clarifying that the Defendant No 1 listed by them is in fact the main contesting Defendant. The notice cites the court's judgment in Microlube India Ltd....

SC Issues Notice To Delhi Govt. On Law Student's Plea Against Installation Of CCTV Cameras In Classrooms

A Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Friday issued notice to Delhi government on a petition against the decision of Delhi Government to install CCTV cameras in the classrooms and also the decision to provide live feed to parents. The petition was filed by Amber Tickoo, a third-year law student, saying that students in the adolescent...

CBI Must Share Info On Corruption Or Human Rights Violation Cases Under Its Scanner; CPIOs Need Sensitization On Sec 24 RTI Act: CIC [Read Order]

Holding that the CBI is bound to share information relating to corruption or human rights violation, irrespective of whether the information pertains to the CBI or its officers or to other persons under its scanner, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has advised the CBI Director to "appreciate the necessity of sensitizing their CPIOs regarding the scope and ambit of RTI Act and that...

CPCB & SPCBs Have Statutory Powers To Take Remedial Steps To Check Air & Water Pollution: NGT [Read Order]

Environmental pollution is a reality and so are its effects, now prevalent and prominent more than ever before and recent United Nations Assessment Report sounds the bugle at how alarming rate "humans are speeding extinction and altering the natural world at an 'unprecedented' pace" by altering the natural world through environmental pollution. In this context, every effort at...

Bombay HC Grants Relief To Indian Man Sentenced To 26 Yrs In Mauritius For Heroin Possession

The Bombay High Court recently allowed a petition filed by one Shaikh Istiyaq Ahmed, who was lodged in Thane Central prison after being convicted of being a drug trafficker by the Supreme Court of Mauritius in 2014 and sentenced to 26 years in prison. He was transferred to India three years later, in 2017. Ahmed was charged with the offence of wilfully, unlawfully and knowingly being...

Internet Broadcasting Not Covered Under Sec.31D Copyright Act :Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

The internet broadcasting organizations cannot enjoy the benefits of a Statutory License under Section 31-D. The intention of the Legislature while enacting the amending legislation viz. the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012, was to restrict the grant of Statutory License under Section 31-D to radio and television broadcasting organisations