Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

100% ST Reservations For Teacher Posts In Scheduled Areas Unconstitutional: SC [Chebrolu Leela Prasad Rao & Ors. V. State of A.P. & Ors.]A Constitution bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Indira Banerjee, Vineet Saran, M.R. Shah and Aniruddha Bose held that 100 per cent reservation of teachers belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category at schools situated in "Scheduled Ares"...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Allahabad High Court Released an Iranian student on bail in connection to a criminal case for overstaying his visa while recalling that "Bail is rule and jail is exception".Passed detailed directions for providing financial assistance to needy advocates affected by COVID-19 and Lockdown and constituted a Monitoring Committee consisting of various office bearers of the HCBA to oversee...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-9]

Courts This Week is a new series from Live Law - where we give you a snapshot of important legal developments in the Supreme Court and other courts in India....

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-8]

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High Courts Weekly Round Up [9 March To 15 March]

Judgment/Order Allahabad High Court Allahabad HC Orders Removal Of UP Govt Banners Naming Anti-CAA Protesters Accused Of Violence [In-Re Banners Placed On Road Side In the City Of Lucknow] In a severe jolt to Yogi Adityanath-led government of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court ordered the removal of all posters and banners put up by UP police in Lucknow publishing the...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

● Pharmacy Council Alone Has Jurisdiction In The Field Of Pharmacy Education, Not AICTE [The Pharmacy Council of India v. Dr SK Toshniwal Educational Trusts & Ors.] The Supreme Court has held that the Pharmacy Council of India shall alone have the Jurisdiction in the field of pharmacy and not the All India Council for Technical Education. The bench comprising Justices...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-5]

Courts This Week is a new series from Live Law - where we give you a snapshot of important legal developments in the Supreme Court and other courts in India.

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Allahabad High Court Section 438 CrPC Doesn't Mandate That Sessions Court Must Be Moved First; But Special Circumstances Must Be Shown To Directly Approach HC [Ankit Bharti v. State of UP & Anr.] In a significant ruling, a 5-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court clarified that under special circumstances, a person apprehending arrest may approach the High Court directly...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Section 173(8) CrPC: Courts Not Obliged To Hear Accused While Considering Plea For Further Investigation [Satishkumar Nyalchand Shah v. State of Gujarat] The Supreme Court reiterated that a court is not obliged to hear the accused before any direction for further investigation is made under Section 173(8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. In this case, the application filed...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up [ Feb 24 - Mar 1]

Enforcement Directorate Has No Right To Impound Passport [Assistant Director Enforcement Directorate v. Ashok Ramchander Chugani & Anr.] The Supreme Court has reiterated that the Enforcement Directorate has no right to impound the passport and the same can only be impounded by the Passport Authorities. The division bench comprising Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Indira Banerjee...

High Courts Weekly Round Up

Judgments/ Orders Allahabad High Court Offences Under SC/ST Act Is Made Out When Offence Is Perpetrated In Public [KP Thakur & Anr. v. State of UP & Anr.] The Allahabad High Court has held that for constituting an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the alleged offence should have been committed in "public...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up [Feb 17 - 23]

'Absolute Exclusion Of Women From Command Appointments In Army Illegal': SC Dismisses Centre's Appeals Against Delhi HC Verdict [The Secretary, Ministry of Defence v. Babita Puniya & Ors.] In a significant judgment on gender equality, the Supreme Court directed that Permanent Commission should be granted to women in the army regardless of their service, in all the ten...