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Plea In Supreme Court Seeks State Amendments For Making Road Accidents As Non Bailable Offence, Restricting People From Buying More Than Two Vehicles
A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking directions on the Centre as well as Union Territories for making road accidents as non-bailable offence, so as to create an apprehension in the mind of drivers, compelling them to drive cautiously. The plea additionally prays directions to reduce the vehicle density on roads by restricting people from buying more than two vehicles in...
AIIMS : More Than 50% Women Reservation In Nursing Attendants Posts Permissible? Supreme Court To Examine
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed challenging the decision taken by AIIMS to provide 80% reservation to women with regard to direct recruitment to post of Nursing Attendants. A three- Judge Bench of Justices UU Lalit, Ajay Rastogi and Aniruddha Bose issued notice returnable on 6th September 2021. "Heard Mr. Ishkaran Singh Bhandari, Advocate, in...
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, July 5 To July 11, 2021
JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. 'Delhi Can Ill-Afford Another Riots; Role Of Facebook Must Be Looked Into': Supreme Court Upholds Delhi Assembly SummonsTitle : Ajit Mohan & Others vs Legislative Assembly, National Capital Territory of Delhi and others Citation : LL 2021 SC 288The Supreme Court has refused to quash the summons issued to Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan by the Peace...
Supreme Court Refuses Pre-Arrest Bail To Man Accused Of Making Objectionable Facebook Post Against Smrit Irani
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by a man seeking anticipatory bail in an FIR registered by the UP Police over a Facebook post with alleged objectionable remarks against Union Minister Smriti Irani.A bench comprising Justices Sanjat Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta expressed disinclination to entertain the petition filed by one Shaharyar Ali, following which...
Is There A Fundamental Right To Drink Liquor? What Courts Have Held?
The Gujarat High Court recently reserved its order on the maintainability of a petition against the decades old liquor prohibition in the state. The challenge is made on the ground of emergence of the right to privacy in the year 2017, which the Petitioners argued was unavailable when the ban was first challenged in 1950. It is their primary contention that the right to...
Legal Services Authorities Have Converted Pandemic Into An Opportunity By Successfully Holding National Lok Adalat : Justice Lalit
The Legal Services Authorities across the country, under the aegis of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and guidance of Mr. Justice U.U. Lalit, Executive Chairman, NALSA, organised the second National Lok Adalat in the year 2021 on 10.07.2021. The same was organised in both virtual and hybrid mode and was held in 32 SLSAs/HCLSCs all across the country.It was for the first time that...
SEBI Act Section 24A: SEBI To Be Heard By Courts In Compounding Offences Even If Its Consent Not Mandatory, Observes Supreme Court
"The SEBI is not a regular complainant, it is the custodian of the investors' interests, it is a regulatory body! Great importance has to be accorded to SEBI in compounding offences. But to lift it to a point where without its consent, there can be no compounding and where the SEBI can veto any compounding, I have my doubts", expressed Justice DY Chandrachud on Wednesday.The bench of...
Whether RERA Is Authorised To Prefer Appeal To HC Against Decision Of Appellate Tribunal?: Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider the question of law whether the scheme of the RERA Act envisages the Authority, RERA, as being empowered or authorised to prefer an appeal before the High Court against a decision passed by the Appellate Tribunal.The bench of Justices Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari was hearing an SLP by Satyam Infracon against a March order of the Gujarat High...
Two-Child Norm: UP Draft Population Control Bill Proposes Bar On Contesting Elections, Availing Govt. Subsidy In Case Of Violation
The Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has come up with a draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilisation, and Welfare) Bill, 2021, and has invited suggestions on it from the public at large.The suggestions on the draft bill have to be sent through e-mail – statelawcommission2018@gmail.com or by post, latest by July 19, 2021.UP State Law Commission comes with draft of...
"It Is A Serious Matter": Supreme Court Issues Notice In Appeal Against NGT's Order Relating To Unregulated Use Of Plastics For Packaging
Supreme Court has on Friday issued notice in an appeal filed challenging National Green Tribunal in plea raising substantial questions relating to environment arising out of the issue of unrestricted and unregulated use of plastics for the purpose of packaging.A Division bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah has directed the matter to be listed after 4 weeks and counter...
"We Are Given Step-Motherly Treatment"; 234 Contract Workers From Consumer Fora Move Supreme Court Seeking Parity With Their High Courts, District Courts Counterparts
234 contract workers of ConsumerForums/Commissions across India, who are working as Technical Support Staff under a third-party contract, have filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking parity with their counterparts working at various High Courts and District Courts.The plea states that the basic grievance of the Petitioners is that "the technical support staff,...
"Complete Police Raj In Bihar, Loss Of Liberty Of Person Of Humble Means At Par With That Of Affluent Person": Supreme Court
"Loss of liberty of a person of humble means is not at a lower pedestal compared to that of an affluent person with more resources", observed Supreme Court on Friday.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and Justice M. R. Shah was hearing an SLP against the December 22, 2020 decision of the Patna High Court awarding Rs. 5,00,000/- as compensation to a truck driver who was illegally detained and...