'Section 124A Being Applied In A Politicised Fashion' : Journalist Sashi Kumar Moves Supreme Court Against Sedition Offence

Senior journalist Sashi Kumar, founder of Asianet and the current Chairman of Asian School of Journalism, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.He has filed an intervention application in the writ petition Kishorechandra Wangkhemcha and another versus Union of India filed by two Manipur...

BREAKING : New Zealand YouTuber Karl Rock's Wife Moves Delhi High Court Against Centre Blacklisting Him From India Entry

YouTube vlogger Manisha Malik, wife of New Zealand YouTuber Karl Edward Rice (popularly known as Karl Rock), has moved the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of a blacklisting order issued against which has prevented him from returning to India. Filed through Advocate Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, the plea challenges the "arbitrary and unreasonable blacklisting of Mr. Karl Edward Rice,...

Mediation Setting Should Balance Social Power; Should Not Promote A Culture Of Impunity : Justice Chandrachud

Mediation has the potential to be one of the avenues through which social justice can be achieved, observed Supreme Court judge Justice DY Chandrachud recently.But he added a caveat that the mediation setting should balance the social power, so that the weaker party is not forced into a settlement. Also, it should not promote a culture of impunity."Mediation has the potential to be one of...

Grant Of Benefits Of Higher Pay Scale To Central/State Govt Employees Stand On Different Footing Than That By An Instrumentality Of The State: Supreme Court

The grant of benefits of higher pay scale to the Central/State Government employees stand on different footing than grant of pay scale by an instrumentality of the State, the Supreme Court observed.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta allowed the appeal filed by Punjab State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Ltd.against the judgment of the High Court of...

[FULL VIDEO] LiveLaw Practitioners Series: "How To Contradict A Witness?" Part-II - By Justice Abraham Mathew

LiveLaw in association with AILU-Kollam is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" .Justice Abraham Mathew (Former Judge, High Court of Kerala) will speak on"How To Contradict A Witness? PART-II.Mr BG Harindranath (Former Professor, National Judicial Academy) will moderate the session.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: July 10, 2021 (Saturday),...

CB Judgment Which Held Delay Beyond 45 Days In Filing Written Statement Before NCDRC Can't Be Condoned Applies Only Prospectively: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that the Constitution Bench judgment in New India Assurance Company Limited vs. Hilli Multipurpose Cold Storage Private Limited [(2020) 5 SCC 757, which held that the delay beyond the period of 30+15 day (45 days) in filing the written statement cannot be condoned by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission operates only prospectively.In this case,...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Delhi Govt's Plea Against Thermal Plants In Neighboring States

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by Delhi Government seeking directions to 10 coal fired thermal power plants in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh that have not installed the Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) to immediately cease operations till such time as the FGD technology is installed.A bench comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Subhash Reddy...

'Fundamental Rights Vs. Legislative Privileges' ; Reference Pending Before 7 Judge Bench Since 2005 Should Be Given Some Priority, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in its judgment delivered on Thursday [Facebook vs. Delhi Assembly], observed that the reference which raises the issue of interplay of fundamental rights and parliamentary privileges, pending before 7-judge bench since 2005 needs to be given some priority.The larger issue of privileges vis-a-vis the right of free speech, silence, and privacy in the context of Part III of...

'Judges Must Not Behave Like Emperors': Supreme Court Strongly Condemns High Courts' Practice Of Summoning Of Public Officers Unnecessarily

The Supreme Court reiterated that public officers should not be called to court unnecessarily. Summoning of officers frequently is not appreciable at all and is liable to be condemned in the strongest words, the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta and observed while disapproving the practice in certain High Courts to call officers at the drop of a hat and to exert...

Delhi High Court Dismisses Chirag Paswan's Plea Against Speaker's Decision Recognising Pashupati Paras As Leader Of Lok Janshakti Party In Lok Sabha

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the plea filed by MP of Lok Janshakti Party Chirag Paswan, challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker recognizing Pashupati Paras as the party floor leader. Paswan had sought inclusion of his name in the place.Justice Rekha Palli dismissed the petition after finding no merits in the averments raised by the petitioners. The Court also noted that...

Ghaziabad FIR : Karnataka High Court's Order In Twitter India Head's Challenge To UP Police Notice On July 13

The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday (July 13) begin dictating its order in the petition filed by the Managing Director of Twitter Communications India Private Ltd(TCIPL), challenging the notice issued to him under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the Ghaziabad FIR. A single judge bench of Justice G Narendar said "We will dictate the order on Tuesday...

MBBS Marksheet Cancelled For Wearing Smart Watch During Exam; Supreme Court Issues Notice On Appeal

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in an appeal against a Madras High Court order filed by a doctor whose marksheet had been cancelled during his MBBS exam as he wore a Smart Watch during his examination. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat issued notice in the matter and granted Senior Advocate Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for the Petitioner, the liberty...