Tarun Tejpal Acquittal Judgment Coloured By Prejudice & Patriarchy; Focuses On Victim Blaming : Goa Govt In Appeal

The Goa Government has cited the trial court's lack of understanding of a rape victim's post-trauma behavior, using her past sexual history and education as legal bias against her but not using the same standards against the accused, and making observations driven by "patriarchy" as some of the grounds to challenge the judgment acquitting journalist Tarun Tejpal. In its...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-67]

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Maharashtra Govt Moves SC Challenging Bombay HC Order For Centralised System Of Remdesivir Allocation

The Supreme Court on Monday tagged along the suo moto case on covid issues, the petition filed by Maharashtra government challenging Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench's order dated May 2 directing the State Government for taking steps to centralise the system for the procurement, allocation and distribution of anti-viral drug Remdesivir, used for treating Covid-19 patients.The bench comprising...

'Class 12 Students More Mature, Independent & Fit Compared To Class 10' : Maharashtra Govt On Reasons To Hold HSC Exams While Cancelling SSC

The Maharashtra Government has said that HSC (Class 12) and SSC (Class 10) exams are not comparable, as Class 12 students would be more matured, independent, socially aware, bodily and mentally fit as compared to students of Std 10. Moreover, the HSC examination is a more important milestone in the education of students as their careers depend on it, the State said in...

"Article 1 Says Bharat Shall Be A Union Of States": Supreme Court To Centre -Read Full Courtroom Exchange In Suo Motu Covid Case

The Supreme Court on Monday posed tough questions to the Central Government about the rationale of its dual pricing and procurement policy of the COVID vaccines, its diversion from the National Immunisation Programme and its mandate of COWIN App registrationThe three-judge bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat was hearing the suo moto case on COVID issues (In...

Police Apologizes For Handcuffing Lawyer; Bombay High Court Asks District Judge To Probe Illegal Arrest

The Bombay High Court recently ordered an inquiry into the alleged illegal detention of a 37-year-old lawyer from Mumbai. The court also transferred the kidnapping and extortion case against the advocate from the Kharghar police station in Navi Mumbai to the Maharashtra CID. Principal District and Sessions Judge (Thane), RM Joshi, will probe if advocate Vimal Jha (37) was...

Supreme Court To Hear Madras Bar Association's Challenge Against Tribunals Reforms Ordinance On June 2

The Supreme Court has on Monday adjourned to Wednesday, the plea filed by Madras Bar Association challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization & Conditions Of Service)to the extent it amends section 184 and 186 of Finance Act 2017.A three-judge Bench of Justice Nageswara Rao, Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Ravindra Bhat was initially inclined to start hearing the...

Complete Re-Appointment Process Of NCLT/NCLAT Members Within 2 Months : Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central government to complete the process of reappointment of members of NCLT and NCLAT at the earliest, and not later than two months. In respect of the process to initiate for filling up the existing vacancies for which a search cum selection committee has to be constituted, the Court has directed the selection process to be initiated at...

Any Sedition Case Against Channel For Showing Bodies Being Thrown Into River?Justice Chandrachud Takes Sarcastic Dig

Taking a sarcastic dig at the growing trend of registering sedition cases against media, Justice DY Chandrachud remarked whether any sedition case has been filed against a news channel for showing a dead body being thrown in the river. The quip came during the Suo Moto COVID case hearing when amicus curiae Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora was submitting that guidelines had to be formulated...

Narada Case : Judges Of Division Bench Can't Be Part Of 5-Judge Bench, Argues WB Advocate General

The Advocate General of West Bengal, Mr.Kishore Dutta, on Monday raised preliminary objections to the 5-judge bench hearing the CBI's applications in the Narada scam case.He challenged the competency of the 5-Judge Bench hearing the pleas filed by CBI seeking to transfer the Narada Scam case to the High Court and to declare the bail hearing of the trial court on May 17 as vitiated on account...

We Expect To Vaccinate Entire Eligible Population By End Of 2021, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Central Government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is expecting to vaccinate the entire eligible population by the end of year 2021.Solicitor General of India, Mr.Tushar Mehta, made this submission before a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat which is hearing the suo moto case on COVID-related issues(In Re Distribution of Essential...

COVID Vaccines : Why States Have To Pay Higher Prices? Price Must Be Uniform, Supreme Court Tells Centre

"There needs to be one price for COVID-19 vaccines across the nation", said the Supreme Court during the suo moto case on COVID-related issues (In Re Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic). A 3-Judge Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat posed tough questions to the Central Government on the rationale of the dual...