Supreme Court Exempts NDTV Promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy From Making Deposit Before SAT For Hearing Appeals Against SEBI Penalty

In a relief to NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy, the Supreme Court on Monday exempted them from making deposit before the Securities Appellate Tribunal(SAT) for hearing their appeals against the penalty of over Rs 16.97 crores imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) in a case related to insider trading.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India ordered that "no...

Greta Thunberg 'Tool Kit' Case- Advocate Nikita Jacob Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Transit Bail

Mumbai-based Advocate Nikita Jacob, against whom a Non-Bailable Warrant has been issued by a Delhi Court in connection with the Greta Thunberg "tool kit" case, has now moved the Bombay High Court Seeking Transit Anticipatory Bail.The matter has been listed for tomorrow before the Bench of Justice P D Naik. #Breaking : Advocate Nikita Jacob has moved the Bombay High Court for transit...

Breaking: Supreme Court Grants Five Days Interim Bail For Siddique Kappan To Visit His Ailing Mother

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the interim bail application filed by Kerala Union of Working Journalists, seeking release of journalist Siddique Kappan, citing critical health condition of his 90 years old bed-ridden mother and her last wish to see her son."It is submitted that the mother is said to be in a critical situation and that she is likely not to survive for many days. In...

'Privacy Of People More Important Than Your Money' :Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against What'sApp's New Privacy Policy

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice, returnable within four weeks, on an application seeking to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy in India and to direct it to apply the privacy policy which is made applicable to users in European region.The Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, WhatsApp and Facebook are the respondents in the...

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice PB Sawant Passes Away

Former Judge of Supreme Court Justice PB Sawant passed away in his residence at Pune.He was 91.He was appointed as a Judge at the Supreme Court in 1989 and he retired in 1995. Prior to that, he had been appointed as a Judge of the Bombay High Court. He was also the former Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI).As a Judge of the Bombay High Court, Justice Sawant was known for...

Sexual Harassment: Supreme Court Debars Advocate's Clerk From Entering Its Precincts For Three Months

The Supreme Court has prohibited an Advocate's Clerk from entering its precincts for a period of three months, after he was found guilty of Sexual Harassment in an internal enquiry. In a notice to this effect, issued by the Gender Sensitization Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) of the Supreme Court, it is stated that the clerk, Ashok Saini, is debarred from entering the Court...

"Wait For The UPSC Extra Chance Judgment"; Supreme Court Adjourns Plea Seeking Extra Opportunity For Candidates Who Exhausted Last Attempt In JEE Advanced In 2020

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the petition seeking for an extra opportunity for candidates who had exhausted their last attempt in JEE Advanced in 2020 and had faced difficulties on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the matter and proceeded to direct the Counsel for the Petitioner to wait the reserved judgement in the matter...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-52 ]

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'Abdication Of Judicial Duties' : Legal Experts Question Disha Ravi's Remand In Greta Thunberg Toolkit Case

Criticizing the Magistrate's order remanding 21-year old climate activist Disha Ravi in the Greta Thunberg 'toolkit' case, acclaimed criminal law practitioner Senior Advocate Rebecca Mammen John said that it amounted to "shocking abdication of judicial duties".She expressed deep disappointment at the conduct of the Duty Magistrate, Patiala House court of New Delhi, who, according to her,...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [8th February to 13th February 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Dishonour Of Cheques- Blank Cheque Would Attract Presumption U/s 139 NI Act If Signatures Are Admitted: Supreme CourtCase: M/s. Kalamani Tex v. P. Balasubramanian [CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 123 of 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 75Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices NV Ramana, Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose observed that 'reverse onus' clauses under Section 118 and Section...

Supreme Court Refuses To Extend Tenure Of Incumbent IPAB Chairperson Justice Manmohan Singh

The Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking extension of tenure of incumbent Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board Justice Manmohan Singh.International Association For Protection Of Intellectual Property had approached the court by filing an application seeking a direction that till a new chairperson of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board is appointed, the incumbent...

Bihar Elections : Supreme Court Issues Notice To CEC, Political Parties In Contempt Plea Over Alleged Failure To Publish Criminal Antecedents

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Chief Election Commissioner and leaders of prominent political parties in a contempt petition filed for alleged failure to publish the criminal antecedents of candidates in the Bihar Assembly elections held in November 2020.A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman, Hemant Gupta and BR Gavai issued notice in the contempt petition filed by Brajesh Singh...