"Surprised That HC Should Act in the Teeth of Our Order": SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order Granting Interim Bail To Govt. Counsel Accused Of Rape [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday (24th September) set aside the interim order dated 03.09.2020 of the Allahabad High Court wherein the High Court had granted interim bail to a government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer.The Order has been passed by a bench comprising Justice RF Nariman, Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Indira Banerjee while hearing an...

"FIRs Filed Basis Toxic Social Media Posts Against Devgan": Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra Tells SC

Journalist Amish Devgan's Counsel, Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra submitted before the Supreme Court today that offences alleged against Devgan are not made out and thus the FIR's deserve to be quashed.As many as 7 FIRs have been filed in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra & Telangana against Devgan on the basis of derogatory remarks that he made against Sufi...

"TV Anchors Like Peddling Hate To Further Ruling Government's Narrative": Dr. Kota Neelima & Sangeeta Tyagi Seeks To Intervene In Sudarshan TV Case

Dr. Kota Neelima, a renowned author and researcher and Sangeeta Tyagi, wife of Late Shri Rajiv Tyagi (National Spokesperson on Congress) have intervened in the Supreme Court, in the ongoing case against Sudarshan TV for the telecast of its show, with the tagline UPSC Jihad, based on the alleged infiltration of muslims in the Civil Services.The application filed by Advocate Sunil Fernandes ...

[Breaking] There Is No Material To Prove that Tablighi Jamaat Members Indulged in Activities Which Are Likely To Spread COVID: Bombay HC [Read Order]

"It is also not disputed that they were kept in isolation from 24.03.2020 till 31.03.2020 under the supervision of Dr Khawaj, NMC Zonal Officer, Mominpura, Nagpur. There is no material on record to prove that applicants had indulged in any act which was likely to spread infection of COVID -19."

"You Have Good Case On Merits", Remarks SC, Allows Sudha Bhardhwaj To Withdraw Her Plea For Interim Bail On Medical Grounds

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed as withdrawn activist-lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj's plea for interim bail, granting liberty to approach the court again if need arises."I am an undertrial in custody since 2 years. Even the charges have not been framed. I am 58 years old and I am seeking your indulgence for interim bail on medical grounds...", submitted Senior Advocate Vrinda Grover for...

Plea Seeking Postponement Of Civil Services Exam: SC Agrees To Hear The Petition On Sept 28

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a petition seeking postponement of upcoming Civil Services Examination, 2020. The Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna has posted the matter for hearing on September 28, 2020."Liberty is granted to serve advance copy on the Standing Counsel for the Union Public Service Commission as well as on the Standing Counsel for the...

Results For Compartment Students Of Class XII Will Be Declared On Or Before October 10: CBSE Tells SC [Read Order]

Central Bureau Of Secondary Education (CBSE) informed the Supreme Court today that it shall declare results of those students of Class 12 who took compartment exams on or before October 10.A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & Sanjiv Khanna took note of this and stated that in light of this submission, the grievances have been dealt with by the authorities.It is pertinent to note that the...

[CBSE Compartment Exam] New Guidelines Contemplate Provisional Admission Whenever Necessary : UGC Tells SC

"The last date for completing the University admissions process is October 31 and the last date for admissions to fill up remaining vacant seats shall be November 30, 2020. Further, the Guidelines contemplate provisional admissions wherever necessary (with the relevant documents of the qualifying examinations being accepted upto 31.12.2020)"

[Tomorrow at 7 pm] Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases Of Indian Supreme Court, Episode [2] State of Madras Vs VG Row

LiveLaw presents the second episode of the Gautam Bhatia's Lecture Series On Landmark Cases Of Indian Supreme Court, Episode [2] State of Madras Vs VG Row.Gautam Bhatia graduated from the National Law School of India University in 2011. He read for the BCL and the MPhil at the University of Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship, and for an LLM at the Yale Law School. He practiced law for four years...

"The Programme Would Have Been Over By Now If The Court Had Not Intervened": Justice Chandrachud On Sudarshan TV 's 'Bindas Bol' Show

The Central Government on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has issued a fresh show-cause notice to Sudarshan News TV on a prima facie finding that its controversial program 'Bindas Bol' violated the program code under the Cable TV Networks(Regulation) Act."My suggestion would be to please defer this hearing to after 28...we can't prejudge the government's decision; the channel is...

Iltija Mufti Moves SC For Quashing Of Confirmation & Extension Orders Of Detention Passed Against Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

Former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti's daughter, Iltija has moved the Supreme Court seeking amendment to the prayers sought in Mufti's habeas corpus petition, which is currently pending adjudication.The amendment sought is to include grounds of challenge and additional prayers for challenging the orders of confirmation, dated February 26, 2020 and subsequent...

SC Asks Centre To File New Affidavit On Modalities of Refund of Air Tickets To Passengers and Travel Agents

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah said that it is only concerned with refund and non-refund of money for tickets booked during the lockdown period.It was hearing a plea which has raised the issue of air tickets refund owing to cancellation of flights due to COVID-19 induced lockdown which had commenced from March 25.Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde, appearing for...