[Breaking] Draft EIA 2020: Karnataka HC Extends Stay On Publication Of Final Notification Until Further Orders

The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the stay on the publication of the Final Notification based on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020 by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change until further orders.A division bench headed by Cheif Justice Abhay S Oka extended the interim order passed on August 5, after the Centre did not file its...

AG KK Venugopal In Quarantine After Colleague Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Supreme Court was informed by Additional-Solicitor General SV Raju that Attorney-General for India KK Venugopal is in self-quarantine after one of his colleagues tested positive for COVID-19. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Hemant Gupta were hearing a matter pertaining to appointment to various Tribunals when the ASG sought for an adjournment on the grounds that the AG was...

SC Directs States & UT's To File Detailed Affidavit Stipulating Measures For Elderly Care Amid Pandemic

The Supreme Court on Monday directed States & Union Territories to file a detailed affidavit within 4 weeks stipulating measures to ensure that senior citizens who are living alone amidst the COVID-19 pandemic are given proper care.Senior Advocate Dr. Ashwani Kumar apprised the bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R Subhash Reddy that 7 states had filed their affidavit's in terms of...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: July 2020

1. Dispute As To Inheritance Of Shares Cannot Be Decided In Proceedings U/s 241/242 Of Companies Act, 2013: SC Order dated July 6, 2020 The Supreme Court observed that a dispute as to inheritance of shares cannot be decided in proceedings under section 241/242 of the Companies Act, 2013. The bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra & S. Abdul Nazeer noted that, in Sangramsinh...

Instead Of Chilling Discussion On State Of Judiciary, Contempt Judgment Sharpened The Debate : Prashant Bhushan

Speaking at a webinar organized by the Kerala Chapter of Indian Association of Lawyers (IAL), advocate Prashant Bhushan said that the recent contempt case against him was an attempt by the Court to silence those who wished to express themselves regarding the functioning of the judiciary. However, he added, public outcry has ensured that the Top Court's decision in finding him guilty...

Courts This Week - A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-30]

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'Decisions To Postpone CLAT By NLU Consortium Not Taken Unanimously, Committed To Deliver NLAT 2020 On Time & In Student Friendly Manner': NLSUI

After the the NLU Consortium unanimously resolved to divest Professor Sudhir Krishnaswami, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU, Bangalore, of his functions as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Consortium, the NLSIU has put forth a Press Release stating that the decisions taken by the Consortium have no "legal basis or authority". NLSIU has confirmed that "it is fully committed to delivering the NLAT 2020 on...

"No Other NLUs Have Plan For Independent Admission Tests As Claimed By NLSIU VC": NLU Consortium

The NLU Consortium has unanimously resolved to divest Professor Sudhir Krishnaswami, Vice Chancellor, NLSIU, Bangalore, of his functions as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Consortium, with immediate effect. The decision comes in the backdrop of NLSIU's recent decision to withdraw from CLAT 2020 and hold a separate entrance examination for admissions to its five year B.A LL.B(Hons)...

Full Refund For Passengers Who Booked Flight Tickers During Lockdown 1 And 2: DGCA Files Affidavit In SC

After Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the top court that a solution has been arrived at so far as refunding airfare for flights booked during lockdown on Tuesday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) filed an affidavit stating that tickets booked by passengers in domestic and international carriers for air travel between March 25 to May 3, 2020 will be fully refunded.For...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing August 31, 2020 To September 6, 2020

[Flight Tickets-Refund Case] 'Solution Has Been Arrived At'; Centre Tells SC [Read Order]

The Centre informed Supreme Court this week that a solution had been arrived at for passengers seeking refund of air tickets of flights cancelled during the lockdown. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah that a meeting had been convened between the requisite stakeholders and some solution had been arrived when the plea...

Plea In SC Seeks CBI, ED & SFIO Probe Into Allegedly "India's Biggest Franchisee Scam"

A fresh writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) & SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office) or by a Special Investigation Team to investigate various offences including money laundering and black money hoarding by directors & beneficiaries of Westland Trade Private...