[Breaking] "Offering An Apology Would Be Contempt Of My Conscience And That Of Supreme Court": Prashant Bhushan Refuses To Apologize In Contempt Case [Read Affidavit]

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has filed a supplementary affidavit before the Supreme Court, refusing to tender an apology with respect to the statements made by him over Twitter, in connection to functioning of the Supreme Court as well as the CJI. Bhushan said that the remarks made by him were a "constructive criticism" of the Court and therefore, retracting the same would amount...

SC Declines To Entertain Plea For Rebuilding Of Religious Structures Allegedly Torn Down During Telangana Secretariat Demolition

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking re-building of the religious places, situated within the Telangana State Secretariat Building, that were allegedly torn down while demolition of the Secretariat Building.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan & Subhash Reddy observed that the prayer could not have been allowed under Article 32 as it was the Telangana High Court...

Rajasthan Politics : SC Dismisses Plea Challenging BSP-Congress Merger As Infructuous After Rajasthan HC Decision

The Supreme Court dismissed the case pertaining to the plea challenging Rajasthan High Court's refusal to stay Rajasthan Speaker Dr. CP Joshi's decision approving the merger of six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLAs with Indian National Congress (INC) as infructuous on the grounds that the Rajasthan HC had given a decision. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of...

"Every State Has A Different Policy": SC Dismisses As Withdrawn Plea Seeking Compensation Plan For Kin Of All Covid19 Related Deaths/Casualties

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking inter-alia, directions to the the Union & State Governments to formulate appropriate guidelines to provide adequate ex-gratia monetary compensation to the next of kind of all Indian citizens in covid19 related deaths/casualties.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Subhash Reddy & MR Shah remarked that each state had a different...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-28]

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SC Bench Headed By Justice UU Lalit To Hear Plea Seeking Guidelines To Curb Custodial Violence [Read Order]

A three-Judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Registry to list a PIL seeking guidelines to curb custodial violence before a bench headed by Justice UU Lalit. The petition has been filed by the People's Charioteer Organization urging the Supreme Court to frame guidelines to prevent custodial torture/ deaths/ rapes, in exercise of its inherent power under Article...

[Breaking] "Not An Attack Against Supreme Court": AG Declines Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Swara Bhaskar, Petitioners Approach SG

Attorney General KK Venugopal has declined to grant consent to initiate contempt proceedings against actress Swara Bhaskar.He has rejected an application filed by Advocate Anuj Saxena seeking sanction under Section 15 of Contempt of Courts Act 1971 read with Rule 3 of Contempt proceedings of the Supreme Court 1975, for initiating Criminal contempt proceedings against actor Ms. Swara...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing August 17 To August 23, 2020

SC Issues Notice In Nagaland Govts' Plea Seeking Removal Of Lokayukta For Acts of 'Impropriety'

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea seeking removal of the Nagaland Lokayukta for acts of impropriety.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun issued notice in the plea after Advocate General for the State KN Balgopal argued for the State Government.The plea states that the Lokayukta had insisted on functioning online from Delhi by making...

'Our Identity Is Not Defined By The Majoritarian View Or The Assertion Of One Homogenized Religion Or Cultural History' : Justice G S Patel [Watch Video]

'Cultural nationalism is a rogue version of nationalism', he said.

'Lawyers, Travel & Tourism Industry Taken A Hit Amid Pandemic": Plea In SC Seeks Moratorium Extension Till December 31

A plea seeking directions to all banks for extension of moratorium period till December 31 2020 has been moved in top court, specifically in light of financial difficulties faced by lawyers, those engaged in the service sector as well as the transport & tourist industry.Filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petition seeks issuance of directions so as to ensure helping borrowers in...

'Need To Speak Truth To Power; Be Prepared To Suffer Jail For That' : Prashant Bhushan Hints No Apology In Contempt Case

Two days before the deadline given by the Supreme Court to tender "unconditional apology" in the contempt case, Advocate Prashant Bhushan stressed on the need to speak truth to power and said that one should be prepared even to go to jail for that.He was speaking at a Facebook Live session organized by the the Students Federation of India yesterday on the topic "Decoding Democracy"."We are at...