[Vinod Dua Sedition Case] 'Absence Of Press Freedom Threatens Democracy': Sr. Adv. Vikas Singh To SC

The Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments of Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appearing on behalf of Journalist Vinod Dua in the plea seeking quashing of FIR filed against on allegations of sedition, promotion of communal enmity etc over his YouTube videos.Singh submitted before a bench of Justices UU Lalit & Vineet Sareen that the ingredients required for offences under sections 124A ,...

NEET, JEE Will Not Be Postponed: Union Ministry

There will not be any postponement for NEET 2020 and Joint Entrance Examination this year, reported the NDTV quoting government sources of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. This fresh development has come amidst a huge social media campaign by students to postpone NEET-JEE. Earlier in the day, Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy had written to the Prime Minister seeking his...

'He Demitted Office' : SC Dismisses Plea Seeking In-House Probe Against Ex-CJI Gogoi

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed almost two years back which sought for an in-house inquiry against former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi for allegedly abusing his authority during his tenure as a Judge. A Bench comprising of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari dismissed the matter as infructuous on the grounds that the ex-CJI...

Vinod Dua Case : Live Updates From SC Hearing

The Supreme Court is hearing the petition filed by journalist Vinod Dua seeking to quash the FIR registered alleging sedition over his YouTube videos.Live Updates from the hearing before the bench headed by Justice UU...

SC Issues Revised Order Recording Presence Of Attorney General In Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a revised order recording the presence of Attorney General, KK Venugopal, in the Prashant Bhushan contempt case.Prashant Bhushan contempt case : SC passes revised order recording the presence of Attorney General, KK Venugopal, in the order.The order published yesterday had not recorded the presence of the AG pic.twitter.com/V4ThcDCLeb— Live Law...

"Lord Jagannath Forgave Us, Your Gods Will Forgive You Too": SC Grants Permission To A Jain Temple Trust To Open Temples For Paryushan

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Shri Parshwatilak Shwetambar Murtipujak Jain Trust to keep Jain Temples open during the Paryushan festival to perform prayers at temples of Dadar, Bycullar & Chembur, by following the Standard Operating Procedure formulated by the authorities with respect to COVID19. The Paryushan period is expiring today.The bench also clarified that the order...

Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case: Plea In SC Seeks Video Recording & Live Telecast Of Court Proceedings [Read Application]

An intervention application has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking video recording and live telecast of the Prashant Bhushan contempt case. The applicant, Advocate Amritpal Singh Khalsa, has submitted that instant contempt case has been widely criticized all over the media by a "lobby" aimed to destabilize the Institution and to criticize it to the lowest possible level,...

[Cancellation Of Written Instruments] Action Instituted U/s 31 Specific Relief Act Is Arbitrable As It Is Not An Action In Rem: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that an action instituted under section 31 of the Specific Relief Act, 1963 is not an action in rem, but an action in personam, and therefore arbitrable. In this case, a suit was filed by Deccan Paper Mills Co. Ltd. against Regency Mahavir Property and others, One of the prayers was to set aside some agreements as well. The Court had allowed the application filed...

Levy Of "Special Fees" For Allotment Of Fancy Numbers For Vehicles Contrary To Motor Vehicles Act: Amicus Curiae Tells SC [Read Written Submission]

Senior Advocate Manoj Swarup, Amicus Curiae in a matter concerning payment of special fee against allotment of special registration numbers for vehicles, has submitted before the Supreme Court that the state Governments are not empowered to charge any additional fee for registration, otherwise than as provided under the Moto Vehicles Act. The written submission has been filed in a...

'As Long As You Are Upright, Don't Care If Your Shadow Is Crooked': Story Of Bombay HC Refusing Contempt Action Against An Ex-CJI For His Critical Remarks

The Court said that the ex-CJI's interview appeared to have been given with an idea to improve the judiciary.

After CJI Bobde, Justice Nariman Also Recuses Himself From Hearing Andhra Govt's Plea Against HC Order Staying Trifurcation Of Capitals

On Wednesday, Justice Rohinton F. Nariman recused himself from hearing Andhra Pradesh Government's plea against the interim stay order passed by the High Court on the formation of three capital cities in the State. Justice Nariman becomes the second Supreme Court Judge to have recused himself in the matter after CJI SA Bobde, on August 17, decided that he could not hear that matter...

[AGR Case] Concerned That AGR Dues Will Be 'Wiped Out' In The IBC Process: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday remarked that it was wary of AGR-related dues owed to the Government being wiped out in light of the insolvency proceedings initiated by Telecom Companies. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a plea by Department of Telecommunications (DoT) seeking payment of AGR-related dues in a staggered fashion, spanning over...