Vinod Dua Case : Will Quash FIR Straightaway If Satisfied With Petitioner's Contentions, Says SC; Asks HP Police To Submit Status Report

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Himachal Pradesh police to file status report in a sealed cover with requisite details within a week in the ongoing investigation against Journalist Vinod Dua on charges of sedition.A bench led by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit was hearing the plea seeking quashing of FIR filed against Journalist Vinod Dua and took note of the questionnaire which Dua was...

SC Grants Interim Bail to Unitech Promoter Sanjay Chandra

Promoter and former Managing Director of Unitech Ltd., Sanjay Chandra, who has been in jail for approximately 3 years, was granted interim bail on Tuesday by Supreme Court.Accepting his plea for bail on account of both his parents being COVID-19 positive, the Bench comprising of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah allowed him to be released for a period of one month.In his plea, Chandra...

Arnab Goswami Case Was Listed Urgently As It Pertained To Liberty And Freedom Of Media, Says SC

"Arnab Goswami case was listed urgently in view of order of competent authority. It pertained to liberty and freedom of media.", said the Supreme Court in its judgment dismissing the lawyer's plea alleging 'pick and choose' policy of listing cases by the Registry.In his writ petition, Advocate Reepak Kansal pointed out that the Writ Petition tilted Arnab Ranjan Goswami v. UOI was filed...

SC Grants One Month's Time To Implement The Grant of Permanent Commission and Command Posts for Eligible Women Officers in Army

The Supreme Court has granted one Month's time to implement the grant of Permanent Commission and Command Posts for eligible women officers in the Indian Army. A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud heard the Application filed by the Centre seeking for an extension of 6 months to implement the judgement that had been delivered by Justices DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi on 17th...

[COVID19 In Children's Homes] SC Directs States of UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Tripura To File Affidavits In Suo Motu Matter

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and Tripura to file their respective Affidavits By Friday in its suo motu case pertaining to the condition of children in protection, juvenile and foster or kinship homes amid the Coronavirus outbreak.A bench of Justices LN Rao, Hemant Gupta & S. Ravindra Bhat also directed the State of Uttar Pradesh to...

Dispute As To Inheritance Of Shares Cannot Be Decided In Proceedings U/s 241/242 Of Companies Act, 2013: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that a dispute as to inheritance of shares cannot be decided in proceedings under section 241/242 of the Companies Act, 2013. Section 241 of the Companies Act deals with application to the National Company Tribunal for Relief in Cases of Oppression, etc and Section 242 deals with the power of Tribunal to deal with such applications. The case pertains to...

Lawyers Are An Intellectual Class; We Expect Members Of Noble Fraternity To Respect Themselves First : SC [Read Judgment]

"We see, in general, it has become a widespread practice to blame the Registry for no good reasons. "

Ashok Arora's Plea At SC Withdrawn In View Of Plea Pending In Delhi HC Against His Suspension From Post Of SCBA Secretary

Advocate Ashok Arora's plea was withdrawn in the Top Court on Monday on account of submission made by his Counsel that a suit challenging the impugned Resolution suspending him from the post of Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association was pending before the Delhi High Court.A single judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy took note of the submission by the petitioner's counsel, Mr....

[Breaking] 'State Cannot Seek Sovereign Immunity In Cases Of Violation Of Fundamental Rights': MP HC Directs State To Compensate Accused For Delay In Trial [Read Order]

The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the State Government cannot take the defence of sovereign immunity in cases of violation of Fundamental Rights of it citizens. Holding thus, the single bench of Justice GS Ahluwalia directed the state to pay compensation to a bail applicant, who had been languishing in jail for over a year, without any progress in trial...

'Only 25% Law Students Have Internet Access' : Plea In Delhi HC Challenges BCI Guidelines On Conduct Of Online Classes & Exams [Read Petition]

A Petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging the constitutionality of the directions given by the Bar Council of India to all Law Universities in the country to conduct the final year law examinations through online mode or through any other appropriate method, and to conduct intermediate year law examinations after reopening of colleges. The 27th May Guidelines issued by...

'First Few Years Of Practice Must Be Confined To Trial Courts' : Chief Justice A S Oka's Advice To Young Lawyers

Chief Justice Abhay Shreenivas Oka of the Karnataka High Court shared his insights about lawyering and justice in an e-seminar hosted by The Roots Resources and NALSAR'S Nyaya Forum. In the interview, Justice Oka shared his views and experiences for the benefit of students and young lawyers who wished to construct a career in litigation."THE WORK AT TRIAL COURT LEVEL IS A GREAT...

Section 69A IT Act, Shreya Singhal Judgment And Blocking Of 59 Apps

While making public its decision to block 59 mobile apps, mostly Chinese, including Tik Tok, Cam Scanner, Xender etc, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has mainly referred to its powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information...