Bombay HC Directs IT Department To Refund Over Rs.833 crores To Vodafone Idea Limited Within Two Weeks Without Fail [Read Order]

In a huge relief to Vodafone Idea Limited, the Bombay High Court last Friday directed the income tax department to refund Rs.833 crores to the telecom operator within two weeks "without fail." Division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice Madhav Jamdar pronounced a 14-page oral order via video conference granting relief after hearing the petitioner Vodafone Idea and the Assistant...

Indian Students In Qatar Move SC Seeking NEET Centres in Foreign Countries or to Postpone It till COVID-19 Subsides

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for allocation of Test Centres for NEET in foreign countries or to postpone the examination until the COVID-19 pandemic subsists.The petition, filed by Advocate-on-Record Pallavi Pratap on behalf of parents of students who are applicants for the NEET UG 2020 entrance examination and reside in Doha, Qatar, challenges the Kerala...

If Free Press Dies, Then Democracy Doesn't Have A Chance : Seema Chishti

"Earlier, till the point of the murder of Gauri Lankesh, people were going after journalists in an unlawful manner. But, now, people are using the law to go after them", said Deputy Editor of Indian Express, Seema Chishti at an e-seminar organized by the LiveLaw on the topic "Shooting the Messenger: The 'Chilling Effect' of Criminalising Journalism"."At the risk of sounding over the top, if...

Plea In Supreme Court Against Non-Medical Consumption Of Alcohol [Read Petition]

"State like Gujarat, Bihar, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Nagaland and Manipur has already taken steps to prohibit the liquor and other intoxicating drinks and drugs. Other States should also take steps to check the menace of liquors and other intoxicating drinks and drugs in spirit of Article 47 read with Article 21, 38, 39, 46, 47 and 51A." BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has moved the...

SC Rejects Anti-Sikh Riots Convict Mahender Singh Yadav's Plea For Interim Bail

While rejecting the plea, Justice Banerjee stated that differential treatment cannot be meted out just because Yadav is under detention.

Plea In SC Seeks Guidelines For Time Bound Disposal Of Clemency & Mercy Petitions

A plea in the Supreme Court has been preferred seeking directions for issuance of guidelines via-à-vis disposal of clemency/mercy writ petitions and resultant execution of death sentence in a time bound manner.Advocate Dr. Subhash Vijayran has filed the petition and highlights the irregularities in deciding writ petitions across high courts while particularly focussing on the case of...

Magistrates Need To Apply Their Mind; Don't Trust Prosecution Blindly To Remand Persons : Justice Lokur

"Magistrates need to apply their minds and not blindly trust the prosecution", said Justice Madan B. Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, at an e-seminar organized by the LiveLaw on the topic "Shooting the Messenger: The 'Chilling Effect' of Criminalising Journalism". "Judiciary has to be on guard to see police is not exceeding its authority. Examine the FIR, examine the...

Patanjali's Coronil : Uttarakhand HC To Hear Today PIL Against Promotion Of Alleged "Covid Cure" Without Govt Approval

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a PIL filed against Patanjali Ayurved for making claims about medicine "Coronil" vis-à-vis treatment of the deadly Covid-19 disease, in the absence of requisite permission from the Government. The matter was listed before the bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe,...

All Schools Entitled To Collect Tuition Fee, Regardless Of Whether Online Classes Were Offered During Lockdown : P & H HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday held that all schools, irrespective of whether they offered online classes during the lock-down period or not, are entitled to collect the tuition fee. The single bench of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur issued the following directions :(a)Schools are permitted to collect their admission fee, henceforth, since the COVID-19 lockdown has now been...

Plea SC Seeks Action Against Congress For Allegedly Violating Social Distancing Norms During Protest Against Fuel Price Hike

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the action of Indian National Congress and its youth wing for violating social distancing guidelines which had been imposed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic while protesting against the hike in petrol and diesel prices in various parts of India. The plea, filed by Advocate-on-Record Om Prakash Parihar and Advocate Dushyant Tiwari...

Fresh Plea In SC Seeks Waiver Of Private School Fees For Three Months & PAN India Regulatory Mechanisms For Education

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking, inter alia, a waiver of private school fees for a period of three months starting April 1 till July 1 2020 and regulatory mechanisms for structuring and collection mechanism of fees PAN India during lockdown.The PIL filed by Parents Associations in 9 states, namely Rajasthan, Odisha, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Delhi...

PM CARES Fund Not A Public Authority Under RTI Act : Affirms Appellate Authority In PMO

Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) is not a public authority under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act), held the Appellate Authority of the Prime Minster's Office(PMO).Holding thus, the Deputy Secretary of the PMO upheld the refusal of the Central Public Information Officer(CPIO) to disclose information sought by social...