COVID19: Permit Advocates To Advertise, Take Up Alternative Works During Lockdown: Plea In SC Seeks Directions To BCI & State Bar Councils For Desired Changes

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the Bar Council of India to permit use of advertisements for lawyers till March 2021, allow public listings so that other para-legal work can be taken up by them to earn their livelihood in light of the pandemic situation and allow alternative means of sustenance. The PIL has been filed by a practicing lawyer and...

Cannot Have The Spectacle Of A Damocles Sword Hanging Over A Journalist's Head While Conducting Public Debate; Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that we cannot have a damocles sword hanging over the head of journalist while conducting a public debate and suspended proceedings in two FIRs filed against Arnab Goswami for allegedly communalizing the coverage of Palghar mob lynching incident and the incident regarding gathering of migrants outside Bandra station during lockdown. Division bench...

Awarding Compensation Towards 'Loss Of Love & Affection' As A Separate Head In Addition To 'Loss Of Consortium' Not Justified: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that there is no justification to award compensation towards loss of love and affection as a separate head, in addition to awarding compensation for loss of consortium The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose observed that loss of love and affection is comprehended in loss of consortium, which is a legitimate...

Breaking: Bombay HC Stays FIRs Against Arnab Goswami; Says 'No Prima Facie Case Against Him' [Read Order]

[Story updated with order]The Bombay High Court on Tuesday while granting relief to Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami observed that "we cannot have a damocles sword hanging over the head of a journalist while conducting a public debate". Court suspended proceedings in two FIRs filed against Arnab Goswami for allegedly communalizing the coverage of Palghar mob lynching incident and the...

SC Bar Clerk's Association Moves SC; Seeks Rs. 15,000 As Monthly Compensation And National Scheme For Distress Redressal [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court Bar Clerk's Association has moved a petition before the Apex Court asking for the Central government to be directed to pay a monthly amount of Rs. 15,000 to each member, on account of the financial hardships faced by them over the last three months. Stating that a number of members have not even received their basic salary in these months, the petitioner...

[Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax] Purchase Tax Leviable On Purchase Turnover Of Empty Bottles Purchased In Course Of Beer/IMFL Manufacture Business: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that, under Section 7-A of the he Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax, 1959, purchase tax is leviable on the purchase turnover of empty bottles purchased by the assessee in the course of its business of manufacture and sale of Beer and IMFL. The Madras High Court, in this case, had held that, though the purchase turnover, with respect to the purchase of empty bottles...

Delhi HC Extends Time For Filing Objections To Draft EIA Notification 2020 Till August 11 [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday extended the time period granted by the Central Government for filing objections to the draft Environment Impact Assessment Notification 2020 till August 11.June 30 was the deadline set by the Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change for the objections.While taking note of the ambiguity that existed in the notification issued by the Ministry...

[Breaking] Centre Re-Appoints Tushar Mehta As Solicitor General For 3 Years; Extends Term Of ASGs

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has reappointed Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta for a period of 3 years with effect from 1st July, 2020. Additionally, the Appointments Committee has reappointed five existing Additional Solicitor-Generals of India for the Supreme Court for a period of 3 years with effect from 1st July. These ASGs are Vikramjit Banerjee, Aman Lekhi,...

[Breaking] President Re-Appoints KK Venugopal As Attorney General For One Year Term From July 1

The President on Monday notified the re-appointment of Senior Advocate KK Venugopal as Attorney General for a 1-year term with effect from July 1, 2020.The decision comes ahead of the expiry of his 3-year term as Attorney General on June 30. Widely respected as an expert in constitutional law, he was appointed the Attorney General on June 30, 2017, succeeding Mukul Rohatgi. As the AG,...

[Breaking] MHA Issues Unlock 2 Guidelines : Schools, Colleges, Cinema Halls, Gymns, Metro Rail Etc., Shut Till July 31

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday issued "Unclock 2" guidelines, extending lockdown in containment zones till July 31.Outside the containment zones, the following activities will be banned :Schools, colleges, educational institutions and coaching institutions will remain closed till July 31. Online education and distance learning will be permitted and encouraged.Training institutions...

[Breaking] Centre Decides To Block 59 Mobile Apps Including Tik Tok Citing Security Concerns

In an extraordinary move, the Central Government on Monday has decided to block 59 mobile apps, mostly Chinese, including Tik Tok, ShareIt, UC Browser, Cam Scanner, Xender etc.The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has decided to invoked powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, read with the relevant provisions of the Information Technology...

Jayaraj-Bennix Custodial Deaths : Madras HC Takes Contempt Proceedings Against 3 Police Officers For Obstructing Inquiry By Magistrate

The Court observed that free and fair investigation will be difficult unless the Sathankulam police officers are transferred.