Learnt Recently That Word Juggernaut Related to Lord Jagannath Means Unstoppable Force: CJI Bobde

Chief Justice S A Bobde on Thursday said that he came to know recently that the word juggernaut, which is related to the Lord Jagannath, means a force that cannot be stopped."I came to know recently that the word juggernaut means a force that cannot be stopped and it is related to Lord Jagannath ," the CJI observed during the hearing in which the Supreme Court bench headed by him stayed...

[Motor Vehicles Act] Person In Whose Name Vehicle Stands Registered On The Date Of Accident To Be Treated As 'Owner': SC [Read Judgment]

"If the insured continues to remain the owner in law in view of the statutory provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Insurer cannot evade its liability in case of an accident."

SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Directions To GOI For Approaching ICJ Claiming $600 Billion Dollars From China For Using COVID19 As Bioweapon

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre, Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Ministry of Law and Justice, to file a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking for 600 billion US dollars in damages from the People's Republic of China for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic.A bench of Chief Justice SA...

Congress Plea Against EC Notification Allowing Rajya Sabha Election Through Postal Ballot: SC Asks EC To File Reply

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by Congress Leader and Leader of the Opposition in Gujarat Legislative Assembly Paresh Dhanani after summer vacation.The plea seeks for quashing of a notification issue by the ECI which allows for the use of postal ballot in the upcoming biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha scheduled to be held on 19th June. Filed at 5am today...

Can Family Court Entertain Maintenance Petition Under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act? SC Delivers Split Verdict [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has given a split verdict on the issue whether a Family Court has the jurisdiction to entertain a petition for maintenance under Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986. Justice R. Banumathi opined that the Family Court has no jurisdiction, while Justice Indira Banerjee expressed a view that it has. Therefore, a larger bench will...

[Delhi Riot Case] Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Police's Report On Bail Plea Filed By Safoora Zargar

The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Delhi Police to file status report on a plea by Jamia Coordination Committee member Safoora Zargar, who was arrested under the anti-terror law --UAPA -- seeking bail in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February.Zargar, M Phil student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, is...

AGR : SC Asks Telecos To Submit Financial Documents [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed telecom companies to submit their financial documents while considering a plea by the Department of Telecommunications to allow them to settle the AGR-related dues in a staggered fashion over 20 years.The bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, also allowed time to the DoT to consider the proposals of telecos. The case will be next taken during the third...

[Breaking] 'Lord Jagannath Will Not Forgive Us If We Allow This' : SC Stays Puri Rath Yatra & Related Activities Amid COVID-19 Threat [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no Rath Yatra should held in the Lord Jagannath Temple in Odisha this year, on account of the pandemic situation.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde passed the order on a plea filed by Odisha Vikas Parishad seeking to stay the annual Lord Shri Jagannath's Rath Yatra in the state, which is scheduled to take place on 23 June.Senior...

Decided To Withdraw 96% Of AGR-Related Demand Raised On PSUs : Centre Tells SC

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to withdraw 96 per cent of the Rs 4 lakh crore demand aised against non-telecom Public Sector Undertakings like GAIL based on the definition of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) given by the Supreme Court in its October 2019 judgment. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench...

Habeas Corpus Petitions Must Be Decided On Priority; 'Jail First And Try Later' Is Very Unfortunate : Arvind Datar

In the ongoing sessions of Webinar Series organised by Daksha Fellowship, Senior Advocates Arvind P. Datar & P.S. Narsimha spoke at a webinar on "Public Law Lawyering".The Webinar panel was moderated by Mr. Mahesh Menon, faculty at the Daksha Fellowship.The webinar began with a discussion on the presumption of constitutionality on statutes. Mr. Datar first addressed the issue of the...

"What Kind Of A Petition Is This?" SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Issuance Of Directions To UOI For Getting Full Disclosure On Covid From China

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking issuance of directions to the Union of India to make a representation to the People's Republic of China & the World Health Organisation (WHO) to make available, relevant information related to Covid19.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah orally remarked that the petition shall attract costs but allowed it...

SC To Hear Tomorrow Plea To Direct Union To Move ICJ Against China Over COVID-19 [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court will hear a PIL tomorrow for directions to the Centre, Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Ministry of Law and Justice, to file a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking for 600 billion US dollars in damages from the People's Republic of China for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic. The plea, filed by a resident...