Authority Which Imposed Lockdown Responsible To Protect Those Affected : Sr Adv Indira Jaising Submits In Support Of MHA Order On Wages

"The authority that imposed lockdown, is responsible for protection of those who are affected", argued Senior Advocate Indira Jaising while appearing on behalf of workers in batch petitions challenging the March 29 MHA Order which directed employers to pay wages to workers without deduction during lockdown.A three-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah granted an...

INX Media Case : SC Dismisses CBI's Review Petition Against Bail Granted To P Chidambaram

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petition filed by Central Bureau of Investigation against the order granting bail to former Union Minister P Chidambaram."We have perused the review petition and the connected papers carefully and are convinced that the order of which the review has been sought does not suffer from any error apparent warranting reconsideration", said a...

SC Accepts Lawyer's Offer To Deposit Rs 25 Lakhs To Cover Cost Of Migrants' Travel From Mumbai To UP

The Supreme Court on Thursday accepted a Mumbai based lawyer's request to pay Rs. 25 lakhs towards the travel of migrant workers and directed him to do so in a week.A bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah directed advocate Sagheer Ahmed to deposit the amount with the Supreme Court Registry, in the name of the Secretary General after he offered to pay rail expenses...

'There Has To Be Some Proportionality; It's A Disaster For Us Too' : Employers On MHA Order For Full Payment Of Wages

Interesting arguments ensued in the Top Court on Thursday as the bench reserved orders for June 12 in the hearing of petitions challenging Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) March 29 order stipulating full payment of wages to workers by employers during lockdown.A three-judge bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan also passed an interim order that no coercive action should be taken against employers...

If Workers Get Paid, They Will Not Migrate: Attorney General On Intent Of MHA Order For Full Payment Of Full Wages

The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order that no coercive action should be taken against employers for failure to comply with the March 29 order of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for full payment of wages.The Court was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the March 29 Order of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued directing employers to wages to their workers,...

There Should Be Uniform, Consistent Policy On Travel Across Delhi-NCR : SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all three stakeholder State governments in the National Capital Region (NCR) to come together and hold a meeting along with the Centre to devise a common plan for the regulation of movement of individuals within NCR. Agreeing that people are suffering due to contradictory policies of the Governments of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, the Bench...

'Healthcare Workers Have The Final Responsibility To Protect Themselves From Covid Infection': Health Ministry Tells Supreme Court

In a plea seeking accomodation and quarantine facilities for health workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has told the Supreme Court that the Health care workers' themselves are responsible to protect themselves from the infection. In an affidavit filed on behalf of the Ministry it is stated, "While the...

[Breaking] No Coercive Action Against Employers On MHA Order For Full Payment Of Wages : SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order that no coercive action should be taken against employers for failure to comply with the March 29 order of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for full payment of wages.The Court reserved orders for June 12 on the petitions challenging the MHA notification and restrained coercive action till then. "No coercive action will be taken against...

SC Directs Delhi, UP, Haryana To Formulate, Mutually With the Centre, Common Policy To Facilitate Inter-State Movement Within NCR In 1 Week

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the concerned government authorities of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana to hold a meeting and mutually, along with the Central Government, formulate a common plan/policy/platform to facilitate movement across state borders in the NCR cities within one week. The three-Judge Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan required Solicitor General Tushar Mehta...

Breaking: Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Bring PM CARES Fund Under Right To Information Act

A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Trustees of the PM CARES Fund to display on its website the details of the money received and the purposes for which such amount has been utilized. The petition has been filed by Dr. SS Hooda through Advocate Aditya Hooda, in the backdrop of a reply given by the PM's Office to an RTI application, stating that...

[LIVE UPDATES] Supreme Court Hearing On Challenge Against MHA Notification On Full Wages To Employees During Lockdown

SC Bench headed by Justice Bhushan is hearing a matter between employees and employers regarding payment of wages. Attorney-General KK Venugopal is representing the...

SC Raises Concerns Over RBI Allowing Levy Of Interest During Moratorium; Adjourns Hearing Till June 12

The Supreme Court on Thursday made oral observations raising concerns over the Reserve Bank of India allowing levy of interest during the moratorium period allowed for loan repayments.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah was hearing petitions filed Gajendra Sharma and few others challenging the RBI Circulars of March 27 and May 22 to the extent they allowed...