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Low Testing Of Covid19 Is Like Inviting Trojan Horse Into Citadel: Telangana HC Slams Govt For Abysmal Testing & Vague Reports

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday pulled up the State Government for the abysmally low testing rate of the deadly Coronavirus infection in the state of Telangana.A bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan & Justice Vijaysen Reddy directed the State Government to continually test people for covid19 and increase the number of tests throughout the state as far as practicable."To...

Employee Can Be Dismissed In Disciplinary Inquiry Completed After Retirement If Rules Permit It: SC Holds By 2:1 Majority

The Supreme Court [2:1] has observed that disciplinary enquiry against an employee can continue even after the retirement of the employee and major punishment like dismissal or removal can be imposed, if the relevant Service Rules permit it. Rule 34 of the Conduct, Discipline & Appeal Rules, framed by Mahanadi Coalfield Limited provides for special procedure in certain cases and...

SC Adjourns Plea Seeking Directions For Mandatory Usage of Mic-System In Supreme Court

"The Plea contends that non-usage of mic-system violates the fundamental right to know of the public as well as the freedom of press, ultimately affecting access to justice"

SC Allows TN Govt To Use For COVID-19 Treatment Floors Of Hospital Facing Demolition Action [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Tamil Nadu Government to use for COVID-19 treatment the floors of a hospital facing a demolition action on the ground of unauthorized construction.The Court passed the order in an application filed by Billroth Hospital, against which an order of demolition has been passed with respect to its 4th to 8th floors. In June last year, the SC had stayed...

SC Seeks Centre & State Govt.'s Response In Plea For CBI Probe Into Assembly Of People At Markaz & Bus Terminal In Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file its reply in a plea seeking action against the Government of NCT of Delhi for their alleged failure in containing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and thereby, allowing it to spread in the entire country.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy also directed the other impleaded Respondents - State...

Retirement Of One Partner Amounts To Dissolution Of Partnership Firm Consisting Of Only Two Partners: SC [Read Judgment]

When there are only two partners and one has agreed to retire, then the retirement amounts to dissolution of the firm, the Supreme Court has observed. The bench of Justices NV Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna and Krishna Murari was considering a civil appeal in which the contention raised was that since the appellant had resigned as a partner and, therefore, in terms of the relevant clause of...

SC Issues Notice On Challenge To February 28 Presidential Order To Resume Delimitation Of Assam's Assembly, Parliamentary Constituencies [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the promulgation of the Presidential Order of February 28 through which the earlier February 8, 2008 Notification, deferring the process of delimitation for the State of Assam, has been rescinded and the process of delimitation of the Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of the state has been decided to be resumed. In issuing...

Restraint On Private Schools From Demanding Tuition Fee : SC Issues Notice On Pleas Challenging Uttarakhand HC Order

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court today issued notices on a batch of special leave petitions filed against the order of the Uttarakhand High Court whereby private unaided schools were restrained from demanding tution fee from parents, in view of the lockdown situation. A Bench comprising of CJI SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna, and Justice Hrishikesh Roy has issued notices...

Madras HC Declares Jayalalithaa's Nephew & Niece As Her Heirs; Asks TN Govt To Reconsider Decision To Convert Her Residence As Memorial

The Madras High Court on Wednesday declared that J. Deepak and J. Deepa, nephew and niece respectively of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa, as her legal heirs are hence entitled to administer the estate left behind by her. "As late Chief Minister Dr. J Jayalalithaa died unmarried, without any issues and no other kith or kin is available other than the petitioner and...

Amrapali : Homebuyers Should Not Be Under The Impression That They Can Enjoy Benefits Without Paying Dues, Observes SC As It Reserves Orders On Various Issues

The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that the homebuyers of the stalled-Amrapali project should not be under the impression that they can enjoy the benefits without paying the dues.This was said by Justice Arun Mishra, who was heading the bench hearing a host of issues connected with the project.Senior Advocate M L Lahoty, appearing for the homebuyers, submitted that they should not...

'Don't Let People Instigate Law And Order Issues' , SC Observes While Seeking Centre's Response On Plea Against Communalization Of Nizamuddin Markaz Issue

"We Take These Matters Very Seriously" - Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde