SC's Videoconference Hearings: "Benches To Hear Cases From Courtrooms From Next Week, Lawyers Can Argue From Chambers"

The Supreme Court on Tuesday assembled at the premises of Supreme Court vicinity instead of Judge's residence.A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Abdul Nazeer & Sanjeev Khanna assembled in Court No. 4 of the Supreme Court building and heard matters via Videoconferencing with Lawyers addressing the bench from their respective Chamber(s).As hearings commenced, Solicitor General Tushar...

Breaking: State High Power Committee Decides To Release 50% Of 35239 Prisoners In Maharashtra [Read Decision]

In a huge relief to prisoners across the State of Maharashtra, the State High Power Committee has decided to release more than 17,000 undertrials/prisoners out of the total of 35,239 prisoners in the State.With the total number of Covid-19 positive cases at Arthur Road jail rising to 185, fresh positive cases being detected at Byculla women's prison and Satara District prison, the potential...

Kerala HC Seeks Statement From Centre On Data Privacy Safeguards Of 'Aarogya Setu' App

The High Court of Kerala on Tuesday sought a statement from the Central Government on the data privacy safeguards of the 'Aarogya Setu', the contact tracing app developed by the National Informatics Centre amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The Court asked whether the Central Government can guarantee that the information collected by the Aarogya Setu app would not be misused.A bench comprising...

Lawyer Moves SC For Safe Transport Of Migrant Workers In Mumbai; Offers To Deposit ₹ 25 Lakhs As Travel Cost [Read Petition]

In the backdrop of the Aurangabad tragedy whereby 16 migrant workers walking back to their native places were killed by a goods train, a petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for directions to provide for safe transportation of migrant workers in Mumbai, particularly those hailing from Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, in order to put an end to their suffering caused...

SC To Monitor Beautification Of 18th Century Garden 'Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh'; Sets Aside NGT Ban On Social Functions There

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the blanket ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal on organizing social functions like marriages and other events in 'Sisodia Rani Ki Bagh', an 18th-century historical site near Jaipur, Rajasthan.Partly allowing the appeal filed by The Director, Department of Archaeology and Museums, Jaipur, a bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and S Ravindra Bhat...

Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind Moves SC To Expedite Prisoners' Release Amid COVID-19 Scare [Read Application]

In order to highlight various issues of overcrowding in prisons during subsistence of the Coronavirus pandemic, Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind has instituted an intervention application in the suo moto action petition of the Top Court, titled In Re: Contangion Of COVID19 Virus In Prisons."....the Applicant Organization is primarily raising the issue of the fundamental right to life and liberty of all...

Bar Council Of India Stays SCBA Resolution To Remove Ashok Arora As Secretary; Dushyant Dave Calls BCI Move 'Illegal'

In an extraordinary move, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on Monday passed a Resolution to stay with immediate effect the Supreme Court Bar Association's (SCBA) decision to suspend its Secretary, Mr. Ashok Arora, taken on May 8.Though the BCI usually does not interfere in affairs of the SCBA, or any Bar Association, the situation has left many members distressed and dismayed, stated...

Sabarimala Reference: SC Gives Reasons For Holding That Questions Of Law Can Be Referred To Larger Bench In Review [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has passed an order detailing the reasons for holding that it can refer questions of law to a larger bench in a review petition. The 9 judge bench headed by CJI SA Bobde had on February 10 dismissed the objections regarding the maintainability of reference in Sabarimala Review Petitions. On that occasion, the bench had stated that it will give reasons for the...

Better Internet Desirable During Pandemic Lockdown; But Can't Ignore Terrorism Concerns : SC In J&K Pleas For 4G [Read Order]

Better internet facilities are desirable during a global pandemic and a national lockdown, but the concerns of cross-border terrorism cannot be ignored, observed the Supreme Court while disposing of three writ petitions seeking restoration of 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir."While it might be desirable and convenient to have better internet in the present circumstances, wherein...

Single Benches Of SC To Hear Transfer Petitions, Bail Matters Of Offences Punishable With 7 Yrs Imprisonment From May 13 [Read Circular]

Single benches of Supreme Court will hear transfer petitions and special leave petitions arising out of bail orders with respect to offences punishable up to seven years imprisonment from May 13.The Supreme Court Rules, 2013, have been amended to stipulate the categories of matters which can be heard and disposed of finally by a Single Judge Bench. This includes SLPs arising out of...

"Alcohol Inhalation Therapy Can Kill Coronavirus Infection" Plea In SC Seeks Directions For Adopting Usage Of Alcohol Ethanol Therapy By ICMR, WHO

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions for approval of Ethanol Vapour (or any suitable vapour therapy) for treatment of Coronavirus.The petition has sought directions to any of the stakeholders impleaded in the petition, vis-à-vis the Centre, World Health Organisation (WHO), Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and/or Central Drugs Standar...

Mumbai Police Probe A "Chilling Effect" On Press Freedom, Says Arnab Goswami; SC Reserves Order On Plea To Transfer Case To CBI [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved orders on the writ petition filed by Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, seeking to quash the FIR registered by Mumbai police for allegedly disturbing communal harmony with his reportage of the gathering of Migrants in Bandra. Goswami also sought transfer of the probe to CBI, raising doubts on the impartiality of Mumbai police.A bench...