Donations To Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Made Eligible For Section 80G IT Act Deductions By Centre [Read Notification]

The Central Government has notified 'Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra' Trust as a place of historic importance and a place of public worship of renown for the purposes of the Section 80G of the Income-tax Act.Section 80G deals with deduction in respect of donations to certain funds, charitable institutions, etc. Section 80G(2)(b) provides that any sums paid by the assessee in the previous...

Aircraft Public Health Rules Incorporated In The SOP For Evacuation Purposes: Centre Tells SC

The Supreme Court on Friday took up for hearing a plea seeking directions to the Centre for formulating proper guidelines and protocols in order to evacuate Indian citizens stranded abroad.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul & BR Gavai took note of the Centre's submission that the draft rules vis-à-vis Aircraft Public Health Rules 2017 have been incorporated in...

Madras HC Orders Closure Of Liquor Shops; Permits Online Sale & Home Delivery [Read Order]

The Madras High Court on Friday ordered the closure of alcohol vending outlets in Tamil Nadu till the lifting of lockdown, taking note of huge crowd situation in outlets selling alcohol bottles in retail.The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justices Vineet Kothari and Pushpa Satynarayana. The Court noted that the conditions imposed by it for regulating the crowd in TASMAC...

[BREAKING] Right To Default Bail Under Section 167(2) CrPC Not Affected By SC Order Extending Limitation : Madras HC [Read Order]

In a significant decision, the Madras High Court has held that the general order passed by the Supreme Court to extend the period of limitation for filing cases in view of the COVID-19 lockdown will not affect the right of an accused to default bail under Section 167(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.A single bench of Justice G R Swaminathan observed that the police cannot take benefit of...

SC Dismisses Plea For Constituting "Special Purpose Fund" To Financially Assist NRIs Under Severe Distress Due To COVID-19 Outbreak

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking for the constitution of a "Special Purpose Fund" for NRIs and emigrant workers who are under severe financial distress as a result of lack of means of healthcare and welfare amenities due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Filed on behalf of Kerala Pravasi Sangham by Advocate-on-Record Deepak Prakash, the plea stated that a "Special Purpose Fund"...

Move Against President Dave: SCBA Executive Committee Suspends Secretary Ashok Arora by Majority

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has suspended its Secretary, Ashok Arora, with immediate effect after the Executive Committee (EC) took this decision in a meeting convened earlier today. It has also been decided that Rohit Pandey, the Assistant Secretary, will take over the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary. This development comes soon after Arora had circulated a...

[Breaking] Babri Demolition Case : SC Extends Deadline For CBI Court To Deliver Judgment Till August 31,2020

The Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline for Special CBI Court, Lucknow to deliver judgment in the criminal case regarding the demolition of Babri Masjid till August 31, 2020.A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman and Surya Kant stated that the trial judge should ensure that the present deadline "is no longer breached".On July 19, 2019, the same bench had directed the Trial Court...

[Breaking] SC Stays Orissa HC Order On Mandatory COVID-19 Testing For Migrants To Enter Odisha

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order passed by the Orissa High Court on Thursday which directed that migrant workers should be allowed entry to Odisha only after testing negative for COVID-19. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and B R Gavai stayed the order on a mentioning made by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.The Ministry of Home Affairs filed an urgent Special...

[BREAKING] Vizag Gas Leak: NGT Directs LG Polymers To Deposit Rs 50 Crores; Constitutes 5 Member Committee For Probe[Read Order]

In a suo moto case registered against the fateful incident of chemical gas leak at Vizag in Andhra Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal has constituted a five-member Committee to inspect the site and submit a report to it within ten days. A bench comprising of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, Chairperson; Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, Judicial Member and Dr. Nagin Nanda, Expert Member have also...

SC Agrees To Examine Issue Of Mass Termination & Withholding/Deduction Of Salaries In IT-ITES-BPO-KPO

The Supreme Court has today agreed to examine the issue regarding mass termination of employees and withholding or illegal deduction of salaries in IT/ITES/BPO/KPI by their employers during the national lockdown instituted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Filed by National Information Technology Employees Sena (NITES) and Advocate Rajesh Inamdar through Advocate-on-Record Amit...

'There Should Be Awareness' : SC On Plea For Protection Of North East People From COVID-19 Stigma

People from north-east are facing hostilities for COVID-19 after being mistook 'Chinese people', said the petitioner.

States Can Consider Home Delivery Of Liquor/Indirect Sale To Facilitate Social Distancing: SC [Read Order]

[Updated with Order]The Supreme Court on Friday bserved that the State can consider selling liquor via Home Delivery and/or inculcate indirect sales during the Coronavirus induced lockdown.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul & BR Gavai made this remark while hearing a petition challenging the opening of liquor shops by various state government.The bench observed that...