'Once A Mortgage, Always A Mortgage' - Right To Redeem Mortgage Can Be Extinguished Only By Process Of Law : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Friday decreed a suit filed in 1978 applying the principle that right to redeem a mortgage can be extinguished only by a process known to law."This emanates from the legal principle applicable to all mortgages – "Once a mortgage, always a mortgage"", observed a bench comprising Justices Mohan Shantanagoudar and R Subhash Reddy.The bench explained the principle as...

Return Of Indians From Abroad Can't Be Decided For One State Alone, Centre Tells Kerala HC [Read Order]

A decision on the repatriation of Indians stranded abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be taken for one state alone, said the Central Government before the High Court of Kerala on Friday. A bench comprising Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and T R Ravi was hearing three writ petitions which sought, inter alia, directions for the return of Keralites stranded in Gulf Cooperation...

Saradha Scam : SC Seeks Centre's Reply On Media Tycoon Ramesh Gandhi's Bail Plea

The Supreme Court on Friday in a bail plea of Media Tycoon Ramesh Gandhi directed the Union to file its reply within two weeks.A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & B.R. Gavai heard the petition for regular bail of Ramesh Gandhi, who has been in custody for 4 years and 8 months basis charges levied against him for his alleged complicity in the Saradha scam.Senior Advocate Vikas...

Interim Orders Restraining IDBI Trusteeship From Selling Future Retails Shares To Continue: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday directed that the ad-interim protection granted to Future Retail by Bombay High Court, wherein it restrained IDBI Trusteeship & UBS Bank from invoking & selling shares of Future Retail Ltd shall continue till May 4. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & B.R. Gavai refused to interfere in the order of ad-interim protection passed by the Bombay High...

Jharkhand HC Grants Bail On Condition To Donate To 'PM CARES Fund' & Download 'Aarogya Setu App' [Read Order]

Jharkhand High Court has allowed bail to a former Member of Parliament and five others on the condition that they shall deposit an amount of Rs 35,000 each in Prime Minister Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) and show proof of payment before the court.While delivering the order Justice Anubha Rawat Choudhary also directed the petitioners to download the...

[Breaking] Kerala HC Directs Release Of All Vehicles Seized For Lockdown Violations On Personal Bond Of Owner [Read Order]

The High Court of Kerala passed a general order on Friday directing the release of all vehicles seized by police for alleged violations of lockdown guidelines on the vehicle owner executing a personal bond and on depositing copies of the license, RC Book and insurance certificate before the concerned Station House Officer.A bench comprising Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and T R Ravi passed...

90-Day NPA Norm Shall Exclude Moratorium Period For Accounts Which Were Standard As On March 1 : RBI Governor [Read Statement]

The Reserve Bank of India Governor announced on Friday that the moratorium permitted by it on March 27 due to COVID-19 situation can be excluded from the 90-day period for Non Performing Assets(NPA) classification of accounts which were standard as on March 1."It has been decided that in respect of all accounts for which lending institutions decide to grant moratorium or deferment, and which...

'Media Companies Using Lockdown For Lay Offs And Salary Cut': National Alliance Of Journalists Moves SC [Read Petition]

Journalists Unions have moved Supreme Court with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against all media organizations who laid off employees or forced them to take remuneration kickbacks in wake of the nationwide lockdown. Accusing employers in newspapers and the media sector of meting out inhuman and illegal treatment towards their employees, the petition seeks immediate suspension of...

'Necessary For Psychological Health' : Plea In SC For Free Services From TV Channels, Streaming Apps & Mobile Cos During Lockdown

A Petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to entities such as Reliance, Bharti Airtel, TataSky, Netflix, Vodafone, Amazon Retail and others, to provide free and uninterrupted services of calling, data usages, satellite TV usages and other allied services during the period of lockdown imposed to curb spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The petition, filed by...

"Test Asymptomatic Persons": New Plea In SC Seeks Review Of Government's COVID Testing Strategy

A new PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court for issuance of directions to the Union Government to review the current COVID19 testing criteria to include all asymptomatic persons in areas affected with the outbreak.The petitioner(s) has averred that incorporating the "Pooling Method" which enunciates pooling the samples of both asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals, shall...

Breaking : Former UP DGP Moves SC To Quash FIRs Under Section 188 IPC For Lockdown Violations [Read Petition]

Stating that registration of First Information Reports under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code for alleged violations of lockdown guidelines is illegal, Dr. Vikram Singh, former Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh, has approached the Supreme Court.The petitioner, in the capacity of Chairman of think-tank Centre for Accountability and Systematic Change (CASC), submits that as...

Doctor Moves SC Against 'Unproven and "Off-label"  Treatment For COVID-19 With Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and Azithromycin (AZM)[Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking intervention of the Court for making immediate changes in the treatment guidelines for seriously ill covid19 patients.The petition has been filed by Dr. Kunal Saha and contends that lives of innocent patients in ICU afflicted with COVID19 and who are being treated with an unproven and "off-label" Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and...