SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Release Of Detainees Who Have Spent More Than Two Years In Assam Foreigners' Detention Centres

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and Assam government on a plea seeking release of persons who have spent more than two years in the foreigners detention centers in Assam.The petition filed by Raju Bala Das, a detainee for more than 2 years, cites the risk of COVID-19 infection amidst the overcrowded situations in detention centres.There are six detention centres in Assam,...

[Breaking] Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR Against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Anna Vetticad Over 'Smash Brahminical Patriarchy' Poster

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and film critic Anna M Vetticad over holding a poster stating "Smash Brahminical Patriarchy" in 2018.The FIR was registered against them for offences under Sections 295-A, 500, 501, 504, 505 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code alleging that the poster offended...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking 'Immediate Evacuation' Of Indian Students Stranded In UK

The Supreme Court of India today issued notice in the petition regarding the immediate evacuation of Indian students stranded in United Kingdom due to the lockdown and travel disruption in both the countries in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao issued notice and requested the Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta to...

SC Asks Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victim To Move MP HC With Challenge Against Conversion Of Hospital To COVID-19 Treatment Cenre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked a Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivor to immediately approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur with her petition challenging the conversion of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) into a hospital exclusively for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Seeking urgent intervention advocate Karuna Nundy, on behalf of the petitioner, today...

SC Extends Term Of TDSAT Chairperson By 3 More Months [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the tenure of the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by three more months.The term of Justice Singh (former SC judge) as TDSAT Chairperson was set to expire on April 20. He had assumed the office on April 21, 2017. The SC is hearing a matter pertaining to the plea of increasing the tenure...

'We Don't Plan To Supplant Wisdom Of Govt With Our Wisdom', CJI Says On Relief Measures For Migrant Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till April 13 the hearing of the PIL seeking directions to the Government for payment of wages to migrant workers belonging to the unorganised sector amid the lockdown.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Deepak Gupta took note of the Centre's status report on the said issue and listed the matter on Monday, April...

Karnataka Border Blockade : SC Closes Cases After Agreement To Allow Passage For Non-COVID19 Patients From Kerala

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a bunch of petitions regarding the Karnataka's border blockade, after the Centre told the Court about the parameters evolved to allow passage for Kerala patients seeking emergency medical services in Mangaluru.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench comprising CJI SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao that the Union Home Secretary had convened a meeting...

Jamait Ulama-I-Hind Moves SC Seeking Action Against Media For Communalizing Nizamuddin Markaz Issue [Read Petition]

Jamait ulama-i-hind, an organization of Islamic scholars, has moved the Supreme Court seeking strict action against the media for communalization of the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi's Nizamuddin. The plea states that certain sections of the media have been using "Communal headlines" and "bigoted statements" to demonise and blame the entire Muslim community of deliberately spreading...

Plea In SC For Rehabilitation Measures For Migrant Workers After Lockdown

Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava has filed an application in Supreme Court seeking directions to ensure the effective rehabilitation of migrant workers once the nationwide lockdown is over.The application is filed in his own Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which had called for immediate action to be taken to safeguard the rights of migrant workers and provide them with basic essentials like...

Ahead Of SC Hearing, Karnataka Agrees To Allow Passage For Non-COVID19 Patients From Kerala

A day before the Supreme Court hearing on the issue of blockade on Kerala-Karnataka border, Karnataka agreed to allow passage for patients from Kerala, who are not infected with COVID-19, to avail medical services from hospitals in Mangaluru.This was announced by the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in his press briefing on Monday evening.The passage will be subject to medical...

[COVID-19] SC Issues Slew Of Directions To Implement Video Conferencing In All Courts Across The Country [Read Order]

"Every individual and institution is expected to cooperate in the implementation of measures designed to reduce the transmission of the virus. The scaling down of conventional operations within the precincts of courts is a measure in that direction." The Supreme Court on Monday issued a slew of directions in order to streamline the functioning of courts via video conferencing...

Blocking National Highways By Karnataka For Preventing People From Accessing Medical Facilities Violates Articles 19 And 21:Kerala Tells SC [Read Counter Affidavit]

The State of Kerala has filed a Counter Affidavit in the matter wherein the State of Karnataka had moved the Supreme Court of India, challenging an order passed by the High Court of Kerala directing the Central Government to allow passage of patients for urgent medical treatment across the border between Kerala and Karnataka. The Counter Affidavit states that, apart from the...