Several Buildings, Including SC And Parliament Not Fire-Safe: Petition Filed In SC; Notice Issued [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition demanding implementation of the National Building Code to prevent fire tragedies in several buildings throughout the country, including the Supreme Court of India and the Parliament.The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud on a PIL filed by...

SC Modifies U’khand HC Order On Removing Encroachments, Directs Notice To Be Served To All Encroachers, Status Quo Till Then [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has modified part of an order passed by the Uttarakhand High Court on the removal of encroachments directing that the same shall be done only after the authorities issue an appropriate notice to unauthorised encroachers while maintaining status quo till a decision is taken by the civic agencies on the reply of the encroachers.A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A...

SC Fixes PIL For Ban On Convicted Persons From Heading Pol Parties For Final Hearing On Aug 13

In the order, the bench directed all parties to submit their written submission in this regard a week before the final hearing.The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra has fixed the PIL seeking a ban on convicted persons from heading a political party and granting power to Election Commission to de-register political parties for “final disposal” on August 13.In the...

Human Rights Lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj Issues Public Statement Against Republic TV Allegations of Maoist Link

A public statement has been issued by Advocate Sudha Bharadwaj, National Secretary of People’s Union for Civil Liberties, refuting defamatory statements made by Arnab Goswami, news anchor of Republic TV.The press release pertains to a programme aired by Republic TV on July 4, in which Sudha Bharadwaj was alleged to have links with Maoists. Arnab Goswami claimed in the program that Bharadwaj...

Sunanda Pushkar Case: Shashi Tharoor Granted Anticipatory Bail By Patiala House Court [Read Order]

The Patiala House Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, two days before he was scheduled to appear as an accused for allegedly abetting the suicide of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar.As per the order, Mr. Tharoor will have to seek permission from the court before leaving the country, and in case of his arrest, bail bond of Rs. 1 lakh will have to be...

Interim Orders Allowing Provisional Admissions To Medical Colleges Entail Tremendous Adverse Consequences & Prejudice To Students: SC [Read Judgment]

‘A condition such as making students aware about the pendency of the matter and stating that their admissions would be subject to the result of pending litigation is not a sufficient insulation.’The Supreme Court, while setting aside an interim order of the high court permitting a medical college to provisionally admit students to first MBBS course, observed that such orders...

Uttarakhand HC Declares “Entire Animal Kingdom” As Legal Entity, With Rights, Duties & Liabilities Of A Living Person [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday declared the “entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic” as legal entities with a distinct persona and corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.The Bench comprising Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Lok Pal Singh observed, “The Corporations, Hindu idols, holy scriptures, rivers have been declared legal entities...

Motor Accident Claims: Salary Certificate Not The Only Basis For Assessing Income Of the Deceased For Calculating Compensation [Read Judgment]

‘There is nothing in the law which requires the Tribunal to assess the income of the deceased only on the basis of a salary certificate for arriving at a just and fair compensation to be paid to the claimants for the loss of life.’The Supreme Court in United India Insurance Co Ltd v Indiro Devi has held that salary certificate need not be the only basis to assess income of the deceased...

SC Asks Allahabad HC To Decide Representation Against 10-Day Bail Rule In 6 Weeks [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has asked the Allahabad High Court to consider and decide within six weeks the representation made before it by the petitioner against a provision in the Allahabad High Court Rules calling for a mandatory 10-day notice to the government counsel before a bail plea is made.Petitioner Syed Mohammad Haider Rizvi, a lawyer presently working for a telecom company, had moved the...

Clause Excluding Interest on Security Deposit Not a Bar on Arbitrator to Award Pendente Lite Interest: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that a clause in an agreement excluding interest on security deposit does not act as a bar on the arbitrator to award pendente lite interest. The judgment was rendered by a bench comprising Justice SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao in the case M/s Ravechee and Co v Union of India.The sole issue before the Supreme Court was the legality of the grant of...

Govt.Of Delhi Vs Lt.Governor : Summary of Supreme Court Judgment

"If a well deliberated legitimate decision of the Council of Ministers is not given effect to due to an attitude to differ on the part of the Lieutenant Governor, then the concept of collective responsibility would stand negated"- CJIIn a significant judgment, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court held that the Lieutenant-General of the Delhi had to act as per the aid and advise of...

Breaking: Delhi Vs LG- LG Is Bound By 'Aid And Advice' Of Elected Govt. He Can't Interfere In Each And Every Decisions Of Govt: SC [Read Judgment]

“LG is an administrative head in the limited sense, and is not a Governor. He is bound by the aid and advise of NCT Government in areas other than those exempted”:CJI.The Supreme Court delineated the boundaries of power between the Lieutenant-Governor and Delhi Government by stating that the LG cannot interfere in each and every decision of the Delhi Government, and that the LG is bound...