Exclusion of journalists in electronic media from the ambit of Working Journalists Act, 1955: Delhi HC issues notice to Centre

A writ petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court by a journalist working with a North east based news channel seeking a direction to the Centre to amend and widen the scope of the Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Condition of service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1955 to include Journalist working with Electronic News Channel within the definition of working...

Healthcare workers for Rural Areas: Take steps to give a right to B.Sc. (CH) graduates to practice modern medicine and treat common diseases within 6 months; Delhi HC

In a decision that will foster medical healthcare workers to provide primary healthcare in rural areas with no doctors, Delhi High Court has directed the Medical Council of India and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to take steps to give a right to B.Sc. (Community Health) graduates to practice modern medicine and treat common diseases. Such steps have been directed to be...

Prof. Shamnad Basheer’s PIL for CLAT permanent Body; SC issues notice to Centre, Bar Council and RGNUL

A two Jude Bench of the Supreme Court today issued notice to Union of India, Bar Council of India and Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Patiala, on a PIL filed by Professor Shamnad Bahseer seeking to set up a permanent body to conduct the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT). The matter was heard by a bench of Justice Thakur and Justice Gopal Gowda. Senior Advocate K.K.Venugopal appeared...

Justice UU Lalit recuses from Harsh Mander's PIL for fair Trial in Malegaon

Justice U U Lalit of the Supreme Court on Friday recused from hearing a petition filed by Social activist Harsh Mander seeking a fair trial into 2008 Malegaon blasts allegedly involving rightwing  Hindu extremist groups.Lalit, who was sitting with Justice M I Kalifulla said in open court that he cannot be part of the bench hearing the petition as he had earlier defended some accused in...

Howsoever laudable the intention, the privacy of innocent persons should not be invaded, says Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court on Thursday, said that innocent persons cannot be harassed and their privacy should not be invaded by Police. Which policy decision or rule authorises the police to ask the hotel to register the identity of the person who books a room?, a division bench of Justices V M Kanade and Shalini Phansalkar Joshi asked, while hearing a hearing a petition filed by one Sumeer...

Bababudanswamy Dargah: Apex Court summons SC Secretary General for poorly maintained judicial records

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi today reportedly came down heavily on its registry for poor maintenance of judicial records of a sensitive case and summoned the Secretary General of the Apex Court.The Bench took note of the poorly maintained records while hearing appeals filed by Syed Gouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri, the Sajjada Nasheen (hereditary administrator)...

What is status of implementation of SIT report on black money? SC seeks to know from Centre

The Supreme Court today sought to know from the Centre about the steps taken to implement the recommendations of the special investigation team to bring back Rs 70,000 crore worth of black money stashed in foreign banks.The query came after petitioner in the case and senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani submitted before the bench headed by  chief justice H L Dattu  that the Modi government was...

Government departments are to implement the Govt. policy and not their own policy: Supreme Court [Read the Judgment]

What is given by the right hand cannot be taken by the left hand. The Government shall speak only in one voice. It has only one policy. The departments are to implement the Government policy and not their own policy, The Supreme Court said today, allowing the appeal of a Company holding that it is eligible for the concession as decided by the cabinet of the state. Supreme Court on Thursday...

Supreme Court pushes for more transparent and apolitical appointment of Govt. Attorneys

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the appointment of law officers to represent governments in courts cannot be an act of "political appeasement" and must be transparent. A bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice Kurian Joseph made this observation in the course of the hearing of a plea by the Punjab government challenging an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice Thakur...

Finding recorded on evidence produced by Criminal courts is not conclusive proof of existence of any fact in a Civil Case : SC

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held that the evidence and the finding recorded by the criminal courts in a criminal proceeding cannot be the conclusive proof of existence of any fact, particularly, the existence of agreement to grant a decree for specific performance without independent finding recorded by the Civil Court.It also said that the High Court failed to consider the scope of...

Fix Roster for at least 8 weeks: SCBA President to CJI

Supreme Court Bar Association President, Mr. Dushyant Dave has written to Chief Justice H.L. Dattu, requesting the Supreme Court to adopt the practice of fixing the roster for reasonably long period, preferably for eight weeks. This is in light of the inconvenience faced by the litigants, as well as Members of the Bar, especially, those coming from outside of Delhi, arising on account of...

PIL filed for Supreme Court’s intervention in FTII row

A PIL has reportedly been filed in the Supreme Court by an SC Advocate, Vineet Dhanda demanding Court’s intervention in the confrontation between the Centre and the students of Film and Television Institute of India, going on for more than two months. The Petition demands that transparency be restored in the appointment process in the institute.The Petition reportedly says, “The...