'How Will Indefinite Detention Help?': Supreme Court Grants Bail To Accused In Cross Border Cattle Smuggling Case

The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that an open-ended investigation into an alleged larger conspiracy which supposedly may have ramifications on national security cannot alone be a ground to refuse bail and indefinitely incarcerate a person.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Dinesh Maheshwari was hearing an SLP against a November, 2021 order of the Calcutta High Court refusing bail...

Ensure Quality Entry Into Legal Profession; Improve Bar Exam Standards: Supreme Court To BCI

While hearing the Bar Council of India's ("BCI") challenge to the judgment of the Gujarat High Court, which allowed persons with other employment, whether full time or part-time, to enrol as Advocates without resigning from their jobs, the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, observed that it is high time the BCI introspects on the mechanism it has set out to conduct the bar examination as well as...

Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Extend Lapsed FCRA Licenses Of NGOs

Taking note of the submission of the Solicitor General of India that the FCRA registrations of 11,594 NGOs which applied within the cut-off date have been extended, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea for interim relief to allow the continuation of FCRA licenses of organizations, which were valid as on 30.09.2021, till further orders.The PIL was filed challenging the expiry of...

BREAKING| 'PM Has Right To Give A Message': Kerala HC Dismisses Appeal Challenging PM's Photo On Vaccination Certificate

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal challenging the Single Judge order that rejected the plea challenging the photograph of Prime Minister being affixed on the Covid-19 vaccination certificates issued to citizens. The Single Judge had also imposed a whopping cost of 1 lakh on the appellant herein by the impugned order. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar...

Motor Vehicles Accident Compensation: Important Judgments Of 2021[Supreme Court & High Courts]

Supreme Court Decisions 1. Motor Accident Compensation- Future Prospects Can Be Granted Even In Cases Pertaining To Notional IncomeA bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant in Kirti v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. held that future prospects can be granted even in cases pertaining to notional income. The court observed thus while disposing an appeal arising out...

Political Parties Promising 'Freebies' Before Elections A 'Serious Issue': Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre, ECI

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday issued notice to the Union of India and Election Commission of India in a plea filed seeking directions to the ECI to not permit political parties to promise or distribute irrational freebies from the public fund before elections and de-register political parties or seize election symbol of the parties which do so.A Bench comprising the Chief Justice of...

Supreme Court To Hear CPIL's Petition Challenging Rakesh Asthana's Appointment As Delhi Police Commissioner On Feb 9

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to February 9 the hearing of the petition filed by Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Commissioner of Delhi Police.When the matter was taken, Justice Chandrachud, the presiding judge, asked if the hearing will be over today. Justice Chandrachud said that he is sitting in combination with...

SpiceJet Appeals Against Madras HC's Winding Up Order; Supreme Court To Hear On Jan 28

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday (January 28) the special leave petition filed by Spicejet against the winding up order passed by the Madras High Court.Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing."This matter is regarding the winding up of airline called SpiceJet. The protection is till Friday, please list on Friday or...

Recording Of Testimonies Of Child Witnesses Through VC: Supreme Court Asks NALSA To Bear Cost For Honorarium For Remote Point Co-ordinators

While hearing the matter pertaining to the virtual recording of testimonies of child victims/witnesses of human trafficking who are required to travel across states or districts to give evidence in Trial Courts, the Supreme Court, on Monday, asked National Legal Services Authority ("NALSA") to bear the honorarium to be paid to the 'remote point co-ordinators'. To provide...

What Are The Rights Of Foreigners With Respect To Visa Restrictions? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider the question related to the rights of foreigners with regards to visa restrictions in the second week of March, 2022.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar that in the petition by foreign nationals challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs order blacklisting them for alleged...

'Whataboutery By State Unbecoming': Prashant Bhushan Reacts To Tripura Govt's Stand On Plea For Probe Into Riots

The Supreme Court on Monday posted for January 31 a writ petition seeking an independent investigation into the recent communal violence in Tripura. The Court adjourned the hearing at the petitioner's request for time to respond to the state's stand that the petitioner, claiming to be a "public-spirited" citizen, has chosen some incident in Tripura but kept silent when severe pre-poll...

Section 498A IPC Not A Remedy Against Marital Rape: Amicus Curiae Rebecca John To Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the matter told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C Hari Shankar that the retention of...