COVID-OMICRON :Supreme Court Returns To Virtual Hearing For Two Weeks

Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court has decided to revert to the virtual hearing mode for next two weeks. As per notification released on Sunday evening, it was notified that: "It is hereby notified for the information of the members of the bar, party-in-person and all concerned that keeping in view the rising number of cases of omicron...

All Supreme Court 2021 Digests & Round-Up Reports In One Place

LiveLaw has published 26 annual round-up reports about Supreme Court decisions and happenings in 2021. All those reports are compiled here for the benefit of readers.100 Major Judgments (3 Parts)1. 100 Important Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 1, Judgments 1-52]2. 100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part 2, Judgments 53-75] 3. 100 Major Supreme Court Judgments Of 2021 [Part...

Pegasus Snooping : SC-Appointed Technical Committee Seeks Details From Persons Suspecting Hacking Of Their Devices

Persons who suspect that their devices have been targeted by the Pegasus spyware can write to the Technical Committee constituted by the Supreme Court to investigate the allegations of snooping using the Pegasus spyware by the noon of January 7, 2022.The Committee issued a public notice in this regard today asking such persons, who feel that they are targets of Pegasus spyware, to send an...

Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand High Courts: 50 Important Decisions Of 2021

As the end of the year 2021 is nearing, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important Cases from the Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand High Courts. This digest includes 50 important orders and judgments.Himachal Pradesh High Court 1. "Custodial Interrogation Justified": Himachal Pradesh HC Denies Anticipatory Bail To Man Accused Of Flesh Trade Of Adolescent Girls [Md. Nazim v. State...

Power Of Judicial Review: How Supreme Court Caused Changes In Government Decisions in 2021

"If the judiciary does not have the power of judicial review, then the functioning of democracy in this country would be unthinkable", said the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana while speaking at a public event recently.The CJI explained that the Constitution has created three co-equal organs, namely the legislature, the executive and the judiciary and the judiciary has been given the role of reviewing the legality of steps taken by the other two organs. To brand "judicial review" as "judicial...

EWS Reservation - No Change In Rs 8 Lakhs Gross Annual Income Cut-Off; Residential Asset Criteria Omitted : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The revised EWS criteria will be applied only from next academic year and the ongoing admissions will be as per existing norms.

Rajasthan High Court: Important Orders/Judgments Of 2021

As the end of year 2021 is nearing, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important Cases from the Rajasthan High Court. This digest includes 48 important orders and judgments, spread across 11 different headsWomen/Children Centric Cases 1. In Digital Era, Employees Working In Different States To Be Treated As 'One Work Place' For Purposes Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace: Rajasthan High...

NEET-PG Counselling : Centre Decides To Retain Existing EWS Criteria; Files Affidavit In Supreme Court

In the cases related to the NEET-PG counselling, the Central Government told the Supreme Court that it has decided to retain the existing criteria for the Economically Weaker Section(EWS) reservation in the All India Quota, on the basis of the recommendations made by the expert committee.Changing the EWS criteria midway will lead to complications, opined the Committee. The Committee...

Punjab And Haryana High Court Annual Digest 2021 [Compendium Of 108 Orders/Judgments]

As we step into 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a yearly Round-up of important updates from the Punjab and Haryana High Court. This yearly digest includes 108 orders and judgments, divided into 14 different subject heads.Cases related to Criminal Law 1.WhatsApp Message Has No Evidentiary Value Without Certificate Under Section 65B(4) Evidence Act : Punjab & Haryana High Court...

Gujarat High Court: 60 Important Decisions Of 2021

As we step into year 2022, LiveLaw brings to you a bunch of important decisions from the Gujarat High Court of 2021. This digest includes 60 important orders and judgments.Gujarat High Court 1. 'Orders Passed To Facilitate Private Commercial Activity': Gujarat High Court Raps Authorities, Sets Aside Father-Son Externment Orders [ Digesh Harishchandra Solanki & Harishchandra...

E-Filing Not A Stop Gap Arrangement Due To Pandemic; A Step To Modernize Judiciary : Justice Chandrachud

"I do hope members of Judiciary encourage members of Bar to adopt e-filing as the standard practice & they do so by adopting e-filing themselves. The change for Judges & lawyers is the change in the mind. Once we change our mental attitude & perception, the other parts of technology will follow suit. It is important for everyone to remember that the adoption of e-filing should not...

Articles 32 & 226 : Supreme Court Judgments On Scope Of Writ Jurisdiction [2021]

Article 32 and 226 of the Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court and the High Courts respectively, to issue writs in the nature of habeas corpus, quo warranto, mandamus, certiorari and prohibition. The following are judgments delivered by the Supreme Court in which it dealt with the scope of this power.On Article 226Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Utilised By A Litigant Only To...