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[Airfare Refunds] SC Reserves Order In Plea Seeking Refund Of Flight Tickets Booking During Covid Induced Lockdown
The Supreme Court on Friday reserved orders in plea(s) pertaining to the refund of airfare for tickets booking during the Covid19 lockdown induced lockdown.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Subhash Reddy & MR Shah heard parties in the pleas and stated that it shall take into consideration all submissions by stakeholders.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Court today that the...
Let CBI File Reply; If Substantial Progress Made, We Won't Interfere: SC Declines Interim Stay On CBI Inquiry In Periya Double Murders
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the CBI investigation, as directed by the Kerala High Court, in the Periya twin murders.Senior Advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for the state, contended that the direction for CBI inquiry was sustained even after the Division Bench of the High Court stood satisfied that the allegations of political complicity were not correct and were set aside. "A...
[Airfare Refunds] Credit Shell Facility Only For Passengers Who Booked Tickets Directly, Not For Travel Agents: Centre Tells SC
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has clarified before Top Court the credit shell scheme shall only be offered to passengers and not to travel agents.In the ongoing case pertaining to airfare refunds for flights booked during lockdown, centre has also stated Court that the airfare refunds will only be applicable for flights originating in India, both domestic and...
[Interest Free Loans For Lawyers] SC Asks Association To File Affidavit Detailing Credentials
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Supreme Court Arguing Counsel Association seeking interest free loans for lawyer of upto 20 lacs, to file a detailed affidavit regarding its credentials.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun asked the Association's counsel, how old the Association was and what its credentials were.The plea states that...
How Long Will Adhocism Continue In Teaching Facility? If Teachers Don't Have Job Security, How Will They Discharge Their Duty?': SC [Read Order]
"How long, how far will adhocism continue as regards the teaching faculty? If teachers don't have job security, how will they discharge their duty of educating students, particularly in such (difficult) areas?", asked Justice Ajay Rastogi on Thursday.The bench, presided over by Justice U. U. Lalit, was hearing a SLP against a August 14 judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, where the...
[Motor Accident Compensation] Insurer Not Liable Unless Vehicle Owner Proves That He Took Reasonable Care To See That His Driver Renewed Driving Licence Within Time: SC [Read Judgment]
When an employer employs a driver, he has to take reasonable care to see that his employee gets his licence renewed within time, the Supreme Court has observed.The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari observed that, when the driver did not renew his licence, the insurance employee cannot be held liable unless the owner proved that he had either...
"Surprised That HC Should Act in the Teeth of Our Order": SC Sets Aside Allahabad HC Order Granting Interim Bail To Govt. Counsel Accused Of Rape [Read Order]
The Supreme Court on Thursday (24th September) set aside the interim order dated 03.09.2020 of the Allahabad High Court wherein the High Court had granted interim bail to a government counsel in connection to a rape case lodged against him by a young lawyer.The Order has been passed by a bench comprising Justice RF Nariman, Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Indira Banerjee while hearing an...
"FIRs Filed Basis Toxic Social Media Posts Against Devgan": Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra Tells SC
Journalist Amish Devgan's Counsel, Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra submitted before the Supreme Court today that offences alleged against Devgan are not made out and thus the FIR's deserve to be quashed.As many as 7 FIRs have been filed in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra & Telangana against Devgan on the basis of derogatory remarks that he made against Sufi...
"TV Anchors Like Peddling Hate To Further Ruling Government's Narrative": Dr. Kota Neelima & Sangeeta Tyagi Seeks To Intervene In Sudarshan TV Case
Dr. Kota Neelima, a renowned author and researcher and Sangeeta Tyagi, wife of Late Shri Rajiv Tyagi (National Spokesperson on Congress) have intervened in the Supreme Court, in the ongoing case against Sudarshan TV for the telecast of its show, with the tagline UPSC Jihad, based on the alleged infiltration of muslims in the Civil Services.The application filed by Advocate Sunil Fernandes ...
[Breaking] There Is No Material To Prove that Tablighi Jamaat Members Indulged in Activities Which Are Likely To Spread COVID: Bombay HC [Read Order]
"It is also not disputed that they were kept in isolation from 24.03.2020 till 31.03.2020 under the supervision of Dr Khawaj, NMC Zonal Officer, Mominpura, Nagpur. There is no material on record to prove that applicants had indulged in any act which was likely to spread infection of COVID -19."