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Twitter Says Its Business Will Close If Accounts Are Blocked Without Reasons; Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a writ petition filed by Twitter Inc challenging the blocking orders issued by the Centre.A single bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit posted the matter to August 25. The Court has allowed Twitter to place the blocking orders before the Court in sealed cover. The Court also directed Twitter to share all documents...
Supreme Court Agrees To List Uddhav Faction's Plea Against ECI Proceedings To Determine "Real Shiv Sena" On August 1
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list on August 1 the application filed by Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of Shivsena against the proceedings initiated by the Election Commission of India on request made by the Eknath Shinde-led faction for their recognition as the 'real' Shivsena and their claim over the party's election symbol - the bow and arrow.A bench led by the Chief Justice of...
Supreme Court Dismisses Petitions Filed By Private Tour Operators Seeking GST Exemption For Haj-Umrah Services
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various private tour operators seeking exemption from the Goods and Services Tax for the Haj and Umrah services offered by them to pilgrims travelling to Saudi Arabia.A bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar, A. S. Oka and C. T. Ravikumar pronounced the judgment. Justice Oka, who read out the operative protion of the judgment,...
Plea To Declare Virtual Hearing As Fundamental Right Listed Before Bench Led By Justice DY Chandrachud
The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Registry to list the petitions seeking to declare virtual court hearing as a fundamental right before the bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud. The pleas were mentioned before the bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli by Advocate Mrigank Prabhakar who had sought urgent listing of the same....
No Wrong In Disqualifying Candidate For Not Using Prescribed Language In OMR Sheet : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court upheld rejection of candidature of a candidate who used different language in the application form than the OMR sheet.Since the advertisement contemplated the manner of filling up of the application form and also the attempting of the answer sheets, it has to be done in the manner so prescribed, the bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Vikram Nath observed.In this...
Finalised Disability Access Guidelines For Higher Educational Institutions And Universities : UGC To Supreme Court
On Monday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) informed the Supreme Court that it has finalised the Accessibility Guidelines and Standards for Higher Educational Institutions and Universities, which is to ensure access for persons with disabilities in certain educational institutions. It added that the Guidelines have been circulated to the concerned institutions for the purpose...
'Bail Conditions Should Be Proportionate' : Supreme Court Says Blanket Order Restricting Zubair From Tweeting Is Unjustified
In the judgment in the Mohammed Zubair case, the Supreme Court held that the bail conditions imposed by the Courts, apart from bearing a nexus with the purpose of imposing them, ought to be proportional to the said purpose - thus striking a balance between the liberty of the accused and the enforcement of criminal justice. The Apex Court emphasised that the Courts should categorically...
Do Charitable Trusts Become Waqf Property Merely Because Settler Is A Muslim? Supreme Court To Decide Contours Of Waqf Act
While hearing a case which raises an issue as to whether every charitable trust established by someone professing Islam is necessarily a waqf, the Supreme Court on Monday clarified that it would only decide the contours of the Bombay Public Trust Act 1950 and Waqf Act, 1995.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli, while adjourning the matter...
BREAKING| "Arrest Must Not Be Used As Punitive Tool" : Supreme Court Says Mohammed Zubair Was "Trapped In Vicious Cycle Of Criminal Process"
The Supreme Court on Monday uploaded the judgment in the Mohammed Zubair case, with some important reminders to the police agencies against the use of power of arrest as a "punitive tool".A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna had last week granted bail to Zubair in all the 6 FIRs registered by the Uttar Pradesh police in different districts over his tweets and clubbed...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking CAG Audit Of Public Funds Allocated To Delhi Govt; Gives Liberty To Move HC
The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea seeking directions to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) to conduct performance audit as well as financial audit of the funds allocated to the Delhi Government for implementation of pollution controlling activities. The petition claimed that the Government has diverted public funds allocated under the 'National Clean...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking To Enforce Fundamental Rights Of Persons Trafficked Into Bonded Labour
The Supreme Court of India on Monday sought the response of the Central and the State governments in a plea seeking to enforce the fundamental rights of persons trafficked into bonded labour.A Division Bench of Justices S Indira Banerjee and V Ramasubramanian issued notice in the matter today.The Petitioner, in his plea states that among several bonded labourers, he was released from a...