'Destruction Of Property Not Freedom Of Speech In House' : Supreme Court Rejects Kerala Govt Plea To Withdraw Prosecution In Assembly Ruckus Case

The criminal prosecution against six members of the Left Democratic Front , who are accused in the Kerala assembly ruckus case of 2015, cannot be withdrawn, held the Supreme Court on Wednesday."The action of the members have trodden past the constitutional means", the Supreme Court observed while holding that they cannot claim protection of legislative privileges and immunity under Article 194...

Direction To Undergo Other Sentences After Life Sentence Illegal: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a court cannot stipulate that other sentences would begin after expiration of life sentence awarded to convict.In this case, the Trial court had convicted the accused Imran Jalal under sections 121 (Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India), 121A (Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121),...

Breaking: CLAT 2021 (UG): One Question Deleted, Changed Answer Key For Two Questions-Read Press Release

The Consortium Of National Law Universities (CNLUs) on Tuesday notified a press release stipulating its decision on the various objections filed by students pursuant to the recommendations of the Subject Experts Committee and the Oversight Committee. Accordingly one question was deleted (Question Number 143) and the Answer key was changed for 2 questions (Question Numbers 61 and 98) for...

If Amazon Wins, It Will Get Rs 1400 Crores, But 26,000 Employees Of Future Retail Might Lose Jobs : Salve In Supreme Court

"This matter is about 1,400 crores invested by Amazon versus 26,000 employees losing their jobs and 8-10,000 crores of banks going bust. If Amazon wins, it will get its 1,400 crores, but one of our terms with Reliance is that not even a single employee will lose his job and the banks will be paid", Senior Advocate Harish Salve, for Future Retail, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday.The Bench...

Identification Of Children Who Became Orphans During COVID Cannot Be Delayed Any Further : Supreme Court To States, UTs

While noting that the identification of children who have lost both or one parent after March 2020 cannot afford any further delay, the Supreme Court has directed the States and Union Territories to take assistance from several agencies at the grass root level for completing the process. A Division Bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose ordered "the...

Can A School Purchased By Minority Community From A Person Of Another Community Claim Article 30 Rights? Supreme Court To Consider

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition which raises the issue whether a school purchased by a minority community from a person belonging to another community is entitled to claim minority rights under Article 30 of the Constitution of India.A division bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, while issuing notice, also stayed the operation of a...

'Only 27 Orphans Due To COVID? We're Not Prepared To Believe This Figure': Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the State of West Bengal for not uploading correct information of children who were orphaned during the COVID pandemic since March 2020.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose was informed by the Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, appearing for the National Commission for Protection of Child Right( NCPCR), that the number...

Welfare Schemes Should Cover Children Orphaned During COVID & Not Just Who Became Orphans Due To COVID : Supreme Court

The Court clarified that its orders are not confined to children who lost parents due to COVID and is dealing with all those who became orphans during COVID.

Actor Vijay's Entry Tax Case : Madras High Court Stays Single Bench Judgment Which Had Scathing Remarks

Vijay told the bench that he was not challenging the tax demand and was only aggrieved with the adverse remarks.

Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL For Directions To Operationalise Provisions Of Clinical Establishments Act To Ensure Affordable & Quality Healthcare

Supreme Court has on Tuesday issued notice in PIL filed seeking directions to operationalise all the provisions of the Clinical Establishments Act, 2010, and Clinical Establishment Rules, 2012, and among others, in order to ensure the affordable and quality healthcare guaranteed under the constitution.A Bench headed by CJI NV Ramana has sought the Government's response to the plea filed by ...

'Won't Take Elitist View; Begging Not Out Of Choice' : Supreme Court Turns Down Plea To Stop Street Begging Amid COVID

The Court however issued notice on a prayer in the petition to rehabilitate and vaccinate beggars.

High Court Must Give Brief Reasons In Order Disposing Application Seeking Leave To Appeal Against Acquittal: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that brief reasons must be given in an order disposing an application for leave to appeal under Section 378 ofthe Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 against an order of acquittal.Merely observing that the order of the trial Judge has taken a possible view without an application of mind to the evidence and the findings is not consistent with the duty which is cast...