Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Allow Millions Of Warkaris To Perform Pilgrimage To Temple In Pandharpur

Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition seeking directions to State of Maharashtra to grant permission to Warkaris of Sant Namdev Maharaj Sansthan and other groups of Warkari sect to be allowed to walk from their doorstep till the temple at Pandharpur. The bench headed by Chief Justice N. V. Ramana was hearing the petition challenging the denial of permission by Maharashtra to carry...

Plea Against Kerala COVID Lockdown Relaxations For Bakrid: Supreme Court Asks Govt To File It's Response By End Of The Day

Supreme Court on Monday asked the Kerala Government to file its response by the end of the day to the plea challenging the Kerala Government's decision to relax, for three days, Covid-19 induced lockdown restrictions in view upcoming Bakrid festival.The Bench headed by Justice RF Nariman has directed the registry to list the matter as first item tomorrow "It is shocking that in a...

Breaking: Supreme Court Orders Release Of Manipur Based Activist Erendro Leichombam Before 5PM Today

Supreme Court has on Monday ordered release of Manipur based political activist Erendro Leichombam, who was detained under the stringent National Security Act over a Facebook post that cow dung or cow urine will not cure COVID.After hearing the arguments of Advocate Shadan Farasat the Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud has ordered to release him before 5PM today on execution of bond of...

Breaking- "Govt. Playing With Lives Of Citizens": Plea In Supreme Court Challenges COVID Lockdown Relaxations For Bakrid In Kerala

An application has been moved before the Supreme Court challenging the Kerala Government's decision to relax, for three days, Covid-19 induced lockdown restrictions in view upcoming Bakrid festival. "It is shocking that in a medical emergency, the government is playing with the lives of citizens through such measures… Government of Kerala is ready to sacrifice the health and life...

Protection Of Sanction U/s 197 CrPC Not Available For Public Servants Prosecuted U/s 48 Water Act: Supreme Court

In a judgment pronounced last week, the Supreme Court observed that protection of sanction under Section 197 of Code of Criminal Procedure is not available to public servants prosecuted under Section 48 the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act.The bench comprising Justices Uday Umesh Lalit and Ajay Rastogi, referring to previous judgments in V.C. Chinnappa Goudar v. Karnataka...

Policy Not To Grant Study Leave To Govt. Doctors In View Of Covid-19 Situation Cannot Continue Indefinitely, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the policy not to grant Study Leave to doctors working in hospitals under the Government of NCT of Delhi in apprehension of rise in COVID cases cannot continue indefinitely irrespective of changes in circumstances. The policy has necessarily to be reviewed from time to time and relaxed and/or modified once there is decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases,...

Supreme Court Relief To Doctor Who Could Not Secure Admission To PG Course Because He Was Denied Study Leave Due To Covid 19 Situation In Delhi

It would be a travesty of justice to deny relief to the Doctor, who had to make a personal sacrifice in the larger public interest, to serve the cause of humanity, the Supreme Court remaked while directing PGI Chandigarh to grant admission to a Doctor who could not join the post graduate course as he was denied study leave in view of the COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi.Dr. Rohit Kumar has been...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up July 12- July 18, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Compromise Decree In Respect Of Land Which Is Not Subject-matter Of Suit But Is Part Of Family Settlement Does Not Require Compulsory Registration : Supreme CourtCase: Ripudaman Singh vs. Tikka Maheshwar Chand [CA 2336 OF 2021]Citation: LL 2021 SC 293The Supreme Court observed that a compromise decree in respect of land which is not the subject-matter of suit but is part...

Fake Vaccination Camp Case: Plea In Supreme Court Filed Against Calcutta High Court Order Dismissing CBI Probe

A Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been filed yesterday in the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order dated July 9 whereby the Calcutta High Court had dismissed a plea seeking Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the case of Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata. The accused Debanjan Deb had allegedly been operating Covid-19 vaccination camps in Kolkata by masquerading...

Accused Cannot Be Discharged U/s 306 IPC While Confirming Charge U/s 304B IPC: Supreme court

The Supreme Court observed that an accused cannot be discharged for an offence under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code while confirming the charge under Section 304B IPC.In this case, within a period of about 15 months of marriage, a married woman committed suicide, leaving behind two suicide notes. The complainant/father of the deceased filed an FIR for offences under Sections 304B,...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: June 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 263 To LL 2021 SC 278]

1. 'Digital Divide Will Have Serious Implications On Right To Equality & Health': Supreme Court On CoWIN Portal [Case: Re Distribution of Essential Supplies and Services During Pandemic; Citation: LL 2021 SC 263]A Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhatt flagged the digital divide afflicting the accessibility to the CoWIN portal by stating that it...

Treating Ordinary Country Bomb Cases As Terrorist Offences Will Defeat Purpose Of NIA Act : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has expressed concern about the difficulties which will be caused by sending all cases involving scheduled offences under the National Investigation Agency Act to the 'Special Courts' notified under the NIA Act.Since Explosive Substances Act is also a schedueld offence under the NIA Act, every case involving the offences under the Explosive Substances Act will have to go...