Top Stories
Supreme Court To Hear Next Week Baba Ramdev's Petition To Club FIRs
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to next week Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev's plea seeking the clubbing of the multiple FIRs registered against him in different states over his alleged remarks that Allopathy cannot cure COVID.A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justices AS Bopanna and Hrishikesh Roy decided to adjourn the case to peruse the video and transcripts of the Baba...
Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Moves Supreme Court Protection From Coercive Action In Money Laundering Case
Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case.The Enforcement Directorate had, on Saturday, issued fresh summons to the 71-year-old NCP leader seeking his appearance on July 5 in the case.The ED has, so far, issued three notices to Deshmukh, who has been asked to record his statement at...
Dismissal Of An Earlier Section 482 CrPC Petition Does Not Bar Filing Of Subsequent Petition, If Facts So Justify: Supreme Court
Dismissal of an earlier Section 482 CrPC petition does not bar filing of subsequent petition under Section 482, in case the facts so justify, the Supreme Court reiterated while dismissing a writ petition filed by an IAS Officer.IAS Officer, Vinod Kumar, had approached the Apex Court by filing a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking quashing of about 28 cases against...
Breaking- "Restriction On Unvaccinated Persons For Leaving From Their Houses, Debarring Them From Earning Livelihood,Violative Of Art 14,19 and 21": Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court on Friday held that the SOP issued by the State of Mizoram stating that the restriction placed on the unvaccinated persons debarring them from earning their livelihood, leaving thereby their houses to obtain essential items is arbitrary and illegal to Art. 14 and 21.A division bench comprising of Justice Michael Zothankhum and Justice Nelson Sailo observed thus:"There...
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, June 28 To July 4, 2021
JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Persons With Disabilities Have Right To Reservation In Promotions : Supreme CourtTitle : State of Kerala and others vs Leesamma JosephCitation : LL 2021 SC 273The Supreme Court this week held that persons with physical disabilities have right to reservation in promotions also.A 2-judge bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R Subhash Reddy held so dismissing...
'I Was Not Aware That My Father Had Appeared In Earlier Proceedings': Justice Rohinton Nariman Recuses From Kamakhya Temple Contempt Hearing
Justice Rohinton Nariman on Friday recused from a contempt petition in the Sri Sri Maa Kamakhya Temple Management case.The Supreme Court had on July 7, 2015 upheld the 2011 Gauhati High Court decision to restore the administration of the temple to the Bordeuri Samaj, comprising five main families of priests who had run the temple since time immemorial until 1998- when the Kamakhya Debutter...
Can Maternity Leave Under CCS Rules Be Denied On Grounds That Woman Has 2 Step-Children?: Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 can be interpreted in a way to include even the step-children of a woman to deny her the benefit of maternity leaves or can only the biological child can be considered for the purpose of grant of maternity leave. The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and M.R Shah was considering an SLP arising out of...
Can Associate Professors Be Demoted For Lack Of Ph.D? Supreme Court Issues Notice
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition challenging a Kerala High Court judgment which held that Ph.D is mandatory for Associate Professor posts in technical institutions after 05.03.2010 as per AICTE regulations. A bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta has sought the responses of the All India Council for...
Following Both Parties' Consent, Supreme Court Lists A Matter For Physical Hearing On July 30
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a case physically on July 30 after the counsels for both the parties in a Criminal matter agreed to appear physically to present their case. On Friday, the Bench of Justice L. Nageswaar Rao and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat was hearing a Criminal Appeal and made the following order:"The parties have voluntarily agreed to appear in Court physically and...
Tweets By Mahua Moitra, Swati Chaturvedi Not Violative Of Twitter Policies: Twitter To Delhi High Court
In its reply to a petition filed against Twitter Inc for failure to take action on allegedly derogatory tweets by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and journalist Swati Chaturvedi, Twitter has told the Delhi High Court that, "The tweets are not of a category for which Twitter takes action under our policies, rules and terms of service. We note that you have indicated in your complaint that...
Confining Prisoners In Separate Cells For 22 Hours A Day Constitutes Quasi-Solitary Confinement, Violates Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that confining an inmate in a cell for 22 hours a day amounts to quasi-solitary confinement and is violative of his fundamental right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. "Except for one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening, the inmate is all by himself with his solitude and there is no limit on the period for...