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'Procedure Becomes Important When People's Rights Are Involved': Calcutta High Court Tells CBI In Narada Case
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday continued its hearing in the Narada case, in which the CBI has sought to transfer the trial and to declare that the hearing in the trial court on May 17 - which led to bail being granted to four TMC leaders - was vitiated on account of mob pressure. A 5-Judge Bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, and Justices IP Mukherjee,...
Citizen Has Right To Criticize Government As Long As He Does Not Incite People To Violence: Supreme Court In Vinod Dua Case
A citizen has a right to criticize or comment upon the measures undertaken by the Government and its functionaries, so long as he does not incite people to violence against the Government or with the intention of creating public disorder, the Supreme Court said while quashing sedition case registered against journalist Vinod Dua.The bench of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran observed...
Contempt Action Can Be Taken Only In Respect Of Established Wilful Disobedience Of Court Order, Reiterates Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that contempt action can be taken only in respect of established wilful disobedience of the Court order. "In exercising contempt jurisdiction, the primary concern must be whether the acts of commission or omission can be said to be contumacious conduct of the party who is alleged to have committed default in complying with the directions given in the judgment...
Include Practicing Advocates & Clerks In Vaccine Priority List Along With Judicial Officers & Court Staff : Kerala HC Directs State Govt
In a significant relief to the members of legal fraternity, the Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to include practicing advocates and their clerks in the priority list for COVID-19 vaccination in the age group of 18-45 years within 10 days.The Court passed the direction taking note of the fact that the Government has issued an order on June 2 to include judges and court staff...
'Name Is An Intrinsic Element Of Identity': Supreme Court Issues Guidelines For Recording Corrections & Changes In CBSE Certificates
The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, issued guidelines for the Central Board of Secondary Education to process the applications for correction or change in the certificates issued by it.The bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari issued these directives while disposing a batch of appeals questioning the bye law...
Supreme Court Directs Continuation Of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh As TDSAT Chairperson Till New Appointment
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the continuation of Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, former Supreme Court judge, to continue as Chairman of Telecom Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) till new appointment is made to the post. The direction was passed by a bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat on an interlocutory application filed in the...
Tribunals Reforms Ordinance An Act of Legislatively Overruling Supreme Court Decision; Has To Be Struck Down : Arvind Datar
The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered the contours of permissible and impermissible legislative overruling and if there is a power to legislate with retrospective effect to the result that judicial decisions stand overruled.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ravindra Bhat was hearing the Madras Bar Association's challenge to the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization...
Students' Interest Will Be Taken Into Account, Whether CBSE, ICSE Or Other Boards : Supreme Court In Plea For Exam Cancellation
During the course of hearing of plea seeking cancellation of Class XII exams, the Supreme Court on Thursday observed that interests of the entire student community will be taken into account, including the students from CBSE, ICSE or other Boards."Everything will be resolved , all issues we will taken into account, interests of student community will be taken into account whether...
BREAKING -Class 12 Exams : Will Decide Objective Criteria For Assessment In 2 Weeks, CBSE & ICSE Tell Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two weeks time to the CBSE and the ICSE to decide the objective criteria for alternate mode of assessment for Class 12 students, in lieu of the exams cancelled on account of COVID.A vacation bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari adjourned the hearing of the PIL (Advocate Mamata Sharma vs Union of India and others), which was...
CBSE/ICSE CLASS XII Examination- Supreme Court Hearing- Live Updates
Supreme Court Will Consider Today the Plea Filed seeking Cancellation of #CBSE , #ICSE #ClassXII Examinations.Central Government will inform the Supreme Court it's decision to cancel #CBSE , #ICSE #ClassXII Examinations amid #COVIDThe Petition filed by Advocate Mamta Sharma also seeks a direction to devise an objective methodology to declare the result of class XII within a specific...
'Every Journalist Entitled To Protection Of Kedar Nath Judgment' :Supreme Court Quashes Sedition Case Against Journalist Vinod Dua
The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the FIR lodged against senior journalist Vinod Dua for sedition and other offences by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show with critical remarks against Prime Minister and Union Government.A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran had reserved the judgment on October 6, 2020, after hearing arguments for Dua, Himachal...
Supreme Court Seeks Comparison Between Indian & International Prices Of COVID Vaccines
Noting that the Centre had financed and facilitated the production of vaccines through concessions or otherwise, the Supreme Court sought clarification on whether it would be accurate to state that private entities had alone borne the risk and cost of manufacture.It noted that as Emergency Use Authorisation had been granted by the Centre to the manufacturers thereby minimizing their risk,...