Police Apologizes For Handcuffing Lawyer; Bombay High Court Asks District Judge To Probe Illegal Arrest

The Bombay High Court recently ordered an inquiry into the alleged illegal detention of a 37-year-old lawyer from Mumbai. The court also transferred the kidnapping and extortion case against the advocate from the Kharghar police station in Navi Mumbai to the Maharashtra CID. Principal District and Sessions Judge (Thane), RM Joshi, will probe if advocate Vimal Jha (37) was...

Supreme Court To Hear Madras Bar Association's Challenge Against Tribunals Reforms Ordinance On June 2

The Supreme Court has on Monday adjourned to Wednesday, the plea filed by Madras Bar Association challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalization & Conditions Of Service)to the extent it amends section 184 and 186 of Finance Act 2017.A three-judge Bench of Justice Nageswara Rao, Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Ravindra Bhat was initially inclined to start hearing the...

Complete Re-Appointment Process Of NCLT/NCLAT Members Within 2 Months : Supreme Court Directs Centre

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central government to complete the process of reappointment of members of NCLT and NCLAT at the earliest, and not later than two months. In respect of the process to initiate for filling up the existing vacancies for which a search cum selection committee has to be constituted, the Court has directed the selection process to be initiated at...

Any Sedition Case Against Channel For Showing Bodies Being Thrown Into River?Justice Chandrachud Takes Sarcastic Dig

Taking a sarcastic dig at the growing trend of registering sedition cases against media, Justice DY Chandrachud remarked whether any sedition case has been filed against a news channel for showing a dead body being thrown in the river. The quip came during the Suo Moto COVID case hearing when amicus curiae Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora was submitting that guidelines had to be formulated...

Narada Case : Judges Of Division Bench Can't Be Part Of 5-Judge Bench, Argues WB Advocate General

The Advocate General of West Bengal, Mr.Kishore Dutta, on Monday raised preliminary objections to the 5-judge bench hearing the CBI's applications in the Narada scam case.He challenged the competency of the 5-Judge Bench hearing the pleas filed by CBI seeking to transfer the Narada Scam case to the High Court and to declare the bail hearing of the trial court on May 17 as vitiated on account...

We Expect To Vaccinate Entire Eligible Population By End Of 2021, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Central Government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it is expecting to vaccinate the entire eligible population by the end of year 2021.Solicitor General of India, Mr.Tushar Mehta, made this submission before a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat which is hearing the suo moto case on COVID-related issues(In Re Distribution of Essential...

COVID Vaccines : Why States Have To Pay Higher Prices? Price Must Be Uniform, Supreme Court Tells Centre

"There needs to be one price for COVID-19 vaccines across the nation", said the Supreme Court during the suo moto case on COVID-related issues (In Re Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic). A 3-Judge Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat posed tough questions to the Central Government on the rationale of the dual...

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Enable Displaced Persons To Return Homes

A five-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court has constituted a three-member Committee to enable persons displaced during the West Bengal post poll violence to return to their homes peacefully. "Law and order is the domain of State and it is duty bound to see that people can return to their homes. It is the paramount role of the Government, which has no political garment so far as rule...

'It's Time We Define Limits Of Sedition' : Supreme Court Stays Coercive Actions Against Telugu Channels On Sedition FIR

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed coercive action against two Telugu channels - TV5 news and ABN Andhra Jyoti- in the FIRs registered by Andhra Pradesh police alleging sedition against them.The channels have filed writ petitions seeking the quashing of FIRs and also contempt petitions contending that the Andhra Police action violated the April 30 order of the Supreme Court which...

'People Are Not Getting Vaccine Slots; Getting Distress Calls' : Supreme Court Questions Co-WIN Registration Requirement For Vaccination

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed serious concerns at the mandatory requirement of registration in the Co-Win app for getting a slot of COVID vaccination, as a large section of the Indian population is deprived of access to smart phones and internet."You keep saying digital India, digital India, but you are not aware of the ground realities", Justice Chandrachud told the Solicitor General...

'You Can't Just Say You Are The Centre & You Know What's Right. We Have A Strong Arm To Come Down On This' : Supreme Court Questions COVID Vaccine Policy

The Supreme Court on Monday posed tough questions to the Central Government about the rationale of the dual pricing and procurement policy of the COVID vaccines adopted by the Central Government.The Court asked if it was the policy of the Central Government to let States compete with each other for getting vaccines from private manufactures and let states and even municipal corporations...

Will Take A Decision On Cancellation Of CBSE/ICSE Class XII Exams In 2 Days, Tells Govt; Need Good Reasons For Departing From Last Years' Decision:Supreme Court

Supreme Court has on Monday adjourned to Thursday, the plea filed for cancellation of CBSE and ICSE class XII exams, after being informed by Attorney General that government will take final decision in next two days. The Bench observed that if Centre decides to depart from previous year's policy, it needs to give good reasons, as last year the decision was taken after good deliberation....