Supreme Court Hearing On Suo Motu COVID Case: LIVE UPDATES

A 3-Judge Bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat has resumed the hearing today the suo moto case on COVID issues (In Re Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic). The hearing was deferred until further notice on May 13 after Justice D Y Chandrachud, the Presiding Judge, tested positive for COVID-19.On April 30, the Bench had...

Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking Cancellation of CBSE/ICSE CLASS XII Examination Amid COVID: LIVE UPDATES

A division Bench of Supreme Court will hear TODAY the plea seeking directions to cancel the Class XII CBSE and ICSE examination and devise an objective methodology to declare the result of class XII within a specific timeframe.A vacation bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari had on Friday adjourned the case after noting that the petitioner had not served advanced copy on...

'Central Vista Project Of National Importance' : Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea To Suspend Work Amid COVID; Imposes Rs 1 Lakh Cost On Petitioners

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh today dismissed with costs of Rs.1,00,000/- a public interest litigation seeking the temporary suspension of construction work on Central Vista Redevelopment Project, in light of CovidThe court said that the government had already stated that the workers were "staying on site" and all arrangements had been made to ensure...

Soli Sorabjee's Work On 'Right To Freedom Of Speech And Expression' Made Lasting Impression On Me: Justice UU Lalit

"When I was in Soli Sorabjee's chambers, he appeared in the S. Rangarajan (1989) and TAMAS (1988) matters. These cases made a lasting impression on us", told Justice U. U. Lalit on Sunday.Speaking at a memorial organised in remembrance of Sorabjee who passed away from COVID-19 on April 30, the judge discussed how dear the cause of Article 19(1)(a) was to the veteran lawyer and how his...

I Accepted Judgeship On My Mentor Soli Sorabjee's Advice And Never Regretted It For Even A Day: Justice Chandrachud

"For me, Soli Sorabjee has truly been a mentor! When I was asked to be a judge in 1998, I turned to him for advice. And he told me that the dice is cast and now I have to answer the 'call of service'!", told Justice D. Y. Chandrachud on Sunday.He was speaking at a memorial organised in remembrance of Sorabjee who passed away from COVID-19 on April 30."Zia (lawyer Zia Mody, Mr....

SC Directs Masking Of Identity of Petitioner-Girl Seeking Protection Against Parents In Entire Record, All Reports/Copies Of Proceedings

The Supreme Court has directed that the identity of a petitioner, seeking direction to the state of NCT of Delhi to provide her protection against her parents, be masked in the complete records of the case and not be disclosed in any report or copies of the proceedings or in any form of communication. The vacation bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Aniruddha Bose was considering an...

"Conducting Offline Examination Will Be Irrational Unjust And Unfair": 521 Students Approach Supreme Court Seeking Cancellation Of CLASS XII Exams

Youth Bar Association of India on behalf of a group of 521 students has approached the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the plea filed for cancellation of Class XII CBSE and ICSE examination.The intervention has been sought in the PIL filed by Advocate Mamta Sharma seeking directions for setting aside the Notification dated 14th,16th and 19th April 2021 issued by CBSE and Council for...

Plea To Cancel CBSE, ICSE Class 12 Exams: Crucial Hearing Before Supreme Court Tomorrow

A division Bench of Supreme Court will tomorrow (Monday, May 31st), hear the plea seeking directions to cancel the Class XII CBSE and ICSE examination and devise an objective methodology to declare the result of class XII within a specific timeframe.A vacation bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari had on Friday adjourned the case after noting that the petitioner had not...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 24 - May 30, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Section 313 CrPC Examination Not A Mere Procedural Formality; Trial Court Has To Question Accused Fairly With Care And Caution: Supreme CourtCase: Satbir Singh Vs. State Of Haryana [CRA 1735­-1736 OF 2010] Citation: LL 2021 SC 260The bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Justice Aniruddha Bose expressed its concern over recording of statements under Section 313 of Code...

[Dumping of Covid19 Bodies In Rivers] Plea Before Supreme Court Seeks Three Tier Committee To Look After Disposal Of Dead Bodies With Dignity

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions for constitution of a three-tier committee at Centre, state and Panchayat level to look after disposal of bodies with dignity. The plea has also urged the court to declare Ganga river bed an ecologically sensitive area, to be protected and preserved.The plea filed by Advocate Vineet Jindal has impleaded the Centre,...

Sexual Offence Against Woman- Any Form Of Compromise/Marriage With Accused Shouldn't Form Part Of Bail Condition: Allahabad High Court

The Court while granting bail in the cases involving sexual offence against a woman should not mandate bail conditions, which is/are against the mandate of "fair justice" to the victim: Allahabad High Court

Breaking: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Businessman Navneet Kalra In Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding Case

A Delhi Court on Saturday granted bail to Businessman Navneet Kalra arrested in connection with Oxygen Concentrators Hoarding case.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Arun Kumar Garg pronounced the order after hearing Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa and Advocate Vineet Malhotra appearing for Navneet Kalra and APP Atul Shrivastava appearing for the Prosecution.Court has granted bail to Kalra subject...