Supreme Court To Resume Hearing In Suo Moto COVID Case On May 31

A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court will resume the hearing on the suo moto case on COVID issues (In Re Distribution of Essential Services and Supplies During Pandemic) on May 31.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, also comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S...

Section 313 CrPC Examination Not A Mere Procedural Formality; Trial Court Has To Question Accused Fairly With Care And Caution: Supreme Court

"Examination of an accused under Section 313, CrPC cannot be treated as a mere procedural formality"

'He Needs Treatment' : Bombay High Court Orders Transfer Of Stan Swamy To Private Hospital From Prison

The Bombay High Court on Friday directed the Maharashtra government to transfer ailing Father Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old tribal rights activist - to the Holy Family Hospital from Taloja Central Jail for treatment. He is accused in the Bhima Koregaon - Elgaar Parishad case. In an urgent hearing, a bench of justices SS Shinde and NR Borkar allowed Swamy hospitalisation and...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Directions To Centre To Form Uniform National Level Policy To Protects Legal And Fundamental Rights Of Orphans

While highlighting the economic and social hardship faced by orphans, a PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to Centre to prepare a uniform national level policy to deal with the legal and fundamental rights of the orphaned.According to the petitioner, the orphans have been overlooked and ignored and have been deprived of the rights which are conferred upon the...

"Requests For Mentioning Fresh Matters Be Made By Email Only": Supreme Court Issues Rules For Hearing Matters Of Extreme Urgency By Vacation Benches

Supreme Court has on Thursday notified that requests for mentioning of fresh matters before Vacation Benches is to be made only by email. The email has to address the email id mention.sc@sci.nic.in in the prescribed format.The direction has been issued as part of the circular dated May 27th, notifying rules and arrangements made to facilitate the hearing of matters of extreme urgency,...

High Courts Can Grant Protection To Accused While Dismissing Anticipatory Bail Plea In Exceptional Circumstances: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that a High Court, while dismissing anticipatory bail applications, can issue protective orders only when there are exceptional circumstances.The bench headed by CJI Ramana also observed that such orders should explain the reasons for issuing such protection."Even when the Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to an accused, there may be circumstances...

Phrase "Soon Before" Section 304B IPC Cannot Mean 'Immediately Before': Supreme Court Issues Guidelines For Trial In Dowry Death Cases

The Supreme Court observed that the phrase "soon before" as appearing in Section 304-B of the Indian Penal Code cannot be construed to mean 'immediately before'.The prosecution must establish existence of "proximate and live link" between the dowry death and cruelty or harassment for dowry demand by the husband or his relatives, the bench comprising CJI NV Ramana and Aniruddha Bose observed....

'State Has To Treat All Notified Minorities Equally' : Kerala High Court Quashes Scheme Allotting 80% Minority Scholarships To Muslims

The action of the State Government in sub-classifying the minorities by providing scholarship at 80% to Muslims and 20% to Latin Catholics & Converted Christians cannot be legally sustained, the Court held.

'Insensitivity Of Union Health Ministry' : Bombay High Court Shreds Centre's Affidavit Defending 'Faulty PM CARES Ventilators'

Centre is more concerned about defending the manufacturer than the lives of patients, the High Court observed.

Upload Information Of Children Orphaned In Pandemic In National Portal : Supreme Court Directs Authorities

The Court directed the authorities to act immediately, without waiting for court orders.

[COVID] Plea In SC Seeks Consecutive Sentences For Hoarding, Profiteering, Adulteration, Black Marketing; Invocation of NSA, Seizure Of Benami Properties

The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL seeking a direction that Section 31, Cr.P.C, shall not apply to the Laws relating to Hoarding, Profiteering, Adulteration and Black Marketing and the sentence shall be consecutive, not concurrent.Petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay, Supreme Court advocate, also prays for direction to the Centre and States to invoke NSA against the person involved in...

State Should Ensure That Victims Of West Bengal Post-Poll Violence Can Go Back To Homes : Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday orally remarked that the West Bengal Government has the obligation to ensure that people, who got displaced during the post-poll violence, are able to return to their homes.A 5-judge bench lead by Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal was dealing with a petition filed by Advocate Priyanka Tibrewal, who alleged that more than 200 persons got displaced due to...