Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order Which Held Apprehension Of Death Due To COVID A Ground For Anticipatory Bail

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court Judgment which held that apprehension of death on account of reasons like the COVID pandemic is a valid ground for grant of anticipatory bail.The Court ordered that this Allahabad High Court judgment should not be cited as a precedent for grant of anticipatory bail and that the Courts shall not rely on the observations in the High...

'FIRs Registered, 6 Persons Arrested' : West Bengal Govt Tells Supreme Court In Plea For SIT Probe On Killings Of 2 BJP Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal Government to file a counter-affidavit in a writ petition which seeks CBI/SIT probe into the killings of two BJP activists allegedly at the instance of Trinamool Congress leaders during the post-poll violence Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the State of West Bengal, told a vacation bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and...

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Compensation & Rehabilitation Of Victims

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) seeking compensation and rehabilitation of the victims of the alleged state sponsored violence which took place in West Bengal after the declaration of assembly election results on May 2.A vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai issued notice returnable in the week commencing from June 7.Also, based on...

'Will Direct Registry To List Urgency Applications Before CJI' : Supreme Court Vacation Bench Says After Lawyers Complain Of Non-Listing

After a group of senior lawyers raised complaints regarding non-listing of urgent matters during the vacation, a vacation bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that directions will be issued to the registry to list the urgency applications before the Chief Justice of India."We will issue directions to the Registry to list urgency applications before the Chief Justice of India", a...

"Three Judge Bench Or Five Judge Bench?": Supreme Court Agrees To Hear In Open Court The Review Pleas On Judgment Barring Civil Judges From Applying For District Judges Post

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine in open court review petitions against its 2020 judgement which disallowed civil judges to compete for direct recruitment to the post of district judges.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Vineet Saran and Ravindra Bhat on Monday listed the matters to be taken up for hearing after the vacations.The issue whether Civil Judges can seek direct...

'Let No One Die Of Hunger': Allahabad HC Quashes UP Govt Order Providing Preference To Self-Help Groups In Allotment Of Fair Price Shops

The Allahabad High Court has quashed an order dated July 7, 2020, issued by the UP Government to give preference to self-help groups in allotment of fair price shops, to the exclusion of all other categories of persons.A Single Bench of Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi held that the impugned GO seeks to create a "monopoly" in favour of the Self-help Groups that generally have a "weak...

Registration Of Unorganized Workers Must Be Completed As Early As Possible : Supreme Court Directs Centre, States

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and the State Governments to complete the registration process of unorganized workers so that they can avail the welfare benefits given under various government schemes.The Court also said that it is necessary to have a Common National Database for all unorganised workers situated in different States in the entire...

BREAKING - States/UTs Should Provide Dry Ration, Community Kitchens For Stranded Migrants Workers : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday directed for dry ration to be distributed to migrant workers stranded throughout the country under Atma Nirbhar Scheme or any other scheme found suitable by the States/Centre.Directions were given to the States to file Affidavits indicating the mechanism by which dry ration would be distributed to those who do not possess a ration card, and that it is for the States...

Plea Before Supreme Court Seeks Urgent Directions To Bar Councils To Permit Advocates To Advertise For Limited Purposes

Highlighting the grievances of lawyers suffering due to lack of work during the pandemic, a plea has been moved before Supreme Court seeking directions to the Bar Council of India and other Bar Councils to allow Advocates to advertise for the limited purpose in some areas of service.An application has been filed in this regard, urging the Court to declare that the advertisement for some areas...

'They Can't Violate Court Order Again & Again': Madras Bar Association Seeks Stay Of Tribunals Ordinance; Supreme Court To Consider Next Week

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear after a week the plea filed by Madras Bar Association challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions Of Service) Ordinance 2021 to the extent it amends section 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat observed that they will hear the main matter...

'We Are Not Afraid To Decide The Matter" : Bombay High Court Asks Param Bir Singh To Withdraw Statements In Plea Filed In Supreme Court

After the Bombay High Court took exception to a paragraph in Ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's plea before theSupreme Court, where he alleged the HC did not hear him, Singh assured the court he would clarify his statement to the Supreme Court in an affidavit. Singh also undertook not to pursue reliefs regarding the FIR under investigation by the Thane Police before...

Supreme Court Directs Centre's Reply On Uniform Policy For Issuing Death Certificates To COVID Victims For the Purpose Of Ex-Gratia Assistance For Their Families

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Government to bring on record any policy or guidelines pertaining to death certificates issued to COVID-19 patients, including guidelines by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).Further directions were given to place before the Court all the schemes stipulated under Section 12(3) of the Disaster Management Act on the aspect...