'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...

If Accused Have Not Been Arrested For 7 Years, Why Suddenly Arrest Them After Chargesheet? Calcutta HC Asks In Narada Case

While adjourning the hearing in the Narada case to May 26, a 5-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court observed on Monday that one of the issues in the case is the necessity of the arrest of the four Trinamool Congress leaders - two of them cabinet ministers, and one an MLA - in the case."One issue, is if the accused have not been arrested during investigation for over 7 years, what is...

Supreme Court Directs Centre To File Reply On Position Of National Database For Unorganised Workers (NDUW) In Suo Moto Migrant Workers Case

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to file a Counter-Affidavit on the position of the National Database for Unorganised Workers (NDUW) and to seek instructions as to what steps what have been taken under the new Social Security Code, 2020.A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah were hearing the suo moto case – "In Re: Problems and Miseries of Migrant Workers" to...

Narada Case : Calcutta High Court 5-Judge Bench Adjourns Hearing On TMC Leaders' Bail Till May 26

A 5-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court comprising of ACJ Rajesh Bindal, Justices Harish Tandon, IP Mukerji, Arijit Banerjee and Soumen Sen on Monday adjourned hearing in the case pertaining to bail of four Trinamool Congress leaders, who have been in custody since May 17 since their arrest by the CBI in the Narada Scam Case. The Bench will continue hearing the case day...

"CBI Moved SC Against This Court's Order": SG Tushar Mehta Seeks To Defer Narada Case Hearing Before The Five-Judges Bench Of Calcutta HC

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta today sought to defer the hearing of the case pertaining to bail of four Trinamool Congress leaders, who have been in custody since May 17 since their arrest by the CBI in the Narada Scam Case. He sought adjournment on the ground that CBI has approached the Supreme Court against the Division Bench order allowing house-arrest of the four TMC leaders....

Narada Case Hearing Live Updates From Calcutta High Court 5-Judge Bench

A 5-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is hearing today the case related to the bail of four Trinamool congress leaders Firhad Hakim, Madan Mitra, Subrato Mukherjee and Sovan Chatterjee.The matter was referred to larger bench following a split between Acting CJ Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijeet Banerjee on the grant of interim-bail.Meanwhile, the CBI has approached the Supreme Court...

'Nobody Is Dying Because They Don't Have Marriage Certificates' :Centre Opposes Urgent Hearing Of Plea For Same-Sex Marriage Recognition

Arguing against the urgent hearing of a batch of pleas seeking recognition to same-sex marriages in India under various personal laws, the Union of India today told the Delhi High Court, "You don't need marriage certificate for hospitals, nobody is dying because they don't have marriage certificate." The centre also submitted a letter seeking adjournment, pointing out that the court was...

[BREAKING]Narada Case : CBI Moves Supreme Court Against Calcutta HC Order Allowing House Arrest Of TMC Leaders; Seeks Adjournment Of Larger Bench Hearing

Seeking adjournment from the 24th May hearing of the 5-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court, Central Bureau of Investigation has stated that it has moved the Supreme Court challenging two directions of the Calcutta High Court wherein it allowed house arrest of the four TMC leaders in the Narada Scam case and sought to place the matter before a larger Bench. Consequently, the CBI has...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up May 17 to May 23, 2021

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Supreme Court Upholds IBC Provisions Applicable To Personal Guarantors Of Corporate DebtorsCase: Lalit Kumar Jain vs. Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India Citation: LL 2021 SC 257The Supreme Court this week upheld the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which applies to personal guarantors of corporate debtors. The bench comprising Justices L....

UPSC Aspirants Move Supreme Court Seeking Extra Chance In Civil Services Exam Citing COVID-19 Pandemic

A group of twenty-eight civil services aspirants, who could not appear in the UPSC exam held in October 2020, have approached the Supreme Court by filing a writ petition seeking an extra attempt this year. These are candidates who had the last attempt in 2020 but could not appear in the exams held in October 2020 due to "exceptional circumstances" created by the COVID-19 pandemic.On April 19,...

Doctrine Of Impossibility Applicable To Court Orders; Possibility Of Implementation Should Be Considered : Supreme Court

"Doctrine of impossibility is applicable to Court orders as well", said the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the directions issued by Allahabad High Court on May 17 for upgradation of medical facilities in the State of Uttar Pradesh on a war-scale footing. Stating that High Courts should avoid passing orders that are not capable of being implemented, a Bench of Justices Vineet Saran and...