Breaking: "Dispose Of Execution Proceedings Within Six Months From The Date Of Filing": Supreme Court Issues Directions To Reduce Delay

The Supreme Court, while issuing directions to reduce delays in the execution proceedings, observed that an Executing Court must dispose of the Execution Proceedings within six months from the date of filing, which may be extended only by recording reasons in writing for such delay.The bench headed by former CJI SA Bobde asked the High Courts to reconsider and update all the Rules relating...

Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST Act Will Attract As Long As Caste Identity Is One Of The Grounds For The Occurrence Of Offence: SC Doubts Earlier Judgments

The Supreme Court doubted the earlier judgments which interpreted Section 3(2)(v) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act,1989, to mean that the offence should have been committed "only on the ground that the victim was a member of the Scheduled Caste. The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that this provision will attract as...

BREAKING : Centre Notifies GNCTD Amendment Act Increasing Powers Of Delhi LG With Effect From April 27

The Central Government on Wednesday notified the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi(Amendment) Act 2021, which enhances the powers of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi over the elected government of Delhi, with effect from April 27.The law gives sweeping powers to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi by declaring him to be the "Government of Delhi". It also provides that the opinion...

Testimony Of Disabled Witness Cannot Be Considered Weak Or Inferior: SC Issues Guidelines To Make Criminal Justice System More Disabled-friendly

The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered on Tuesday, issued guidelines to make criminal justice system more disabled-friendly.The testimony of a prosecutrix with a disability, or of a disabled witness for that matter, cannot be considered weak or inferior, only because such an individual interacts with the world in a different manner, vis-à-vis their able-bodied counterparts, the...

Breaking: Allahabad High Court Issues Show Cause Notice To State Election Commission Over Death Of 135 Panchayat Election Duty Staff Due To Covid19

The Allahabad High Court has taken Judicial notice of the death of 135 persons, who were on election duty during Panchayat elections in the State, due to Covid-19. "It appears that neither the police nor, Election Commission did anything to save the people on election duty from getting infected by this deadly virus," a Division Bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Varma and Ajit...

'Anti Nationals' Protesting Against Vedanta, Says Salve; Vedanta A 'Rogue Company', Says Gonsalves [Court Room Exchange]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Vedanta to operate its Oxygen production unit on standalone basis at Copper plant in Tuticorin, which had been closed for 3 years. The permission has been granted in view of acute Oxygen shortage being faced by many states in the country, amid the second-wave of Covid-19.At the outset, Senior Advocate CS Vaidyanathan, appearing for the state of Tamil...

"Its Unthinkable,We Never Asked For Any Preferential Treatment": Delhi High Court Slams Delhi Govt For its Order Giving 5-Star Covid Facility For Judges

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday confronted the Delhi Government for its recent order to use 100 rooms of Ashoka Hotel, New Delhi for setting up of COVID Health facility for the use of Justices, other judicial officers of Delhi High Court, and their families.A division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli clarified that contrary to what the order suggests, no such request has been made...

[Oxygen Supply] "Pull Up Your Socks, Get Your House In Order, Will Ask Central Govt To Take Over If You Cannot Do It": Delhi High Court To Delhi Govt.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday thrashed the Delhi Government on distribution of medical oxygen supply after the submissions by one of the suppliers namely Seth Air on its failure of supply oxygen to Maharaja Agrasen Hospital.Terming the stand of the supplier as being unreasonable and completely false, the Bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rekha Palli remarked thus:"Get...

"We Are Not Overtaking The Powers Of High Courts Or The Executive": Read The Full Courtroom Exchange In Supreme Court's Suo Motu Covid Matter

Having taken suo moth cognisance of the COVID- related issues in the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that it does not intend to supplant or substitute the High Courts in their dealing of the practical issues and problems in their territories. "We acknowledge that Article 226 is valuable for the protection of both Fundamental rights and legal rights. High Courts are...

'Different Manufacturers Coming With Different Prices' : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Explain Rationale Of COVID Vaccine Pricing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central Government to explain the rationale behind the pricing policy for COVID vaccines in the suo moto case taken on the issues related to COVID19. The Court has directed the Centre to explain in an affidavit the basis and rationale adopted in regard to the pricing of vaccines."The Union of India shall clarify in its affidavit the basis and...

How A Politician Procured 10,000 Vials Of Remdesivir From Delhi When Capital Is In Crisis? Bombay High Court Asks

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre about private individuals procuring anti-viral drug, Remdesivir, directly from the manufacturer and distributing it, when companies are expected to provide stocks directly to the Centre. The division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni was referring to the petition filed by four agriculturists before...

Supreme Court Appoints Senior Advocates Jaideep Gupta & Meenakshi Arora As Amici Curiae In Suo Moto COVID Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed Senior Advocates Jaideep Gupta and Meenakshi Arora as amici curiae in the suo moto case taken by it to deal with COVID-19 related issues.A bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud, L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat passed this order in the suo moto case In Re Essential Distribution Of Supplies and Services During Pandemic.This development follows...