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Delhi High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Oxygen Manufacturer Over Non-Supply To Delhi Govt
The Delhi High Court has issued contempt notice to an oxygen manufacturer M/s INOX for not complying with its earlier order to supply oxygen to the Delhi Government.On April 19, a division bench had directed M/s INOX to honour its contract to supply 140 MT of oxygen to Delhi.Yesterday, the Delhi Government counsel Senior Advocate Rahul Mehra told the bench that INOX has not complied with...
Wastage Of Single Dose Of COVID19 Vaccine Would Be A Criminal Waste : Delhi High Court
Referring to reports of wastage of as 44 lakhs vaccines out of 10 crores vaccines allotted to States, the Delhi High Court said that "wastage of even a single dose of vaccine,when the same is proving to be life–saving, would be a criminal waste"."Once the vial is opened, it has to be either fully consumed, or the remainder goes waste", observed a division bench comprising Justices...
COVID-19 : Supreme Court To Hear Only Urgent Matters From April 22
In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, the Supreme Court has decided to list only urgent cases for hearing with effect from April 21.The matters in final lists of miscellaneous matters and regular hearing matters for April 22 have been adjourned.Many staff of the Supreme Court registry have got infected with COVID-19.The Court has issued a circular indicating the categories of matters which...
Indian Parties Can Choose A Foreign Seat For Arbitration: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that parties to a contract who are Indian nationals or Companies incorporated in India can choose a forum for arbitration outside India."Nothing stands in the way of party autonomy in designating a seat of arbitration outside India even when both parties happen to be Indian nationals", the bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman observed.The bench was considering...
BREAKING : 'High Courts Are In A Crisis Situation': Supreme Court Lays Down Time Line For Appointment Of High Court Judges
Expressing grave concerns at the mounting vacancies of High Court judges, the Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasized that the Central Government should proceed to make appointments immediately after the Supreme Court collegium has cleared the names.If the Government has any reservation over the Collegium recommendations, it should send back the names with specific reasons for reservations.Once...
GST - Provisional Attachment Power 'Draconian'; Not Intended To Authorize Commissioners To Make Preemptive Strikes On Assessee's Property: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the power of provisional attachment under GST laws must be strictly construed, being a draconian power, and that the same should be exercised only on the basis of tangible material.The power to order a provisional attachment of the property of the taxable person including a bank account is draconian in nature and the conditions which are prescribed by the...
Consent Of Parties Cannot Obviate Duty Of Court To Indicate Its Reasons For Granting Or Refusing Bail: Supreme Court
Consent of parties cannot obviate the duty of the High Court to indicate its reasons why it has either granted or refuse bail, the Supreme Court observed.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed that a Court granting bail cannot obviate its duty to apply a judicial mind and to record reasons, brief as they may be, for the purpose of deciding whether or not to...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Asks High Courts To Adopt Draft Rules Of Criminal Practice Within 6 Months
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the High Courts to adopt the draft rules of criminal practice, which has been prepared by amici curiae Senior Advocates R Basant, Sidharth Luthra and Advocate K Paremshwar, within a period of 6 months.The High Courts shall take expeditious steps to adopt the said draft rules and ensure that existing rules are suitably modified within a period of 6 months,...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order Which Imposed Lockdown In 5 UP Cities
The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Allahabad High Court judgment which directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to impose lockdown in five cities of Prayagraj, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi and Gorakhpur till April 26 in view of the COVID19 pandemic.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde stayed the operation of the judgment after hearing the arguments of Solicitor General...
