CMA Exams 2021 : Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Cancellation Of ICMAI's Online Tests For Alleged Malpractices

A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to cancel the home-based online tests of Cost Management Accounting(CMA) intermediate and final levelss held by the Institute of Cost Accountants of India(ICMAI) in January-February 2021.The petition filed by a student of Cost Management Accounting(CMA) Final course, who alleges widespread malpractices in the exam, which affected...

This Govt. Uses Law To Defeat The Law Resulting In A State of Lawlessness: Senior Advocate Indira Jaising

"The defining moment of the present situation is that this government uses law to defeat the law, resulting in a state of lawlessness. When a democracy fails, our courts also fail us", stated Ms Jaising.

Over 1.6 Lakh Lawyers, Judges, And Court Staffers Trained Online By Supreme Court E-Committee During Pandemic Period

The Supreme Court e-Committee, under the Guidance of Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud conducted 19 online E-Committee Training (ECT)/awareness programme during the pandemic period from May 2020 to December 2020 (covering 167735 participants). A press release to this effect has been issued by the Supreme Court e-Committee, which further states that the participants of...

Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) Is Unconstitutional Since It Distinguishes Between Persons On The Basis Of Religion:Justice Gopala Gowda

"The law laid down by the Supreme Court Constitution Bench judgement in 1994 in S. R. Bommai's case says that no law can be enacted by the Parliament or by a state legislature on the basis of religion. According to me, the CAA, distinguishing between persons on the basis of religion, as per Bommai, is unconstitutional", expressed former apex court judge, Justice V. Gopala Gowda on Friday.He...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up [March 15 to March 21, 2021]

JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Default Bail : State Cannot Take Advantage Of Filing One Charge Sheet First And Seeking Time To File Supplementary Charge-sheets To Extend The Time Limit U/S 167(2)Case: Fakhrey Alam vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [CrA 319 OF 2021] Citation: LL 2021 SC 165 The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy observed that the time period for...

Kerala High Court To Consider BJP Candidates' Challenge Against Rejection Of Election Nominations Tomorrow

In a special sitting held on Sunday afternoon, the Kerala High Court sought the response of the Election Commission of India to the petitions filed by two BJP candidates challenging the rejection of their election nominations in Thalassery and Guruvayoor constituencies for the upcoming assembly elections.A single bench of Justice N Nagersh has asked the ECI to file its counter-affidavit...

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Direction To IITs To Follow Govt's Reservation Policy For Faculty Recruitment, Research Degree Admissions

A plea has been moved before the Supreme Court seeking direction to all the twenty-three Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to follow the reservation policy in the admission in research degree program and recruitment of faculty in the IITs. The plea alleges that the reservation policy that provides the reservation to socially marginalized community belonging to the SC (15%),...

"Mischievous Petition, Aims At Isolating Muslim Community ": Trustee Of Lucknow Mosque Moves SC Opposing PIL Challenging Provisions Of Places Of Worship Act

A co-mutawalli of 350-year-old ''TeelyWali masjid'' of Lucknow, Wasif Hasan, has approached the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the pending PIL challenging provisions of the Places of Worship Act.The applicant has opposed the plea filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, claiming that the petition is a mischievous one which aims at isolating the Muslim Community as a...

Supreme Court Nullifies Kerala High Court Direction That Final Report Under Section 173(2) CrPC Should Be Filed Even For Removal Of Accused

The Supreme Court has held that the general directions issued by the Kerala High Court regarding the deletion of parties from the array of accused in the final report should not be given effect to.A bench comprising Justices Mohan Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran observed that the directions will have no general application and will apply only to the facts of the particular case.The Supreme...

Hathras Case Trial- Threats Extended To Victim's Counsel, Family In Open Court: Allahabad High Court Directs Inquiry Into The Incident, Warns Of Contempt Action

Taking into account the complaint made by the Victim's family in Hathras Rape and Murder case regarding the threats extended to them, including the Counsel for the Victim's family in open Court, the Allahabad High Court on Friday (19th March) directed an inquiry into the allegations. Before the bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Jaspreet Singh, the counsel for the...

Mullaperiyar Dam: Supreme Court Grants Liberty To Serve Notice To Kerala State In Plea For Termination Of Lease Deed Between Kerala & Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court on Friday granted the liberty to serve on the Standing Counsel for the State of Kerala notice, in a plea filed seeking termination of lease deed between the States of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in relation to Mullaperiyar dam. A Bench led by Justice Khanwilkar will consider the plea filed challenging Kerala High Court's refusal to entertain plea filed seeking directions...

Delay In Raising Juvenility Claim Is No Ground For Rejection Of Such A Claim: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the delay in raising the claim of juvenility is no ground for rejection of such a claim.Such a claim can be raised at any stage, even after the final disposal of the case, the bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Krishna Murari observed.The court was considering an application filed by one Isha Charan who has been convicted along with others under...