ADR Moves Supreme Court Seeking Stay On Further Sale Of Electoral Bonds Ahead Of Assembly Elections In Kerala, West Bengal, TN Etc.

Citing 'serious apprehension' that any further sale of Electoral Bonds before the upcoming state elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam, would further increase illegal and illicit funding of political parties through shell companies, the Association for Democratic Reforms has moved the Supreme Court seeking stay on further sale of EBs. The application for directions...

"You Don't Look At Your Earnings In Becoming A Judge, It Is Tremendous Job Satisfaction To Provide Permanent Commission For 365 Lady Officers": Justice Chandrachud

"I have never thought twice about my choice (of moving to the bench from the bar). You see the kind of work that we do, it is mostly routine work, especially on Mondays and Fridays. But in the life of a judge, it is about the tremendous satisfaction that we get from the job", remarked Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday.The comment came in the course of the matter regarding grant of...

Is Gold Smuggling With Mere Profit Motive A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine if gold smuggling falls within the scope of "terrorist activity" under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967. The Court will examine gold smuggling will be included in definition of the a terrorist economic activity under Section 15(1)(iiia) of UAPA Act 1967.A division Bench of Justice RF Nariman and BR Gavai issued notice in a plea filed...

Toolkit Case : Delhi Court Extends Interim Protection For Shantanu Muluk & Nikita Jacob Till March 15

A Delhi Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in the anticipatory bail applications filed by Shantanu Muluk and Mumbai based lawyer, Nikita Jacob in connection with the Delhi Police FIR over the 'toolkit' made for organizing farmers protests. However, the Court went ahead to extend their interim protections and ordered that no coercive action shall be taken against both Jacob and Muluk till the...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-55]

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Supreme Court Calls For Law To Clarify Validity Of 'Ipso Facto' Contractual Clauses In Relation To Insolvency

The Supreme Court has observed that lack of a legislative voice on the issue of validity/invalidity of ipso facto clauses relating to insolvency will lead to confusion and reduced commercial clarity.The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah observed thus while upholding the order of the National Company Law Tribunal which stayed the termination by the Gujarat Urja Vikas...

"Decision Will Be Taken In the Committee Meeting": Supreme Court Observes In PIL Seeking Hybrid Court Hearings Across The Country

Supreme Court has on Tuesday decided to keep pending a PIL filed seeking hybrid form of court hearings across the country. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice Bobde observed that a decision in this regard will be taken up in the Committee's meeting, hence the plea will be kept pending.During the hearing, the Bench observed that while the petitioner's motives were good, the Court...

West Bengal Assembly Polls- Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging EC's Decision To Conduct Polls In Eight Phases

Supreme Court has dismissed plea by lawyer ML Sharma challenging the Election Commission's decision to conduct assembly elections over eight phases in West Bengal . The plea sought directions to the poll panel to stop it from conducting eight-phase elections.A three-judge Bench led by CJI Bobde has dismissed the plea stating that they have read the whole case but they don't agree with...

Breaking: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on petition challenging Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, notified by the Centre on February 25, under the Information Technology Act to the extent it regulates digital news media.A division bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel was hearing the petition filed by 'Foundation...

Breaking: Gujarat HC Proposes To Prohibit Social Exclusion Of Women Based On Their Menstrual Status At All Private And Public Places, Including Religious & Educational

The Gujarat High Court has proposed to prohibit the social exclusion of women on the basis of their menstrual status at all places, be it private or public, religious or educational.Underlining that all religions (excluding Sikhism) refer to menstruating woman as "ritually unclean", the Gujarat High Court recently proposed a set of guidelines that the State Government should follow to...

Arbitration : Supreme Court Suggests Amendments To Sections 11(7), 37 To Bring Section 8 & 11 At Par On Appealability

The Supreme Court has observed that the amendments to Section 11(7) and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 might be necessary so that the orders passed under Section 8 and 11 are brought on par as far as appealability is concerned.Section 8, which deals with the power of a court to refer parties to arbitration, was amended in 2015 to state that such reference should not be...

'The Wire' And Others Move Delhi HC Challenging IT(Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code)Rules 2021

Online news portal 'The Wire' has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the new rules made by the Central Government under the Information Technology Act to regulate internet intermediaries, Over-The-Top(OTT) platforms and digital news media.A division bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel will consider the petition tomorrow.The petition has been filed by 'Foundation for...