"The Law Acts As Juggernaut For Hateful, Divisive And Schismatic Propaganda" Madhya Pradesh Freedom Of Religion Ordinance 2020 Challenged In SC

"It is unfortunate that the political and communal gimmick of 'Love Jihad,' which was earlier solely confined to the 'Us vs Them' narrative espoused by fake-propaganda machines (eg. 'WhatsApp University,' shady social media outlets, etc.), political rallies and societal fringes, has manifested itself as a legislation."

Supreme Court Allows Himachal Pradesh Govt. Plea For Diversion Of Certain Extent Of Forest Land For Carrying Out Public Welfare Projects

The Supreme Court has allowed some applications filed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh seeking diversion of certain extent of forest land for the purpose of carrying out certain public welfare projects."It can be deciphered that some of the reliefs sought by the State of Himachal Pradesh can be straight away granted and some other reliefs can be granted subject to certain clearances....

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Retrospective Extension Of ED Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra's 's Tenure Beyond 2 Yrs

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on a PIL filed by Common Cause challenging the order dated November 13 which retrospectively amended the tenure of the present Director of Enforcement Directorate, Sanjay Kumar Mishra. According to the plea, the ED Director must be appointed strictly in accordance with the mandate of Section 25 of the Central Vigilance Commission...

[Breaking] FIR Against Sushant Singh Rajput's Sisters : Prima Facie Case Against Priyanka Singh; No Case Against Meetu Singh, Says Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court on Monday observed that there was a prima facie case found against Priyanka Singh, the sister of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, in the FIR lodged against her at the instance of Rhea Chakraborty alleging criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide of Sushant Singh.The Court has however quashed the proceedings against another sister of Sushant, Meetu Singh, who...

Gross Delays In Revenue Appeals: Supreme Court Suggests To Centre A Consolidated, Pan-India Online Portal To Monitor Litigations

In the wake of the incessant instances of delay on behalf of the Centre in litigating revenue matters, the Supreme Court on Monday recommended that the Union Finance Ministry come up with a pan-India online portal where all collectors and commissioners are linked with the CESTAT, showing the stage of proceedings, the orders passed, the deadline for filing the appeal, so as to provide for...

Supreme Court Exempts NDTV Promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy From Making Deposit Before SAT For Hearing Appeals Against SEBI Penalty

In a relief to NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy, the Supreme Court on Monday exempted them from making deposit before the Securities Appellate Tribunal(SAT) for hearing their appeals against the penalty of over Rs 16.97 crores imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) in a case related to insider trading.A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India ordered that "no...

Greta Thunberg 'Tool Kit' Case- Advocate Nikita Jacob Moves Bombay High Court Seeking Transit Bail

Mumbai-based Advocate Nikita Jacob, against whom a Non-Bailable Warrant has been issued by a Delhi Court in connection with the Greta Thunberg "tool kit" case, has now moved the Bombay High Court Seeking Transit Anticipatory Bail.The matter has been listed for tomorrow before the Bench of Justice P D Naik. #Breaking : Advocate Nikita Jacob has moved the Bombay High Court for transit...

Breaking: Supreme Court Grants Five Days Interim Bail For Siddique Kappan To Visit His Ailing Mother

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the interim bail application filed by Kerala Union of Working Journalists, seeking release of journalist Siddique Kappan, citing critical health condition of his 90 years old bed-ridden mother and her last wish to see her son."It is submitted that the mother is said to be in a critical situation and that she is likely not to survive for many days. In...

'Privacy Of People More Important Than Your Money' :Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against What'sApp's New Privacy Policy

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice, returnable within four weeks, on an application seeking to restrain WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy in India and to direct it to apply the privacy policy which is made applicable to users in European region.The Union Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, WhatsApp and Facebook are the respondents in the...

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice PB Sawant Passes Away

Former Judge of Supreme Court Justice PB Sawant passed away in his residence at Pune.He was 91.He was appointed as a Judge at the Supreme Court in 1989 and he retired in 1995. Prior to that, he had been appointed as a Judge of the Bombay High Court. He was also the former Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI).As a Judge of the Bombay High Court, Justice Sawant was known for...

Sexual Harassment: Supreme Court Debars Advocate's Clerk From Entering Its Precincts For Three Months

The Supreme Court has prohibited an Advocate's Clerk from entering its precincts for a period of three months, after he was found guilty of Sexual Harassment in an internal enquiry. In a notice to this effect, issued by the Gender Sensitization Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) of the Supreme Court, it is stated that the clerk, Ashok Saini, is debarred from entering the Court...

"Wait For The UPSC Extra Chance Judgment"; Supreme Court Adjourns Plea Seeking Extra Opportunity For Candidates Who Exhausted Last Attempt In JEE Advanced In 2020

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the petition seeking for an extra opportunity for candidates who had exhausted their last attempt in JEE Advanced in 2020 and had faced difficulties on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the matter and proceeded to direct the Counsel for the Petitioner to wait the reserved judgement in the matter...