Amazon Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court Order Lifting Status Quo On Future-Reliance Deal

Amazon has moved the Supreme Court against the order of the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court which had stayed a Single-Bench direction of status quo in favour of Amazon.On 2nd February, 2021, in a plea by Amazon Inc. against Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) and Reliance Industries' retail stake sale deal worth Rs. 25,000 crore approved by a Board Resolution of FRL last year, a Delhi High...

[Maradu Flats Demolition] Homebuyers Cannot Be Deprived Of Interim Compensation Merely For Want Of Execution Of Sale Deed: SC

In connection with the Maradu flat demolition case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday opined that once it has been established that the home buyers have in fact made payments to the two builders, they are also entitled to interim compensation and cannot be deprived merely for the reason that no sale deed has been executed.The bench of Justices Navin Sinha and Krishna Murari was informed by...

'We Are Not The Legislature; Can't Issue General Directions' : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Directions To Stop Sale Of Counterfeit COVID 19 Vaccine

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation petition filed seeking to direct the Central Government to issue directions under the Disaster Management Act to prevent the sale of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines."You file a case with concrete facts. We cannot issue general directions. We are not the legislature", the Chief Justice of India told the...

Odisha Govt Files Contempt Petition In Supreme Court Against Andhra Pradesh Over Border Dispute

The State of Odisha has filed a contempt petition in the Supreme Court against the State of Andhra Pradesh alleging that the latter has taken over certain villages belonging to the former in violation of a top court order.The petition was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India by Senior Advocate Vikas Singh today."It is a grave constitutional crisis", Vikas Singh said requesting for...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Abdul Kalam Technical University's Decision To Conduct Examinations Via Offline Mode

Supreme Court has on Thursday refused to interfere in the petition filed against decision of the Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow to conduct semester examinations in offline mode. A three-judge Bench of Justice Khanwilkar, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Ajay Rastogi issued directions while hearing petition filed by a group of students seeking quashing of...

Breaking- Rules Abolishing One Year LLM Course Will Not Be Implemented This Year: Bar Council Of India Assures In Supreme Court

The Bar Council of India on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court the BCI Rules abolishing One Year LLM Programme will not be implemented this year ."The BCI rules to abolish One Year LLM are proposed to be brought into force from the academic year 2022-2023", BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra submitted before the Court.Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the Consortium...

SC Allows Application For Impleadment of Chhattisgarh Govt. In CBIs' Plea For Transfer Of Trial In 2017 'Fake Obscene CD Case' Outside State

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the impleadment of the state of Chhattisgarh as respondent-party in the plea by the CBI for transfer of the trial in the 'fake obscene CD case' that had rocked Chhattisgarh politics in October 2017 to Delhi or at other place outside of Chhattisgarh. The incumbent Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel is an accused in the matter. The bench headed by...

Delhi Court Takes Cognizance Of Republic TV's Defamation Complaint Against Navika Kumar For Times Now Show On TRP Scam

The Patiala House Court in Delhi has taken cognizance of the criminal defamation case filed by ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd. (company running Republic TV and R Bharat channels) against Times Now anchor Navika Kumar, for making allegedly defamatory remarks against Republic TV and its Chief Arnab Goswami, in connection with the TRP Scam case. The Court of ACMM Chander Jit Singh has...

"Not At This Stage": Supreme Court Rejects Bail Application Of Akhil Gogoi In UAPA Case Relating To Anti-CAA Protests

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed plea by peasants' rights activist Akhil Gogoi, challenging the Gauhati High Court order rejecting his bail plea. A three Judge Bench of Justice NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Aniruddha Bose denied bail at this stage in light of the allegations against Gogoi.During the hearing, Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta appearing for Gogoi submitted...

Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court's Direction To Insurance Company To Provide Life-Time Warranty On Prosthetic Limbs Including Replacement

Supreme Court has on Wednesday issued notice in a plea filed challenging the Delhi High Court's order directing the insurance company to provide a life time warranty on the prosthetic limb used or purchased by the claimant. A division Bench of Justice Navin Sinha and Krishna Murari has also ordered a stay on the impugned order in the meantime, only to the extent that it...

'Peace & Harmony Cannot Be Equated With Public Order' : Dhavan Defends Delhi Assembly Summons To Facebook VP

Defending the summons issued by Delhi Assembly's Committee on Peace and Harmony to the Vice President of Facebook in relation to enquiry into alleged role played by hate speech and fake news in Delhi riots, Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan made submissions before the Supreme Court on behalf of the Committee.Responding to the petitioners' arguments that the enquiry into riots was a matter beyond...

Advocate Moves Supreme Court Seeking For Designation Of Eligible Advocates Of Patna High Court As Senior Advocates

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for a mandamus directing the Patna High Court to designate eligible Advocates of the Patna High Court as Senior Advocates in terms of guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court and the rules framed by the Patna High Court. The plea raises the issue that no new Senior Advocate has been designated at the Patna High Court for over the...