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'Animals Are Sources Of Livelihood, You Can't Take Them Away, Either You Change It Or We Will Stay' : CJI On 2017 Cattle Protection Rules
"Either you change it or we will stay it", noted CJI Bobde while considering a plea challenging the validity of 2017 Rules under Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, which allow authorities to seize vehicles used in cattle transportation and send the animals to gaushalas or cow shelters.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde heard the matter and directed the Centre to...
80+ Important Delhi High Court Judgments of 2020
Orders Relating to Fundamental Rights 1. Delhi High Court Holds "To Have A Name And Express The Same" Is Protected Under Articles 19 & 21, Allows DU Student's Plea In a landmark judgment, the single judge bench of Justice Jayant Nath while hearing a DU student's plea, held that "to have a name and express the same" is protected under Articles 19(1)(a) and 21 of the...
Supreme Court Adjourns Plea Seeking Expeditious Decision On Disqualification Petition Against 10 BJP MLAs In Goa Assembly
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to February a plea filed by Goa Congress Chief Girish Chodankar seeking for a direction to the Goa Assembly Speaker to dispose of the disqualifaction which has been filed against 10 MLAs who moved from Congress to Bharatiya Janta Party expeditiously.Chodankar has approached the Court submitting that despite express orders from the Supreme Court on...
Supreme Court To Consider Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea For Sentence Suspension In 3rd Week Of January
The Supreme Court on Monday listed to the third week of January the petition filed by former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to suspend his sentence in a custodial death case of 1990.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, MR Shah and R Subhash Reddy adjourned the case at the request of Bhatt's counsel Advocate Farrukh Rasheed.Bhatt was directed to undergo life-imprisonment by a Sessions Court...
DCGI Approves Serum Institute's 'Covishield', Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' Vaccines For Emergency Restricted Use
India's drug controller Drugs Controller General of India(DCGI) has approved Serum Institute of India's 'Covishield' and Bharat Biotech's 'Covaxin' for restricted emergency use.This was informed by Dr VG Somani, the Drugs Controller General of India, in a press conference on Sunday.Serum Institute of India(SII) sought approval for the 'Covishield' vaccine developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca....
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks To Publish Draft Legislations Before Introducing In Legislature To Ensure Public Discussion, Feedback
The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL to direct the Centre and states to publish Draft Legislations prominently on government websites and in the public domain, at least 60 days before introducing in the Parliament and State Assemblies.The plea by BJP leader and Supreme Court advocate Ashwini Upadhyay prays for a direction to the governments to comply with the decisions taken in the...
'Judicial Officers Not Having Experience At Bar Mostly Found To Be Incapable' : BCI To Move SC For Mandatory Practical Experience For Judicial Service
The Bar Council of India has said that it will file an application in the Supreme Court seeking modification of the order which allowed fresh law graduates to become judicial officers. It said that the BCI and the State Bar Councils are "strongly in favour" of a 3 year minimum experience at the bar for being considered eligible to sit for judicial service exam."Judicial officers not...
Significant Judgments Of Allahabad High Court In 2020
Same-sex couples, Inter-faith marriages & Right to choose partner 1. "Right To Choose A Partner Of Choice A Fundamental Right": Allahabad High Court Says The Judgments Which Held "Conversion For The Purpose Of Marriage Only" Not Good Law A Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal specifically observed that "Right to live with a person of his/her choice...
1072 Petitions For Bail, Sentence Suspension Pending In Supreme Court, RTI Reply Reveals
A reply given by the Supreme Court to an application under the Right to Information Act(RTI Act) has revealed a crucial information.1072 cases relating to bail and suspension of sentence are pending in the Supreme Court as on December 18, 2020. This includes 931 petitions seeking bail/interim-bail and 141 cases seeking suspension of sentence.This information, which is not otherwise available...
Supreme Court Yearly Digest 2020
Here is a compilation of all the 12 Supreme Court monthly digests of 2020.Supreme Court Monthly Digest : December 2020Supreme Court Monthly Digest : November 2020Supreme Court Monthly Digest : October 2020Supreme Court Monthly Digest : September 2020Supreme Court Monthly Digest: August 2020 Supreme Court Monthly Digest: July 2020 Supreme Court Monthly Digest: June 2020 Supreme Court...
SEBI Imposes Rs 40 Crore Fine On Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani For Manipulative Trades In RPL
The Securities Exchange Board of India on Friday imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on Reliance Industries and Rs 15 crore on its chairman, Mukesh Ambani, for manipulating shares of Reliance Petroleum Ltd (RPL) in November 2007.The issue relates to manipulation during the sale and purchase of Reliance Petroluem Limited shares in the cash and the futures segments in November 2007. This followed...