[Live Updates From Supreme Court] Plea For Interim Bail To Journalist Siddique Kappan Held On His Way To Hathras

Supreme Court is hearing the plea filed for release of Kerala journalist, Sidhique Kappan, who was arrested by the UP Police while he was proceeding to cover the Hathras case of rape & murder of a 19-year-old Dalit...

Propositions Like Holding Protests At 'Designated Places Alone' Shall Upset The Concept Of Dissent: Review Petition In Supreme Court Against Shaheen Bagh Judgement

A review petition has been filed before the Supreme Court against its verdict in the case pertaining to the Shaheen Bagh protests in Delhi. In October 2020, a three Judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice SK Kaul had held that the right to peaceful protest against a legislation exists, but the demonstrations expressing dissent have to be in designated...

Justice UU Lalit Recuses From Hearing Plea Against Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy Over Press Conference Against Justice Ramana

Supreme Court Judge Justice UU Lalit has recused himself from hearing petitions against Andhra Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his Government over the press conference and letter accusing Justice Ramana and Andhra High Court Judges.When the matter came up on the docket, Justice Lalit said, "I have difficulty, I can't hear this matter. As a lawyer, I have represented parties in this...

PIL In Supreme Court Seeks Confiscation Of Benami Properties, Black Money & Disproportionate Assets

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the centre to ascertain the feasibility of confiscating benami properties, disproportionate assets and black money.Advocate Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay has filed the plea which also seeks awarding of life imprisonment in offences relating to bribery, black money, benami property disproportionate assets, tax evasion and...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week commencing November 8 to November 14, 2020

[Holiday Hearing] MP HC Refuses Interim Bail In A Criminal Case To Computer Baba In His Habeas Plea, Directs To Approach Proper Court

In a special hearing held on Diwali vacation (November 15), the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to grant interim bail to Computer Baba alias Namdev Das Tyagi in a criminal case registered by Gandhinagar police for allegedly manhandling a panchayat staffer before the demolition of alleged illegal construction at his ashram near Indore.The Court was hearing a Habeas...

Death Of Democratic Institutions: The Inevitable Logic of Neo-Liberal Political Economy & Abandonment of Directive Principles of State Policy

This is the full text of the lecture delivered by Justice B Sudershan Reddy, former Supreme Court judge, as part of the first KG Kannabiran Commemoration Lecture on Law, Justice and Human Rights on 9 November 2020 At the very outset, let me unreservedly place on record that I feel it to be a great honour to have been asked to deliver this lecture in memory of Shri. Kannabiran – a remarkable senior advocate who was an indefatigable warrior for justice, a scholarly expositor of...

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Petitions Against Andhra Govt's Press Conference Accusing Justice NV Ramana And HC Judges

Supreme Court to Hear Tomorrow Two Petitions Against Andhra Govt's Press Conference Accusing SC Judge NV Ramana and other HC JudgesSupreme Court will hear tomorrow two petitions against Andhra Pradesh Government's Press Conference wherein Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy revealed that he had written a letter to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, making allegations against Supreme Court...

Insolvency Law In Review – October 2020

BY Rahul Sibal, Siddharth Sunil, Akshata Singh, Pranav Narsaria & Karan Sangani The enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 (the Code) has had significant ramifications on the corporate insolvency landscape. Over time, the Code has witnessed a manifold increase in litigation, and consequently in the number of decisions. This has made it difficult for insolvency practitioners to stay updated with developments in the field. The purpose of this column is to fill this gap...

"Officers Guilty Of Being Intolerant Towards Reformist Voices": Allahabad HC Quashes FIR Against FB Post Regarding Quarantine Centre Mismanagement

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday (04th November) came down heavily on State Officers for lodging an FIR against one Umesh Pratap Singh (Petitioner) for a Facebook post sent by him, highlighting mismanagement and lack of facilities at a quarantine centre located in Prayagraj District.The Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal delivered a strongly worded order wherein,...

[Breaking] Law Student Files Contempt Petition Against Kunal Kamra Over His Tweets On Supreme Court With Sanction From Attorney General

"The contemnor stands in scarce regard of law, his intention to demean, scandalize and assault the judicial institution is evident from the series of his conduct", Says the petition.

[Crackers Ban] SC Modifies Telangana HC's Order Banning Firecrackers In The State In Line With NGT's Directions Of November 9

The Supreme Court on Friday modified the order of Telangana High Court which imposed a complete and immediate ban on the sale and use of firecrackers across the state during Diwali to fall in line with the directions imposed by the National Green Tribunal on November 9.A vacation bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & Sanjiv Khanna issued notice on the petition and stated that the NGT's...