Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing October 18 to October 25, 2020

Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Minority Status For Hindus In 9 States & Transfer Of Similar Pleas Pending In High Courts

A petition seeking transfer of all pending petitions challenging the validity of Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 has been preferred in the Supreme Court.Filed on behalf of Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay, the petition states that the petitioner is compelled to approach the top court in order to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and conflicting views to interpretation...

[Loan Moratorium] Scheme Of Waiver Of 'Interest On Interest' For Eligible Borrowers Will Be Implemented By Nov.5: Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Central Government has filed an affidavit stating that the Ministry of Finance has approved the policy decision for granting various reliefs for Covid pandemic, including a policy decision whereby waiver of interest on interest would be effectuated for eligible borrowers of loans up to Rs. 2 Crore.The eligible borrowers under the scheme shall be on MSME loans, Education loan, housing...

[Breaking] Finance Ministry Extends Due Date For Filing Of Income Tax Returns For FY 2019-2020 [Read Press Release]

The Ministry of Finance on Saturday announced that it has extended the due date for filing of income tax returns for the financial year 2019-2020 in the manner as follows :(A) The due date for furnishing of Income Tax Returns for the taxpayers (including their partners) who are required to get their accounts audited [for whom the due date as per the Income Tax Act is 31st October, 2020]...

[Breaking] Karnataka High Court Restrains Franklin Templeton From Proceeding With Winding Up Of Schemes Without Obtaining Consent Of Investors

The High Court of Karnataka on Saturday restrained Franklin Templeton Investments(FT) from proceeding with the winding up of debt fund schemes without obtaining the consent of unit investors.A division bench of Chief Justice AS Oka and Justice Justice Ashok S Kinagi held a special sitting on Saturday to pronounce the verdict in petitions challenging the winding up of six debt fund schemes...

Election Commission Challenges Madhya Pradesh High Court Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns In Supreme Court

The Election Commission has moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which put various conditions in holding physical gatherings by political parties for campaigning in assembly bye-polls in the state.The poll panel, which is empowered under the Constitution to take decisions to hold elections, has issued the guidelines to allow limited political...

NBSA Directs Aaj Tak, Zee News, News 24 And India TV To Comply With Its Order To Air Apologies For Insensitive Reporting On Sushant Singh Rajput's Death

The News Broadcasting Standards Authority has directed electronic news channels, Aaj Tak, Zee News, News 24 and India TV to comply with its Order to air an apology for insensitive reporting and sensationalizing the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The Authority had found them in violation of its Specific Guidelines vide order dated October 6, 2020, and had asked them to apologize...

BJP Leader Moves Supreme Court Challenging Madhya Pradesh High Court Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns

A plea challenging the order of Madhya Pradesh High Court which directed conduct of poll campaigns virtually, without physical gathering has been filed before Supreme Court.BJP candidate Pradyumn Singh Tomar, contesting bye-elections from Gwalior, has moved the top court through Advocate Astha Sharma, contending that the impugned interim order has violated his right to conduct election...

CBI, NCB, ED Not Leaked Information To Media: ASG Tells Bombay High Court In Sushant Singh Rajput Media Trial Case

The Bombay High Court today continued hearing the PIL's filed against Media Trial, on account of reportage into the issue of the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.Before a bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni, Counsel for Zee News and News Nation made submissions. Senior Advocate Devdutt Kamat appeared on behalf of the petitioner(s).At the beginning of hearing,...

Bombay High Court Directs TV Today Network To Deposit Rs.5 Lakh To Grant Interim Protection In Plea Against BARC

The Bombay High Court has directed the TV Today network to deposit Rs.5 lakh fine imposed on it by Broadcast Audience Research Council's Disciplinary Council for violating its code of conduct. Court observed that "if the amount is deposited", no coercive steps will be taken against the network.Division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Milind Jadhav were hearing via video conferencing...

Media Highly Polarized Now; Journalists Were Responsible & Neutral In Past, Bombay High Court Says While Hearing SSR Media Trial Case

The Bombay High Court on Friday orally remarked that media now has become highly polarized and that journalists were responsible and neutral in the past."Journalists were responsible back then & neutral, now media is highly polarised(sic)", said a bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni.The bench made these remarks while hearing the lawyer of Zee News in a...

[Breaking] Delhi High Court Restrains Republic TV From Using Trademark "News Hour", Allows Using Tagline "Nation Wants To Know"

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim relief to 'Times Now' channel by restraining 'Republic TV' from using the tagline 'NEWS HOUR' or any other mark that may be deceptively similar to it for its primetime debate show.At the same time, the Court did not allow Times Group's plea to restrain Arnab Goswami and his company, ARG Outlier Media Pvt Ltd., from using the tagline...