'Future Of Thousands Of Students At Stake As They Have To Appear In Two Tests Instead Of One' : NLU Consortium Files Affidavit In SC Against NLAT For NLSIU

Vice-Chancellor of NALSAR Prof. Faizan Mustafa, has filed a reply affidavit before the Supreme Court, in the plea against NLAT, supporting cancellation of separate admission test to NLSIU. In the affidavit filed in the capacity as the Secretary-in-Charge of the Consortium of NLUs, Prof. Mustafa has submitted that there is no provision either in the MoU signed by the NLUs or in...

SC Now Grants Interim Bail To 22 Anti CAA Protesters After It Kept Karnataka HC Bail Order Stayed For Six Months [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted bail to 22 Anti-CAA protesters booked by the Mangalore police.On 6th March 2020, the Supreme Court had stayed the 17th February order of Karnataka High Court granting bail to these persons booked by the police on allegations of violence and attack on police during anti-CAA protests in Mangaluru on December 19, 2019. The bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde,...

SC Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Seeking Re-Opening Of Religious Places

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea seeking permission to open all religious places PAN India that have remained closed or have had restricted access due to the ongoing pandemic.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun souht response from the Centre and issued notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs on the plea by plea of...

Death Occurred Due To Single Stab Injury Can Also Attract Section 302 IPC (Murder): SC [Read Judgment]

"It cannot be laid down as a rule of universal application that whenever the death occurs on account of a single blow, Section 302 IPC is ruled out."

"I Apologise From My Heart": Advocate Yatin Oza's Tells SC As SC Decides To Wait For Gujarat HC Order

"I know my words have caused great harm. I apologize from my heart. It is not a paper apology"?: Yatin Oza Told SC

[Breaking] SC Refers Maratha Reservation Matter To Larger Bench, No Appointments/Admissions In Maratha Quota Now

A 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court has stayed the operation of the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Act, 2018, which granted Maratha quota, and has referred the issue to a Constitution Bench of 5 Judges or more for final adjudication.The Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat further held that no appointments or admissions shall be made...

Refund Of Airfare: SC Allows Airlines & Stakeholders To File Reply To Centre's Proposals On Flight Tickets Cancelled Due To Lockdown

The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted 10 days to airlines and other stakeholders to file their reply to the Centre's affidavit stating that tickets booked by passengers in domestic and international carriers for air travel between March 25 to May 3, 2020 will be fully refunded.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah also sought a clarification from the Centre...

"We Are Well As Of Now, But Don't Know What Tests Will Say, Forced To Sit Separately": CJI SA Bobde

While adjourning a petition seeking stay on the ongoing reclamation work of the Mumbai Coastal Road Project, Chief Justice SA Bobde said that since most judges are sitting apart on account of impending test reports, the bench will not take up the case.Before a bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun, Senior Advocate Harish Salve was about to begin...

SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking For Declaration of Entire Animal Kingdom As "Legal Entities" Having the Same Rights As A Human Being

Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking for declaration of the entire animal kingdom, including avian and aquatic species, as "legal entities" having a distinct persona with corresponding rights of a living person.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde heard the matter and informed the Petitioner (Party in person) that the Court was unlikely...

[Breaking] Bombay HC Stays BMC's Demolition Of Kangana Ranaut's Building [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to stop the demolition being carried out by the civic body at actor Kangana Ranaut's house in Pali Hill, Bandra for removal of alleged illegal construction.Division bench of Justice SJ Kathawalla and Justice RI Chagla heard the matter via video conferencing and directed the municipal corporation to file...

[Breaking] Delhi HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Alt News Co-Founder Mohammed Zubair In Plea Seeking Quashing Of FIR [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim protection from arrest to Co-Founder of Alt News Mohammed Zubair in a plea moved by him seeking quashing of the FIR lodged against him over a tweet made by him in response to a twitter user. A Single Bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna has also directed the Delhi Government and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Cyber Cell to file a status report...

UP Tops List In Sitting Legislators Accused Of Heinous Crimes; Ex-MPs, MLAs Face Trial in 4442 Cases PAN India: SC Told

The Supreme Court has been informed that criminal cases pending against sitting & former MLA's and MPs are 4442 in number. There are 2556 accused persons amongst the sitting legislators. The amicus curiae has acted on a direction by the top court in the PIL filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking speedy disposal of criminal cases against both former MPs & MLAs, whereby the High...