[Breaking] Bombay HC Says It Expects Media To Show Restraint In Reporting & Not To Hamper Investigation In Sushant Singh Rajput Case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday passed an order stating that it urges and expects the media to show restraint while reporting the developments in the case relating to the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput.The bench also said that the media should not report in a manner which hampers the ongoing investigation in the matter."At this stage and since the Respondent No.5 to...

[Anti Dumping Duty] Judicial Review Should Not Be Exercised Virtually As A Continuous Oversight Of Designated Authority Functions: SC [Read Judgment]

Judicial review should not be exercised virtually as a continuous oversight of the DA's functions, observed the Supreme Court while setting aside orders passed by Telengana High Court issuing directives to Designated Authority. Vide these orders, the High Court had issued specific directions for anti-dumping investigation into articles imported from European Union, initiated contempt...

[Interest On Loan Moratorium Hearing- Day-2] Live- Updates From Supreme Court

#SupremeCourt's Justice Ashok Bhushan led bench will is hearing on plea(s) seeking extension of the Covid19 induced loan moratorium & waiver of accruing...

'Where Do We Draw The Line?': SC Dismisses Plea By Women Officers Completing 14 years In Service After Cut-Off Date For Extension Of Commission

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea filed by women officers who completed 14 years in service after the cut-off date applicable in the judgment dated February 17 directing that Permanent Commission should be granted to women in army regardless of their service, in all the ten streams.A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, KM Joseph & Indu Malhotra observed that to allow the plea for...

Delhi Air Pollution: SC Directs Completion Of Smog Towers Construction In 10 Months [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has granted ten months for that the completion of the construction of smog towers in Delhi for the purpose of curbing air pollution.This was after the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Department of Environment & Forests, Government of NCT of Delhi undertook before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra that the work will be completed within...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging AP HC Verdict Quashing Govt Decision To Convert Govt Schools To English Medium

The Supreme Court on Thursday isssued notice in a plea challenging the Andhra Pradesh HC Order which had quashed Government Orders seeking to implement English as a compulsory medium of instruction at primary level in all the Government Schools in the state.While declining the plea for interim stay on the HC order today, a bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, KM Joseph & Indu Malhotra said...

We Hope And Trust That The Appointments To NCDRC Shall Be Made Soon: SC Extends Term Of NCDRC Member By One Month [Read Order]

We hope and trust that the appointments to NCDRC shall be made soon, said the Supreme Court while extending term of a a Member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for one month.NCDRC Member Prem Narayan was due to retire on 30.8.2020 on completion of his term. He had filed a miscellaneous application in a writ petition [Kudrat Sandhu vs Union Of India] titled...

Sushant Singh-Rhea Case: Former IPS Officers Move Bombay HC Against "Malicious Campaign Against Mumbai Police"; Seek Guidelines On Crime Reporting

A total of eight former DGPs and Commissioners of Police from Maharashtra have filed a PIL before the Bombay High Court alleging unfair, malicious and false media campaign against Mumbai police in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.Former DGPs PS Parsicha, K Subramanyam, D Sivanandan, Sanjeev Dayal and SC Mathur, along with former Commissioners MN Singh, DN Jadhav and KP Raghuvanshi sought...

SC Orders Removal Of 48,000 Slum Dwellings Around Delhi Rail Tracks In 3 Months; Stops Courts From Granting Stay [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has ordered the removal of nearly 48,000 slum dwellings around the 140-kilometer length of railway tracks in New Delhi within three months, and has further directed that no court should grant any stay on the removal of the slums."The encroachments which are there in the safety zones should be removed within a period of three months and no interference, political or...

SC Refuses Bail To Teen Accused of Killing Minor In Gurugram School In 2017 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to a teenager accused of killing a 7-year old boy at a Gurugram school in 2017. A 3-judge bench comprising of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee found no grounds to interfere with the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had denied bail for the accused in June this year. "Since the petitioner is...

Justice Arun Mishra's Controversial Tenure Leaves Questions On Public Confidence In Judiciary

While Justice Mishra demits his office after handing over a mixed bag of verdicts, he also leaves behind several pertinent questions as to what constitutes the appropriate judicial conduct.

SC To Hear Plea Against Calcutta HC Order Regulating Charging Of School Fees By Private Unaided Minority Educational Institutions

A 3-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, will hear a SLP tomorrow preferred by a bunch of private unaided minority educational institutions against an order of the Calcutta High Court restricting them from prohibiting students from participating in the online examinations, for non-payment of fees. Advocate Rohit Amit...