SC Issues Notice In Nagaland Govts' Plea Seeking Removal Of Lokayukta For Acts of 'Impropriety'

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea seeking removal of the Nagaland Lokayukta for acts of impropriety.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun issued notice in the plea after Advocate General for the State KN Balgopal argued for the State Government.The plea states that the Lokayukta had insisted on functioning online from Delhi by making...

'Our Identity Is Not Defined By The Majoritarian View Or The Assertion Of One Homogenized Religion Or Cultural History' : Justice G S Patel [Watch Video]

'Cultural nationalism is a rogue version of nationalism', he said.

'Lawyers, Travel & Tourism Industry Taken A Hit Amid Pandemic": Plea In SC Seeks Moratorium Extension Till December 31

A plea seeking directions to all banks for extension of moratorium period till December 31 2020 has been moved in top court, specifically in light of financial difficulties faced by lawyers, those engaged in the service sector as well as the transport & tourist industry.Filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petition seeks issuance of directions so as to ensure helping borrowers in...

'Need To Speak Truth To Power; Be Prepared To Suffer Jail For That' : Prashant Bhushan Hints No Apology In Contempt Case

Two days before the deadline given by the Supreme Court to tender "unconditional apology" in the contempt case, Advocate Prashant Bhushan stressed on the need to speak truth to power and said that one should be prepared even to go to jail for that.He was speaking at a Facebook Live session organized by the the Students Federation of India yesterday on the topic "Decoding Democracy"."We are at...

"NEET Shall Not Be Postponed, Travel Is Permitted Under Vande Bharat Mission": MCI Tells SC In Plea Seeking Centres In Gulf Countries" [Read Affidavit]

The Medical Council of India has submitted that the plea for overseas examination centres for NEET 2020 should be dismissed as the students have the option to come to India under the "Vande Bharat Mission". It has also submitted that postponement of the examination any further shall be a "drastic deviation" from the academic schedule which may affect the subsequent academic years of...

Babri Demolition : SC Extends Deadline To Sep 30 For Judgment In Criminal Conspiracy Case Against Advani, MM Joshi Etc [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has extended the deadline to September 30, 2020 for the CBI Court to deliver its judgment in the Babri Masjid demolition case which sees senior BJP leaders like L K Advani, M M Joshi, Uma Bharati and Kalyan Singh facing criminal charges. The Bench comprising of Justices Rohinton Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee decided to extend the time given to Special...

AGR : SC Asks DoT Details Of Spectrum Sharing Arrangements By Telecos; Adjourns Hearing Till Aug 24

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Department of Telecom (DoT) to apprise it by Saturday the basis of spectrum sharing done by telecom companies and how much is the liability of the sharers.The top court asked the secretary of DoT to file a specific affidavit apprising it about who was using the spectrum from the date of grant of license and from which date the respective sharing...

NRI NEET UG Students Seek Online Mode Of Examination/ Waiving Off Mandatory Quarantine For Students Coming For Exams [Read Rejoinder Filed In SC]

Parents of applicants for the NEET UG 2020 entrance examination, who are residing in Doha, Qatar have filed a rejoinder in their petition challenging a Kerala High Court judgment which had dismissed their plea for assigning test centers for NEET in Gulf countries.In the the rejoinder the petitioner prays for online examination and waiving off quarantine period for students and their...

Media Propaganda That Tablighi Jamaat Attendees Spread COVID-19 In India Was Unwarranted: Bombay HC

The Court observed that there was a "smell of malice" in the action taken against Tablighi Jamaat followers.

Pleas In SC Seeks Direction To Chief Election Commissioner To Postpone Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections [Read Petition]

Two Petitions have been filed before Supreme Courts seeking a direction to the Chief Election Commissioner for the postponement of the impending Bihar Assembly Elections on account of the national COVID crisis and the state being flood-torn.One of the pleas, by lawyer-social worker Rajesh Jaiswal, prays the apex court for a direction to the Chief Election Commissioner to not recommend to...

[Rape Case Against UP Govt Counsel] SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI Investigation & Transfer Of Case From UP

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices in a writ petition seeking transfer of investigation and trial in the criminal case filed against a standing counsel of the UP Government, accused of rape by a young practicing lawyer from Delhi. The petition has been moved by one of the victim's friends, apprehending that investigation in the rape case may be hindered due to the "clout"...

Bombay HC Says Tablighi Jamaat Foreigners Were Made 'Scapegoats'; Quashes FIRs Against Them; Criticizes Media Propaganda [Read Judgment]

"A political Government tries to find the scapegoat when there is pandemic or calamity and the circumstances show that there is probability that these foreigners were chosen to make them scapegoats. The aforesaid circumstances and the latest figures of infection in India show that such action against present petitioners should not have been taken. It is now high time for the concerned to repent about this action taken against the foreigners and to take some positive steps to repair the damage done by such action."