SC Issues Notice On Plea Alleging Irregularities In Functioning Of Bihar State Pharmacy Registration Council [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a SLP filed against an order of the Patna High Court whereby the plea against fake registration of pharmacists by the Bihar State Pharmacy Registration Council was disposed of. A bench comprised of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat has issued notice to the Bihar Government and other Respondents on the plea filed by...

'Why Only Certain Judges Get Politically Sensitive Matters?' : Dave Raises Points Of Criticism Against SC In Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case

Gripping arguments ensued on Wednesday in the 3-hour long hearing in the Supreme Court in the contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for his tweets about Chief Justice SA Bobde and the Judiciary before Supreme Court.A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai & Krishna Murari heard Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave who appeared for Bhushan in the case. Dave's arguments'...

'Comments Were Not Out Of Malice; But Out Of Love & Affection For Court', Says Bhushan As SC Reserves Orders On Contempt Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved orders on the contempt case taken against Advocate Prashant Bhushan over his tweets about the Chief Justice of India and the Supreme Court.Bhushan defended the tweets by saying that they amounted to fair criticism of the Court, and did not scandalize the institution.Dushyant Dave, Senior Advocate, appearing for Bhushan, submitted before a bench...

[Breaking] Draft EIA Notification 2020: Karnataka HC Restrains Centre From Publishing Final Notification Till Sep 7

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restrained the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change from publishing the Final Notification based on the Draft Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020, till September 7. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi took into account the fact that the draft the notification has...

SC Dismisses Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Plea Seeking Discharge From Nun Rape Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of Bishop Franco Mulakkal seeking discharge from the criminal trial in the nun-rape case.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun, said that there was no case for discharge.Bishop Franco Mullakkal had approached the Supreme Court challenging the judgment of Kerala High Court rejecting his plea seeking...

Sushant Singh Rajput Suicide: SC Refuses To Stay Investigation Against Rhea Chakraborty; Says 'Allegations Are Serious'

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it has accepted the Bihar Government's recommendation for a CBI probe into the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case.A bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy refused to grant a stay in the Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty's plea seeking transfer of an FIR filed against her from Patna to Mumbai and the stay on the investigation by the...

[Breaking] SC Refers Pleas Challenging EWS Reservation To Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to refer to Constitution Bench the petitions challenging the validity of Constitution 103rd Amendment which introduced provision for reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).Economic reservation in jobs and education was proposed to be provided by inserting clause(6) in Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution through the amendment passed by...

Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case : Live Updates From SC

The SC is hearing the writ petition filed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking the recall of the contempt notice against him.Live Updates from the hearing...

[Breaking] Delhi HC Rejects Plea Challenging Ban On Army Officers Using Social Media

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rejected a plea challenging the policy of the Indian Army which requires all members of the armed forces to delete their social media accounts.The Division Bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon has dismissed the petition on merits. The order has come in a plea moved by Lieutenant Colonel PK Choudhary challenging an order of the...

'Delhi University Seems To Have A Special Problem': Delhi HC Poses Questions On Open Book Examination

"DU seems to have a special problem", said Justice Pratibha M. Singh while hearing a batch of pleas challenging the decision of Delhi University to conduct online Open Book Examinations (OBE) for final-year students before the Delhi High Court on Tuesday(August 4). The Petitioners concluded their submissions before a Single-Judge Bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh today. The Respondents...

Kashmir's Year Of Angst And Supreme Court's Year Of Abdications: One Year Of Article 370 Changes

The judiciary has remained a mute bystander with respect to the developments in J&K, except for making hollow statements regarding the return of normalcy.

'Totally Impermissible': SC On Custody Of Social Activists Who Supported Bihar Gangrape Survivor; Directs Release

The Supreme Court has issued notice and directed the release of two women social activists who had been sent to judicial custody in Araria district of Bihar on July 10, for allegedly misbehaving and indulging in a verbal argument with the Magistrate of the Araria court, in support of a gangrape survivor. A Bench comprising of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai and Krishna Murari heard...