[LIVE NOW] 'The Future Of Advocacy In India: Brief Oral Arguments In Court And Speaking Written Submissions' - By C.S.Vaidayanathan,Senior Advocate

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" .Senior advocate C S Vaidayanathan (Supreme Court) will speak on the topic "The Future Of Advocacy In India: Brief Oral Arguments In Court And Speaking Written Submissions"The details of the webinar are as...

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Refuses To Stay Karnataka CET Scheduled To Start From Tomorrow [Courtroom Exchange]

Karnataka Govt decides to go ahead with #KCET on July 30, 31 and August 1 as scheduled. A written submission to that effect has been filed in the...

SC Disposes Habeas Corpus Plea Of Prof. Soz As J&K Admin Submits That Soz Had Not Been Detained In The First Place

Supreme Court disposes of octogenarian Congress leader and former Union Minister Prof. Saifuddin Soz's habeas corpus plea against the Government of Jammu and Kashmir's detention order, in view of J&K Home Department's Affidavit which claims that Prof. Soz had never been placed under detention in the first place. A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran and MR Shah heard...

[Central Vista Project] SC Allows Filing Of Writ Petition Against Environmental Clearance Granted To New Parliament Building; Expands Scope Of Hearing

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the filing of a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the Environmental Clearance granted on June 17 for the construction of a new Parliament building as part of Union Government's ambitious Central Vista Project.A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar told Senior Advocate Shyam Divan that his clients will be given a week's time...

[Breaking] Centre Agrees To Immediately Release JKHCBA President Mian Abdul Qayoom From Detention Lasting Nearly 1 Year

The Central Government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that Mian Abdqul Qayoom, advocate and President of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, will be released from detention immediately.Based on this submission by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Centre, the court allowed his release, subject to the condition that Qayoom will remain in Delhi and not go to...

NEET 2020: SC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Examination Centres In Gulf Countries

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a plea has seeking allocation of Test Centres for NEET in gulf countries or to postpone the examination until the COVID-19 pandemic subsists.A bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta & S. Ravindra Bhat took up the petition, filed by Advocate Haris Beeran and Pallavi Pratap on behalf of parents of students who are applicants for the...

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging CLAT Being Conducted Via Online Mode [Read Order]

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition which challenged the conduct of the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) via online mode, citing accessibility issues. A Bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao heard the matter and dismissed the same. Advocate Mitul Jain submitted to the Bench that the move to not have any specific centres to conduct CLAT, would effectively not allow students who...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: May 2020

1. 'Common Parlance', 'Popular Meaning', 'Marketability' Tests Applicable Only If Tariff Entry Classifiable In More Than One Head: SC Order dated May 1, 2020 The division bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose dismissed the Delhi Central Excise Commissioner's appeals against the 2008 decision of the CESTAT holding that "car matting" would be chargeable to duty at 8%...

Plea In SC Opposes Challenge Against Places Of Worship Act; Says 'Even Issuance Of Notice Will Create Fear In The Minds Of Minorities'

An application has been filed in Supreme Court opposing a petition filed by a Hindu priests' organization which challenged the constitutional validity of Section 4 of the Places Of Worship Act, 1991 (the Act).This application, moved by the Peace Party of India, has urged the Top Court to not even issue notice in the original Petition, arguing that doing so would create fear in the minds of...

Plea In Supreme Court To Enhance Penalties Under The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act, 1960 [Read Petition]

A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (PCA Act) in order to include stringent punishments for perpetrators of animal cruelty. The Petitioner, Advocate Sankalp Golatkar, has contended that the root cause of the exponential rise in animal cruelty cases is the "infinitesimal penalty" imposed on the perpetrators under...

"Socialist" & "Secular" Against Cultural Theme Of Great Republic Of Bharat': Plea In SC Challenges Insertion Of These Words In Preamble

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976, by which the words "socialist" & "secular" were inserted in the Preamble of the Constitution on ground of being antithetical to Constitutional tenets as well as the historical and cultural theme of India.The petition states that insertion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble...

Once Accused Makes A Plausible Defence In His 313 CrPC Statement, Burden Is On The Prosecution To Negate It: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that once a plausible version has been put forth by the defence at the examination stage of Section 313 of the CRPC, then it is for the prosecution to negate such a defense plea.A bench of Justices NV Ramana, Surya Kant & Krishna Murari has further reiterated that failure of the trial court to fairly trial apply its mind and consider the defence could endanger...