COVID-19 Suo Moto Case : SC Directs Centre, States/UTs To File Affidavit Showing Compliance Of Directions [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to file a fresh detailed Affidavit within two weeks in order to show the steps that have been taken in pursuance of the directions issued by the Supreme Court on 19th June, 2020. The Court observed that the affidavit filed by the Centre did not give details of compliance with respect to the slew of directions passed by it on June 19."An affidavit...

Mian Abdul Qayoom's Detention Will Not Be Extended Beyond August 6: Centre Tells SC

The Central Government informed the Supreme Court that the detention order of Senior Advocate and President of J&K High Court Bar Association Mian Abdul Qayoom will not be extended beyond the date of its expiry, i.e. 6th August, 2020. The submission was made in the plea filed on behalf of Qayoom, challenging the 28th May, 2020, Order of the J&K High Court which had...

SC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Transfer Of PMCARES Fund To National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF)

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on the issue of transfer of funds from PMCARES Fund to NDRF for relief works in combating the Covid19 pandemic,A bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah was hearing the suo motu case pertaining to the plight of migrant workers amid Coronavirus induced lockdown.The bench also took up the plea by Centre for Public Interest...

'Initiation Of Contempt Appears To Be An Attempt At Stifling Criticism': Former Judges/ Govt Officials/ Activists Express Solidarity With Prashant Bhushan

Former judges, former senior government officials, ambassadors, activists and academics have issued a statement in solidarity with Advocate Prashant Bhushan on initiation of Criminal Contempt Proceedings against him. The statement asserts that initiation of contempt proceedings against Mr. Bhushan, who raised his voice against several issues surrounding the Supreme Court's...

SC Adjourns Tablighi Jamaat Matter; Asks Centre If Trials Can Be Expedited

The Supreme Court has adjourned the plea filed by foreign nationals who had been blacklisted by the Ministry of Home Affairs for participating in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation, seeking for restoration of their visas and passports in order to travel back to their home countries. A Bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar heard the matter and allowed Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta's...

[Breaking] SC Seeks UGC Response To Pleas Against Direction To Hold Final Year Exams By Sep 30; To Hear Petitions On July 31 [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned till Friday (July 31) the hearing on the petitions challenging the UGC guidelines, which made it mandatory for universities to conduct their final year exams by September 30.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy & BR Gavai directed the Solicitor General, Tushar Mehta, to file a common reply for the University Grants Commission(UGC) to...

Delhi Riots : Delhi HC Allows Harsh Mander To Withdraw Plea Seeking FIR Against Politicians; Grants Liberty To Approach Magistrate

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed social activist Harsh Mander to withdraw his writ petition which sought registration of FIR against politicians such as Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma etc., over alleged incitement of Delhi riots.This was after Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, who appeared for Mander, expressed that he was seeking to approach the jurisdictional Magistrate...

Delhi Riots Cases Hearing: Live Updates From Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking proper investigation and registration of FIRs against several politicians for allegedly inciting riots in Delhi in February last week.Stay in this page for live...

Pleas Challenging UGC Directive To Wrap Final Year Exams By September 30 [LIVE UPDATES From SC]

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[Breaking] Rajasthan Speaker Withdraws Plea Filed In SC Challenging HC Judgment In Sachin Pilot Camp's Case

The Rajasthan Speaker on Monday withdrew the petition filed by him in the Supreme Court challenging the July 21 direction passed by the Rajasthan High Court to extend the time for 19 Congress MLAs led by Sachin Pilot to submit replies to the disqualification notices.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Speaker, CP Joshi, submitted before a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra that the...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-24]

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Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing July 19 to July 26, 2020