J&K Govt Extends Internet Restrictions Even As SC Directions For Review By 'Special Committee' Await Compliance

With another order being passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Administration, extending the restrictions on internet speed till 29thth July, the contempt petition filed by Foundation of Media Professionals against the failure of government officials in constituting a "Special Committee" to review internet restrictions in J&K as per Supreme Court directions comes to the fore as it is yet to...

[Open Schooling] PIL In SC Seeks Cancellation Of Exams Which Were Postponed By NIOS After Court Order In CBSE Case [Read Petition]

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in Supreme Court seeking cancellation of all postponed examinations and projects for students enrolled in National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). Filed by the father of a student enrolled with NIOS, the petition informs Court of the Institute's decision to postpone, not cancel, Secondary and Senior Secondary Board examinations...

Constitutional Values Not The Same As Majoritarian Views: Justice Kurian Joseph

"Judges are appointed to uphold the Constitution, and nothing, but the Constitution. We fail sometimes because we become subjectively constitutional, instead of being constitutionally objective", said Justice Kurian Joseph, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, at a webinar organized by LiveLaw on the topic "The Courts and Constitutional Values". Apart from Justice Kurian Joseph,...

Doctor's Suicide Case: SC Refuses To Entertain Plea For Cancellation Of Bail To AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea seeking cancellation of bail of AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal in connection with the alleged suicide of a doctor in south Delhi in April.A bench of Justices R. Banumathi, Ajay Rastogi & Aniruddha Bose disposed off the plea filed by the deceased doctor's son and granted liberty to the family to move the appropriate court for cancellation...

'Lacks Diversity': Former SC/HC Judges, Lawyers Express Concern On Composition And Working Of Central Committee For Reforms In Criminal Law

Former High Court and Supreme Court Judges, Senior Advocates, Academics and Former Bureaucrats, working with the criminal justice system across the country, have expressed concerns over the composition and transparency in functioning of the CentralCommittee for Reforms in Criminal Law. The five-member Committee was constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs vide Notification...

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Stays Govt Ban On Online Classes; Says It Violates Right To Education Under Article 21A

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday expressed the prima facie view that State Government orders banning online classes encroached upon the Fundamental Right to Life and Education conferred by Article 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India."Prima facie we are of the view that both orders of June 15 and June 27, encroached upon the Fundamental Right conferred by Article 21 and 21A of...

SC Issues Notice On DMK MLA's Plea To Direct TN Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 11 AIADMK MLAs

The Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea filed by DMK Leader R. Sakkrapani which seeks for a direction to the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker to immediately decide the Disqualification Petition regarding 11 MLAs who had voted against the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in 2017. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, R. Subhash Reddy and AS Bopanna...

SC Asks Solicitor General To Submit Suggestions on Plea Seeking Closure Of Ashrams By Fake Babas

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked a petitioner seeking shutting down of Ashrams run by 'fake babas' to serve the petition upon the Centre in order for them to come up with suggestions regarding the the possible course of action.The Bench, comprising of CJI SA Bobde, and Justices Subhash Reddy and AS Bopanna, directed Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to read the Petition and seek...

Mysterious Death of NLU Jodhpur Student: SC Asks Rajasthan Police To Complete Investigation Within Two Months

The Supreme Court has directed the Rajasthan Police to complete the investigation into the August 2017 mysterious death of Vikrant Nagaich, a 3rd-year student at National Law University, Jodhpur, within a period of two months. A Bench of Justices RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and BR Gavai gave the direction in a plea filed on behalf of Nagaich's mother, which sought for a transfer...

Amish Devgan Case : SC Extends Interim Orders Staying Investigation & Coercive Action

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that that the interim orders staying investigation and coercive action against journalist Amish Devgan for multiple FIRs filed against him in connection with his remarks against Sufi Saint Moinnuddin Chishti shall continue.Senior Advocate Siddharth Luthra,appearing for Devgan, informed the bench that status report regarding the investigation as directed...

'Colonial Attitude Of Police Not Eliminated' : Plea In SC Seeks Enforcement Of Guidelines To Curb Custodial Torture

In the backdrop of the horrific custodial death of father-son duo Jayaraj and Bennix in Tamil Nadu, a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of India, seeking elaborate guidelines to ensure prevention of custodial torture.The writ petition filed in public interest states that the Tamil Nadu incident "underlines afresh the urgent need for institutional correctives within the policing...

'Direct Centre, States To Arrange Loans Up To Rs 3 Lakhs For Advocates' : Bar Council Of India Moves SC

The Bar Council of India has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court highlighting the financial difficulties faced by lawyers on account of the country wide lockdown.Stating that BCI does not have the funds to help the lawyers in need, it has sought directions to the Central Government and all States/UTs to "arrange financial assistance by way of interest free loan of up to Rs.3 lakhs each...