Plea In SC Seeks Guidelines For Time Bound Disposal Of Clemency & Mercy Petitions

A plea in the Supreme Court has been preferred seeking directions for issuance of guidelines via-à-vis disposal of clemency/mercy writ petitions and resultant execution of death sentence in a time bound manner.Advocate Dr. Subhash Vijayran has filed the petition and highlights the irregularities in deciding writ petitions across high courts while particularly focussing on the case of...

Magistrates Need To Apply Their Mind; Don't Trust Prosecution Blindly To Remand Persons : Justice Lokur

"Magistrates need to apply their minds and not blindly trust the prosecution", said Justice Madan B. Lokur, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, at an e-seminar organized by the LiveLaw on the topic "Shooting the Messenger: The 'Chilling Effect' of Criminalising Journalism". "Judiciary has to be on guard to see police is not exceeding its authority. Examine the FIR, examine the...

Patanjali's Coronil : Uttarakhand HC To Hear Today PIL Against Promotion Of Alleged "Covid Cure" Without Govt Approval

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central Government on a PIL filed against Patanjali Ayurved for making claims about medicine "Coronil" vis-à-vis treatment of the deadly Covid-19 disease, in the absence of requisite permission from the Government. The matter was listed before the bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe,...

All Schools Entitled To Collect Tuition Fee, Regardless Of Whether Online Classes Were Offered During Lockdown : P & H HC [Read Order]

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday held that all schools, irrespective of whether they offered online classes during the lock-down period or not, are entitled to collect the tuition fee. The single bench of Justice Nirmaljit Kaur issued the following directions :(a)Schools are permitted to collect their admission fee, henceforth, since the COVID-19 lockdown has now been...

Plea SC Seeks Action Against Congress For Allegedly Violating Social Distancing Norms During Protest Against Fuel Price Hike

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the action of Indian National Congress and its youth wing for violating social distancing guidelines which had been imposed in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic while protesting against the hike in petrol and diesel prices in various parts of India. The plea, filed by Advocate-on-Record Om Prakash Parihar and Advocate Dushyant Tiwari...

Fresh Plea In SC Seeks Waiver Of Private School Fees For Three Months & PAN India Regulatory Mechanisms For Education

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking, inter alia, a waiver of private school fees for a period of three months starting April 1 till July 1 2020 and regulatory mechanisms for structuring and collection mechanism of fees PAN India during lockdown.The PIL filed by Parents Associations in 9 states, namely Rajasthan, Odisha, Punjab, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Delhi...

PM CARES Fund Not A Public Authority Under RTI Act : Affirms Appellate Authority In PMO

Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) is not a public authority under the Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act), held the Appellate Authority of the Prime Minster's Office(PMO).Holding thus, the Deputy Secretary of the PMO upheld the refusal of the Central Public Information Officer(CPIO) to disclose information sought by social...

COVID19: Permit Advocates To Advertise, Take Up Alternative Works During Lockdown: Plea In SC Seeks Directions To BCI & State Bar Councils For Desired Changes

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the Bar Council of India to permit use of advertisements for lawyers till March 2021, allow public listings so that other para-legal work can be taken up by them to earn their livelihood in light of the pandemic situation and allow alternative means of sustenance. The PIL has been filed by a practicing lawyer and...

Cannot Have The Spectacle Of A Damocles Sword Hanging Over A Journalist's Head While Conducting Public Debate; Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday observed that we cannot have a damocles sword hanging over the head of journalist while conducting a public debate and suspended proceedings in two FIRs filed against Arnab Goswami for allegedly communalizing the coverage of Palghar mob lynching incident and the incident regarding gathering of migrants outside Bandra station during lockdown. Division bench...

Awarding Compensation Towards 'Loss Of Love & Affection' As A Separate Head In Addition To 'Loss Of Consortium' Not Justified: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that there is no justification to award compensation towards loss of love and affection as a separate head, in addition to awarding compensation for loss of consortium The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose observed that loss of love and affection is comprehended in loss of consortium, which is a legitimate...

Breaking: Bombay HC Stays FIRs Against Arnab Goswami; Says 'No Prima Facie Case Against Him' [Read Order]

[Story updated with order]The Bombay High Court on Tuesday while granting relief to Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami observed that "we cannot have a damocles sword hanging over the head of a journalist while conducting a public debate". Court suspended proceedings in two FIRs filed against Arnab Goswami for allegedly communalizing the coverage of Palghar mob lynching incident and the...

SC Bar Clerk's Association Moves SC; Seeks Rs. 15,000 As Monthly Compensation And National Scheme For Distress Redressal [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court Bar Clerk's Association has moved a petition before the Apex Court asking for the Central government to be directed to pay a monthly amount of Rs. 15,000 to each member, on account of the financial hardships faced by them over the last three months. Stating that a number of members have not even received their basic salary in these months, the petitioner...