[Delhi Riot Case] Delhi HC Seeks Delhi Police's Report On Bail Plea Filed By Safoora Zargar

The Delhi High Court Thursday asked the Delhi Police to file status report on a plea by Jamia Coordination Committee member Safoora Zargar, who was arrested under the anti-terror law --UAPA -- seeking bail in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in February.Zargar, M Phil student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, is...

AGR : SC Asks Telecos To Submit Financial Documents [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed telecom companies to submit their financial documents while considering a plea by the Department of Telecommunications to allow them to settle the AGR-related dues in a staggered fashion over 20 years.The bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, also allowed time to the DoT to consider the proposals of telecos. The case will be next taken during the third...

[Breaking] 'Lord Jagannath Will Not Forgive Us If We Allow This' : SC Stays Puri Rath Yatra & Related Activities Amid COVID-19 Threat [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no Rath Yatra should held in the Lord Jagannath Temple in Odisha this year, on account of the pandemic situation.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde passed the order on a plea filed by Odisha Vikas Parishad seeking to stay the annual Lord Shri Jagannath's Rath Yatra in the state, which is scheduled to take place on 23 June.Senior...

Decided To Withdraw 96% Of AGR-Related Demand Raised On PSUs : Centre Tells SC

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has decided to withdraw 96 per cent of the Rs 4 lakh crore demand aised against non-telecom Public Sector Undertakings like GAIL based on the definition of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) given by the Supreme Court in its October 2019 judgment. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench...

Habeas Corpus Petitions Must Be Decided On Priority; 'Jail First And Try Later' Is Very Unfortunate : Arvind Datar

In the ongoing sessions of Webinar Series organised by Daksha Fellowship, Senior Advocates Arvind P. Datar & P.S. Narsimha spoke at a webinar on "Public Law Lawyering".The Webinar panel was moderated by Mr. Mahesh Menon, faculty at the Daksha Fellowship.The webinar began with a discussion on the presumption of constitutionality on statutes. Mr. Datar first addressed the issue of the...

"What Kind Of A Petition Is This?" SC Dismisses Petition Seeking Issuance Of Directions To UOI For Getting Full Disclosure On Covid From China

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking issuance of directions to the Union of India to make a representation to the People's Republic of China & the World Health Organisation (WHO) to make available, relevant information related to Covid19.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah orally remarked that the petition shall attract costs but allowed it...

SC To Hear Tomorrow Plea To Direct Union To Move ICJ Against China Over COVID-19 [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court will hear a PIL tomorrow for directions to the Centre, Ministry of Social Justice, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Ministry of Law and Justice, to file a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) seeking for 600 billion US dollars in damages from the People's Republic of China for spreading the COVID-19 pandemic. The plea, filed by a resident...

Contingent Clause In Rent Deed To Increase Rent Each Year Cannot Be Read To Mean That Tenancy Was For More Than One Year Period: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that, merely because a Rent deed contains a clause which binds the tenant to increase the rent by certain percentage each year, it cannot be read to mean that the tenancy was for a period of more than one year. In this case, the issue before the Apex Court was whether a rent note signed by the tenant which required compulsory registration under Section 17(1)(d)...

'You Are Shooting The Messengers': SC Pulls Up Delhi Govt Over Maltreatment Of Doctors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the response of the Delhi government on Covid patient care was vague and incomplete. Court directed the Delhi Government to file a "better affidavit" laying down its response to management of the Coronavirus crisis.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah pulled up the Delhi Government for targeting doctors and healthcare workers...

SC Stays Telangana HC Direction To Conduct Mandatory COVID19 Testing On Dead Bodies [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court Order passed on June 8 directing the state to conduct Covid19 sampling on dead bodies before they are released from government hospitals.A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul & MR Shah observed that the Telangana High Court passed a "premature" order.The HC direction was challenged by the Telangana government....

SC Dismisses Challenge Against Karnataka Govt Decision To Hold Class X Exams From June 25

The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for Class 10 SSLC Board examinations to be conducted in Karnataka as scheduled, from June 25 to July 4.A Bench comprising of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Krishna Murari and S Ravindra Bhat dismissed a plea challenging a Karnataka High Court Order, which had refused to intervene in the State Government's decision.Appearing for the petitioner,...

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To National Disaster Response Fund

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL seeking for transfer of all funds from PM CARES Fund which was set up to combat the COVID-19 pandemic to National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF).A Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah heard the matter and issued notice to the Central Government and directed the Centre to file its reply...