Breaking: Uttarakhand HC Declares Law Exempting Former Chief Ministers From Payment Rent For Occupying Govt Bungalows As Unconstitutional [Read Judgment]

The Uttarakhand High Court on Tuesday declared that the Uttarakhand Former Chief Ministers Facility Act, 2019 which allows former chief ministers of the State to stay in government bungalows without paying market rent, is "ultra vires". The division bench comprised by Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice RC Khulbe has held that a Chief Minister, once he demits office, is on...

Law Student Moves SC Seeking Legislation For Compensation, Rehabilitation For Persons Acquitted After Years Of Incarceration On Account Of Wrongful Prosecution

The Supreme Court has been moved in a PIL seeking enactment of a law for compensation and rehabilitation of the people who are acquitted, having been languished in jails for wrongful prosecution and incarceration for years and years. The petition by Yash Giri, a final year Law student through his Advocate -on- Record Mithilesh Kumar Singh, further prays for interpretation of Section...

Citing COVID-19 Risk, Parents Move SC Against CBSE Decision To Hold Class XII Exams In July

Raising concern about the safety of their wards and other students due to COVID-19, a group of parents from Delhi -NCR have approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of CBSE notification to conduct remaining Class XII board examination from July. On May 18, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had issued notification announcing to hold the remaining examination of CBSE...

SC Not In Favour Of Resuming Open Court Hearings Soon Amid Rise In COVID-19 Cases

A seven-judge committee of the Supreme Court is not in favour of resuming regular open court hearings in the wake of pandemic, as per a report of the Economic Times. "The committee, headed by Supreme Court judge, justice NV Ramana, met on Monday and decided that courts cannot be opened for regular hearings. This is a serious situation and infection is spreading and chances cannot be taken," ...

NGOs Coming Forward To Help Migrants And Fight Pandemic Deserve Appreciation : SC

In the suo moto order passed on the migrants issue, the Supreme Court lauded the efforts of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) which came forward to help the migrants and fighting the pandemic."Non-governmental organisations coming forward to help the migrant workers and to fight the pandemic and extend help by providing food, water and transportation at their cost which deserves...

[Breaking]All Law Students Except In The Final Semester Will Be Promoted On The Basis Of Marks Received On Previous Years And Internal Marks This Year : BCI

In view of the ongoing pandemic, the General Council of the Bar Council of India recently issued certain guidelines with regard to conducting of online Examinations by Universities.Final Year StudentsFinal year students of 3 Years LL.B and 5 Years LL.B courses may be allowed to appear for online examinationsAlternatively, for Final year LL.B students as mentioned above, the Universities may...

DMK MLA Moves SC To Direct TN Assembly Speaker To Decide On Disqualification Of 11 AIADMK MLAs

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court, seeking a mandamus against the Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly to decide the Disqualification Petition regarding 11 MLAs who had voted against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami in 2017.On 18th February, 2017, 11 MLAs had voted against the vote of confidence moved by their own party, i.e. AIADMK. These...

Can An Anticipatory Bail Order Be Reviewed? SC Issues Notice [Read Order]

Can anticipatory bail once granted can be reviewed? The Supreme Court has issued notice in a Special Leave Petition which poses this legal issue. Ainul Hoque Molla, an accused in a cheating case, was granted anticipatory bail by the Gauhati High Court on 13th November 2019. However, in March 2020, the Court issued a notice to Molla directing him to show cause why bail granted be...

High Courts Well Within Their Jurisdiction To Take Cognizance Of Migrants Crisis, Says SC; HC Proceedings To Continue

Observing that the High Courts are well within their jurisdiction to take cognizance of the violation of the fundamental rights of migrant labourers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified that the proceedings in the HCs will continue.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah made this pertinent observation in the order passed in the suo moto case on the miseries of...

SC Asks Maharashtra To Make "More Vigilant & Concerted" Efforts In Identifying Stranded Migrant Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Maharashtra to be more vigilant and make concerted effort in identifying and sending stranded migrant workers to their native places.The Court also observed that there were "huge lapses" by the Maharashtra authorities in dealing with the issue and that "most of the claims are only on paper causing great miseries and hardship to the migrant workers" A...

Recruitment Of 69000 Teachers In UP: SC Stays Recruitment Of 37339 Posts Till July 14, Open For Govt. To Fill Up Remaining Seats

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to keep 37,339 posts of Assistant Teachers (Shiksha Mitras) vacant, thereby staying the ongoing selection process of teachers in the state.A bench comprising Justices MM Shantanagoudar & Vineet Saran was hearing a plea filed by the Uttar Pradesh Prathmik Shiksha Mitra Association challenging the Allahabad High Court's order...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Against 12% Maratha Reservation In Medical, Dental PG Admissions For 2020-21; Lists Main Challenge To SEBC Act On July 7

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while considering a petition challenging the SEBC reservations (i.e Reservation of 12% of Maratha community) in Medical and Dental PG admissions in the State of Maharashtra, issued notice, and also directed all the connected matters including the main challenge to SEBC Act to be listed on 7th July 2020 for final hearing. The State of Maharashtra issued...