Breaking: Plea In Delhi HC Challenges Delhi Govt's Order To Restrict Treatment In Hospitals Only For Residents Of Delhi

A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court challenging the decision of the Delhi Government to restrict the treatment in State Government run hospitals as well as in private hospitals and nursing homes to bonafide residents of Delhi only. Filed by two Delhi University students who are the residents of UP and Bihar, the petition argues that this decision would adversely affect the...

SC Issues Notice On Mother's Plea For CBI Probe Into Death Of NLU-J Student In 2017

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a plea seeking for a transfer of investigation from the State police to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the mysterious death of Vikrant Nagaich, a 3rd-year student at National Law University, Jodhpur, in August 2017.Nagaich had been found dead on 14th August, 2017, under unnatural circumstances near the railway tracks opposite...

SC Issues Notice On Habeas Plea Challenging Detention Of J&K Congress Leader Saifuddin Soz

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a habeas Corpus petition filed against the Government of Jammu and Kashmir's detention order of octogenarian Congress leader and former Union Minister Prof. Saifuddin Soz who has been under house arrest since 5th August, 2019.A bench headed by Justices Arun Mishra issued the notice, after hearing Senior Advocates P Chidambaram and Dr Abhishek...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-17]

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Elephant Death In Kerala: PIL In SC Seeks CBI Or SIT Probe

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a Court Monitored CBI or a Special Investigating Team (SIT) probe into the recent death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala reportedly due to accidental consumption of a firecracker-stuffed pineapple meant as a trap for wild boars.The petition has been filed by Advocate Avadh Bihari Kaushik and seeks the intervention of the Top Court for...

Supreme Court Weekly Round Up

Week Commencing June 1 to June 7, 2020

Illegal Migrants Sometimes Pose Threat To National Security And Infringe Rights Of Indian Citizens : Karnataka HC

While laying down elaborate guidelines for dealing with the detention of illegal migrants under the Foreigners Act, 1946, the Karnataka High Court said that illegal migrants sometimes impose pressure on citizens and pose a security threat to the nation. A bench of Justice K N Phaneendra observed : "India is a large country having its border with many countries.People in the sub-continent...

Keep Illegal Migrants In Foreigners Detention Centres Even After Grant Of Bail : Karnataka HC Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

Seeking to restrict the movements of illegal immigrants and overstaying foreigners who have been granted bail in criminal cases against them, the High Court of Karnataka has held that they should be kept in 'detention centers' till further orders of the court or till they are deported to their mother country.A bench of Justice K N Phaneendra has issued the following guidelines on dealing...

Aadhaar Review : Open Court Hearing Sought Citing Observations In 'Rojer Mathew' & 'Sabarimala Reference' Cases

Two review petitioners in the Aadhaar case has filed an application seeking open court hearing of the case.The application has referred to the observations made by the Constitution Bench in the case Rojer Mathew v South Indian Bank, doubting the correctness of the Constitution Bench judgment delivered on September 27, 2018, which had held that there was nothing wrong in passing Aadhaar...

21 Notable Judgments/Orders Delivered By Courts During COVID-19 Lockdown

The outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in lockdown across the country in all spheres of activities. However, even during such challenging times, the judiciary has continued its function by evolving to a virtual system of adjudication. The present articles summarises some of the orders passed by the Supreme Court and various High Courts during the first phase of the lockdown....

SC Refuses To Recall Order Dismissing Mahua Moitra's Plea On Migrants Issue

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to recall the order passed on April 13 which dismissed the suo moto writ petition taken by the Court on a letter petition sent by TMC MP Mahua Moitra.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah dismissed the fresh interlocutory application filed by Moitra in the suo moto case taken by the Court on the migrants issue"She is a...

'Amidst Lockdown, E-Connectivity To Courts Ensures Access To Justice To Citizens; It Is A Fundamental Right Not To Be Impeded In Any Manner': J & K HC [Read Judgment]

"In the current times of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant restrictions, no court can discharge essential judicial functions if there is nonavailability of e-connectivity"