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NewsClick Founder Prabir Purkayastha, HR Head Move Delhi High Court Challenging Arrest In UAPA Case, Hearing Today
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and Human Resources head Amit Chakravarty have moved the Delhi High Court challenging their arrest in the UAPA case registered against them following allegations of the portal receiving money for pro-China propaganda. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula by...
BREAKING| In A Historic First, Supreme Court Appoints Sign Language Interpreter For Deaf Lawyer
The Supreme Court on Friday appointed a sign language interpreter for deaf lawyer Sarah Sunny. Historically, the Supreme Court has never appointed an interpreter at its own expense."We have an interpreter today for Sarah. In fact, we are thinking that for the constitution bench hearings we will have an interpreter so that everyone can follow", Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said....
SC/ST/OBC Reservation Will Be Given In Temporary Appointments Which Last For 45 Days Or More : Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes will be given in temporary appointments which are to last for 45 days or more. It further said that instructions have been issued to all Ministries and Departments to strictly implement this reservation in temporary posts.Responding to a writ petition...
Details Of Agreements Between UIDAI And External Organizations Handling Its Grievance Redressal Mechanism Can Be Given Under RTI Act: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has ruled that details of the agreements entered into between the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with external organisations engaged in handling the grievance redressal mechanism of the statutory body can be provided under the Right to Information Act, 2005.Justice Subramonium Prasad added that the details pertaining to non-disclosure agreements entered...
Anticipatory Bail | POCSO Act Prevails Over Atrocities Act Only If Offence Under POCSO Act Prima Facie Established: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court held that provisions regarding anticipatory bail in the POCSO Act would not prevail over provisions of appeal in the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act if the allegations under POCSO Act are not prima facie made out against the accused.Justice NJ Jamadar, while dealing with an anticipatory bail application of a person accused under both POCSO Act and Atrocities...
Acquittal In Criminal Proceedings Does Not Automatically Result In Discharge In Corresponding Disciplinary Proceedings: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently ruled that an acquittal in connected criminal proceedings does not entail any benefit in the surviving proceedings and thus does not automatically result in a corresponding discharge in disciplinary proceedings pending against an employee.A Division Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Sanjay Karol clarified that the two proceedings operate in different...
SAT Sets Aside SEBI Order Which Held Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy Liable For Insider Trading In NDTV
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday (October 5) set aside the order passed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in November 2020 which held Prannoy Roy and his wife Radhika Roy, the former promoters of NDTV, liable for insider trading.The SEBI order had barred the Roys from buying, selling and dealing in securities directly and indirectly for a period of two...
Can MPs/MLAs Taking Bribe For Vote/Speech In Legislature Claim Immunity? Supreme Court 7-Judge Bench Reserves Verdict
A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on whether members of parliament and legislative assemblies could claim immunity under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution for receiving a bribe in contemplation of a vote or speech in the legislature.A seven-judge bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh,...
'No Money Has Come To Manish Sisodia, How Will You Bring Him Under Money Laundering?' Supreme Court Asks ED In Delhi Liquor Policy Scam Case
The bail proceedings of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) over the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam are currently ongoing before the Supreme Court. In today's marathon session, spanning approximately four and a half hours, the Supreme...
Court-Monitored Probe Is A Significant Measure, Can’t Be Employed Routinely: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that a court-monitored investigation is a significant measure which is invoked in cases of “palpable sense of governmental neglect or oversight” and should not be employed routinely or without just cause. “We must preserve its weight for situations where the state appears either ignorant or non-cognizant of issues. Resorting to such an investigation...
State Govt Has Power To Impose Permit Fee On Erection Of Mobile Towers : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a State Government has the competence to impose permit fee on the erection of mobile towers. The Court rejected the argument that State cannot realise permit fee on mobile towers in the absence of a Parliamentary law empowering it to do so.The Court upheld a judgment of the Chhattisgarh High Court which held that the Chhattisgarh Government had the competence...