SC Directs Delhi, UP, Haryana To Formulate, Mutually With the Centre, Common Policy To Facilitate Inter-State Movement Within NCR In 1 Week

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the concerned government authorities of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana to hold a meeting and mutually, along with the Central Government, formulate a common plan/policy/platform to facilitate movement across state borders in the NCR cities within one week. The three-Judge Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan required Solicitor General Tushar Mehta...

Breaking: Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Bring PM CARES Fund Under Right To Information Act

A PIL has been filed before the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Trustees of the PM CARES Fund to display on its website the details of the money received and the purposes for which such amount has been utilized. The petition has been filed by Dr. SS Hooda through Advocate Aditya Hooda, in the backdrop of a reply given by the PM's Office to an RTI application, stating that...

[LIVE UPDATES] Supreme Court Hearing On Challenge Against MHA Notification On Full Wages To Employees During Lockdown

SC Bench headed by Justice Bhushan is hearing a matter between employees and employers regarding payment of wages. Attorney-General KK Venugopal is representing the...

SC Raises Concerns Over RBI Allowing Levy Of Interest During Moratorium; Adjourns Hearing Till June 12

The Supreme Court on Thursday made oral observations raising concerns over the Reserve Bank of India allowing levy of interest during the moratorium period allowed for loan repayments.A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah was hearing petitions filed Gajendra Sharma and few others challenging the RBI Circulars of March 27 and May 22 to the extent they allowed...

'A Lot Of Well Known Lawyers Had A Long Waiting Period; There Are No Shortcuts At All' : Sr Adv Arvind Datar

Single-minded focus is extremely important, he said.

Waiver Of Interest On Loans During Moratorium Affects Stability Of Financial Institutions, RBI Tells SC

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has filed its counter affidavit stating that a waiving off interest on term loan repayments during moratorium would not be prudent as it would hit the health of banks & risk their financial stability.On May 26, the Top Court had sought a response from the RBI in a plea regarding the levy of interest on loan amounts during the stipulated moratorium period,...

Amrapali : Ready To Do Needful For Stalled Project, Says SBI CAP; SC Directs Meeting Between SBI CAP, NBCC & Receiver [Read Order]

The SBI CAP told the Supreme Court by way of an affidavit that it was ready to do the needful for the stalled Amrapali project. SBI CAP further told the Court that it was in deliberation with the Receiver, Senior Advocate R Venkatramani, and National Building Construction Company (NBCC), the central government entity which has been directed to take over the construction project.For funding...

Automobile Traders Association of Delhi Moves SC Against MHA Direction To Pay Full Wages During Lockdown

The Automobile Traders Association of Delhi (ATAD) has approached Supreme Court against Centre's order directing the private entities to pay full salary/wages to their staff during the lockdown period announced due to outbreak of Covid-19.The petitioner association has sought quashing of clause-III of March 29 order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Disaster Management...

Unsafe To Convict An Accused Solely On The Basis Of Uncorroborated Testimony Of Accomplice: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that it would be unsafe to convict an accused solely based on uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice. The bench comprising of Justices Rohinton Fali Nariman, KM Joseph and V. Ramasubramanian said that an accomplice, to be believed, he must be corroborated in material particulars of his testimony.The Court upheld the convictions for the abduction and murder...

SFI Seeks Intervention In SC Suo Motu Case To Highlight Issues Of Stranded Students [Read Application]

The Students' Federation of India (SFI) has filed an application seeking to intervene in the case of Suo Motu cognizance taken by the Supreme Court with regard to the plight of migrant workers who have been stranded in various parts of the country due to the nationwide lockdown. In its application, SFI emphasizes on the problems being faced by outstation students who are being forced...

When Abduction Is Followed By Murder, Court Can Presume That Abductor Is The Murderer : SC

A 3-judge bench of the Supreme Court has upheld the convictions for the abduction and murder of Tamil Nadu politician, M K Balan in 2001.The case was referred to the 3-judge bench following a split verdict by a division bench.In 2016, a bench comprising Justices V Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra delivered split verdicts in the case, with the former acquitting the accused and the...

SC Asks Kin Of Malegaon Blast Victim To Approach Bombay HC CJ With Request For Extending Tenure Of Judge Holding Trial

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the kin of a Malegaon Blast victim seeking speedy trial of the case to move the Bombay High Court, for purposes of extending the tenure of the Trial Judge who is hearing the case.The Ld. Presiding Officer of the Special NIA Court at Mumbai, namely Shri Padalkar who has been trying the case was set to retire on account of superannuation on February 29,...