No Travel Fare To Be Charged On Migrants; Notify Places Providing Food For Stranded Migrants : SC Directs [Read Order]

Taking note of the miseries of stranded migrants across the country, the Supreme Court on Thursday passed a slew of significant directions. They are :No fare either by train or bus shall be charged for migrant workers. The rail fare to be shared by states as per their arrangement. In no case any fare should be asked or charged from any migrant workers by the States and the RailwaysMigrant...

'Who Pays Migrants' Rail Fare?How Many Days Needed To Shift Them?Who Gives Them Food?', SC Asks Centre

The Supreme Court on Thursday posed several questions to the Central Government on the issues concerning migrant workers, who have been stranded during the lockdown.A bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan, S K Kaul and M R Shah was considering the suo moto case titled "In Re: Problems and Miseries Of Migrant Workers".At first, the bench sought clarity as to who bears the fare for the...

Breaking: Appeal Against Acquittal In Cheque Bounce Cases Can Be Filed Only Before High Court U/s 378(4) CrPC: Madras HC Full Bench

The Madras High Court has held that the appeal against acquittal of the accused in a cheque bounce case can be filed only before the High Court under Section 378(4) of Cr.PC. A full bench of the High Court comprising Justices MM Sundresh, V Bharathidasan and N. Anand Venkatesh held that the decision of another full bench in S.Ganapathy V. N.Senthilvel ((2016) 4 CTC 119) is 'per incuriam'....

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Low Testing Of Covid19 Is Like Inviting Trojan Horse Into Citadel: Telangana HC Slams Govt For Abysmal Testing & Vague Reports

The Telangana High Court on Tuesday pulled up the State Government for the abysmally low testing rate of the deadly Coronavirus infection in the state of Telangana.A bench of Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan & Justice Vijaysen Reddy directed the State Government to continually test people for covid19 and increase the number of tests throughout the state as far as practicable."To...

Employee Can Be Dismissed In Disciplinary Inquiry Completed After Retirement If Rules Permit It: SC Holds By 2:1 Majority

The Supreme Court [2:1] has observed that disciplinary enquiry against an employee can continue even after the retirement of the employee and major punishment like dismissal or removal can be imposed, if the relevant Service Rules permit it. Rule 34 of the Conduct, Discipline & Appeal Rules, framed by Mahanadi Coalfield Limited provides for special procedure in certain cases and...

SC Adjourns Plea Seeking Directions For Mandatory Usage of Mic-System In Supreme Court

"The Plea contends that non-usage of mic-system violates the fundamental right to know of the public as well as the freedom of press, ultimately affecting access to justice"

SC Allows TN Govt To Use For COVID-19 Treatment Floors Of Hospital Facing Demolition Action [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Tamil Nadu Government to use for COVID-19 treatment the floors of a hospital facing a demolition action on the ground of unauthorized construction.The Court passed the order in an application filed by Billroth Hospital, against which an order of demolition has been passed with respect to its 4th to 8th floors. In June last year, the SC had stayed...

SC Seeks Centre & State Govt.'s Response In Plea For CBI Probe Into Assembly Of People At Markaz & Bus Terminal In Delhi

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to file its reply in a plea seeking action against the Government of NCT of Delhi for their alleged failure in containing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and thereby, allowing it to spread in the entire country.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, AS Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy also directed the other impleaded Respondents - State...

Retirement Of One Partner Amounts To Dissolution Of Partnership Firm Consisting Of Only Two Partners: SC [Read Judgment]

When there are only two partners and one has agreed to retire, then the retirement amounts to dissolution of the firm, the Supreme Court has observed. The bench of Justices NV Ramana, Sanjiv Khanna and Krishna Murari was considering a civil appeal in which the contention raised was that since the appellant had resigned as a partner and, therefore, in terms of the relevant clause of...

SC Issues Notice On Challenge To February 28 Presidential Order To Resume Delimitation Of Assam's Assembly, Parliamentary Constituencies [Read Petition]

The Supreme Court has issued notice on a plea challenging the promulgation of the Presidential Order of February 28 through which the earlier February 8, 2008 Notification, deferring the process of delimitation for the State of Assam, has been rescinded and the process of delimitation of the Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of the state has been decided to be resumed. In issuing...

Restraint On Private Schools From Demanding Tuition Fee : SC Issues Notice On Pleas Challenging Uttarakhand HC Order

A Special Bench of the Supreme Court today issued notices on a batch of special leave petitions filed against the order of the Uttarakhand High Court whereby private unaided schools were restrained from demanding tution fee from parents, in view of the lockdown situation. A Bench comprising of CJI SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna, and Justice Hrishikesh Roy has issued notices...