SC Notifies Relaxation For Filings On A4 Sheets During Lockdown [Read Circular]

Adding to the directions issued by the Supreme Court for effectuating succesful hearings during the Coronavirus-induced lockdown, Top Court has issued a circular to alleviate difficulties faced in terms of filings on A4 size paper.The Circular which has been signed under the hand of Sanjeev S. Kalgaonkar, the Secretary General of the Supreme Court has directed that all cases filed before April...

Breaking: Supreme Court Relaxes Dress Code For Lawyers Amid Pandemic [Read Circular]

As a precautionary measure to contain the spread of Corona virus infection, the Supreme Court has relaxed the dress code for Advocates appearing before it through video conferencing. Through a circular issued by the Secretary General of the Supreme Court, it has been intimated that "advocates may wear "plain white-shirt/white-salwar-kameez/ white saree, with a plainwhite neck band"...

TDS/TCS Rates Reduction; Deadline Extensions; Faster Refunds : Tax Measures Announced By FM As COVID-19 Relief

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of tax measures as part of the COVID-19 related economic stimulus package.In order to provide more funds at the disposal of the taxpayers, the rates of Tax Deduction at Source ( TDS ) for non-salaried specified payments made to residents and rates of Tax Collection at Source (TCS) for the specified receipts shall be reduced by 25%...

[Breaking] COVID-19 Treated As 'Force Majeure' For Real Estate Projects; Contracts Of Central Agencies Extended By 6 Months : Finance Minister

In the press briefing held the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday evening to explain the details of the Rs 20 lakhs crores economic stimulus announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she said that the COVID-19 pandemic period will be treated as "force majeure" for real estate projects."Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will issue advisories to the...

Pregnant Woman Stranded In USA Accomodated In Flight Today To India: Centre Tells SC

The Centre informed Top Court today that the Pregnant Indian woman, who's plea was taken up yesterday for repatriation from USA to India has been accomodated in a flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had informed a bench of Justices Nageswara Rao, Abdul Nazeer & Sanjeev Khanna yesterday that attempts were being made in accordance with the Standard...

SC Directs Release Of Rs 10 Crores Deposited By Karti Chidambaram

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the release of Rs. 10 Crore deposited by Karti Chidambaram as security for permission to travel abroad. The Bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Hrishikesh Roy directed the Registry to release the amount deposited by the Congress MP earlier this year as security to participate in a tennis tournament. On...

Will Not Start Payments Business In India Without RBI Nod: Whatsapp Tells SC [Read Order]

Whatsapp Inc. submitted an undertaking in the Top Court on Wednesday, stating that it shall not begin operations in India without complying with payment norms for compliance.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde & Justices Indu Malhotra & Hrishikesh Roy sought responses from Whatsapp and Facebook on the RBI permissions which allow payment through a UPI enabled network.The court...

"Judges & Lawyers Should Dispense With Lawyer's Robes For The Time Being" CJI Bobde Hints

Chief Justice SA Bobde during a hearing today stated that instructions would soon be released from the Supreme Court for dispensing with the dress code encompassing robes and gowns.The exchange ensued between the bar and the bench, wherein the CJI told Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal during a Video Conference hearing that judges, lawyers should not wear jacket & gown for time being as it...

SC Refuses To Grant Interim Bail To Sajjan Kumar Serving Life Sentence In 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant interim bail to Ex-congress MP Sajjan Kumar, convicted and serving a life sentence in a 1984 anti-sikh riots case.A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Indu Malhotra & Hrishikesh Roy stated that there was no ground for hospitalisation reflected in the medical report submitted by AIIMS board warranting bail.Senior Advocate Vikas Singh appeared...

Beware! Even Private Obscene Messages Online Could Land One In Jail : Know About IT Act Offences

A recently exposed Instagram group by the name of 'Bois Locker Room' has taken social media by storm. The private group on Instagram reportedly consisted of several teenage boys from schools in Delhi-NCR region. It is stated that the group was being used to share photos of minor girls and young women, after which group member(s) would engage in making lewd & derogatory...

No Default Bail Claiming Benefit Of SC Order Extending Limitation : Single Bench Of Madras HC Differs From Earlier Judgment [Read Order]

The bench of Justice G Jayachandran held the contrary judgement of Justice G R Swaminathan to be "non-est" and having "no binding force".

"BCI Has No Power To Control Bar Associations": SCBA Rejects BCI Resolution Staying SCBA Resolution To Remove Ashok Arora

The Supreme Court Bar Association has written to the BCI Secretary stating that the BCI has no power or authority to control any Bar Association in the country, including the SCBA.After the extraordinary move by the Bar Council of India of staying the Supreme Court Bar Association's resolution dated May 8, whereby SCBA suspended its Secretary, Mr. Ashok Arora, the acting Secretary of the...