Palghar Lynching : SC Seeks Status Report On Probe From Maharashtra Govt

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a status report from the Maharashtra Government regarding the probe into the lynching and consequent death of two Sadhus in Palghar.The Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a petition seeking Court-monitored investigation and/or transfer of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleging that the police...

[Breaking] SC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Prashant Bhushan In FIR Registered By Gujarat Police [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to Advocate Prashant Bhushan in FIR registered against him by Gujarat police alleging hurting of religious sentiments.A bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the Gujarat Government and posted the matter after two weeks."No coercive action to be taken till next date of hearing" , the...

[Live-Updates from Supreme Court] Prashant Bhushan's Plea For Quashing FIR Against Him

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by Gujarat police alleging hurting of religious sentiments.A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna begins hearing.Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave is making...

[Breaking] SC Issues Notice On Sharjeel Imam's Plea For Consolidation Of FIRs Registered Against Him By Different States

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in Sharjeel Imam's plea for consolidation of FIRs filed against him across the country for investigation by a single agency..A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna directed the Delhi police to respond to the plea.The case will be posted next after ten days.Senior Advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Imam, submitted that all five...

Section 4(5) Of Gratuity Act Applies Only When There Are Options For The Employee Under The Act & Under Contract With Employer : SC

In a notable judgment in the field of gratuity law, the Supreme Court held that Section 4(5) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 will apply only when there are alternative options for the employee under the Act and under the terms of contract with the employee.The Court also held that the employee must taken either of the packages completely, and there cannot be any "combination" of terms...

Managements At Liberty To Deduct Wages Of Workers Who Remain Absent In Areas Where Lockdown Has Been Lifted :Bombay HC [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court(Aurangabad bench) on Thursday allowed employers to deduct wages of workers who remain absent from work in areas, where the lockdown has been lifted.While refusing to interfere with the direction issued by Ministry of Home Affairs on March 29 regarding full payment of wages to employees during lockdown, Justice R V Ghuge clarified as follows :"It is clarified that since...

Breaking : Prashant Bhushan Moves SC For Quashing Of FIR Registered By Gujarat Police

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by Gujarat police alleging hurting of religious sentiments. The matter is listed tomorrow before bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Sanjiv Khanna.The FIR was registered over the critical comments made by Bhushan in twitter against Union Minister Prakash...

Allahabad HC Rejects Shahjahanpur Law Student's Application Imputing Bias On Part Of SIT [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected an application moved by the Shahjahanpur law student, alleging bias on part of the SIT that had investigated her rape case and also the extortion case filed against her. In a detailed judgment, a bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and Deepak Verma expressed its satisfaction on the way the state-appointed SIT had investigated the...

Foreign Award Against Public Policy Not Enforceable In India : SC Renders Rs 450 Crores Award Against NAFED Unenforceable [Read Judgment]

In a notable decision, the Supreme Court held as unforceable a foreign award on the grounds of being opposed to the "foundational policy of Indian law and basic concept of justice".The case arose out a dispute between Central Government-agency National Agricultural Co-opeartive Marketing Federation of India(NAFED) and Alimenta SA regarding export of HP groundnuts.On account of the...

Breaking: Supreme Court Allows Parents Having Visitation Rights To Maintain Contact With Children Via Electronic Means [Read Order]

Keeping in view the inability of parents having visitation rights to meet their children physically due to the nationwide lockdown, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that they may resort to electronic means for the same. Therefore, all the parents having visitation rights can now avail electronic visitations via Video Calls etc. instead of Physical Visitations during...

SC Directs Centre To Consider Plea To Provide Ration Even For Those Without Rations Card [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central Government to consider the representations made by the Aayom Welfare Society for providing ration to those people who do not have any ration cards. The Petitioner, Aayom Welfare Society had sought "universilization" of the Public Distribution System so as to increase its reach to the poor and downtrodden, during the lockdown. It...

SC Issues Notice On Plea For Cost Regulation On Private Hospitals Treating COVID19 Patients [Read Order]

Plea averred that private hospitals were commercially exploting patients suffering from the deadly virus "to make a fortune out of their miseries in the hour of national crisis".