'Stay Where You Are' : CJI Says Students Stranded In UK Amid COVID-19 Cannot Be Brought Back Right Now

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that Indian students who are stranded in United Kingdom cannot be brought back right now.'Stay where you are', the CJI observed, taking note of the affidavit filed by the Central Government detailing the measures adopted for the welfare of students stranded in UK.The Supreme Court also heard few other petitions seeking evacuation of Indian citizens...

COVID-19 : SC Orders Release Of Persons Lodged For Over 2 Years In Assam Foreigners' Detention Centres [Read Order]

In the light of COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court on Monday observed that detainees at detention centers of Assam who have been incarcerated for more than 2 years may be released on personal bond with two sureties.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, LN Rao & M.M Shantanagoudar said;"We will pass orders in this regard. We will pass orders today" Senior Advocate Colin...

Testing Of E-Filing Software For 24/7 Filing Is At Advanced Stage, Clerks Need Not Come To SC For Filing:Justice Chandrachud, E-Committee Chairman

After delivering the judgment in Madhya Pradesh case today, Justice DY Chandrachud, the head of the Supreme Court E-Committee remarked that the Video Conferencing Hearings are going well.He said that the the Court is at advanced stage of trial of e-filing software for 24/7 filing of documents etc. and soon the Clerks may not need to come to SC for filing. However, the there were some...

Governor Can Direct Floor Test Even While House Is In Session : SC Approves MP Governor's Decision [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Monday held that the power exercised by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh to convene the assembly for a floor test cannot be regarded as "constitutionally improper".In a 68-page judgment released on Monday, the Supreme Court affirmed its order passed on March 19 to hold floor test in the MP assembly for proving the majority of the previous government led by Kamal Nath.The...

Medical Oxygen IP And Nitrous Oxide Should Be Taxed As Per Entry 88 Of VAT Act: SC Upholds The Decision Of HC Of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has held that 'Medical Oxygen IP' and 'Nitrous Oxide IP' should be taxed as drugs under Entry 88 of the AP Value Added Tax Act, 2005, and not as 'unclassified goods'. While providing the purposive interpretation to the 'similar substances' in Entry 88, the Division Bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Ajay Rastogi upheld the judgment of the High...

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Senior Advocate And Former Attorney General For India Ashok Desai Passes Away

Former Attorney General for India, Senior Advocate Ashok Desai passed away at 5.30 this morning.Desai started practice in Bombay High Court in 1956 .He was designated as a Senior Advocate on 8 August 1977. He held office as the Attorney General for India from 9 July 1996 to 6 May 1998 . He was awarded the Padma Bhushan award and the Law Luminary Award in 2001.He has appeared in notable...

Though Agriculture Included In 'Essential Services', Farmers Face Harassment From Police And Govt Officials : Plea In SC

A petition has been filed in Supreme Court raising the plight of farmers, the rural population and the agricultural labour-force of the country in wake of the nationwide lockdown which had to be enforced due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) elaborates on the wide range of grievances being faced by those working in the agriculture sector and...

'Cases Are In Quarantine': Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi Writes To CJI To Open SC With Strict Riders [Read Letter]

"Closing courts for long is a self destructive idea. Courts are sentinels of fundamental rights", writes Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi to Chief Justice S. A. Bobde, amidst the COVID lockdown through which the Supreme Court, the High Courts and even the subordinate judiciary remains effectively shut except *for a handful of matters of "extreme urgency" *which are being heard...

Territorial Jurisdiction Of High Court Under Article 226(2) Of Constitution [Explainer]

This piece intends to explore the law regarding the territorial jurisdiction of a High Court to issue writ under Article 226 of the Constitution.Article 226 Before Its Amendment Firstly, the legislative history of Article 226 has to be examined. It originally read thus:226. (1) Notwithstanding anything in article 32, every High Court shall have power, throughout the territories in relation...

'Failure Of Delhi Govt.Led To Spread Corona Virus': Plea In SC Seeks Investigation In To Nizamuddin, 'Anand Vihar Migrant Gathering Issues [Read Petition]

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India, 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. The plea filed by Advocate-on-Record Om Prakash Parihar and Advocate Dushyant Tiwari, on behalf of Advocate Supriya Pandita, also seeks for...

"I Will Take You Back If You Are Not Infected" Is Nazi Germany Way Of Things: Plea In SC Seeks Evacuation Of Fishermen Stranded In Iran [Read Petition]

A plea has been preferred in the Supreme Court seeking immediate evacuation of Indian Fishermen stranded in Iran, owing to the prevailing situation that has arisen amid the Coronavirus outbreak.Petitioner is the wife of an Indian fisherman, who is stranded in Iran along with 860 others, belonging to the States of Tamil Nadu, Kerela & Gujarat. The petitioner highlights the dire...