SC Directs States And UTs To Make Safe Transit Of Prisoners Released During National Lockdown [Read Order]

The Supreme Court of India has directed all States and Union Territories to ensure that prisoners who have been released from jails are provided safe transit so that they can reach their homes in wake of the national lockdown as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao took into account the submissions...

PIL In SC Seeks Directions To Resolve Shortage Of PPE For Health Workers

A PIL has been filed before the Supreme Court of India, seeking for directions to immediately resolve the shortage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Kits for healthcare professionals as well as Police, Military and Para-military personnel deployed in maintaining security and law and order.The petition, filed by Advocate Amit Sahni, seeks to immediately resolve the shortage of PPE...

2G Net Speed Imposed In J&K Amid Lockdown Virtually Takes Away Right To Internet, Says PIL Filed In SC

The decision of the Jammu and Kashmir government to restrict the speed of mobile internet as 2G amid the COVID-19 lockdown has been challenged in the Supreme Court.A Public Interest Litigation filed by one Soayib Qureshi, a Kashmir-based lawyer, challenged the order issued by the Jammu and Kashmir administration on April 3 to retain the existing restrictions till April 15."The restriction...

Plea In SC Raises Safety Concerns Of Zoo Animals Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

While hearing a plea regarding concerns of COVID-19 infection to animals in zoological parks across India on Tuesday, the Supreme Court observed that according to their information, animals do not die of the novel Corona virus. Animal rights activist, Sangeeta Dogra had filed this writ petition expressing anguish over Zoos not being included in the list of essential services and the failure...

Issues Related to All MGNREGA Registered Households As Well As Other Entitlements Are Duly Addressed: Centre Files Status Report in SC

The Central government has asserted before the Supreme Court that "the issues related to all MGNREGA registered households as well as other entitlements are being duly addressed in an overall and comprehensive manner by it and the State Governments during the Covid-19 lockdown period".The State has filed the status report in a petition by activists Aruna Roy and Nikhil Dey for issuance of...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Release Of Detainees Who Have Spent More Than Two Years In Assam Foreigners' Detention Centres

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and Assam government on a plea seeking release of persons who have spent more than two years in the foreigners detention centers in Assam.The petition filed by Raju Bala Das, a detainee for more than 2 years, cites the risk of COVID-19 infection amidst the overcrowded situations in detention centres.There are six detention centres in Assam,...

[Breaking] Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR Against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Anna Vetticad Over 'Smash Brahminical Patriarchy' Poster

The Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and film critic Anna M Vetticad over holding a poster stating "Smash Brahminical Patriarchy" in 2018.The FIR was registered against them for offences under Sections 295-A, 500, 501, 504, 505 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code alleging that the poster offended...

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking 'Immediate Evacuation' Of Indian Students Stranded In UK

The Supreme Court of India today issued notice in the petition regarding the immediate evacuation of Indian students stranded in United Kingdom due to the lockdown and travel disruption in both the countries in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao issued notice and requested the Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta to...

SC Asks Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victim To Move MP HC With Challenge Against Conversion Of Hospital To COVID-19 Treatment Cenre

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked a Bhopal Gas Tragedy survivor to immediately approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur with her petition challenging the conversion of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre (BMHRC) into a hospital exclusively for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Seeking urgent intervention advocate Karuna Nundy, on behalf of the petitioner, today...

SC Extends Term Of TDSAT Chairperson By 3 More Months [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the tenure of the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, by three more months.The term of Justice Singh (former SC judge) as TDSAT Chairperson was set to expire on April 20. He had assumed the office on April 21, 2017. The SC is hearing a matter pertaining to the plea of increasing the tenure...

'We Don't Plan To Supplant Wisdom Of Govt With Our Wisdom', CJI Says On Relief Measures For Migrant Workers

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till April 13 the hearing of the PIL seeking directions to the Government for payment of wages to migrant workers belonging to the unorganised sector amid the lockdown.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul & Deepak Gupta took note of the Centre's status report on the said issue and listed the matter on Monday, April...

Karnataka Border Blockade : SC Closes Cases After Agreement To Allow Passage For Non-COVID19 Patients From Kerala

The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a bunch of petitions regarding the Karnataka's border blockade, after the Centre told the Court about the parameters evolved to allow passage for Kerala patients seeking emergency medical services in Mangaluru.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench comprising CJI SA Bobde and Justice L Nageswara Rao that the Union Home Secretary had convened a meeting...