SCBA Creates "COVID-19 HELPLINE SCHEME", Members Facing Financial Issues Can Avail Interest Free Loan Upto INR 25000

The Supreme Court Bar Association has established a scheme by the name of "The SCBA COVID-19 HELPLINE SCHEME" in order to provide financial assistance to members who are facing difficulties due to the national lockdown in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak.The Scheme entails providing a loan of Rs. 25,000/- without interest to a member in need of aid and support, and can be repaid by the...

HC Can Only Exercise Jurisdiction Over State Of Which It Is The High Court: SC [Read Judgment]

"The High Court may be justified in passing such an order when it only affects the employees of the State falling within its jurisdiction but, in our opinion, it could not have passed such an order in the case of employees where pan India repercussions would be involved.""

Person Who Takes Benefit Of A Portion Of The Will Cannot Challenge The Remaining Portion: SC [Read Judgment]

" A party cannot blow hot and blow cold at the same time."

COVID19: SC Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Challenging Government Advisory Of COVID Testing At INR 4500

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Government's to file its response in a plea challenging the Government advisory fixing coronavirus testing facilities at INR 4500 across private labs & hospitals. A bench comprising Justices LN Rao & Deepak Gupta directed the petitioner to supply a copy of the petition to the Solicitor General via email & listed the...

SC Allows NDTV's Appeal To Quash Income Tax Re-Assessment Notice [Read Judgment]

In a major relief to media company New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV), the Supreme Court on Friday allowed its appeal to quash the notice issued by the Income Tax Department seeking to re-open it income assessment for the financial year 2007-08.The assessing officer had issued notices to NDTV under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act on the ground of escapement of income from assessment and...

Karnataka Road Blockade : SC Directs Centre, Kerala & Karnataka To Meet And Formulate Parameters For Safe Passage Of Patients [Read Order]

Notably, the bench has not stayed the order of Kerala HC.

SC Disposes Plea For Conversion Of Hotels To Shelter Homes & Isolation Wards Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

"People are coming with millions of ideas; cannot hear everyone", the bench observed.

SC Expresses Concern About Plight Of Migrant Workers; Issues Notice On PIL Seeking Payment Of Wages By Govt

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on the Public Interest Litigation petition filed by activists Harsh Mander and Anjali Bharadwaj seeking directions to the government to pay wages to the migrant workers in the unorganized sector amid the national lockdown.The bench comprising Justices Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta heard Advocate Prashant Bhushan for the petitioners and sought...

COVID19: Plea In SC Seeks Urgent Acquisition & Conversion Of Hotels & Other Self-Contained Premises To Fight Covid

The Supreme Court shall hear tomorrow an application praying for direction(s) of nationwide acquisition & conversion of hotels, resorts, guesthouses etc. to shelter homes, quarantine center's & isolation wards. "…seeks urgent indulgence of this Hon'ble court to pass suitable directions to the authorities interalia to exhaust and/or give preference to acquiring...

[Breaking] SC Takes Suo Moto Case On Mahua Moitra's Letter About Migrant Workers Stranded Amid COVID-19 Lockdown

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto case on the basis of a letter sent by Mahua Moitra, Member of Parliament, to the CJI highlighting the plight of migrant workers amid the lockdown imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta is considering the case tomorrow. Moitra has said that she will be appearing in person in the...

[Breaking] Karnataka Moves SC Against Kerala HC Direction To Remove Road Blockade For Essential Medical Services

The State of Karnataka has moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of the High Court of Kerala which directed the Union Government to remove the border blockade imposed by Karnataka to allow entry for patients from Kerala to access emergency medical care in hospitals in Karnataka.Kerala has filed CAVEAT in the matter. A bench comprising Justices Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta...

Despite Govt Orders, Contractors Are Not Paying Migrant Workers : Harsh Mander Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Social activist Harsh Mander has filed an additional affidavit in the Supreme Court, stating that several migrant workers are still facing difficulties, despite the orders passed by the Government. Despite the governments order that contractors must pay full wages to these workers, contractors are declining any such payments, he said.In the last two days itself, a very large number of...