Breaking : Kerala HC Bans Flash Hartal Without Prior Notice Of 7 Days

The High Court of Kerala today passed an order banning 'flash' hartals.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar ordered that hartals can be declared only after giving prior notice of seven days. The Court held that within the 7 days, any citizen can challenge the declaration of hartal.The operative portion of the Court's order said :"Hartal without 7 days notice is unconstitutional and within those 7 days any citizen can challenge Hartal".The Court...

Mentally Ill Patients Kept Under Chain: SC issues Notice To Centre, States

The Supreme Court bench of Justices A. K. Sikri and Abdul Nazeer on Monday issued notice to the Centre and all states on a PIL filed in the interest of proper healthcare and treatment facilities to mental patients. Petitioner Gaurav Kumar Bansal has alleged that some of the patients, suffering from a mental illness, who are lodged in a Faith-Based Mental Asylum situated near Mohalla...

Continued Use Of Unconstitutional Section 66A IT Act: SC Assures Strict Action Against Officials, Issues Notice To Centre

The Supreme Court has issued notice in an application filed by People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), on the continued use of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act. In its petition, PUCL has submitted that more than 22 people have been prosecuted under the provision, after it was scrapped by the Apex Court in 2015. The case was argued by Advocate Sanjay Parikh, who was assisted...

Will Restoration Of Writ Petition Revive Interim Order? SC To Examine [Read Order]

The Supreme Court will examine the question whether the interim order passed in a writ petition gets revived when the main writ petition is restored.A writ petition filed in the year 1995 by the U.P. State Electricity Board was dismissed by the Allahabad High Court for want of prosecution. Later, on an application filed by the board, it was restored to file. Though there was an order of stay...

SC Issues Notice To Anil Ambani On Ericsson's Contempt Petition Over Non-payment Of Dues

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Reliance Communication Ltd (RCom) Chairman Anil Dhirubhai Ambani and others on a contempt petition filed by Ericsson India Pvt Ltd over non-payment of its dues. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman sought a response from Ambani and others in four weeks. Appearing for R Com, senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi asked the court...

SC Declines Urgent Hearing Of PIL Seeking Linking Of Aadhaar & Voter IDs

The Supreme Court today turned down an oral plea made for urgent listing of a PIL seeking linking of Aadhaar with Voter IDs.The PIL is filed in February 2018 by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwani Upadhyaya, who made the oral mention today before the bench of CJI.In April 2018, the SC had said that it will hear the petition after the constitution bench delivers judgment in the Aadhaar case.The...

Supreme Court Weekly Round-Up

Writ Petition Under Article 227 Challenging Judicial Orders Are Maintainable, But Not Under Article 226 [State of Jharkhand v. Surendra Kumar Srivastava]The Supreme Court reiterated that a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking writ of certiorari against judicial orders passed by civil courts is not maintainable. The bench comprising Justice Ashok Bhushan and...

Can 498A Cases Be Filed In A Place Other Than Where The Cruelty Occurred ? SC To Decide

"The question precisely is whether a case of cruelty on account of dowry harassment punishable under Section 498A of the IPC can be registered, investigated and punished in a jurisdiction different from the one from which the aggrieved spouse has been forced out on account of such harassment".

CLAT 2019: Online Applications To Begin From January 10

Online applications for Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), 2019 will begin on January 10, according to a notification published today by the CLAT Consortium. Applications will close on March 31, 2019. In view of the multiple technical glitches that plagued CLAT 2018, it had been decided by the Consortium that CLAT 2019 will be conducted offline. The date for the exam has since then been...

No Clarity On Pay & Tenure Of Information Commissioners, As Centre's Notification Is Silent

The DoPT notification seems to be in tune with the proposed RTI amendment to take away the statutory protection to the salary and tenure of Information Commissioners.

Movie "The Accidental Prime Minister" Politically Motivated & Defames Former PM: Plea In Delhi HC

A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court, demanding a direction to Youtube and Google to take down the trailer of the upcoming movie, "The Accidental Prime Minister", alleging that the trailer is "affecting, harming the image of the Constitutional post of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India and giving a bad name at the national as well as at the international level".The petition,...

No Plans To Increase Retirement Age Of SC, HC Judges As Of Now: Union Law Ministry

There are no plans as of now to increase the age of retirement of judges of the Supreme Court from 65 years to 67 years and that of high courts from 62 years to 65 years.The confirmation was issued by The Hindu, quoting the Union Law Ministry, amidst the recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice to raise the retirement age of...