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Centre Approves Transfer Of Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad High Court Amidst In-House Inquiry Over Cash Row
The Central Government today (March 28) notified the repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi to the Allahabad High Court based on the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendations on March 24. Justice Varma is facing an in-house inquiry by a 3-judge panel constituted by the Chief Justice of India over the allegations regarding the discovery of illicit cash currencies at his...
Supreme Court To Consider Validity Of Rule Allowing BCI To Extend Term Of State Bar Councils Beyond Statutory Period
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the challenge to the amendment to Rule 32 of the Bar Council of India Rules, 2015, which allows the BCI to extend the term of State Bar Council Members beyond the statutory limits under the Advocates Act 1961. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea against the order of the Rajasthan High Court, which deferred...
75-Year-Old Republic Must Not Be So Shaky That Poetry Or Comedy Is Alleged To Be Creating Animosity: Supreme Court
In a strong condemnation of the growing misuse of criminal law against artistic expressions and dissenting ideas, the Supreme Court ruled today that constitutional protection of free speech is not contingent on the popular acceptance of the views expressed.While quashing an FIR registered by the Gujarat Police against Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgadhi over a poem shared on social...
Service Charge Is Voluntary Payment By Consumers, Can't Be Made Mandatory On Food Bills: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on Friday held that service charge and tips are voluntary payments by consumers and cannot be made compulsory or mandatory on food bills by restaurants or hotels.Justice Prathiba M Singh thus rejected two petitions filed by Federation of Hotels and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), challenging CCPA guidelines of...
'Premature, Await In-House Inquiry' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Register FIR Against Justice Yashwant Varma Over Cash Row
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 28) refused to entertain a writ petition seeking the registration of an FIR against Justice Yashwant Varma, Delhi High Court Judge(since transferred to Allahabad HC), over the alleged discovery of illicit cash at official premises.A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said that the petition, which also challenged the in-house inquiry...
Supreme Court Directs Payment Of Rs 30 Lakhs Compensation Within 4 Weeks For Manual Sewer Cleaners' Deaths In Metros In Last 3 Months
Following its previous order summoning officials from major cities (Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bengaluru) over unsatisfactory affidavits on banning manual scavenging and manual sewer cleaning, the Supreme Court yesterday noted that the new affidavits were cleverly worded to create a false impression of compliance. It warned that failure to file proper affidavits in the next hearing would...
For 'Promoting Enmity' Offence, Words Must Not Be Judged On Standards Of Insecure People Or Those Seeing Criticism As Threat : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (March 28) held that for an offence under section 196 (promoting enmity between groups) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alleged on the basis of written or spoken words, the standard to judge effect of the words should be that of a reasonable, firm, individual rather than an insecure person.“When an offence under section 196 of BNS is alleged, the effect of spoken...
Farmers Protest | Dallewal Ended Fast, NH Opened After Clearing Protesters : Punjab Govt Informs Supreme Court
The Punjab Government on Friday (March 28) informed the Supreme Court that it has cleared the protesting farmers from the Shambhu and Khanauri borders near Haryana, and cleared the National Highway for free traffic movement.Advocate General of Punjab Gurminder Singh also informed the bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and NK Singh that Jagjit Singh Dallewal, the veteran leader of the...
Breaking | Kunal Kamra Moves Madras High Court For Transit Anticipatory Bail In Mumbai Police FIR Over Satire Video; Hearing Today
Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Madras High Court seeking transit anticipatory bail in connection with the FIR lodged against him at Mumbai over his alleged remarks against Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.Kamra is a permanent resident of Villupuram town in Tamilnadu and thus claims Madras High Court has jurisdiction. An urgent mentioning of the case was made before...
