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Citizens Have 'Right To Free Speech', Not State's Burden To Ensure That They Only Know Truth: Bombay HC On IT Amendment Rules
The Bombay High Court's 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Justice Atul Chandurkar, while opining that the amendments to the Information and Technology Rules, 2021 are 'unconstitutional' held that the citizens only have the 'right to free speech and expression' but not a 'right to truth' and thus the State cannot claim to have a responsibility to ensure that citizens know only 'truth' and not 'fake or...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Pleas For 33% Women Reservation In Delhi Bar Bodies, Voices Concerns About Expensive Campaign
The Supreme Court today issued notice on two petitions seeking 33% reservation for women lawyers in Delhi's lawyer bodies viz. Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) and all District Bar Associations.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order and listed the matter on September 25, refusing to stay the Bar elections in the meanwhile.One of...
State Must Ensure Timely Payment Of Land Acquisition Compensation Even If Private Company Is Ultimately Liable, Delay Violates Art 300A: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (September 20) criticised the State of Himachal Pradesh for failing to ensure the timely payment of additional compensation of Rs. 3,05,31,095 awarded to landowners for land acquired in 2008 for a cement project run by JAL(M/s Jaiprakash Associates Limited).A bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said that the state government should have...
Insufficiently Stamped Document Not Admissible Merely Because It Was Exhibited Unless Deficiency Is Cured : Supreme Court
Recently, the Supreme Court justified the dismissal of the specific performance suit because it was filed based on the insufficiently stamped agreement to sell. The Court said that a relief cannot be sought based on a document that has not satisfied the legal requirements for admissibility i.e., an insufficiently stamped instrument being inadmissible in evidence could not bring relief to...
Supreme Court Hears AG's Arguments In Religious Conversion Case Against SHUATS University VC & Officials
The Supreme Court today heard an SLP filed against an order of the Allahabad High Court refusing to quash an FIR lodged against the Vice-Chancellor (Dr.) Rajendra Bihari Lal Director Vinod Bihari Lal and five other officials of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science (SHUATS) over alleged illegal religious conversions.The Court had granted interim protection...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Parents' Plea For Independent Probe Into Death Of Children Belonging To Scheduled Castes At IIT Delhi
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by parents of two students belonging to the Scheduled Caste category, who died at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi this year. The parents have sought registration of FIR and independent investigation into the deaths by a centralized agency.The order was passed by a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.Briefly stated,...
'Dogs Won't Wait For Your Deliberations To Bite' : Supreme Court Raps Union & Kerala For Not Responding To Plea On Anti-Rabies Vaccines
The Supreme Court today directed the Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and Chief Secretary for the State of Kerala to file counter affidavits in a petition seeking to constitute an independent expert committee to study the efficacy of the Intra Dermal Rabies Vaccines (IDRV) currently being administered to Humans and Rabies Veterinary Vaccine, administered to dogs in...
Supreme Court Dismisses SpiceJet's Plea Against HC Order To Handover Aircraft Engines To Lessors
The Supreme Court today (September 20) refused interfere in the order of the Delhi High court which directed the cash-strapped airlines SpiceJet to return three aircraft engines for defaulting on payments to engine lessors.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing an SLP by SpiceJet against the September 11 Order of the High Court's...
Supreme Court Allows TN Police To Summon BJP Leader Kesava Vinayagam Without Seeking Madras HC's Permission
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) set aside the Madras High Court's direction that the police must obtain the High Court's prior permission to serve summons to Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) Organising Secretary Kesava Vinayagam in connection with a case over the seizure of Rs.3.99 crore for alleged bribing of voters during the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections.A bench...
Legal Professionals Not Immune From Prosecution For Criminal Misdeeds : Supreme Court
Delivering judgment in the 'fake' SLP case, the Supreme Court today observed that no professional, much less a legal professional, is immune from prosecution for their criminal misdeed(s)."There is a great sanctity attached to the proceedings conducted in the court. Every Advocate putting his signatures on the Vakalatnamas and on the documents to be filed in the Courts, and every...
Telangana MBBS/BDS Admissions : Supreme Court Stays HC Judgment Which Removed '4 Year Consecutive Study' Criteria For Local Quota
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 20) issued notice on the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Telangana challenging the Telangana High Court's judgment which removed the '4 years' continuous study or residence requirement in the State' for permanent residents to secure admission in local quota seats in MBBS or BDS courses.The State however agreed before the Supreme Court to grant...
BREAKING | Bombay High Court 'Tie-Breaker' Judge Finds 2023 Amendment To IT Rules For Establishing Fact Check Units 'Unconstitutional'
The 'tie-breaker' judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday struck down the 2023 amendments to the IT Rules, which empowers the Central government to establish Fact Check Units (FCUs) to identify "fake and misleading" information about its business on social media platforms."I am of the opinion that the amendments are violative of Article 14 and Article 19 of the Constitution of...