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No COVID-19 Posters Outside Patients Homes Without Direction From Competent Authority Under DMA : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that affixing of COVID-19 posters outside the homes of patients can be done only if there is a direction from the competent authority under the National Disaster Management Act.The order was passed in the case Kush Kalra v Union of India.The Court noted that the Centra has already clarified this stand on the issue and directed the States and Union...
"Can't Provide Details Of Prime Minister's Entourage": IAF Moves Delhi High Court Against CIC Order Directing Disclosure Under RTI Act
A writ petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court against an order of the CIC (Central Information Commission), said to be affecting the sovereignty and integrity of India, inasmuch as it directs the Indian Air Force (IAF) to disclose details of the Prime Minister's entourage under the RTI Act (Right to Information Act, 2005). The petition has been filed by the CPIO, Directorate...
Supreme Court Upholds Land Acquisition Notifications For Chennai-Salem 8 Lane Expressway
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the notifications issued for acquiring land for the Chennai-Salem eight-lane greenfield expressway project.Partly allowing the appeals of the Union of India and the National Highways Authority of India, the top court reversed the Madras High Court judgment to the extent it quashed the land acquisition notifications.The Court said that it has negatived...
"Farmers Acts Passed Sans Discussion With Farmers, Aimed At Benefitting 'Big' Companies": Bar Council of Delhi Supports Farmers' Protest, Bandh
Bar Council of Delhi has come out in support of the ongoing Farmers Protests. Today's Press Release states that it "fully supports the demand of the farmers" and "urges upon the Govermment of India to consider the genuine demands of the farmer community".The Press Release states that the lawyer fraternity of India has decided to lend their support to the farmers and shall join the BHARAT BAND...
Breaking- Supreme Court Refuses To Quash FIRs Against Journalist Amish Devgan For Remarks Against Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to quash FIRs registered against Journalist Amish Devgan for his remarks against Sufi Saint Moinnuddin Chisthi.A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar & Sanjiv Khanna however, clubbed all FIR's filed against Devgan and transferred them to Ajmer. The July 8 stay on investigation and coercive action against the journalist will continue.As many as 7 FIRs have...
Central Vista Project: Supreme Court Allows Foundation Ceremony For New Parliament Building Without Altering Site In Any Manner
"We clarify that the authorities would be free to continue with procedural processes without altering the status of the site(s) in question in any manner, including to continue with the scheduled progmramme of foundation stone-laying on 10th December, 2020", Supreme Court said in the Order.
Dr. Ambedkar's Thoughts On Nation, Democracy, And Constitutionalism
[This is an edited excerpt from the introduction titled "The Resurgent Icon" written by Anurag Bhaskar for the book "A Stake in the Nation" (2020), which is a collection of Dr. BR Ambedkar's selected speeches. The volume is the result of life-long struggle of late Bhagwan Das, one of the Ambedkarite chroniclers. Das brought out the first edition of this book as far back as 1963 under the title 'Thus Spoke Ambedkar'. It was the first serious, professional effort to bring out an edition of...
Trial Lessons From K G Kannabiran: Nitya Ramakrishnan Remembers Parliament Attack Case
[This lecture, originally titled "Justice Measured Out in Coffee Spoons: Parliament Attack Case" was delivered on 30 November 2020 as part of the KG Kannabiran Lectures on Law, Justice and Human Rights – organised by the family of KG Kannabiran (1929-2010) to celebrate his life, work and its futures]. [Abstract: Nitya Ramakrishnan reviews the legal challenges in the Parliament attack case, where she and the legendary lawyer KG Kannabiran had appeared for the defence. She speaks about...
Courts Have Internalised the Logic That Dissenters Are A Threat : Pratap Bhanu Mehta
"Courts have internalized the logic that dissenters are a threat", said political theorist Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta at the 3rd Project 39A Annual Lecture in Criminal Law. Organised by Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi, revolved around the topic of "The Dissenter as Criminal: Reflections on Dissent and the Law". Mehta commenced the lecture by remarking that dissent as...