Plea In Delhi HC Challenges Centre's Decision To Exclude Mask and Sanitiser from Essential Commodities & Levy Of 18% GST On Sanitisers [Read Petition]

A petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Union for classifying masks and sanitisers as "essential commodities" and regulate their prices.The petitioners have also sought a direction to Ministry of Finance & the GST Council to reduce the GST tax rate on alcohol based sanitisers from 18% to 5 or 12%.The petitioners have further challenged the decisions...

'Virtual Court Is Boon For Legal Fraternity; Even Moffusil Advocate Can Comfortably Present Case Anywhere': Madras HC On Objection To Hearing Via VC [Read Order]

"This Virtual Court is a boon to the entire Legal Fraternity", observed the Madras High Court on Thursday. Justice B. Pugalendhi, of the Madurai Seat, was faced with objection from an advocate regarding the listing of cases for final hearing via video conferencing. "Fortunately in Tamil Nadu, we are having good internet connectivity facility in almost all places, including some...

Former LG Of J&K GC Murmu Appointed As CAG [Read Notification]

Girish Chandra Murmu has been appointed as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Murmu, the First Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, had resigned from the post yesterday. The President has also appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as LG of J&K to replace him.The present CAG Rajiv Mehrishi is turning 65 on August 8. The President of...

Delhi HC Frames Formats Of Assets And Income For Disclosure Of Judgment Debtor's Financial Capacity, Asks Centre To Consider Incorporating In Statute [Read Judgment]

"This Court is of the view that the mandatory filing of the affidavit of assets, income, expenditure and liabilities by judgment-debtor in a detailed prescribed form at the very threshold of execution litigation should be incorporated in the statutes, as in the developed countries"

Why N-95 Masks & Hand Sanitizers Removed From List Of Essential Commodities? Karnataka HC Asks Centre

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the Central Government to clear its stand on whether face mask including N95 masks and Hand sanitizers should be included in the list of Essential Commodities, for effective price control and availability of the items, as the number of COVID-19 cases are multiplying across the country. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice...

Not Correct To Say That Only Certain Matters Are Being Listed; Registry Working Very Hard: Justice Kaul

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, judge of the Supreme Court, said on Thursday that it was not correct to say that only certain matters were being listed by the Court, and the rest were not being listed.The judge also affirmed that the Registry was working very hard."Grievances people can have - but to say that only certain category of matters are being listed, to make imputations that certain...

'AIBE Has Become A Great Hurdle': Plea In AP HC Seeks Exemption For Enrolled Advocates From AIBE Qualification Amid COVID-19

An advocate has approached the High Court of Andhra Pradesh seeking exemption from the qualification of All India Bar Examination 2020 for advocates who have enrolled with the Bar Council.The writ petition filed by Bilaal Ahmed Syed, who enrolled with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2019, seeks to either exempt the exam for the enrolled Advocates or to declare them as...

[EWS Quota] Can Posts Be Reserved Only On The Basis Of Economic Criterion? Is 50% Ceiling Absolute? : SC Refers Substantial Questions Of Law To 5-Judge Bench

The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred a batch of writ petitions, challenging the 10% quota for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) introduced by 103rd Constitution Amendment passed by the Parliament last year, to a five-Judge bench. A bench comprised of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice Subhash Reddy and Justice BR Gavai said that the matter involves "substantial questions of law"...

No Interference With Govt Conclusion That Use Of Social Media By Army Personnel Enables Enemies To Gain Edge: Delhi HC [Read Order]

While dismissing a petition challenging the ban on army officers using social media, the Delhi High Court observed that scope of judicial review over matters concerning defence and security is limited.The bench comprising Justices Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Asha Menon noted that modern-day warfare is not just limited to accession of territory, but also extend to influencing economy and...

Jamia Violence: Blinded & Injured Students Urge Delhi HC To Direct Payment Of Compensation

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday continued the hearing in a batch of petitions pertaining to alleged police atrocities in the campus of Jamia Milia Islamia in December 2019 in the wake of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.Advocate Siddharth Seem, appearing for Mohammed Minhajauddin, an LLM student who was blinded in one eye allegedly during the police crackdown, sought...

'Why Only Certain Judges Get Politically Sensitive Matters?' : Dave Raises Points Of Criticism Against SC In Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case

Gripping arguments ensued on Wednesday in the 3-hour long hearing in the Supreme Court in the contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for his tweets about Chief Justice SA Bobde and the Judiciary before Supreme Court.A bench of Justices Arun Mishra, BR Gavai & Krishna Murari heard Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave who appeared for Bhushan in the case. Dave's arguments'...

Prashant Bhushan Contempt Case : Live Updates From SC

The SC is hearing the writ petition filed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking the recall of the contempt notice against him.Live Updates from the hearing...