Mistrust About Virtual Courts Can Be Resolved Through Humility And Compassion

The World is facing an unprecedented crisis by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ever since the pandemic, day in and day out, we have been getting scary news about this deadly virus. Some are true and some are not. The social media has also aggravated the problem by sometimes spreading fake news. People don't know which news is true and which is not. They sometimes believe the false ones and ignore the truth. Health experts also give different opinions about the magnitude of the crisis. Some...

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Direct Insurers To Provide Medical Insurance For Mental Illness Treatment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in a plea seeking for directions with respect to violation of Section 21(4) of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 whereby insurers are bound to provide medical insurance for treatment of mental illness. A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices Rohinton F....

[Webinar] [Full Video] The Challenges Before Courts - By Gopal Subramanium, Senior Advocate , Supreme Court Of India

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Safety & Health Of Passengers Adequately Taken Care Of Even If Middle Seat Is Filled; Bombay HC Rejects Air India Pilot's Plea [Read Judgment]

The Bombay High Court on Monday held that safety and health of passengers on board an aircraft with reference to the Coronavirus is adequate even if middle row seats are not kept vacant. Court disposed of a plea filed by a pilot from Air India who alleged that the national carrier violated the circular dated March 23 issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation for keeping middle row...

"In Democracy Fair Criticism of Govt. Functioning is A Catalyst for Better Administration": Madras HC Quashes Case Against Congress MLA For Allegedly Defaming Then-CM J. Jayalalitha [Read Order]

"The careless king whom none reproves ruins himself sans harmful foes", the Madras High Court recently quoted Saint Thiruvalluvar, in quashing defamation proceedings against Congress MLA, S. Vijayadharani. It was alleged that she has defamed the then Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha in a public meeting held on September 27, 2015. "In democracy a fair criticism of the government functioning is...

[Black Lives Matter] 'Africans Are Our Friends' : Punjab & Haryana HC Directs Police Not To Use Racial Slur Against African Nationals

"We are, professedly, a tolerant sub-continent of "browns" in all its shades, but more often than not, display a perverted and primitive mind-set looking down on others without looking within ourselves. For many centuries we have been slaves. Freedom does not lend its wings to our countrymen to fly anywhere they wish and in any manner they like and abuse foreigners on the street calling...

[Sedition Cases] SC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Senior Journalist Vinod Dua [Read Order]

In a special Sunday sitting, the Supreme Court has granted interim Protection from arrest to Senior Journalist Vinod Dua in connection with an FIR registered by Himachal Police alleging Sedition A bench comprising Justices U U Lalit, Mohan M Shantanagoudar and Vineet Saran issued notice to the Centre, Himachal Pradesh government and police.The Following Directions were passed by the...

Payment Of Wages And Judicial Evasion In A Pandemic

Two days ago, on this blog, we discussed the pending challenge before the Supreme Court to the government's directions requiring employers to pay wages to their workers during the nationwide lockdown imposed under the Disaster Management Act. At the time, the matter had been reserved for orders; today, the Supreme Court passed an order that can only be described as bizarre: it refused to rule on the legal issues before it, postponed arguments to the end of July (seven weeks from now), directed...

Safoora Zargar's Detention Against International Law Standards : American Bar Association Appeals For Her Immediate Release

The pre-trial detention of Safoora Zargar does not appear to meet the standards of international law, including treaties to which India is a state-party, said the Center for Human Rights, American Bar Association."International law, including treaties to which India is a State party, only permit pre-trial detention under narrow circumstances which do not appear to have been met in Ms....

K K Venugopal Set To Continue As Attorney General For One More Year

Senior Advocate K K Venugopal has accepted the request of the Central Government to continue as the Attorney General of India for one more year, LiveLaw has learnt from sources.The decision comes ahead of the expiry of his 3-year term as Attorney General on June 30.Widely respected as an expert in constitutional law, he was appointed the Attorney General on June 30, 2017, succeeding...

LiveLaw Turns 7

Seven years ago, on this day, LiveLaw had its humble beginning. Our start, though on a small scale, was backed with a vision to expand access to accurate and credible legal news.It must be admitted that even we were surprised for a bit at the magnificent scale of acceptance and recognition we received in a short span. With immense pride and happiness, we can say that LiveLaw has...

Farewell To Justice Hosbet Suresh

Justice Suresh died last night in his sleep. The lockdown prevents us from being with him at the funeral. I have known him for 30 years, through my activism days at Bombay, my practice in the Industrial Courts and the Bombay High Court and then as the Chairman of the Human Rights Law Network till his death. He had lived a good life, was happy and content till the end, though he railed against injustice with increasing vigor with every passing day. It was a joy arguing before him in the High...