Manan Kumar Mishra's Personal & Political Battles Using BCI Chairman's Office

The Press Releases of the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, Manan Kumar Mishra, follow a common pattern –they are always aimed at stifling genuine criticism, and stalling reforms. With a series of ad-hominem attacks and labelling, the BCI Chairman ensures that any space for dialogue, introspection and critical analysis is erased. There is also an attempt to pass off these views as those of the legal community at large. Because, the Chairman always ensures that the press releases are...

Private Hospitals Exploiting COVID-19 Crisis For Profiteering Will Face Strict Legal Action, Warns Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The Court said that no person should be denied treatment on account of financial constraints.

[Column] 'The Wise Crack of Mr. Salve': Dinesh Dwivedi, Senior Advocate

The wise crack of Mr. Harish Salve is in reality an attempt to revive the debate called "Tyranny of the unelected". It is not difficult to guess who has said this. Though Mr. Salve has tried to hedge his diatribe by referring to the 4G issue in Jammu & Kashmir, my suspicion is that these observations are prompted by the recent happenings. Yes, the 4G issue in J&K was vociferously taken up by members of the Civil Society and they were openly critical of the reluctance of the Supreme Court...

Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-16]

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Tolerance Levels In All Sections Going Down; Mindless Forwarding Of Messages Leads To Fake News : Justice S K Kaul

Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul , judge of the Supreme Court, on Sunday spoke on the menace of fake news and its derivatives at an online lecture organised by Madras Bar Association."The idea of Freedom of Speech, the subject of Freedom of speech in these times appeal to me. I feel like the challenges of these times are a little different with respect to the topic with which we are discussing....

Don't Politicize COVID-19 Crisis; Simply Highlighting Flaws Of State Will Only Create Fear In Minds Of People : Gujarat HC

COVID 19 crisis is a humanitarian crisis, not a political crisis, the Court said.

[Breaking] Lockdown In Containment Zones Extended Till June 30; Religious Places, Hotels, Shopping Malls To Open From June 8 In Other Areas

The Ministry of Home Affairs has extended the nationwide lockdown in containment zones till June 30.Based on the directions of the National Disaster Management Authority to issue an order to extend the lockdown in Containment Zones up to June 30, and to re-open prohibited activities outside containment zones in a phased manner, the Union Home Secretary issued "Unlock 1 : Guidelines for...

PM CARES Fund Not A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act, Says Prime Minister's Office

The RTI Application sought information relating to creation and operation of PM CARES Fund.

Unelected People Think They Can Impose Will On Govt Through Courts: Harish Salve

Noted jurist Harish Salve Friday said a lot of people who are not elected representatives feel that they can impose their will on the government through the courts.He made the observation while asserting that one can criticise a judgment and even a judge, but attributing motives to them is wrong.The senior advocate also said violation of privacy is a serious issue and that private data is...

Fee Reimbursement A Facet Of Affirmative Action; Paucity Of Funds No Ground To Discriminate : Bombay HC Full Bench

Reservation is a correctional policy, not a concessional one, the Court observed.

Arbitrary & Discriminatory; Bombay HC (FB) Quashes GR Allowing Fee Reimbursement To Only Those Undergrad SC/ST Students Who Took Admission Through CAP [Read Judgment]

A full bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday held a Government Resolution dated February 27, 2013 as arbitrary and discriminatory against those SC and ST students who did not take admission in undergrad engineering courses in the State through the Common Admission Process (CAP). Court set aside the said GR and directed the State to reimburse the fees deposited by such students. The...

Judiciary Cannot Sit And Just Think That Govt Knows Best About The Welfare Of People : Sr Adv Dushyant Dave

The judiciary should have intervened effectively and meaningfully in the early days of lockdown to ensure that it was done in an "organized, guided and just" manner, said Dushyant Dave, Senior Advocate and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association on Friday."It is inconceivable that even with all good objects, intentions and desires, the PM can take a decision that he will lock down...