Courts This Week- A Weekly Round Of Important Legal Developments In The Country [Episode-15]

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Primary Concern Should Be Health Of Citizens, Not Health Of Airlines: CJI Tells Centre In Air India Case[Court Room Exchange]

"Will the Virus know its in the aircraft and it's not supposed to infect?" - CJI

SC Allows Air India To Operate Non-Scheduled Flights With Middle Seat Bookings For 10 Days [Read Order]

In a special sitting held on Monday, the Supreme Court allowed Air India to operate non-scheduled flights with centre seat bookings for 10 days up to June 6. However, the Court added that for non-scheduled operations after that, Air India should follow the Bombay High Court's direction to keep middle seats vacant.A bench headed by CJI Bobde passed the order in the petitions filed by Ministry...

Magistrate Grants Bail To 'Pinjra Tod' Activists Saying They Were Merely Protesting; Remands Them In Another Case

Two members of the women's collective 'Pinjra Tod', Devangana Kalita (30) and Natasha Narwal (32), who were arrested by Delhi Police on Saturday (May 23) in relation to Jafrabad protests against CAA/NRC in February, were granted bail by the Duty Metropolitan Magistrate (MM) after a special hearing at Mandoli Jail on Sunday (May 24).However, they were also remanded to 2 days' custody of the...

Virtual Courts Cannot Fully Replace Open Court Hearings; Technology Can Make Justice System More Efficient & Accessible : Justice Chandrachud

Virtual courts cannot fully displace open court hearings, said Justice D Y Chandrachud, judge of the Supreme Court on Sunday.He was speaking at a Webinar organized by 'Nyaya Forum' of NALSAR University of Law on the topic "Future of Virtual Courts and Access to Justice in India"."I want to dissuade people from the idea that virtual court hearings are some sort of a panacea or a formula, which...

Govt Should Not Restrict COVID-19 Tests Fearing 70% People Will Test Positive If More Tests Are Done : Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has observed that Gujarat Government should not restrict the number of COVID-19 tests on the fear that more tests would lead to 70% of the population testing positive."The argument that 'more number of tests will lead to 70% of the population testing positive for covid, thereby leading to fear psychosis' should not be a ground to refuse or restrict...

An Executive Court and a Judicial Committee: The Supreme Court's Decisions on the Internet Restrictions in Kashmir

On 11 May, the Supreme Court issued its decision in a case challenging the restriction on mobile internet speed in Jammu and Kashmir. The Court neither decided whether the restriction was unconstitutional nor issued a remedy. Instead, it referred the matter to a three member special committee. The Supreme Court's decision on 11 May was a sequel to its decision of 10 January 2020. At 149 pages collectively, the Court's decisions are relatively brief by its standards. However, they are far more...

Is State Govt Aware That COVID-19 Patients At Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Are Dying Because Of Lack Of Ventilators? Asks Gujarat HC [Read Order]

The HC expressed alarm over high mortality of COVID-19 patients at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.

Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act 2018 Will Not Affect Offences Committed Prior To Its Enactment: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

The Delhi High Court on Friday held that the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018, so far as it substitutes Section 13(1)(d) of the principal Act, does not operate in a retrospective manner. The bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru has held that the purpose for introducing the amendment was to ensure that the actions of a public servant that may appear to be against public interest...

'Judges Can't Sit In Ivory Towers Blindfolded To Miseries Of Citizens' : Sr Adv Dushyant Dave Criticizes SC Response To Migrants Crisis

"This is not an emergency. The fundamental rights are not suspended. Yet, the judiciary has suspended the effective enforcement of fundamental rights", he said.

'Patent Illegality' A Ground Available To Set Aside Domestic Arbitral Awards Made After 2015 Amendment : SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that an arbitral award can be set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act if it is patently illegal or perverse. The bench comprising of Justices R. Banumathi, Indu Malhotra and Aniruddha Bose observed that ground of patent illegality is a ground available under the statute for setting aside a domestic award made after the 2015 amendment...

SC Allows ED to Attach Assets Of JP Morgan And Its Directors To The Extent Of Amounts Allegedly Diverted From Amrapali Homebuyers [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Enforcement Directorate (ED) to attach properties of US-based JP Morgan and its directors to the extent of the amounts allegedly diverted by the now-defunct Amrapali group from homebuyers in violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and FDI norms.Based on the submission made by the ED that it has prima facie identified Rs 187 Crores in...