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Supreme Court Dismisses NIA's Appeal Against Bail Granted To Man Facing UAPA Trial For Joining ISIS
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency against the Bombay High Court's order upholding bail granted to a Mumbai youth Areeb Majeed, who is facing trial under UAPA following his return from Syria after joining Islamic State,A division bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and AS Bopanna observed that the High Court has...
Delay In Revenue Appeals: Committee Constituted To Optimise Case Management System In 3 Months- Centre Informs Supreme Court
SG Tushar Mehta also said that the committee includes representatives of the National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Law, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Ministry of Finance.
TN Approaches Supreme Court To Restrain Karnataka From Proceeding With The Proposed Construction Of Mekedatu Reservoir
The State of Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to restrain the State of Karnataka from proceeding with any activity in regard to the proposed construction of a reservoir at Mekedatu across the Inter-State river Cauvery. Relief for directing the Central Water Commission to reject and return the Detailed Project Report for the proposed Mekedatu...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Uniform Pay & Service Conditions For High Court Employees
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed seeking directions to examine and evolve an LP appropriate pay structure and emoluments to the employees of the High Court across India.A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued the direction while hearing a plea which has also sought a permanent mechanism for review of pay and service condition and...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On WhatsApp's Plea Challenging Traceability Clause Under IT Rules 2021
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on WhatsApp's plea challenging the "traceability" clause mentioned under Rule 4(2) of the Information Technology Rules, 2021, as violative of a person's right to privacy enshrined in the Supreme Court judgment of KS Puttuswamy v. Union of India.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice after hearing...
Prisoner's Failure To Surrender On Completion Of Parole Amounts To Escape From State's Lawful Custody: Rajasthan High Court
Finding that a judgment delivered by a Division Bench of the High Court in the year 2020 isn't the correct law, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday held that failure of a prisoner to surrender to the prison authorities on completion of parole period would amount to escape from the lawful custody of the State and that ordinarily such prisoner would not be entitled to be transferred to...
High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Govt's Plea Challenging LG's Decision Appointing Prosecutors For Arguing Farmers Protest & Delhi Riots Cases
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a petition filed by the Delhi Government against an order of the Lieutenant Governor, overturning the Cabinet's decision to appoint a panel of prosecutors of its choice to argue cases related to Farmers Protest and Delhi Riots.A Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh heard Senior Advocate Dr. AM Singhvi for the Delhi Government...
Risk Of Dropping Out : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Private School In Delhi On Plea By Students Who Lost Father Due To COVID
The Supreme Court today issued notice in a plea filed on behalf of two students studying in a private school in Delhi who have their father due to COVID-19. The plea stated that they are running the risk of discontinuing their studies in the same school due to inability to pay fees.The application seeks directions to the Central Government and Govt of NCT of Delhi to waive/ reimburse...
BREAKING : Proposing To Frame Rules To Curb Lawyers' Strikes & Court Boycotts, Bar Council of India Tells Supreme Court
The Bar Council of India informed the Supreme Court on Friday that it is proposing to frame rules to curtail strikes by lawyers and court boycotts and to take action against bar associations who act in breach and against advocates who promote such strikes through social media.The BCI Chairman Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishar told a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah that...
Five Year Bumper To Bumper Insurance Mandatory For New Vehicles From September 1: Madras High Court
In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has directed that whenever a new vehicle is sold after September 1, it is mandatory for coverage of bumper to bumper insurance every year, in addition to covering the driver, passengers and owner of the vehicle, for a period of five years. Justice S Vaidyanathan passed the direction while setting aside the award by the Motor Accident...
Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka Has A Record Of Enforcing State Accountability & Protecting Citizens' Rights
Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka, who is now elevated to the Supreme Court, has made several notable judicial interventions - both as a judge of the Bombay High Court and later as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court - to protect the fundamental rights of the ordinary citizens against the excesses of the State. He has displayed a pro-people and a rights-based approach in his judicial...
UAPA Case Over Alleged Maoist Links : Supreme Court Issues Notice On NIA's Challenge To Bail Granted To Kerala Youth Allan Shuhaib
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in the special leave petition filed by the National Investigation Agency challenging the Kerala High Court judgment which did not interfere with the trial court's order granting bail to law student Allan Shuhaib in a UAPA case registered over alleged Maoist links.A bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Ajay Rastogi tagged the petition along with...