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Trial Judges Work Amidst Appalling Conditions; Colonial Mindset Towards District Judiciary Must Change: Supreme Court
The colonial mindset which pervades the treatment meted out to the district judiciary must change, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment passed on Thursday (22nd July 2021).The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy noted that the Trial judges work amidst appalling conditions."Lack of infrastructure, inadequate protection, examples of judges being made targets when...
Biyanis Induced Amazon Into Deal With Future Retail; They Are Bound By Arbitration : Amazon In Supreme Court
Amazon through its Counsel Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that even though Amazon- Reliance- FRL dispute seems to play out as one of Corporate entities, the promoters of FRL Kishore and Rakesh Biyani are the focus of the matter, being both the driving force of transaction initially and its breach subsequently."In the clash of corporates one must...
CPI(M) Moves Supreme Court For Early Hearing Of Electoral Bonds Case
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has filed an application seeking early hearing of the writ petition filed by it in 2018 challenging the legality and constitutionality of the anonymous Electoral Bonds Scheme.The application filed through Advocate Shadan Farasat states that the case deals with the "very essence of a fundamental democracy" and impacts voters' right to know the source...
There Is No Per Se Bar To Grant Relief Of Interest On Refund To A Subsequent Purchaser Of Flat: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that there is no per se bar to grant relief of interest on refund to a subsequent purchaser of flat.It cannot be said that a subsequent purchaser who steps into the shoes of an original allottee of a housing project in which the builder has not honoured its commitment to deliver the flat within a stipulated time, cannot expect any even reasonable time, for...
Breaking-Advocates Have Right To Practice Before Maintenance Tribunals: Delhi HC Declares S.17 Of Senior Citizens Act Ultra Vires To S.30 Advocate Act
The Delhi High Court has declared as ultra vires Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which bars lawyers from representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals. The order is in line with the judgment delivered by a Division bench of the Kerala High Court in April this year, stating that the provision is ultra vires of Section...
'Chief Minister's Promise In Press Conference Enforceable' : Delhi High Court Directs To Implement Kejriwal's Assurance On Rent Payment For Poor
In a notable judgment, the Delhi High Court has held that a promise or assurance given by the Chief Minister in a press conference amounts to an enforceable promise and that a CM is expected to exercise his authority to give effect to such a promise.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Pratibha M Singh observed thus:"The promise/assurance/representation given by the CM clearly amounts to...
Supreme Court Urges UPSC To Take 'Lenient View' On Plea For Extra Chance; Allows Civil Service Aspirants To Make Representation
The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to pass directions to the Central Government and the Union Public Service Commission to grant one-time age-relaxation to those candidates who could not appear in the 2020 examination due to COVID-related difficulties and restrictions.However, the bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna gave the candidates liberty to submit...
Bombay High Court Rejects Ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's Plea To Quash CBI FIR In Corruption Case
The Bombay High Court, on Monday refused to quash the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) corruption FIR against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. A division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar reserved for orders Deshmukh petition seeking quashing of the FIR on July 12, 2021. CBI had registered the FIR against Deshmukh and unknown otherson April 21,...
'CBI Can Investigate Transfers & Postings By Anil Deshmukh' : Bombay High Court Dismisses Maharashtra Govt Plea
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the State of Maharashtra challenging the portions of CBI FIR relating to the transfers & postings made by the former Home Minister Anil Deshkmukh, who had resigned following corruption allegations made by ex-Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh.The petition filed by the State of Maharashtra had sought to quash...
Amaravati Land Scam Case:Supreme Court Allows Andhra Govt To Withdraw Its Plea To Lift Stay On Investigation
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the state of Andhra Pradesh to withdraw its petition filed against the stay imposed by the AP High Court on the probe into the Amaravati Land Scam case.The issue relates to the Special Investigation Team probe ordered by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government into allegations of large-scale scam through the sale of lands near Amaravati, in anticipation of...
West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Rejects State's Request To Disclose Details Of NHRC Report On Rape Allegations
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted time to the West Bengal state government till July 26 to submit a reply to the final report submitted by the Committee of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The matter is slated to be heard next on July 28 at 11am. The Court also took on record the autopsy report of deceased BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar and the DVD containing the video...
'Chargesheet Runs Into 20,000 Pages' : Supreme Court Allows Student Activists To Produce Pendrive In Delhi Police's Appeal
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the filing of pen drive in place of the physical copy of the chargesheet in the appeal filed by Delhi Police against the Delhi High Court order granting bail to three student-activists, Devangana Kalita, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the Delhi Riots conspiracy case.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Devangana Kalita and...