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'Unfair Burden On Lawyers': Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association Opposes Decision To Ban Adjournment Letters Till December 15
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has objected to a circular released yesterday by the Supreme Court registry discontinuing the practice of circulating adjournment letters or slips one day before a matter is listed, until the last working day of the year, i.e., Friday, December 15. Ahead of the annual winter break in December, the top court notified a change in...
Arbitration Agreement Can Bind Non-Signatories: Supreme Court Upholds 'Group Of Companies' Doctrine
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 6) held that an arbitration agreement can bind non-signatories as per the "group of companies" doctrine. "The 'group of companies' doctrine must be retained in the Indian arbitration jurisprudence considering its utility in determining the intention of the parties in the context of complex transactions involving multiple parties...
Dushyant Dave Writes To CJI DY Chandrachud About Change Of Benches In 'Sensitive Matters'; Says Listing Rules Are Disregarded
Sr. Adv. Dushyant Dave has written an open letter to Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, expressing "anguished at certain happenings about the listing of cases by the Registry of the Supreme Court". Dave has said in the letter that some of the matters being relisted by the registry are "sensitive matters" involving human rights, Freedom of Speech, Democracy, and Functioning of Statutory...
Judicial Review Of Film Reviews
Recently, a film director filed a writ petition before the Kerala High Court to direct Union of India (Ministry of I&B), CBFC etc. to issue a “gag order” to ensure that social media influencers and film reviewing vloggers do not publish any reviews of his movie “Aromalinte Adyathe Pranayam” on social media for at least seven days from the date of release of the film. The...
'Difficult To Bring Up A Child In Your 60s': Supreme Court On Challenge To Age Limit Under Surrogacy Act
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally expressed its reservations about the applications filed before it by persons wanting to have a child through surrogacy under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 who are beyond the age limit prescribed under the Act. "There are cases where people in their 60s are saying they want children. It is so difficult to bring up a child at that age. Once a child...
Assam Accord | Supreme Court Seeks Official Data On Number Of People Benefitted From Section 6A Of Citizenship Act
On the first day of the hearings pertaining to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the Supreme Court Constitution Bench asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to provide official data on how many people benefitted from Section 6A of the Act. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices Surya Kant,...
Assam Accord | S.6A Citizenship Act Was Enacted Considering Humanitarian Aspects After Bangladesh Liberation, Says Supreme Court During Hearing
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday (December 5) commenced the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, the statutory provision giving effect to the Assam Accord.The provision, inter alia, allows foreign migrants, who came to Assam after the 1st January, 1966 but before the 25th March, 1971, to seek Indian citizenship....
Madras High Court Directs IRDAI To Treat AYUSH On Par With Allopathic Treatments For Medical Insurance Reimbursement
In a significant move, the Madras High Court has asked the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to treat AYUSH treatments on par with Allopathy treatments while reimbursing expenses incurred during treatment. Stressing the work done by AYUSH doctors during the pandemic, Justice Anand Venkatesh observed that during COVID-19, traditional medicines...
Lawyers Should Not Circulate Adjournment Slips Till December 15 : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has announced that lawyers will not be permitted to seek adjournments in advance by circulating letters till December 15, 2023."In order to accommodate the request of listing maximum number of cases in the interest of litigants and in view of the ensuing winter vacation, all stakeholders to note that the practice of circulating adjournment slips/letters is discontinued...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea To Allow Surrogacy For Single Unmarried women
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (05.12.2023) sought the response of the Central Government in a plea challenging various provisions of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022 that excludes unmarried single women from availing the option of having children through surrogacy. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice in the plea today....
Delhi High Court Orders To Increase Income Threshold For EWS Admissions In Schools From Rs. 1 Lakh To Rs. 5 Lakh Till Amendment
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered that the existing income threshold of Rs. 1 lakh per annum, for admissions under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in schools in the city, be increased to Rs. 5 lakhs, till an amendment is made by Delhi Government in the 2011 reservation scheme. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav directed the Delhi Government to take a decision as expeditiously...
Supreme Closes Plea By Lawyer & Intern Against MP Police Case Over Alleged PFI Links; Allows Them To Approach HC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (05.12.2023) closed a writ petition filed by a lawyer and her intern seeking independent investigation into a case registered against them in Indore in Madhya Pradesh over alleged links to the PFI.The Petitioners - lawyer Noorjahan and law student Sonu Mansoori- had alleged that they had been implicated in false, baseless, politically motivated and communally...