Aadhaar Necessary To Travel During Lockdown; People Not Wearing Masks 'Super Spreaders' : Bombay High Court

Coming down heavily on lockdown violators, including people not wearing masks properly, the Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court asked the police in 11 Marathwada districts, in Maharashtra, to take strict action against such violators. All persons wearing a mask below the chin or exposing their nose shall be booked for under relevant offenses as such people turn out to...

'Remembering Sir' : Law Clerks' Eulogy For Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar

Popular perceptions of Supreme Court judges fall into two brackets. Some view them as being hallowed, demigod figures who possess the power to change fortunes with a stroke of their pen. Others, belonging to a more cynical school of thought, may see them as repositories of hierarchical privilege, whose opinions are out of touch with ground realities. Both perspectives lose sight of the judges as human beings - the pressures they face behind the scenes and the contributions they make to...

Election Commission Singularly Responsible For COVID Second Wave; Officers Should Probably Be Booked For Murder : Madras High Court

The HC pulled up the ECI for allowing political rallies during the pandemic and for not enforcing COVID protocols during campaigns

WhatsApp Group Administrator Not Liable For Member's Objectionable Post If There Is No Common Intention : Bombay High Court

A Whatsapp group administrator cannot be held liable for objectionable content posted by a member of the group, in the absence of common intention, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held. The court observed that merely acting as an administrator of a group on the messaging app 'Whatsapp, would not amount to 'common intention' as the administrator cannot...

Major Judgments Of Justice NV Ramana, New Chief Justice Of India

Justice NV Ramana took oath as the 48th Chief Justice of India on April 24During his term as a judge of the Supreme Court since Febraury 17,2014, Justice Ramana has dealt with several important cases relating to constitutional issues, fundamental rights, civil liberties, elections etc. Justice Ramana has also delivered several notable judgments in the filed of commercial law and arbitration....

In Memoriam: Professor VS Mallar

Varadaraja Shivaraya Mallar, who taught at seven law schools across India, left us on Saturday. With his ebulliently booming voice, Professor V.S. Mallar introduced generations of students to the lofty precepts of constitutional law and administrative law. He did so by teaching in his inimitably lucid and accessible style. His masterly lectures skillfully mixed citation with wit and pun and drew upon a vast storehouse of memorable anecdotes, apt quotations, and quirky one-liners which his...

Remembering Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar Through His Judgments

Supreme Court judge Justice Mohan Mallikarajanagouda Shantanagoudar passed away on April 24, at the age of 62 years.Elevated to the Supreme Court in February 2017, he had a tenure till May 5, 2023. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, he was the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court. His parent High Court was Karnataka High Court.Justice Shantanagoudar has left his mark left...

Supreme Court Judge Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar Passes Away

Supreme Court Judge Justice Mohan Shantanagoudar, 62, passed away on April 24 late night.He breathed last at a private hospital at Gurugram, succumbing to prolonged illness.He was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 17th February, 2017 and had a term tell May 5, 2023. Before his elevation to the Supreme Court, Justice Shantanagoudar was the Chief Justice of the Kerala High...

The Kesavananada Anniversary:Basic Structure Doctrine

April 24 marks the anniversary of the Kesavananda Bharati judgment enunciating the doctrine of basic structure. It is appropriate to dwell upon it and remember and light the memory of its most accomplished champion, Nani Palkhivala. The objective of the Constitution makers inspired by the freedom movement was to usher in an egalitarian society by bringing about socio-economic reforms. Agrarian reforms were high on the Government's agenda. With this end in view land reforms legislation...

[Covid19] Patient Or His Relatives Shall Not Be Made To Run From Pillar To Post To Find Out Drug And Bed-Bombay High Court Issues Directions

The Bombay High Court has directed the State to ensure that anti-viral drug Remdesivir – is made available to patients at the hospital/Covid Centre itself without forcing them to run pillar to post, through a helpline number which must be operational 24/7."To ensure the availability of the drug, a Nodal Agent with the helpline number with adequate staff at its disposal to undertake...

CJI Bobde Led Further Decline Of Supreme Court As A Constitutional Court

As the Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind Bobde had to preside over the Supreme Court when the country was going through a turbulent and difficult phase. There was(and still is) the unprecedented humanitarian crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown. It was also the time when widespread protests were simmering across the country against the ruling regime over the changes made to laws related to citizenship and farming. Corresponding to the rise of...

Consider Using Oxygen From Steel Plants To Meet COVID Emergency : Bombay High Court To State

In a bid to resolve the Covid-19 crisis in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has directed Divisional Commissioner (Nagpur) to consider requisitioning the services of steel plants and industries to augment the supply of liquid oxygen in the area.The bench said that the powers under the Disaster Management Act could be invoked for such purposes. The...