In view of the worsening air quality of Delhi, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday permitted the judges to conduct the Supreme Court proceedings in a virtual mode. However, the CJI refused to give a definite statement regarding the functioning of the Courts being conducted only online. A request for the same was…
Expressing serious concern over the lackadaisical implementation of the Arms Act leading to proliferation of illegal arms and ammunition, the Supreme Court has constituted a five-member committee in each State and Union Territory of the country for strict monitoring of the manufacture, possession, sale and transportation of unlicensed arms. Noting that the prevalence of law,…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India over the non-appointment of chairpersons in 11 Debt Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) across the country. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar directed the Central government to file a response within five weeks, followed by three weeks…
The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to reinstate a cheating case against Indian cricket team coach Gautam Gambhir. The single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri stayed the order passed by the sessions court and said that a detailed judgment would be delivered in the matter. Gambhir had approached the High Court against the…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation that sought an enquiry into the death of Indian freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose. Bose is believed to have died from burns he suffered during a plane crash in 1945 in Taiwan. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan orally observed that…
The Supreme Court Collegium on Monday recommended the name of Madras High Court judge Justice D Krishnakumar for elevation as the Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court. A resolution issued by the Collegium said the appointment would be consequent upon the retirement of incumbent Chief Justice Siddharth Mridul on November 21. Justice D Krishnakumar,…
The Gauhati High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against the officers of the Gauhati Municipal Corporation for regularising 500 contractual employees. The PIL has been filed by one Joydeb Das. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondent no. 5 (Officer-in-Charge of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Police Station…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petition filed seeking exemption in road tax on purchasing electric vehicles from Jammu and running them in Uttar Pradesh. The Division Bench of Chief Arun Bhansali and Justice Vikas Budhwar passed this order while hearing a petition filed by M/S Batra Henlay Cables. The petition has been filed…
The Allahabad High Court while disposing a petition held that while a nominee has a right to obtain money from the bank after the account holder’s death, the money received by nominee would be subject to the succession laws and the heirs of the deceased would have a right to the said amount in accordance…
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to issue ration cards to eligible families in Nagaon district under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The decision by a bench of Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair came after petitioner Harunal Rashid filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking…