A PIL was filed before the SC seeking restoration of 4G services in J&K. The UTs currently receive 2G internet services. The PIL claims that amidst the COVID-19 outbreak and the nationwide lockdown, 4G internet is the need of the hour. It also alleges that restrictions on the speed of internet services strip J&K of fundamental rights granted under the
In light of the COVID-19 Outbreak, the Supreme Court of India has taken up a case on its own on the conditions of children’s protection homes across India. A division bench comprising of Justices L Nageshwar Rao and Deepak Gupta will hear the case titled as “In Re Contagion Of COVID-19 Virus In Children Protection Homes” tomorrow i.e. 03.04.2020.
The Supreme Court dismissed the petition which aimed a clarification from the Centre for the postpone in concluding the memorandum of the procedure (MOP) for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and High Courts and which also questioned continuing appointments even when the MOP had not been finalised. There was no need to proceed in this issue according to SC.
The Supreme Court appointed senior counsel, Sidharth Luthra and R.Basant, as amicus curiae in the Suo Moto Writ Petition (Criminal) No.1 of 2017, In Re: To Issue Certain Guidelines Regarding inadequencies and deficiencies in Crimininal Trials Vs the State of Andhra Pradesh and Others. All the respondents in the case have been ordered to furnish copies of their respective reply affidavits
The Supreme Court has decided to pursue Confidential documents by CBI in the open court to diminish the apprehensions for Karti Chidambaram and others facing probe concerning irregularities in FIPB clearance given to INX Media Ltd. The Documents have been asked to be presented on November 9. Shikha TiwariI am a law student who is a pluviophile and loves to sing.
The Supreme Court has generated a notice to the Civil Aviation Ministry and Air India on a petition filed by a transgender Shanavi Ponnuswamy pursuing a way to the national bearer to designate her as a cabin crew member. Ponnuswamy is an engineer and underwent a sex change operation. She has worked with worked with Sutherland and Air India Customer Support in
The Supreme Court has released a notice regarding applications for allocation of lawyer chambers. It lists down the entitled guidelines for updating the existing Panels for allotment of chambers. According to the notice the link for filling up online applications has been enabled from 10:00 am on Wednesday and will be active till 5:00 pm on 28 February. Shikha TiwariI am
The Supreme Court inaugurated the much awaited hearing on a bunch of petitions concerning to power scuffle between Central and the state government of Arvind Kejriwal. After hearing the matter for more than five months SC finally referred to all the petitions pertaining to the issue to a five-judge constitution bench. Shikha TiwariI am a law student who is a pluviophile
The Supreme Court agreed to standardize a format which requires the parties to disclose income, assets and expenditure of themselves and their dependents on affidavits in alimony matters. This decision was taken while hearing an appeal challenging an order passed by the Allahabad High Court, which had directed an amount of Rs. 15,000 to be paid to the wife every month,
The Election Commission of India informed the supreme Court that it agrees with its decision of a life term ban on MP’s and MLA’s convicted under criminal cases from contesting elections. The prevailing rule debars politicians sentenced to a jail term of two years or more from contesting elections for six years from the date of release from prison. The ECI
