Over a week after the Supreme Court rapped the Union government on the lack of clarity on what can be considered a COVID-19-related death, the latter has filed an affidavit with guidelines. The Union government said that the health ministry and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have devised guidelines for official documentation of deaths due
Author: Siddharth Swain The Times of India reported that the Supreme Court of India vide order dated 08.07.2021 immediately granted interim bail to 13 prisoners of Agra Central Jail who have been festering there for about 15 to 20 years after observing that they were juveniles when the offence was committed. However, they were not
By Sushma Narayanan The Supreme Court declined to hear a PIL seeking a direction to allow to restart the distribution of a “herbal concoction” claiming it has shown miraculous results in numerous COVID 19 patients, including critical patients with low oxygen levels. The suit filed by law students( Abhinandan C ) and submitted before the
By Bhavya Jain The Supreme Court on 16 July 2021 took suo moto cognizance to order Uttar Pradesh Government to reconsider its decision to allow Kanwar Yatra or else the court will itself pass a stay order. The Kanwar Yatra is a religious gathering which takes place every year with the onset of the month
By Manju Chauhan In the case of Madhya Bharat Gramin Bank v. Pancham Lal Yadav LL 2021 SC 299 the Supreme Court observed that the violation of section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 [Retrenchment conditions] would not automatically entail the reinstatement with full back wages. In this case the employee Pancham lal Yadav
By Raunak Raj Tiwari Only an unprejudiced & autonomous judiciary can protect the right of the individual & provide equal justice without apprehension or goodwill. The Supreme Court has been provided with inherent powers which can be used in extraordinary situations. The recent order of the Supreme Court allowing five civil services candidates to attend
Member of GSICC committee on 15th February 2021 issued a notice against Mr. Ashok Saini, clerk of an advocate, that he will be debarred from entering the precincts of Supreme Court of India for a period of three months from 1st July, 2021 till 30th September 2021. Mr Ashok Saini has been found guilty for
On 15th October 2020 Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment that the daughter in law has the right to stay in the House of In laws. The apex court said that as per the domestic violence act a daughter in law has right to claim residential rights at our in laws house both during and
The Supreme Court issued notice to Attorney General KK Venugopal in a plea filed by nine women lawyers questioning the trivialization of sexual offences by courts in India. The plea was filed by Advocate Aparna Bhat along with eight other women lawyers that challenged the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court where a man accused of sexual assault
Today the Supreme Court refused to hear a petition seeking a ban on killing animals for meat in a halal manner. The apex court said that the petition appeared to be mischievous. The petition has been filed by Akhand Bharat Morcha. Advocates asserted that section 3 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 makes
