The CJI heard a plea filed by Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network, challenging the breach of privilege motion against him by Maharashtra State Legislative Assembly.
Attorney General K K Venugopal told the bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna that there is need to educate judges on gender sensitization.
The Supreme Court today asked the district courts to expedite hearing in the pending cases against foreign nationals in the Maulana Hadrami Vs Union of India case pertaining to the Tablighi Jamaat issue.
While granting the anticipatory bail to the Petitioner, Justice Anoop Chitkara observed: “While deciding bail Applications, the Courts should discuss evidence relevant only for determining bail.
New Delhi (ILNS): Jailed Maoist leader Roopesh, accused in 39 cases, got permission to use the internet for 45 minutes in a week to access the official websites of the Supreme Court and High Courts and various legal journals for conducting his trial.
Mumbai (ILNS): The Bombay High Court has praised Mumbai Police, saying that in the midst of the Corona crisis, the police are performing duties while combating all the hurdles, so cooperation is also expected from the common people.
New Delhi (ILNS): The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the government to grant appointment on compassionate grounds to the married daughter of a deceased employee.
A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi issued notice to the Delhi government and others on a petition challenging the High Court order and sought reply.
The Bombay High Court has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to pay the arrears to its physically challenged employees in two instalments for the days they failed to report to work during the lockdown.