Even as courts pass orders saying that disclosure of interest is needed when an applicant seeks personal information under the Act, experts are concerned that such orders defeat its very objective.
Following a plea in the apex court by four advocates, the Delhi High Court was forced to begin a new system of physical and virtual hearings so as to make the work of lawyers easier in coronavirus times.
The Bombay High Court has slammed the way news channels handled the Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, saying that some actions were contemptuous in nature.
The apex court’s stay on the implementation of the three laws and the formation of a committee might be the first stage in resolving a complex situation where neither the government nor the farmers want to back off.
In order to compensate the loss of greenery in the national capital due to development activities, the Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government has notified the Tree Transplantation Policy 2020 according to which a minimum of 80 percent of the trees affected by development activities shall be required
In order to ensure that virtual courts are friendly to physically challenged lawyers and litigants, Justice DY Chandrachud, chairman of the Supreme Court’s e-Committee, has proffered suggestions to High Courts.
The Bill, a revised version of a 2010 one, has proposed a ban on all forms of cattle slaughter by recommending stringent punishment for violators. This has been the trend in most states.
In accordance with a 2018 order of the apex court, the Delhi government has said it will allow the use, manufacture and sale of only green crackers this Diwali and formed squads to check on compliance.
The interim relief granted by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre to Amazon with regard to a Rs 24,713-crore deal between Future Group and RIL is likely to be challenged.