SC quashes Kerala HC order granting anticipatory bail to 4 in ISRO espionage case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court Friday quashed the Kerala High Court order granting anticipatory bail to four people, including a former Director General of Police (DGP), in a case of alleged frame-up of scientist Nambi Narayanan in the 1994 ISRO espionage matter. A bench of Justices M R Shah and C T...

Hc Seeks Govt Replyon Functioning Ofulb Administrators, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

While hearing writ petitions challenging the functioning of administrators of urban local bodies (ULBs) beyond the prescribed period of six months, the Patna high court sought response from principal secretary of the state’s urban development and housing department (UDHD) on Thursday. Petitioner’s counsel Abhinav Shrivastav submitted that even after the...

Supreme Court gets an all-woman bench for the third time in history, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud has constituted an all-woman bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters, news agency PTI reported. This is the third time ever that an all-woman bench has been constituted in the...

SC refuses to entertain physically-challenged candidate’s plea for admission in dermatology PG course, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea of a physically challenged candidate who was denied admission in PG course in dermatology in a medical college of West Bengal on the ground that there was no reservation for such candidates under state quota. A bench comprising Chief Justice...

SC on fake pharmacists, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court has remarked that the Bihar Government and the Bihar State Pharmacy Council cannot be permitted to play with the health and life of the citizen as it noted that it is the duty cast upon the Pharmacy Council and the State Government to see that the hospitals...

SC sets aside ‘onerous’ bail conditions imposed by Telangana HC in cheating case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court Thursday termed as "onerous" and quashed some of the anticipatory bail conditions imposed by the Telangana High Court in a cheating case like asking the accused, one living in Vietnam, to appear twice a week at a police station, besides providing bank and property details.A bench headed...

Govt tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The government has told the Supreme Court that taking a Covid-19 vaccine is not binding on anyone, and so the concept of informed consent is not applicable.Vaccine beneficiaries, according to the government, have the option to access more information about the vaccine and its adverse events. In an affidavit filed...

SC issues notice to Centre on loaders plea seeking to be treated as regular employees, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and others on a plea seeking to treat petitioners as regular loaders in the Indian Army and extended them all the benefits which are being given to the regularly appointed loaders discharging of identical work.A bench of Chief Justice of India...

SC extends medical bail of ex-statutory auditor of Amrapali Group, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the medical bail of the former statutory auditor of the Amrapali Group of Companies, once a real estate giant but now embroiled in a string of court battles over undelivered housing projects. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka took...

Fresh plea filed in SC challenging third extension to ED chief, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Alleging that the third extension granted to incumbent director of Enforcement Directorate (ED), Sanjay Kumar Mishra, is destroying the democratic process of the country, a fresh plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday.The petition filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur challenges the third extension granted to Mishra by...