News Update New tribunal bill overrides previous supreme court rulings on tenure of chairperson and member 15 Feb 2021 Union Ministry of Finance prescribed for uniform norms for appointment and service of the chairperson and tribunal members.Earlier the minimum tenure of Chairperson and members of tribunal should be 5…
News Update Supreme Court to begin hybrid mode hearings: Lawyers will have option to appear either physically or virtually in physical courts 14 Feb 202114 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court will begin the hearings via hybrid mode where the option of appearing in the physical courts, either physically or virtually will be at the option of the…
News Update Condonation of Delay under Section 34 of Arbitration is Appealable under Section 37 of the Act: SC 12 Feb 2021 This appeal arises out of a certificate issued under Article 133 read with Article 134A of the Constitution of India by the High Court of Delhi The question raised in…
News Update Ordinance with regards to Regulating inter faith marriages and religious conversion, challenged in the Supreme Court 12 Feb 2021 Citizens for Peace and Justice, NGO, challenged the validity of Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2019 and Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020, within its previous Petition that…
News Update Supreme Court: Heart ailment is not included as a disability 11 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court stated that a heart ailment cannot be included as a disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act. The petitioner was a sailor, who suffered from…
News Update PIL filed in Supreme Court of India asking arrest of Srilankan Naval Personals for killing Indian Fishermens 10 Feb 2021 PIL has been filed in the Apex Court asking for the arrest of Srilankan Naval Officers and Personnells who have allegedly killed 4 Indian Fishermen on January 18 2021. The…
News Update Supreme Court to hear plea against the 69% quota reservations in Tamil Nadu 9 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court decided to hear a petition which challenges the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu State law which provides 69% reservations in education and employment. A petition was…
News Update Supreme Court declines to entertain petitions on religious conversion laws 4 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court declined to entertain petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the religious conversion laws enacted by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. A plea was filed by Senior Advocate Vishal…
News Update SC: Mere Possession of Currency does not constitute offence under Prevention of Corruption Act 4 Feb 2021 Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah opposed the judgement of High Court and acquitted the accused from corruption case stating that mere possession of currency notes does…
News Update Supreme Court issued notice to transfer pending cases in High Courts regarding uniform marriage age 2 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court issued a notice on petition, seeking to transfer the pending cases before the Rajasthan and Delhi High Courts which sought uniform marriage age for men and women.…
Lawcutor 