Supreme Court

Signifying the "citizen's right to criticise or comment upon government measures", the Editors Guild of India appreciated the judgement of SC against journalist Vinod Dua's sedition case. Every journalist is entitled to protection specified under the Supreme Court’s 1962 judgment, said a bench of justice. “The Guild demands repeal of these draconian and antiquated laws that find no space in any modern liberal democracy,” the scribe body… read-more

The UP government on May 29 launched the Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojna for the children who lost the bread earner, or both their parents to COVID-19. The government will provide Rs 4,000/month financial support to the child’s guardian until they attain adulthood. However, the government will send the children with no guardians to children’s homes. The announcement came after SC directed to identify and provide relief… read-more

The e-Court services mobile application which has over 57 lakh downloads is now available in 14 Indian languages, said Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad on Twitter on May 24. The 14 languages offered are English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu. Available for free of cost, the mobile app is useful in finding case details at any time. ‘This… read-more

Citing that there is a "conspiracy to frame him", former Commissioner of Mumbai Police Param Bir Singh has appealed the Supreme Court to transfer all the cases against him to another state. He also claimed of being threatened with multiple "internal enquiries" for making allegations of corruption and extortion against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Earlier, Singh's allegations had resulted into a CBI probe against Deshmukh.… read-more

Justice DY Chandrachud, head of the Supreme Court's COVID management bench, has tested positive for coronavirus, causing the hearing over proper distribution of medical services to be deferred. The three-judge bench, comprising Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice S Ravindra Bhat besides Justice Chandrachud, said the matters will now be discussed on a fresh date. Sources said Justice Chandrachud is currently under isolation with mild fever but… read-more