#BombayHighCourt to continue hearing plea filed by Mumbai journalist and a digital news portal challenging recently notified IT intermediary rules of 2021.
#BombayHighCourt at Goa to hear the the appeal challenging acquittal of #TarunTejpal, former Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka magazine, in the sexual assault case against his former female subordinate at Tehelka.
Hearing before Bench of Justices SP Deshmukh and MS Sonak.
Full Bench of #BombayHighCourt to hear today the suo motu writ petition on the extension of protection to those who are unable to access justice because of the restricted functioning of the courts effected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Full Bench consisting of CJ Dipankar Datta and Justices AA Sayeed, SS Shinde and PB Varale had extended the life of interim orders passed by itself as well as subordinate courts and tribunals that fall under its jurisdiction till August 13, 2021.
Court: The interim order is till aug 13, and we will extend it till Aug 31 one last time.
So whoever has been enjoying protection so far will get 2 weeks time to approach Courts.
Now that restrictions are being lifted and we are also functioning physically..
#SupremeCourt to resume hearing a plea PIL filed by @AshwiniUpadhyay , seeking speedy trial in cases against MPs and MLAs by setting up of special courts. Amicus Curiae and Sr Advocate Vijay Hansaria has submitted a report laying down the status of trials against MP, MLAs
As per the amicus report, criminal cases pending against sitting and former MPs and MLAs registered a 17% jump in less than two years. #supremecourt
The amicus curiae report highlights a trend of state governments trying to withdraw cases against their party MPs and MLAs #supremecourt
#SupremeCourt to shortly deliver judgment on a contempt of court plea against the Chief Election Commissioner & leaders of political parties for lapses in publication of criminal antecedents of candidates who contested in the recently held Bihar Assembly elections #cleanpolitics
The top court while reserving judgment had expressed disapproval over the failure on the part of several political parties to disclose and publicize the criminal antecedents of the candidates they had fielded for the Bihar Assembly elections last year