Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

SC answers reference on liabilities of Owner/Port Trust under MPT Act with respect to storage of goods & payment of charges

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of RF Nariman, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee, JJ has held that the expression “may” in sections

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Prashant Bhushan Contempt| Courts should take criticism objectively; Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave tells SC; Judgment reserved

Supreme Court: “This is criticism… Why don’t you take it objectively?” asked senior advocate Dushyant Dave, appearing for advocate Prashant Bhushan, in

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5-judge bench to hear pleas challenging Centre’s decision to grant 10% quota to EWSs in jobs and admissions

Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of SA Bobde, CJ and R. Subhash Reddy and BR Gavai, JJ has referred to a 5-judge Constitution

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Sushant Singh Rajput death case| SC asks Mumbai Police to submit status of investigation so far; says truth must come out

Supreme Court: A single judge bench of Hrishikesh Roy, J has directed Mumbai Police to to file status report on probe conducted

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Prashant Bhushan-Tehelka Contempt| We seek to balance freedom of speech & the need to protect the dignity of the Court: SC

Supreme Court: In the 2009 contempt petition against Advocate Prashant Bhushan and former Tehelka Tarun Tejpal, the bench headed by Arun Mishra,

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COVID-19|Disburse pension on time; Provide medicines, face masks, etc to elderly people: SC to States/UTs

Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy, JJ has directed that all old age people who are eligible

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COVID-19| Shravani Mela: SC asks Jharkhand Govt. to work out a possibility of opening religious places for general public

Supreme Court: While stating that the Jharkhand High Court has rightly ordered that Shravani Puja cannot be held holding big congregation fair

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Supreme Court Monthly Roundup – July 2020

TOP NEWS COVID-19 Final Year Exams| “Heavens will not fall if exams are not conducted”, AM Singhvi tells SC UGC says it’s

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COVID-19| Period of quarantine of doctors/health workers cannot be treated as leave; SG submits

Supreme Court: On the issue revolving around the timely payment of salaries of doctors and health workers during the period of COVID-19,

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COVID-19| Transportation of migrant workers: Making Rules not enough; submit affidavit on steps taken: SC to all States/UTs

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has asked all States/UTs have to file

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COVID-19| Final Year Exams: “Heavens will not fall if exams are not conducted”, AM Singhvi tells SC

Supreme Court: After the UGC defended it’s Revised guidelines dated 06.07.2020 on the ground that the conduct the examinations as it is

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COVID-19| Final Year exams: UGC says it’s irrational to exempt final year students from exams; Students call the stand ‘baffling’

Supreme Court: In the Counter Affidavit filed by the University Grants Commission in the plea challenging the conduct of final year exams

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SC dismisses petition seeking review of the 2019 verdict that upheld the constitutionality of the Karnataka Reservation Act, 2018

Supreme Court: The bench of UU Lalit and Dr. DY Chandrachud, JJ has refused to review it’s verdict in B K Pavitra

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Disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) of IT Act whether confined to the amount “payable” and not to the amount “already paid”?SC explains

Supreme Court: Dealing with the question as to whether disallowance under Section 40(a)(ia) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is confined/limited to

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SC dismisses plea challenging conduct of CLAT exams online

Supreme Court: A bench headed by L Nageswara Rao, J has dismissed a petition seeking direction to conduct the Common Law Admission

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Vikas Dubey Encounter| SC dismisses plea seeking removal of ex-DGP KL Gupta from Inquiry Committee

Supreme Court: The Court has dismissed the plea seeking removal of Former DGP K L Gupta from Inquiry Committee set up to

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Liability under Section 68 of FERA, 1973 depends on the role a person plays in the company and not the designation

Supreme Court: On the question of liability to be proceeded with for offence under Section 68 of FERA, 1973, the bench of

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COVID-19| SC seeks UGC’s response on pleas seeking cancellation of Final Year Exams

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and MR Shah, JJ has sought response from University Grants Commission

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Deposit Rs. 50,000 & recover it from the delinquent Gov’t officer; SC in an application seeking condonation of delay of 587 days

Supreme Court: In an application filed by State of Odisha, seeking condonation of delay of 587 days, the 3-judge bench of SK

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SC directs AoRs and Parties-in-person to also file soft copies of petitions along with hard copies

Supreme Court has issued a circular dated 27.07.2020 notifying that the Advocate-on-Record and Party-in-Person shall file soft copy of the petition as