The Union Government on Tuesday (March 17) told the Supreme Court that welfare activities and charitable functions undertaken by the State cannot be treated as “industry” under labour law, cautioning against an overbroad application of the test laid down in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978). Appearing before a nine-judge Constitution … Read more
The Supreme Court today(March 90 closed suo motu contempt proceeding initiated against Chandigarh-based YouTuber and Editor-in-Chief of Varprad Media, Ajay Shukla, for his alleged “scandalous, contemptuous and defamatory” remarks against a former judge of the Supreme Court. The matter was disposed of by a bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma after … Read more
He was speaking at a conference organised by Indian Women in Law (IWiL) to celebrate Women’s day. The lack of transparency is such that even judges often have little clarity about how the collegium functions and where it meets, Justice Datta said. “You will be surprised to know that not only we know what’s happening… … Read more
The Supreme Court today(January 20) refused to entertain a plea filed by YouTuber and Journalist Shankar @Savukku Shankar seeking to unseal his office in Chennai and also to direct the Tamil Nadu Police to return his devices seized during the investigation in connection with the allegations of assault and extortion by a film producer. The … Read more