Articles for Bar and Bench

SC issues notice to compel e-commerce companies to display country of origin of products, follows the Centre’s footsteps

To ensure lesser reliance on imported goods specifically Chinese goods, Supreme Court issues notice to e-commerce/business house platforms to display country of origin to help customers make an informed decision.

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Concerned of Disposal of Bio-Medical Waste in Delhi Pvt. Hospitals; SC seeks Action Plan. Asks for Compliance of Installation of Smog Towers

The Court observed that the tracking, collection, processing, and recycling of the generated biomedical waste need urgent and efficient improvisation by adopting the bar-code system as specified in the Bio-medical Waste (Management and Handling) 2016 rules which are yet to be implemented completely.

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The Gold Scam: Kerala HC dismisses plea to probe into alleged role of CM Pinarayi and former Secretary

The Kerala High Court yesterday dismissed a plea which aimed to register an FIR against Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his former Secretary-in-charge, M. Shivashankaran, for their alleged involvement in scams such as the Sprinklr deal scam, BevQ App. e-Mobility Consultancy scams and the gold smuggling case.

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Land acquisition cases in Karnataka and Maharashtra in major need of overhaul

Land acquisition cases take years to be disposed in both states

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Haryana cites malpractices; halts registration of land transfer deeds

The measure comes as an interim halt, in order to curb the malpractices, by “gearing up with technology and process based system”.

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P&H HC directs Passport Authority to issue new passport after substituting step-mother’s name with biological-mother’s name

The HC observed that no prejudice would be caused to either of the parties if such directions are issued, and that it would prevent confusion in the identification of the petitioner

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Suo Moto case registered by Supreme Court of India against Adv. Prashant Bhushan and Twitter India; Twitter does not defend Mr. Bhushan

Notice issued to Adv. Bhushan by the Supreme Court against his tweets that pictured the judiciary in a bad light. Twitter India brought into the picture for its response.

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Centre notifies 7th Amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

Central Motor Vehicles (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2020, inter-alia, amends Rule 100 and 125 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

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