The Supreme Court has today refused to entertain a plea filed by BJP MLA Gautam Gambhir and his organization Gautam Gambhir Foundation challenging the order of the Delhi High Court over the hoarding of Oxygen and medicines related to COVID19 including Remdesivir, Fabiflu, etc.
A divisional bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah noted, “People were running halter skelter looking for oxygen, Remdesivir and then there were Trusts of social standing saying we can provide, we cannot allow it.”
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Central and Delhi governments on a plea filed by auto drivers union Chaalak Shakti, challenging the mandatory imposition of uniforms on auto-rickshaw and taxi drivers.A Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh issued notice to the Centre, Delhi Government, Delhi Police and the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, and posted the matter for further hearing on August 20.Read More...
A five judge Bench of the Supreme Court has rejected the curative plea filed by Pavan Gupta, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya case.
The hanging as per the death warrant issued by the Delhi court is scheduled for tomorrow.However, it is unlikely that the hanging may take place as another convict Akshay Singh has filed a second mercy petition.
Moreover, another plea seeking a stay on the hanging has been moved by Akshay and Pavan before the trial court.
Legal experts are of the view that if these issues are pending, the hanging is unlikely to take place on March 3.In the plea before the trial court, Singh has said that he has filed a fresh mercy plea before the President and the same is pending.
Gupta on the other hand had said that he has filed a curative plea.
However that plea would become infructuous in the wake of the SC dismissing the curative petition, earlier today.Gupta on the other hand has not filed a mercy petition.
On Monday, the Supreme Court, while setting aside the Judgment of Division Bench of Allahabad High Court, upheld the amendment made in Regulation 101 of the UP Intermediate Education Act, 1921, providing that Class IV Employees in schools will be employed through Outsourcing only.The Supreme Court further ruled that an institution’s right to get government aid is not a fundamental right and it wouldn’t matter if it is run by a minority or majority committee as both have to equally follow the conditions and rules of the aid.
Facebook these days printed the first 20 participants of its Oversight Board, an impartial physique that can pass by judgement on Facebook‘s policies, aid in content material moderation, and hear appeals on current decisions.
In theory, it’s a committee that can assist Facebook navigate hard selections of what’s ok to have on the platform, and can overrule even CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
It’ll additionally be funded by way of an impartial $130 million trust.
The board will hear instances in five-person panels and make closing rulings, announcing on its website online that “Facebook have to put in force our decisions, until implementation should violate the law.”Zuckerberg stated in 2018 that the unbiased board would “be centered solely on our community,” adding: “The reason of this physique would be to uphold the precept of giving human beings a voice whilst additionally recognizing the truth of maintaining human beings safe.”In an op-ed for the New York Times, the 4 co-chairs of the board specify that they won’t always be managing each and every attraction or coverage choice to do with Facebook:We will center of attention on figuring out instances that have a real-world impact, are essential for public discourse and increase questions about modern Facebook policies.
But, whilst they don’t say it in so many words, one may want to infer they don’t suppose Facebook should be tons worse off for their assist than it is now.The human beings who’ve as a result a long way been chosen to be on the board have a plethora of tiers and skills that make them perfect for judging subtle social situations.
They consist of the former Prime Minister of Denmark, Nobel Peace Prize and Pulitzer recipients, contributors of worldwide advocacy groups, and more than one regulation professors.
In the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, Congress Party along with other opposition parties are continuing with their charge on Election Commission of India, a constitutional body, of being biased and partisan.
From the credibility of EVMs to the reputation of the Poll Panel, on all fronts, the commission has been attacked by the Congress Party.
As per a Times of India report, “the Election Commission of India claimed in the Supreme Court on Thursday (October 4, 2018) that attempts were being made to malign the poll panel and get a favourable order by fabricating the documents in a case filed by Congress leader Kamal Nath, with regard to Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.”
Let us recall here that the Congress party had initiated the charge of ‘manipulated EVMs’ after it had lost the election in the year 2014.
Congress’s veteran leader and lawyer Kapil Sibal had attended the infamous press conference in London, UK, where a self-proclaimed cyber expert Syed Shuja was making a presentation.
A Surya Prakash in his article in Daily Pioneer has written, “Mr Navin Chawla, the Secretary to the Lt Governor of Delhi during the dreaded Emergency in 1975-77.
