NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Thursday in its order stayed the proceedings before the State High Courts after hearing the plea filed by the National Testing Agency and issued notice on the agency's plea on the same issue in connection with this year's National Eligibility-cum- Entrance Test exam. The apex court's two-judge Vacation Bench, led …
The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath was hearing a Miscellaneous Application as to the wider issue on the need to set up vulnerable witness court rooms in compliance with the decision of the Supreme Court in State of Maharashtra v. Bandu. In 2019, notices were directed to be issued to all the High Courts …
The Kerala High Court on Friday allowed advocates and their clerks to travel to Courts during the lockdown, if physical sittings are notified, provided they carry an undertaking in the prescribed format with identity cards. "Of course, in exceptional circumstances if the lawyer requires access to office also, it will be up to the police officer to verify credentials and …