Even single day’s delay in deciding bail plea adversely affects fundamental rights of citizens: SC, ET LegalWorld
Deprecating the practice of courts keeping bail applications pending for years, the Supreme Court has said that even a single day’s delay in deciding such matters adversely affects the fundamental rights of citizens. The apex court has time and again emphasised the importance of personal liberty, a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K […]
State a ‘single litigant’ for courts, should come with unified stand: SC, ET LegalWorld
The State is a “single litigant” for the courts and it should come with a unified stand after taking on board all the departments concerned, the Supreme Court has said. The observation by a bench headed by Justice BR Gavai came while noting that there appeared to be some inter-se disputes between the forest and […]
Process of judicial appointments to superior court not prerogative of single individual: SC, ET LegalWorld
The process of judicial appointments to a superior court is not the prerogative of an individual, the Supreme Court said on Friday and directed the Himachal Pradesh High Court collegium to reconsider “collectively” the elevation of two senior-most district and sessions judges, who were passed over for promotion to high court judgeship. It said there […]
Single filing with exchange to be reality very soon: Sebi chief, ET LegalWorld
Capital markets regulator Sebi Chief Madhabi Puri Buch on Monday said a single disclosure by listed companies on one stock exchange will soon be automatically uploaded on the other bourse. This comes after the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) recently proposed sweeping changes to disclosure as well as listing requirements by listed companies […]