Supreme Court Legal News De-congest the prisons: SC issues directions - High¬-Powered Committees to consider release of prisoners by adopting the guidelines and SOP adopted earlier and guidelines in Arnesh Kumar v. State of Bihar to be followed during arrest Decided on 07th May, 2021 IN RE : CONTAGION OF COVID 19 VIRUS IN PRISONS For full text of judgmentCLICK HERE

Supreme Court Legal News Discharge is a valuable right.: SC held bar under Section 379(2) Cr. PC not applicable as HC can in its revisional Jurisdiction interfere in orders framing charges or refusing discharge as they are neither interlocutory nor final in nature Decided on 07th May, 2021 Sanjay Kumar Rai v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. Fot full text of judgmentCLICK HERE

Supreme Court Legal News No restraint on media from reporting court proceedings : SC upholds the freedom of media in Election Commission’s case against the oral remarks of Madras High Court. Decided on 06th May, 2021 Chief Election Commissioner of India v. M.R Vijayabhaskar & Ors. For full text of judgmentCLICK HERE

Supreme Court Legal News Maratha reservation exceeding 50 percent cap unconstitutional: SC upholding the 50 percent ceiling rule in Indira Sawhney strikes down the amendment to Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward classes Act, 2018 (SEBC Act) Decided on 05th May, 2021 Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister And Ors. For full text of judgmentCLICK HERE

Supreme Court Legal News Regulation of school fees in private schools not in the realm of National Disaster Management Act or Rajasthan Epidemic Act, 2020.: SC held Decided on 03rd May, 2021 Indian School, Jodhpur & Anr. Vs. State Of Rajasthan & Ors. For full text of judgment CLICK HERE