Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 13

Senior journalist N Ram, former union minister Arun Shourie and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan at this time withdrew from the Supreme Court their PIL difficult the constitutional validity of “criminal contempt” with regard to scandalising the judiciary.

BCI calls for free WiFi, laptops for attorneys

Maintaining {that a} majority of attorneys face problem in accessing digital court docket hearings, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday demanded that attorneys ought to be supplied free laptops, iPads and WiFi connection to allow them discharge their skilled duties. TNS

When the PIL got here up for listening to earlier than a Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra, senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan identified on behalf of the petitioners that they’d already written to the SC Secretary General on this regard.

Rhea, Bihar Govt file submissions in SC

Actor Rhea Chakraborty and the Bihar Government filed their written submissions within the SC on Thursday on Chakraborty’s plea in search of to switch an FIR lodged in opposition to her in Patna in reference to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s loss of life to Mumbai. PTI

Dhavan stated the petitioners wished to withdraw the petition with go away to file it once more earlier than an alternate discussion board.

The Bench allowed the withdrawal of the petition with liberty to file it earlier than a excessive court docket, however not within the Supreme Court.