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[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Friday came down heavily on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively at the Brahmapuram waste dumping yard, which led to a major fire outbreak on March 2 with devastating consequences. The NGT imposed a fine of Rs. 100 crore on the Kochi Municipal Corporation for the continued neglect of its duties with regard...
Women Do Not Want to Be Put On A Pedestal, We Only Want Equal Treatment: Justice BV Nagarathna
What women want is not to be put on a pedestal in society, but equal treatment as their male counterparts, whether it is in the workplace, at home, or on the public street, said Justice BV Nagarathna, Supreme Court judge, who is line to become the first woman chief justice of the country. She said: “I remembered when I was moving a matter on March 8 in one of the years when I...
Internet Shutdown In Rajasthan | Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition, Directs Petitioner To Approach High Court
The Supreme Court of India on Friday, refused to entertain a petition seeking enforcement of the guidelines and directions laid down in Anuradha Bhasin v Union of India and Ors to prevent internet shut downs in the state of Rajasthan. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala opined that the petitioner had the remedy to approach the High Court...
No Finality For Kerala HC's Observation That Church Assets Are Public Trusts & Not Governed By Canon Law : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday clarified that the observations made by the Kerala High Court in Cardinal George Alencherry's case regarding canon law and the power of the Bishops to alienate church assets are prima facie in nature and no finality can be attached to them.While dismissing the petition filed by Alencherry, the Major Archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church, to quash the criminal cases...
Disability Rights & CLAT | Supreme Court Passes Further Guidelines To Ensure Access To CLAT For Candidates With Disabilities
The Supreme Court of India on Friday passed guidelines to ensure better accessibility for candidates with disability to appear in CLAT examination. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a plea challenging the stringent conditions imposed by CLAT consortium on persons with disabilities intending to avail scribes.Earlier, the court...
Article 30 - Minority Educational Institution Cannot Claim Exemption From Admission & Fee Regulatory Committee : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a minority educational institution cannot claim complete immunity from the exercise undertaken by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee by claiming protection under Article 30(1) of the Constitution of India.The Court was deciding the issue whether a minority educational institution in the State of Madhya Pradesh is required to get the fees charged by it...
Law Intern Arrested In Indore Seeks Supreme Court Intervention; Says Local Bar Refused Legal Aid Amid 'Communally Hostile Environment'
The Supreme Court, on Friday, issued notice in a plea filed by a lawyer and a young law intern alleging that they have fallen victim to communal frenzy. Both the women belonging to a minority community have approached the Apex Court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India asserting their right to life and liberty. The writ petition alleges that the petitioners - lawyer Noorjahan and...
Supreme Court Informed About Agreement In Defamation Suit Over Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Ex-Judge
While hearing a petition moved by a woman in 2014 seeking transfer of a defamation suit filed by a former judge of the Supreme Court from Delhi High Court pertaining to sexual harassment allegations, the Supreme Court was informed that both the parties have reached an agreement.The former judge had filed the defamation suit against the woman in the Delhi High Court after she alleged that she...
Supreme Court Weekly Digest March 2023 With Nominal And Subject/Statute Wise [March 1 – 5, 2023]
SUBJECT WISE INDEXCompany LawAdani-Hindenburg Issue: Supreme Court directs SEBI to conclude investigation in 2 months, constitutes expert committee to review regulatory framework. Vishal Tiwari v. Union of India, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 160Adani-Hindenburg : Know the members of the expert committee constituted by the Supreme Court to review regulatory mechanism. Vishal Tiwari v. Union of India,...
Umesh Pal Murder Case : Supreme Court Expresses Displeasure At Adjournment Request In Atiq Ahmad's Plea
On Friday, while adjourning a plea filed by gangster and Samajwadi Party leader Atiq Ahmad, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure that the petitioner's lawyer sought adjournment after getting the case urgently listed after mentioning it before the Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud.The petition claimed threat to Atiq’s life pursuant to the murder of Umesh Pal, who was the star witness...