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Identification Of Children Who Became Orphans During COVID Cannot Be Delayed Any Further : Supreme Court To States, UTs
While noting that the identification of children who have lost both or one parent after March 2020 cannot afford any further delay, the Supreme Court has directed the States and Union Territories to take assistance from several agencies at the grass root level for completing the process. A Division Bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose ordered "the...
Can A School Purchased By Minority Community From A Person Of Another Community Claim Article 30 Rights? Supreme Court To Consider
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a special leave petition which raises the issue whether a school purchased by a minority community from a person belonging to another community is entitled to claim minority rights under Article 30 of the Constitution of India.A division bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Krishna Murari, while issuing notice, also stayed the operation of a...
'Only 27 Orphans Due To COVID? We're Not Prepared To Believe This Figure': Supreme Court Pulls Up West Bengal Govt
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the State of West Bengal for not uploading correct information of children who were orphaned during the COVID pandemic since March 2020.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose was informed by the Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj, appearing for the National Commission for Protection of Child Right( NCPCR), that the number...
Supreme Court Issues Notice In PIL For Directions To Operationalise Provisions Of Clinical Establishments Act To Ensure Affordable & Quality Healthcare
Supreme Court has on Tuesday issued notice in PIL filed seeking directions to operationalise all the provisions of the Clinical Establishments Act, 2010, and Clinical Establishment Rules, 2012, and among others, in order to ensure the affordable and quality healthcare guaranteed under the constitution.A Bench headed by CJI NV Ramana has sought the Government's response to the plea filed by ...
High Court Must Give Brief Reasons In Order Disposing Application Seeking Leave To Appeal Against Acquittal: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court reiterated that brief reasons must be given in an order disposing an application for leave to appeal under Section 378 ofthe Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 against an order of acquittal.Merely observing that the order of the trial Judge has taken a possible view without an application of mind to the evidence and the findings is not consistent with the duty which is cast...
Breaking: "Targeted Surveillance Using Military Grade Spyware": Journalists N Ram And Sashi kumar Move Supreme Court Seeking Probe In To Pegasus Snooping Row
Senior Journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction for an independent inquiry headed by a sitting or retired judge of Supreme CourtCourt to probe into allegations that illegal surveillance has been carried out on inter alia journalists, lawyers, government ministers, opposition politicians and civil society activists using the Pegasus...
Manipur Office Of Profit Case : Governor Yet To Decide On ECI Opinion About Disqualification Of 12 BJP MLAs, Congress MLA Tells Supreme Court
A Congress Manipur MLA on Monday urged before the Supreme Court his plea for the expeditious decision by the Governor as to the disqualification of 12 BJP Members of the Legislative Assembly under Article 192 for holding Offices of Profit on their appointment as Parliamentary Secretaries.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose was hearing a writ petition filed by D. D....
Suo Motu Case On Lawyers' Strikes: No Response From BCI, State Bar Councils; Supreme Court Requests BCI Chairman To Assist Court
In connection with the problem of strikes and abstention of work by lawyers, the Supreme Court on Monday has requested the Chairman of the Bar Council of India to render assistance to the Court. On February 28, 2020, the Court, taking a serious note of the fact that despite consistent decisions of the Court, still the lawyers/Bar Associations go on strikes, had taken suo moto cognisance...