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Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Demolition Of Shiv Temple At Yamuna Bank, Says Temple Built With Cement Can't Be Ancient
The Supreme Court today (June 14) rejected the interim relief against the demolition of the Pracheen Shiv Mandir by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The temple is situated near the city's Geeta Colony and the Yamuna Flood Plains. The matter was placed before the Vacation Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Augustine George Masih. To provide a brief background, recently on May...
Bhima Koregaon Case : Mahesh Raut Approaches Supreme Court For Interim Bail To Attend Ceremonies Related To Grandmother's Funeral
Bhima Koregaon case accused Mahesh Raut has approached the Supreme Court to seek interim bail for attending the ceremonies relating to the last rites of his grandmother. The vacation bench of Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and AG Masih which was hearing the matter has adjourned the case till 21st June at the request of the National Investigating Agency (NIA). The counsel for the NIA has sought time...
Constitution Doesn't Prescribe Reservation, Written Tests For HC Judge Appointment; Collegium Is Judge-Made Law But Binding: MP High Court
In a recent development, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that though the collegium system owes it's existence to "Judge-made law", it is binding on every court, executive and the legislature as per Article 141 of the Constitution.The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Amar Nath (Kesharwani) thus dismissed the plea moved by a lawyer to quash the...
NEET-UG 2024 : NTA Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Transfer Of Petition In HC Over Alleged Paper Leak
The Supreme Court on Friday (June 14) issued notice on a transfer petition filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking to transfer to the Top Court a petition filed before the Delhi High Court alleging paper leak and irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG exam on May 5, 2024.The vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta tagged the NTA's transfer petition along with...
Supreme Court Judges Work 7 Days A Week; Vacations Utilised To Reflect On Pending Constitutional Issues : CJI DY Chandrachud
CJI DY Chandrachud during his address at Cambridge University on the theme of transformative constitutionalism had also shed light on the ever-revolving debate over Supreme Court vacations and workload of the judges. He expressed how it was important for Supreme Court judges to take time and reflect on larger constitutional issues posed to them.During his interaction with the students...
SC/ST Act | Cognizance Against Public Servant For Offence Of Neglect Of Duty Cannot Be Taken Without Administrative Enquiry Report: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that the absence of a recommendation by an administrative enquiry to initiate a case against the public servant would bar taking cognizance of an offence of dereliction of duty against the public servant under the Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (“Act”). Reversing the findings of the High Court, the bench comprising Justices...
Gujarat High Court Stays Release Of Aamir Khan's Son Junaid Khan's Film 'Maharaj'
The Gujarat High Court has stayed the release of the film "Maharaj," featuring Junaid Khan, son of actor Aamir Khan, until the next hearing. The movie, produced by Yashraj Films and slated for release on Netflix today, has been halted by an ad-interim order issued by Justice Sangeetha K Vishen. The court has also issued notices to Yashraj Films, Netflix India, and others...
Tanker Mafia Operational On Haryana Side Of Yamuna, Haryana Police Must Explain Actions : Delhi Govt Tells Supreme Court
Today (on June 13), the Delhi government, in its status report filed in the water crisis matter, submitted that the “tanker mafia” is operational on the Haryana side of the Yamuna River. The report also stated that the Delhi government lacks jurisdiction to act against the same, and it is for Haryana to explain what steps it was taking to preserve the full supply of water to Delhi between...
Bengaluru Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Former CM BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Case
A court in Bengaluru on Thursday issued a non-bailable warrant against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in connection with a POCSO case registered against him.The warrant was issued based on the application filed by CID which is probing the case registered under section 8 of the POCSO Act read with section 354 (A) of the Indian Penal Code. Special Public Prosecutor Ashok Naik argued...
NEET-UG 2024 Candidates' Plea In Supreme Court Seeks CBI Investigation Into Alleged Paper Leak & Malpractices
A writ petition filed by NEET-UG candidates in the Supreme Court seeks a CBI investigation into the alleged instances of paper leak and malpractices in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2024 exam on May 5 this year.Apart from the issue of alleged mass-scale paper leaks, the petitioners have raised the allegation of exam centre manipulations in the NEET-UG exam.The petitioners raised suspicions...
Supreme Court Asks Yamuna River Board To Decide Delhi Govt's Plea For Additional Water; HP Govt Withdraws Statement On Surplus Water
The Supreme Court (today on June 13), disposed of the Delhi Government's plea seeking directions to the State of Haryana for immediate release of water to the crisis-hit national capital. While doing so, the Court directed the Delhi Government to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB), saying that the issue concerning the sharing of the Yamuna water between States is a complex...