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Directions Regulating Firecrackers Apply To All States In Country, Not Just Delhi : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (07.11.2023) clarified that its earlier directions against the use of barium and banned chemicals in firecrackers are applicable across the country, binding all states and not just the Delhi-National Capital Region.The Court made this clarification while hearing an application seeking directions to the State of Rajasthan to comply with the Apex Court's...
Delhi High Court Orders KVS Student Who Failed In Maths Be Promoted To Class-XII, Considers Marks Obtained In Physical Education
Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani of the Delhi High Court recently allowed a student of Class-XI to be promoted based on marks obtained by him in Physical Education, an additional subject, instead of Mathematics (which he had failed to qualify).The petitioner's grievance was that he had been denied promotion on the ground of Article 106 of the KVS Education Code (as amended in 2018), even...
Delhi Air Pollution : Stop Stubble Burning Forthwith, Supreme Court Directs Punjab, Haryana, UP & Rajasthan
In the wake of the worsening air quality in Delhi-National Capital Region, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 7) sternly directed the Governments of Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana to take immediate steps to stop stubble burning by farmers in the State, which the Court said was one of the major contributors to air pollution.The Court made the local State House Officer, under the...
Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Medical Personnel Shortfall In State
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday took suo-motu cognizance of a news report published in The New Indian Express newspaper, highlighting a shortfall of around 16,500 medical personnel in the State.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit took cognizance of the report dated 16-10-2023, which refers to The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce...
Adani-Hindenburg Case | Petitioners Raise Concerns About Delay In Listing, CJI Agrees To Look Into The Issue
The batch of petitions concerning the Adani-Hindenburg matter is yet to be listed in the Supreme Court, though the matter was scheduled to be heard on August 29, 2023. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for one of the petitioners, expressing concerns about repeated deferrals in listing the case in the Supreme Court, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud...
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Assam NRC | Supreme Court Defers Hearings On Challenge To Section 6A Citizenship Act To December 5, 2023
The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing in the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5, 2023. Originally, these petitions were scheduled to be heard on November 7, 2023 (tomorrow) before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud along with Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra.The...
In Sexual Harassment Cases, Courts Shouldn't Get Swayed By 'Hyper Technicalities; Must Consider Broader Context : Supreme Court
In a case pertaining to sexual harassment at workplace, the Supreme Court held that courts should not get swayed by insignificant discrepancies and hyper-technicalities and assess the impact of any procedural violation against the overall fairness of the inquiry. The judgement pronounced by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra held that...
Supreme Court Allows Retired Judge Who Acquitted TN Minister Ponmudi To Give Response To Madras HC's Adverse Comments Against Her
A retired Sessions Judge from Tamil Nadu approached the Supreme Court aggrieved by the adverse comments made by a single judge of the Madras High Court against her in relation to the judgment passed by her acquitting State Minister K Ponmudi and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.The petitioner, who retired as the Principal District and Sessions Judge at Vellore, took objection to...
Professors Entitled To Salary For Work Done Till End Of Academic Year Despite Attaining Retirement Age Mid Term : Supreme Court
Professors who continued to teach students till the end of the academic year despite attaining the age of retirement during the middle of the session are entitled to be paid for work they did beyond their retirement age, held the Supreme Court recently.A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta was hearing an appeal filed by four professors at the Calicut University, who...
ED Arrest Of Satyendar Jain After 5 Years Of Case Registration & Bail In Predicate Offence Unnecessary: Singhvi To Supreme Court
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday (November 6) questioned the necessity of Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain's arrest by the Enforcement Directorate last year. The senior counsel told the Supreme Court, which was hearing the politician's bail plea in a money laundering case, "Unless [the ED] can show demonstrable, obvious, and palpable reasons for making an arrest, it should...
SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of 3 HC Chief Justices To Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of three High Court Chief Justices to the Supreme Court :1. Chief Justice of Delhi HC Satish Chandra Sharma(parent HC : MP HC);2. Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC Augustine George Masih(parent HC : P&H HC);3. Chief Justice of Gauhati HC Sandeep Mehta(parent HC : Rajasthan HC);If these proposals are cleared, the Supreme Court will have...