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Comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu Murder Case : Supreme Court Directs Expedition Of Trial
The Supreme Court on Monday (June 29) directed that the trial in the case concerning the killing of comrade Balwinder Singh Sandhu must be expedited. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Aravind Kumar was hearing the bail plea filed by two accused persons Navpreet Singh@Nav and Harbinder Singh@Pinder@Dhillon. Senior Advocate Dr S. Muralidhar, for the petitioners, told the court that the...
'Let Affected Students Come': Supreme Court Rejects Laywer's PIL Challenging Cancellation Of UGC-NET 2024 Exams
The Supreme Court today (July 29) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation(PIL) challenging the National Testing Agency's (NTA) decision to cancel the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) examinations due to an alleged paper leak. The PIL was filed by a law graduate who sought directions to overturn the NTA's decision. However, the Chief Justice of India...
Supreme Court Seeks Reports From ASI & NMA In Plea To Protect Monuments In Delhi's Mehrauli
The Supreme Court today (July 29) impleaded the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in a plea seeking protection for centuries-old religious structures inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, including the 13th-century Ashiq Allah Dargah (1317 AD) and Chillagah of Baba Farid.The Court sought status reports from the ASI and the National Monument Authority (NMA). The Division...
Judgement On LG's Powers To Nominate MCD Members Likely To Come This Week : Supreme Court Tells Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi
The Supreme Court today (July 29) adjourned to next Monday the petition filed by the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to allow the Corporation to exercise the functions of the Standing Committee.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India said that the judgment on the Delhi Government's challenge to the Lieutenant Governor's unilateral nomination of members to the MCD council...
Breaking | Delhi High Court Directs Baba Ramdev To Take Down Claims Blaming Allopathy For Covid-19 Deaths And Promoting Coronil
The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balakrishna to remove their statements claiming that allopathy was responsible for deaths of lakhs of people in COVID-19 and that Patanjali's Coronil is a “cure” for virus.Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani passed order in the interim injunction application moved in a suit filed by various doctors' associations in...
NCP Rift | Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Of Sharad Pawar Group Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Ajit Pawar Faction
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) issued notice in the petition filed by Sharad Pawar's NCP Faction challenging the refusal of the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker to disqualify members of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra clarified that the contentions about...
'Very Well Reasoned Judgment' : Supreme Court Dismisses ED's Challenge To HC Order Granting Bail To Hemant Soren
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) dismissed Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the Jharkhand High Court's judgment dated June 28 which granted bail to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan opined that the High Court's judgment - which entered a prima facie finding that...
Supreme Court To Hear Manish Sisodia's Bail Pleas In Liquor Policy Case On August 5
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) posted the petitions filed by former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia seeking bail in the liquor policy case to August 5.The bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan adjourned the hearing after Additional Solicitor General SV Raju sought time to file the counter-affidavit on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate. ASG told the bench that...
Supreme Court Issues Notice To Bihar Govt On PIL Over Bridge Collapses
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) issued notice in a PIL seeking directions to the Bihar government for a thorough structural audit and constitution of a high-level expert committee to identify any weak bridges that might need to be demolished or strengthened.The bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra agreed to consider the matter and passed the...
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay HC Judgment Nullifying Bihar's 65% Quota Law At Present Stage, Agrees To Hear State's Appeal
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 29) admitted the petition filed by the State of Bihar challenging the Patna High Court's order which had set aside the Bihar Amendment Laws increasing reservation for Backward Classes, Scheduled Tribes(STs), Scheduled Castes(SC) and Extremely Backward Classes to 65% from 50%. As soon as the matter was taken, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India...
Prohibition Of Child Marriage Act Supersedes Muslim Personal Law : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 will supersede the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937. The Court stated that every Indian citizen regardless of their religion and location is bound to adhere to the law prohibiting child marriage.Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan stated that a person's primary status as a citizen of the country...
Pension Can Be Claimed Only When It Is Permissible Under Relevant Rules : Supreme Court
While dealing with a batch of civil appeals filed by former employees of Uttar Pradesh Roadways seeking pensionary benefits, the Supreme Court recently held that pension can be claimed only under relevant rules or scheme. If an employee is covered under the Provident Fund Scheme and is not holding a pensionable post, he cannot claim pension."pension is a right and not a bounty. It is...