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Manual Scavenging: HC Issues Notice To Delhi Police, DDA In Suo Motu PIL On Outer Delhi Deaths
Days after taking suo motu cognizance on the deaths of two men, who died due to inhalation of toxic gases inside a sewer in city's Mundka area, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to city police and Delhi Development Authority (DDA). A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad also issued notice to National Commission for...
[Anti-CAA Protests] Trial Pending In Over 50% Cases, Probe Incomplete in Most FIRs: Delhi Police To HC
More than two years after violence broke out in the national capital in connection with the anti-CAA protests, Delhi Police has said that out of the total 541 FIRs registered against those who damaged public and private properties, only eight have been decided in the courts and trial is pending in 51 percent of the cases.The police has submitted the list of cases along with a...
Validity Of AIBE : Supreme Court Constitution Bench To Consider BCI's Powers To Prescribe Post-Enrolment Exam On September 27
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court to commence with the hearing of the petitions, inter alia, challenging the validity of the All India Bar Examination on 27th September, 2022. The 5-Judge Bench comprising Justice S.K. Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, AS Oka, Vikram Nath and JK Maheshwari requested Senior Advocate, Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan to assist the Bench in addition to the Amicus...
SC/STs Loaded With Benefits, EWS Quota Does Not Erode Their Rights : Attorney General To Supreme Court [Day 4]
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench, comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi and JB Pardiwala, on Tuesday, continued hearings on the cases challenging the constitutional validity of reservation for Economically Weaker Sections. The petitioners concluded their arguments in today's proceedings. Meanwhile, the Attorney General...
Hijab Case - Karnataka High Court Should Not Have Gone Into Essential Religious Practice Test : Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia [Day 8]
"High Court should not have gone into it(essential religious practice test). They have relied on a term paper of a student, and they have not gone to the original text. The other side is giving another commentary. Who will decide which commentary is right?",Justice Dhulia
Supreme Court Seeks Status Report From Union On Appointment Of Ad-Hoc Judges In High Courts
The Supreme Court has sought a status report from the Union Government regarding the appointment of ad-hoc judges in High Courts under Article 224A of the Constitution.Article 224A enables a Chief Justice of a High Court, with the previous consent of the President, to request a former High Court judge to "sit and act as a judge" of the High Court to hear cases. The provision has been invoked...
"Pained That You've Put It To Religion" : Supreme Court Judge On Plea Against Wakf Act
The Supreme Court on Monday orally expressed reservations regarding the arguments made by a petitioner against the Wakf Act. A bench comprising Justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy was considering a petition filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking to transfer to Supreme Court the petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the Wakf Act from the Delhi High Court.When the...
If A Muslim Woman Thinks Wearing of Hijab is Conducive for Her Religion, No authority Can Say Otherwise: Dushyant Dave To Supreme Court [DAY 7]
The Supreme Court today continued hearing the petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim students in educational institutions. Today was the seventh day of hearing by bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia. Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave appearing for the Petitioners made elaborate submissions on religious...