3The Supreme Court on Wednesday deleted the bail condition, which required former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia to mark his attendance before the investigating officer every Monday and Thursday in the Delhi Excise policy scam case. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan ruled that…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Meena Tribal Welfare Association, Chandigarh, essentially raising a service dispute related to the service conditions of Union Territory employees. The petitioner prayed for several reliefs, including the quashing of certain letters and notifications issued by the respondent administration,…
The Allahabad High Court has granted conditional bail to Ankur Mishra, who is accused of murdering a six-year-old child by throwing him into a well in Hulka village under Meja police station area of Prayagraj. A Single Bench of Justice Siddharth passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Ankur Mishra….
Expressing concern on overcrowding of prisons across the country, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday stressed on the need for reforms in criminal courts and decriminalisation of laws to tackle the problem. Speaking during the celebrations of Human Rights Day-2024, organised by the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) under the theme ‘Every Right,…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it was expecting trial in the case related to the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College Hospital in Kolkata to be over within a month. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar made the observation…
Expressing strong displeasure over the long list of cases involving temples in Uttar Pradesh, especially in the district of Mathura, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Principal District Judge at Mathura to file a detailed report on the temples in Mathura, which were entangled in litigation and the court receivers appointed during such legal…
The National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognizance of a news article highlighting the severe pollution in Uttar Pradesh’s Hindon river. The original application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated November 16, 2024. As per the article, the 400-kilometre rain-fed river, emerging from the Shivalik Hills in Saharanpur and…
Taking cognisance of controversial remarks made recently by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court, the Supreme Court has directed the High Court to provide details and particulars in the matter. Sources said that the administrative side of the Apex Court has called for details from the High Court regarding the remarks made…
The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Union government over its failure to comply with the July 2024 orders of the Court, directing appointment of a visually-impaired person and other candidates with disability, who had cleared the civil services examination in 2008. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih…
The National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognizance of the unauthorized dumping of medical and hazardous waste at a vacant plot in Farabari near Siliguri, West Bengal, allegedly from neighbouring Sikkim. The original application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated November 12, 2024. As per the article, the vacant…