The Supreme Court has reserved its order on pleas challenging the August 11 order for ridding the streets of Delhi and the National Capital Region of all stray dogs and housing them in dog shelters to be maintained and operated by municipal bodies. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice NV…
A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court contesting its August 11 directive that ordered the removal of all stray dogs from public spaces in Delhi NCR and their transfer to shelters. The plea contends that the sweeping relocation mandate is unworkable, breaches animal welfare laws, and threatens mass animal suffering due to inadequate…
The Supreme Court bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan on Monday had ordered the rounding up of stray dogs from all parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, and Faridabad, and moving them to shelters to be built by the respective municipal agencies. The order which was posted…
The Kerala High Court has revised its earlier ruling restricting public access to toilet facilities at private petrol stations. Justice C. S. Dias has now mandated that restrooms at retail fuel outlets on national highways must be accessible to the public 24 hours a day, with clear signage indicating availability. General travelers and customers across…
Rahul Gandhi has raised serious safety concerns before a Pune special court in a defamation case filed against him by Satyaki Savarkar, emphasizing his “reasonable apprehension” of harm. The Congress leader urged the court to take judicial note of threats to his life while seeking preventive protection from the State. Advocate Milind Dattatraya Pawar,the counsel…
The Supreme Court bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi today highlighted that unlike the summary revision, which allowed just seven identity proofs, the SIR permits eleven—affording flexibility to voters by letting them choose any one of the list. “If they ask for all 11 documents it is anti-voter. But if any one…
In response to legal tensions over the appointment of acting Vice-Chancellors at key state universities in Kerala, the Supreme Court has decided to establish an independent Search Committee to nominate candidates for the roles. The directive comes as part of the petition filed by the Kerala Governor, acting as Chancellor of the APJ Abdul Kalam…
The Supreme Court has taken decisive action to break the ongoing impasse between the Kerala Governor and the state government concerning Vice-Chancellor (VC) appointments at two state universities. A bench led by Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan announced that the Court itself will appoint a five-member Search Committee to ensure regular VC appointments at…
The Supreme Court has taken decisive action against the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA), following serious findings by its Special Investigation Team (SIT). In a significant ruling, the bench—led by Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi—identified multiple systemic flaws within the Authority’s decision-making and mandated extra precautions on future development. The earlier SIT had…
The Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai has indicated that he will closely examine concerns which have been raised about the Supreme Court’s directive to remove stray dogs from Delhi streets and relocate them to shelters. The assurance came in response to a lawyer’s intervention during court proceedings challenging the validity of the August 11…