The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its decision on a petition filed by Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court, who has questioned the validity of an inquiry committee constituted by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha to examine allegations against him. A bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma heard…
The Supreme Court on Thursday, while hearing a batch of petitions concerning the management of stray dogs and the implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) framework across the country, observed that dogs were capable of sensing fear in humans, a behavioural trait that may precipitate aggressive responses. The three-judge Bench of Justice Vikram Nath,…
The Supreme Court has observed that quasi-judicial bodies such as the Company Law Board (CLB) do not possess inherent jurisdiction to condone delay in filing statutory appeals unless such power was expressly conferred by the governing statute. The Division Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan on Wednesday set aside a Calcutta High…
The Delhi High Court has issued notice to the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) on a public interest litigation highlighting alleged systemic failures in the regulation and enforcement framework governing e-rickshaws operating in the capital. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia on Wednesday sought…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay a notification issued by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), requiring private unaided schools in the National Capital Territory to constitute internal committees for the regulation of school fees, while granting limited procedural relief by extending the timelines for compliance. The Division Bench…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to undertake a comprehensive survey of constructions in and around the Jama Masjid premises within two months and initiate statutory action for the removal of encroachments or unauthorised structures found during the exercise. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya…
The Supreme Court has directed that the complete 48-minute audio recording purportedly linking former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to events surrounding the 2023 ethnic violence, together with his admitted voice samples, be transmitted to the National Forensic Science University (NFSU), Gandhinagar, for comprehensive forensic scrutiny. The Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice…
The Supreme Court has expressed deep concern over the increasing number of people losing their lives or suffering serious injuries due to attacks by stray dogs, stating that government authorities have failed to properly enforce existing regulations meant to address the issue. Hearing the matter, the Apex court noted that laws such as the Animal…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Indian National Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party, and several individual defendants to remove allegedly defamatory content from social media platforms that sought to link Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary and former Rajya Sabha member Dushyant Kumar Gautam with the Ankita Bhandari murder case. The single-judge Bench…
The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised the Union government for what it termed a lax and indifferent approach in handling the stampede incident at New Delhi Railway Station. The court underscored that matters involving public safety must be treated with utmost seriousness and not addressed in a routine or casual manner. During the hearing,…