The Delhi High Court has extended by four weeks, the interim bail granted to former Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case. The expelled BJP MLA was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh in 2017. He was also convicted for murdering…
Expressing serious concern over the rampant misuse of temporary employment contracts, the Supreme Court has directed government institutions and the public sector entities to uphold the principles of fairness and justice, and refrain from engaging in exploitative employment practices that eroded public trust. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice PB Varale observed on…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the orders of the District Magistrate Mainpuri to seize the financial and administrative powers of Gram Pradhan Sunita Devi. A Single Bench of Justice Vikram D Chauhan passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Smt Suneeta Devi W/O Ramvir Singh. It is submitted by the counsel for…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of a news article relates to a gas leak and blast at Myanmar Chemical Company located in Shalgaon MIDC, Kadegaon tehsil in Sangli, Maharashtra, resulting in three deaths, including two women and nine hospitalizations. The Original Application is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news…
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Commissioner of Lucknow Municipal Corporation and the District Magistrate Lucknow to appear virtually on the next hearing date and report on actions taken to address the issue of rising plastic waste in Lucknow and the hazard created on account of its improper management. The Principal Bench comprising Chairperson…
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petition of Arfi alias Kamran, an accused in the daylight murder case of Shahganj, Jaunpur journalist Ashutosh Srivastava. The Division Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Arfi Alias Kamran. The petition has been filed…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) heard an Original Application addressing the disappearance of water bodies in Delhi and the resulting urban flooding. The issue is also under consideration by the High Court of Delhi in W.P.(C) No. 7594/2018. The High Court of Delhi ordered the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to complete…
The Supreme Court has asked the Union government to consider amending a part of the Hindu Succession Act (HSA), 1956, enabling a scheduled tribe (ST) woman to get her share in the paternal property, at par with her male siblings. The order was passed by the Bench of Justice CT Ravikumar and Justice Sanjay Karol…
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Maharashtra government’s decision to cancel its 2019 bid for the redevelopment of Dharavi slums in Mumbai and issue a new tender in 2022, which was awarded to Adani Properties. The Bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar passed the order on…
The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair till January 6, in connection with an FIR lodged against him over his post on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) regarding an alleged inflammatory speech delivered by controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand. The Bench of Justice Siddhartha Varma and…