The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Eastern Zone Bench in Kolkata recently addressed an environmental issue in West Bengal, specifically the illegal mining of sand and stone from the Balson and Rakti rivers near Siliguri. This issue was brought to light by a news article published in a newspaper on June 12, 2024. The article alleged…
The Supreme Court today sought response of the state of Gujarat on a contempt petition alleging the illegal demolition of Muslim religious and residential places by authorities on September 28 at Gir Somnath. Nonetheless, the apex court refused to pass an interim order of status quo with respect to the demolitions. A bench comprising Justice…
Several Supreme Court lawyers have raised concerns over the decision of the Supreme Court canteen to restrict its menu to only Navratri food during the nine-day festival. The menu does not have meat items and food prepared using or containing onion, garlic, pulses and grains. The lawyers have written to presidents of the Supreme Court…
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered an independent probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the monitoring of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), into the allegations over the use of adulterated ghee for the preparation of laddus offered as prasadam at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) temple. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and…
The Supreme Court was apprised on Thursday by the Central government that the order of the Delhi Police Commissioner prohibiting public gatherings of five or more that five persons from September 30 to October 5 has been withdrawn. Appearing for the Union of India, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Bench of Chief Justice of…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man accused of rape and under the POCSO Act. A single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Pahal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Ankit@ Subhash. The Applicant seeks bail in Case under Sections 363, 376 IPC and 3/4 POCSO Act, 2012,…
The National Green Tribunal’s Eastern Zone Bench in Kolkata has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report highlighting illegal sand mining and its threat to the riverbank in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills. The report, published in a newspaper on June 29, 2024, alleged that a barricade in the river has caused erosion of the…
The Centre lodged an affidavit before the Supreme Court opposing petitions that have called for the criminalisation of marital rape in India. In its counter-affidavit filed through advocate AK Sharma, the Union Home Ministry supported the existing Indian rape law that carves out an exception for sexual relations between a husband and wife. The Centre…
The Supreme Court ordered all state governments and Union Territories to implement the Guidelines on School Safety and Security, 2021 issued by the Centre to fix responsibility of school management to protect children from natural disasters, health hazards, abuse, violence, and accidents. A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh stated that…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to three people including former SP MLA Irfan Solanki. A single-judge bench of Justice Rajeev Mishra passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Irfan Solanki and other. These applications for bail have been filed by applicants Rizwan Mohammad, Mannu Rehman and Irfan Solanki…