Delhi air pollution: Supreme Court asks CAQM to decide on lowering GRAP restrictions to Stage II following improvement in AQI Considering the improved air quality of Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to take a call on whether the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage-IV restrictions, currently…
The Delhi High Court on Thursday two-week granted interim bail of expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma granted interim relief of two weeks to Sengar on…
By Mayank Sharma International environmental law can be defined as a body of rules that deals with the relations of nations in pursuit of environmental conservation. Over the years, this sector of law has grown to address more contemporary challenges as sustainable development, climate change, and human rights. In the past, the main focus of…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a practising advocate from Hamirpur district, who had been convicted of ‘stalking’ a woman judge and making inappropriate comments about her. A Single Bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra passed this order while hearing a Criminal Revision filed by Mohd Haroon. The Criminal Revision has been…
The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to utilize the Agricultural Promotion Fund for the conservation of paddy lands and wetlands in the state. The court’s decision comes in response to two public interest litigations (PILs) filed by a petitioner highlighting the non-utilization of the fund for its intended purpose. The Division Bench…
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently heard a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Shivraj Singh, seeking directions to the state government to improve the conditions of prisons in Chhattisgarh. The court has been monitoring the progress made by the state government in addressing the issues faced by the prisons. The Director General of Prisons and…
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that no contracting firm can be blacklisted indefinitely no matter what irregularity it has committed. The division Bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Vipin Chandra Dixit passed this order while hearing a petition filed by M/S M I Construction. This is a writ petition under Article 226…
Supreme Court reprimands Madhya Pradesh High Court over termination of women judicial officers, wishes men underwent menstruation The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed its strong displeasure over termination of two female judicial officers by the Madhya Pradesh High Court on the basis of their performance, while not taking into consideration the mental and physical ailment…
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that imputation in respect of political leaders crossing over from one party to another could not be termed as defamatory. Quashing a defamation case filed by AIADMK’s Babu Murugavel against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L Murugan, the Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan allowed the…
The National Green Tribunal has taken took suo motu cognizance of forest encroachment in the Kamrup (Metro) district of Assam. The Original Application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated November 6, 2024. As per the article, Kamrup (Metro) has 16 reserved forests covering more than 35,329 hectares, but a substantial…