A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud was hearing the issue of non-compliance with the directions of payment of arrears to judicial officers in terms of the Second National Judicial Pay Commission (SNJPC) recommendations. The Court noted that four states, which include Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh,…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha A controversial order of the Calcutta High Court has come under fire from the Supreme Court. The matter relates to a POCSO case (Probhat Purkait @ Provat vs The State Of West Bengal) where the High Court on October 18, 2023, not only questioned the criminality inherent in a sexual relationship…
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, the largest Dalit party in Tamil Nadu, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking review of its August 1 verdict related to the power of the states on sub-classification of castes in the country. The present petition has been filed by Thol Thirumavalavan, Member of Parliament and President of Viduthalai…
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to Patanjali Ayurveda, Baba Ramdev, and the Central government on a petition alleging that its herbal tooth powder contained a non-vegetarian ingredient and has been misbranded as vegetarian. The single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula also issued notice Divya Pharmacy, which manufactures Patanjali’s herbal tooth powder, Divya…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive steps be taken against the ABP News journalist, who interviewed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, while he was lodged in jails of Punjab and Rajasthan. The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order on a petition challenging…
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed the anticipatory bail application of Gulshan Kumar Singh in connection with offences under Sections 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908. A single-judge bench of Justice Rajesh Shankar passed this order while hearing an anticipatory bail application filed by Gulshan Kumar Singh. The anticipatory bail application has…
The Allahabad High Court has allowed a petition saying an employee ceases to be an employee the moment he attains age of superannuation and, as per rules, a departmental inquiry cannot be conducted against him after retirement. A Single Bench of Justice Ajit Kumar passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Sunder Lal….
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the matter relating to the inclusion of Neelkurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), which blooms once in 12 years on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) official Red List of threatened species. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of polluted water coming out from hand pumps and borewells of Sanwer Road Industrial area in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 13.08.2024. Ground water in this area contained large quantity of sulphate, nitrogen,…
Despite best efforts by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud to streamline the day-to-day operations of the Supreme Court, the pendency of cases in the Apex Court reached an all-time high of 82,989 in 2024, including 39,254 applications filed this year, while the disposal rate stood at nearly 94.92 percent (37,259 cases). The figures were…