A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking review of the Domestic Violence Act and the existing laws related to dowry, so as to ensure that a husband and his family members were not harassed in such cases. The PIL has been filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, following the death…
The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case filed by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) related to the teacher recruitment scam in the state. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan recorded in its order that the MLA could be…
Days after his speech at a public event evoked strong reaction from different quarters, the judicial roster of Justice Shekhar Yadav was changed by the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court. According to the new roster, which would come into effect on December 16, Justice Yadav would now hear only ‘First Appeals’ arising from…
The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday recommended the elevation of seven Additional Judges as Permanent Judges to the High Courts of Delhi, Punjab & Haryana, and Karnataka. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, and comprising Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice…
The National Green Tribunal Principal Bench in New Delhi has disposed of an original application regarding garbage overflow posing health risks to visually impaired students in West Delhi. The Tribunal took suo motu cognizance of a news item published in a newspaper on April 30, 2024. The news item disclosed that the Akhil Bhartiya Netrahin…
Expressing its strong displeasure over the absence of lawyers representing the Central government in several important matters, the Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for adopting a ‘casual’ approach. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan on Wednesday observed that despite a notice being duly served on November 25, the counsel…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed trial courts across the country not to pass any order on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. Noting that the Act expressly prohibited the institution of any suit that disputed the religious character of an existing religious structure, as it stood…
The Patna High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a proper inquiry and directions against officials of the Rajkiya Tibbi College and Hospital, Patna, for allegedly admitting students to the BUMS course based on forged and fabricated marksheets/certificates. The petitioner submitted that 16 students were wrongly admitted to the college and sought…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Kanpur to pay one Ramnath Singh, retired driver, Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya Workshop, the outstanding gratuity of Rs 5,96,929 within 10 days and inform the court. A Single Bench of Justice Prakash Padia passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Ramnath Singh. The…
The Allahabad High Court has ordered the appointment of a person to the post of judicial officer of HJS cadre. He was denied appointment to this post about seven years ago due to allegations of espionage. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Donadi Ramesh passed this order while hearing a petition filed…