The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India on a petition seeking secure working conditions for members of the Internal Complaints Committees set up under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Friday sought the…
The Supreme Court has constituted a Special Bench to hear a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutionality validity of the Places of Worship Act (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The Special Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan will hear the petitions on December 12 at 3:30…
The National Green Tribunal has taken suo motu cognizance of the severe decline in Vishakhapatnam’s mangrove forests, due to rapid development and urbanization. The original application is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated November 16, 2024. As per the article, the once sprawling coastal ecosystems have now been reduced to…
The Gauhati High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by Ram Bahadur Sunar, raising concerns about irregularities in the distribution of kerosene and other petroleum products under the Public Distribution System (PDS) in Arunachal Pradesh. The petitioner alleged that certain individuals, in connivance with government officials, were misappropriating these essential…
The Meghalaya High Court recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Baniarap Snaitang, relating to the repair and strengthening of the Mawphlang-Balat road. The petitioner had complained that a particular stretch of the road, from Phlangwanbroi to Khliehriat and from Pomblang to Laitumsaw, had not been repaired and required attention. The Division…
The Central government has informed the Parliament that the Indian Constitution did not have any provision of cooling-off period for judges after their retirement before joining a statutory body or holding a government post. Replying to a query by AAP MP Raghav Chadha in the Rajya Sabha, Union Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal…
The Managing Committee of the Anjuman Intezemia Masjid in Varanasi has filed an intervention petition in the Supreme Court in the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act, 1991. In 2020, Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay had filed the lead petition in the case. In March 2021, the Supreme Court issued notice…
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to the Union of India on a petition filed by Bhartiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy regarding the citizenship of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The petitioner sought direction to the Union Government to file a status report on his complaint against Rahul Gandhi. The Division Bench of…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking direction to prevent members of political parties from holding posts in the Bar Associations and Bar Councils across the country. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan orally remarked that there was nothing wrong with politically affiliated persons holding positions in the bar…
The Supreme Court has ruled that minor children of a Dalit man and a non-Dalit woman, who have been living with their mother for the last six years, were entitled to get Scheduled Caste certificates. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Thursday observed that though a non-Dalit woman could not…