The Supreme Court has directed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) to work in tandem with the Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, to achieve a target of 33 percent or more green cover in Delhi. The Bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan issued the directions on Wednesday, while hearing…
Supreme Court judge Justice Abhay S Oka has said that it was time for the judiciary to acknowledge its flaws & deficiencies, and work on them to ensure timely delivery of justice Speaking during an event organised by the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) at Bharat Mandapam in celebration of 75 years of the Constitution…
The Union Government submitted in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that the situation regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is currently pending review by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma communicated this to a Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela during hearings…
The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the allotment of a land measuring 2.0524 acres in Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area to three political parties for the construction of their party offices, earlier allotted to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Rajneesh Kumar Gupta…
The Supreme Court has come down heavily against the Haryana government for not cooperating with a Court-appointed Committee investigating the alleged social boycott of Dalits in Bhatia village of the state. The Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Rajesh Bindal on Tuesday warned the State that it would initiate contempt proceedings if it continued…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Government of India and the Trademark Registry on a petition filed by an association of the disciples of philosopher Osho, seeking the addition of mark Osho to the list of prohibited trademarks, which were not open for registration. The single-judge Bench of Justice Saurabh Banerjee…
In the wake of the alleged recovery of unaccounted cash worth around Rs 15 crore from the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar held a meeting with the Floor Leaders of various political parties at Parliament House to discuss issues related to judicial accountability….
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the March 17 order of the Allahabad High Court, which held that grabbing the breasts of a minor girl, breaking the string of her pyjama and trying to drag her beneath a culvert, did not constitute the offence of rape or attempt to rape. The Bench of Justice B.R….
The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of an Allahabad High Court ruling, which held that grabbing the breast of a girl,breaking the string of her pyjama or attempting to drag her beneath a culvert does not constitute the offence of rape or attempt to rape. The suo motu case titled ‘In Re: Order dated 17.03.2025…
The Supreme Court has expressed its strong displeasure against the Uttar Pradesh government for demolishing five houses, including the residences of a lawyer and a professor in Prayagraj district without following the procedure under law. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed on Monday that it was deeply disturbed by…