The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the State of Uttar Pradesh after a senior officer acts as enquiry officer, disciplinary authority & appellate authority in same case. A Single Bench of Justice Alok Mathur passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Wasi Ahmad….
The Uttarakhand High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed challenging the alignment of a road construction project in Pauri Garhwal district. The petitioner sought to revert to the original alignment, agreed upon during Gram Sabhas, citing concerns over the changed route. The Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari and…
The Supreme Court today allowed a candidate suffering from muscular dystrophy to take part in the ongoing counselling for NEET-UG 2024, stating that the expert report opined that the candidate could pursue the MBBS Course with the help of assistive devices. The bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra was…
The Supreme Court today declined to pass a status quo order on a demolition drive in Gujarat by which Islamic structures, mosques and houses of Muslims were allegedly illegally demolished in the Gir Somnath district of the State. A Bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan found that passing an interim order was…
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to consider its request regarding the expeditious disposal of the bail petition filed by student activist Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, which has remained pending since April 2022. Noting that the matter was listed for hearing before the High Court on…
The Supreme Court today granted bail to businessman Amandeep Dhall in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case related to the alleged irregularities in the framing of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy of 2021-22. A Bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan clarified that it has not commented on the merits of the…
Reuters on Thursday republished a news story it had earlier published in 2022 on the alleged hacking activities of an Indian firm, after the Rohini court in Delhi recently rejected an interim injunction application against the article. The story had been removed from Reuters website in compliance with an order passed by a Rohini Court…
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Ajit Pawar to file an undertaking, stating that the ‘clock’ symbol used by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in its posters for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, would contain a disclaimer that its use was a matter of contest in Court and subject to the final outcome of the…
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim protection to a journalist booked over her articles alleging caste discrimination in the administration of the Uttar Pradesh government. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the order in favour of journalist Mamta Tripathi. The Uttar Pradesh police had allegedly…
The Chhattisgarh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) filed regarding a land dispute in Balod district. The petitioner sought to quash an order dated December 22, 2020, issued by the Collector, and directed authorities to allocate alternative land for a college instead of destroying grazing land and jungle. The Division Bench of…