The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to name government schools and hospitals after martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the nation. The PIL also sought implementation of awareness programmes in schools to educate children about the sacrifices made by martyrs and cultural events…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the ongoing panchayat elections in Punjab. Noting that staying the conduct of elections was a grave thing, the Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra observed that halting the process now would lead to a complete chaos since the…
The Allahabad High Court has said that after sending a requisition to fill a vacant post, that post cannot be filled by transfer, such post can be filled only with a duly-selected candidate. A Single Bench of Justice Ranjan Agarwal passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Lokendra Singh @ Lokendra Kumar. Through…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing an application observed that a second FIR for the same incident is permissible, it is with respect to the same incident having a different version of evidence. A Single Bench of Justice Manju Rani Chauhan passed this order while hearing an application under Section 482 filed by one Sangeeta…
The Gujarat High Court recently addressed the alleged misappropriation of the Market Committee Fund and the construction of a Five-Star hotel. The Director, Agriculture Marketing and Rural Finance, State of Gujarat, submitted an inquiry report under Section 44 of the Gujarat Agricultural Produce and Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 1963. The report found the then…
The Supreme Court today ruled that individuals with more than 40% speech and language disability cannot be denied admission to MBBS courses merely based on the quantification of their disability. A bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan stressed that the approach of the National Medical Commission (NMC) should not be how to…
A Bhumi Pujan ceremony was organised in the Supreme Court premises on Monday for the expansion of the building. The event began with the recitation of verses in Sanskrit from the Indian scriptures, followed by the scriptures of four major religions in India. Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)…
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition that challenged the nomination of five Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory. The Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice PV Sanjay Kumar refused to entertain the petition moved under Article 32 of the…
The Gujarat High Court has taken stern measures to address plastic pollution in the Girnar Eco-Sensitive Zone and the island of Bet-Dwarka. In a public interest litigation (PIL) filed to protect the zone, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi focused on the plastic waste scattered across the island, harming…
The Delhi High Court on Monday came down heavily on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia for not disclosing the subscriber details of three individuals who edited a page dedicated to news agency Asian News International (ANI) on its platform. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the order on an appeal…