The Supreme Court on Monday requested the President of India to consider the mercy petition filed by death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana within two weeks. The Special Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice KV Viswanathan directed the Secretary of President Droupadi Murmu to place the matter before her with…
Expressing serious concern over the rising pollution in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) for the delay in implementing anti-pollution measures, saying that the government should not have taken such a big risk. After the Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi reached…
The Delhi Police has filed a charge sheet in the Patiala House Courts in connection with the cyberattack on cryptocurrency exchange WazirX that resulted in an estimated loss of Rs 2,000 crore in digital assets. The charge sheet said that accused SK Masud Alam allegedly opened a fake account under the name Souvik Mondal and…
The Gauhati High Court has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the construction of the GNB flyover. The Bench comprising Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi and Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair, heard a PIL filed by Mahesh Deka and others. The petitioners contested the Assam government decision to construct two arms connecting the…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the State of West Bengal on a petition seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using sharp spikes and fireballs to drive away elephants that come near human habitation or croplands. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai…
The Patna High Court has observed thatthe Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016, which was passed with the objective of improving public health, instead, gave rise to unauthorised trade of liquor and other contraband items in the state. The single-judge Bench of Justice Purnendu Singh noted that the legislation found itself on the wrong side…
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the removal of words socialism and secularism from the Preamble of the Constitution. The petition contended that the insertion of these words during the Emergency in 1976 through the 42nd Amendment Act was unconstitutional and violated the original intent of the framers of the…
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the order of Family Court, Ghaziabad to give allowance to the wife till further orders. A Single Bench of Justice Manjive Shukla passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Anuj Tyagi. Counsel appearing for the revisionist has argued that Opposite Party No 2 (petitioner’s wife) had admitted…
The Kerala High Court has disposed of a petition filed raising concerns about the functioning of K. Karunakaran Memorial Family Health Centre in Mala, Thrissur. The petition is filed by Shanti Joseph Thattakath. The bench of Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice S. Manu, while questioning the petitioner’s bona fides, directed the Principal Secretary, Health and…
The Gauhati High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Mamtaz Foundation seeking directions for immediate scholarship disbursement under various government schemes. The foundation sought immediate disbursement of scholarship amounts under various government schemes, including Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship, Post Graduate Scholarship for Professional Courses for SC/ST Students, Rajiv Gandhi National…