The Supreme Court today expressed reservations over Delhi’s Lieutenant General (LG) VK Saxena’s interference in an election process for the appointment of the sixth member of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) standing committee. A BJP candidate had eventually been elected to the post after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress boycotted the September…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a review of its August 1 order that empowered the States to sub-classify the Scheduled Caste (SC) categories for granting more reservations to backward classes within the categories. The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the petitions challenging its August 1 order that allowed the…
The National Green Tribunal directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to frame the guidelines for environmental management in food processing industries for better management of the environment taking into consideration mission life targets. The Central Bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Dr Afroz Ahmad disposed of…
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Eastern Zone Bench in Kolkata recently addressed an environmental issue in West Bengal, specifically the illegal mining of sand and stone from the Balson and Rakti rivers near Siliguri. This issue was brought to light by a news article published in a newspaper on June 12, 2024. The article alleged…
The Supreme Court today sought response of the state of Gujarat on a contempt petition alleging the illegal demolition of Muslim religious and residential places by authorities on September 28 at Gir Somnath. Nonetheless, the apex court refused to pass an interim order of status quo with respect to the demolitions. A bench comprising Justice…
Several Supreme Court lawyers have raised concerns over the decision of the Supreme Court canteen to restrict its menu to only Navratri food during the nine-day festival. The menu does not have meat items and food prepared using or containing onion, garlic, pulses and grains. The lawyers have written to presidents of the Supreme Court…
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered an independent probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the monitoring of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), into the allegations over the use of adulterated ghee for the preparation of laddus offered as prasadam at Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) temple. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and…
The Supreme Court was apprised on Thursday by the Central government that the order of the Delhi Police Commissioner prohibiting public gatherings of five or more that five persons from September 30 to October 5 has been withdrawn. Appearing for the Union of India, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Bench of Chief Justice of…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to a man accused of rape and under the POCSO Act. A single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Pahal passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Ankit@ Subhash. The Applicant seeks bail in Case under Sections 363, 376 IPC and 3/4 POCSO Act, 2012,…
The National Green Tribunal’s Eastern Zone Bench in Kolkata has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report highlighting illegal sand mining and its threat to the riverbank in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills. The report, published in a newspaper on June 29, 2024, alleged that a barricade in the river has caused erosion of the…