The Centre lodged an affidavit before the Supreme Court opposing petitions that have called for the criminalisation of marital rape in India. In its counter-affidavit filed through advocate AK Sharma, the Union Home Ministry supported the existing Indian rape law that carves out an exception for sexual relations between a husband and wife. The Centre…
The Supreme Court ordered all state governments and Union Territories to implement the Guidelines on School Safety and Security, 2021 issued by the Centre to fix responsibility of school management to protect children from natural disasters, health hazards, abuse, violence, and accidents. A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice N Kotiswar Singh stated that…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to three people including former SP MLA Irfan Solanki. A single-judge bench of Justice Rajeev Mishra passed this order while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Irfan Solanki and other. These applications for bail have been filed by applicants Rizwan Mohammad, Mannu Rehman and Irfan Solanki…
The Supreme Court today pulled up Punjab and Haryana for not taking penal action against farmers who resort to stubble burning, which is considered to be a major reason for the pollution and declining health standards in Delhi and adjoining north Indian states. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice…
The National Green Tribunal imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Uttarakhand State Pollution Control Board (UKSPCB) Member Secretary for non-compliance with the order of the Tribunal. The Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Dr Afroz Ahmad addressed a critical environmental issue in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal District, specifically the illegal mining at Daida…
The National Green Tribunal’s Principal Bench in New Delhi recently addressed a critical environmental issue in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash I. The Bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Dr Afroz Ahmad considered Suo Motu Application which focused on the unbearable stench emanating from a drain alongside a local…
In order to prevent the segregation and division of labour in prisons solely on the basis of the caste of the inmates, the Supreme Court on Thursday laid down crucial guidelines. The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra struck down the provisions of Prison Manuals of…
The Supreme Court today stayed the directions issued by the Madras High Court directing an investigation into spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation. The order was passed after the foundation moved the apex court against a Madras High Court order directing the Tamil Nadu government to submit the details of all criminal cases registered. The…
Founder of the Nationalist Congress Party Sharad Pawar has filed a fresh petition in the proceedings pending before the Supreme Court, seeking ban on the NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar from using the ‘Clock’ symbol in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls. A Bench led by Justice Surya Kant will hear the plea on October…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the penalty imposed on the former Deputy Conservator of Forest of Madikeri division, Karnataka for authorising the illegal felling of nearly 800 trees in the K Nidugane village. The petition is registered suo motu on the basis of the news item dated 30.08.2024. As…