The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the challenges faced by Pune Forest Department in reclaiming 14,000 hectares of land currently held by Revenue Department. The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 28.08.2024. As per the article, earlier policies resulted in large scale transfers of…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken suo motu cognizance of the death of a five-year-old girl, found trapped in the deep, slush-filled waters near Palla village check post near Akbarpur Marza village, New Delhi. The petition is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item dated 27.08.2024. The article highlights that the open…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing an appeal observed that if the allegations of cruelty in a dispute between husband and wife are not proved, the subordinate court cannot grant a decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Donadi Ramesh passed this order while…
The Madras High Court today directed the Tamil Nadu (TN) police to allow the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct a route march across Tamil Nadu on October 6 this year. Justice G Jayachandran further ordered the police to follow the guidelines laid out in its previous order passed last year regarding grant of permission…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on two petitions challenging the demolition of houses of persons, who were involved in criminal cases, as a punitive measure by different state governments. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan said that since India was a secular country, it would issue pan-India guidelines…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday expressed his displeasure over the emerging practice of different counsels mentioning the same case for listing. The oral observations were made in the open court after a counsel mentioned a matter relating to the lapse of a mining lease before the Bench of CJI Chandrachud, Justice JB…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on the bail petition filed by former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee in a money laundering case linked to the teacher recruitment scam in the state. Taking in view Chatterjee’s medical ailments and his advanced age, the Bench headed by Justice…
Senior Advocate Pradeep Rai on Tuesday argued before the Delhi High Court that AajTak India Today Chairman Aroon Purie has to tender an unconditional apology to him for carrying an unverified news item against him. When Delhi High Court judge Justice Anish Dayal verbally suggested to the parties to see if settlement is possible, Senior…
The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the State of West Bengal over slow progress in implementing security measures across government-run medical colleges and hospitals. The Bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra asked the counsel appearing for the State of West Bengal about the steps taken…
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Rajiv Babbar over their remarks against the alleged deletion of Delhi voters’ names from electoral rolls in 2018. The Bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice…