The Calcutta High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on the petitioner and dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a teacher alleging certain malpractices in the mid-day meal scheme in a particular school. The fact remains that the petitioner is also a teacher in the school. The allegation was though student…
The Gauhati High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed for setting aside the Letter of Intent (LoI) issued by the respondent No.3 (The Director IT and Communication Department Government of Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat Itanagar) whereby the contract for setting up of the State Data Centre in Itanagar, was given to…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that no demolition should take place across the country without its permission. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice KV Viswanathan passed the interim order on a petition challenging the alleged actions of various state governments demolishing the buildings of persons accused of crimes as a punitive measure….
By Kenneth Tiven Two events involving former US President Donald Trump demonstrate the intensity of political behaviour with America’s presidential election just seven weeks away. On Sunday, a man with a rifle was spotted hiding in woods adjacent to where Trump was playing golf in Florida. The man fled as a Secret Service officer fired…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition that sought dismissal of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the light of the brutal rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stop livestreaming of a case related to the brutal rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9. The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra rejected the…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has batted for equal participation of women in governance, policy and leadership roles, linking it to better development outcomes. Delivering a keynote address on ‘Equality, Justice, Empowerment’ during ‘She Shakti,’ an event organised by a leading news channel, the CJI said failing to address barriers in the path of…
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has informed the Supreme Court that it was formulating guidelines on permitting final-year law students to appear for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). The Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra on Friday observed that it would consider the matter…
Justice Surya Kant sees establishment of PCA as major milestone towards India becoming international arbitration hub India on way to becoming international arbitration hub: Justice Surya Kant Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant has predicted India to become an international hub of arbitration soon, backed by robust infrastructure such as the establishment of the Arbitration…
Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday expressed concern over certain lawyers spreading a sense of dread, particularly on matrimonial cases, under the guise of disseminating legal literacy on social media. Speaking at the 11th Convocation of the National Law University (NLU), Delhi, the Supreme Court judge said that in recent years, under the…