The Meghalaya High Court has recently disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging misuse of power and authority by an Assistant Inspector General of Police, who was accused of irregularly procuring 29 vehicles for the police department and misutilizing them. The bench of Chief Justice I.P. Mukerji and Justice W. Diengdoh had been monitoring…
The Patna High Court dismissed a petition filed challenging the constitutional validity of the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board (Amendment) Act, 2024. The petitioners, who were the Chairman and Members of the Sanskrit Education Board constituted under the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board Act, 1981, argued that the amendment act was arbitrary and politically motivated, as it…
The Gujarat High Court has disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns about the lack of infrastructure and medical facilities in tribal areas of the state. The bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi observed that the state government had undertaken various projects to develop infrastructure and provide medical facilities…
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that Carnatic musician TM Krishna would not be recognized as the recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi MS Subbulakshmi award given by the Music Academy. The Apex Court further restrained TM Krishna from projecting himself as the recipient of the Sangita Kalanidhi award in the name of MS Subbulakshmi. The…
The Supreme Court on Monday said that all cases concerning the anti-competitive practices by e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart, pending before various High Courts, should be transferred to the Karnataka High Court. The Apex Court further directed the Karnataka High Court not to hear Amazon’s petitions against the Competition Commission of India (CCI) till January…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing a petition said that it is almost impossible for a woman who belongs to a middle class family, to have even a square meal from the paltry amount of Rs 2500. A Single Bench of Justice Manohar Narayan Mishra passed this order while hearing a petition filed by Shilpy…
The Patna High Court has recently dismissed a petition filed challenging the constitutional validity of the Bihar State Commission for Women (Amendment) Act, 2024. The petitioners, who were members of the Bihar State Commission for Women, argued that the amendment act was arbitrary and politically motivated, as it provided for the dissolution of the existing…
The Patna High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Bihar State Child Labour Commission (Amendment Act) 2024. The amendment act dissolved the existing Child Labour Commission and provided for the reconstitution of a new commission. The petitioner, who was a member of the dissolved commission, argued that the amendment act…
Amid the raging controversy over his derogatory remarks against a particular community, the Supreme Court Collegium has called Justice Shekhar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court for a meeting. As per sources, the Apex Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and comprising Justice Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Hrishikesh…
A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Uttar Pradesh administration and the state police for not taking steps to prevent the ‘Dharam Sansad,’ a religious event, being organised between December 17 and 21 at Ghaziabad by Yati Narasinghanand. The petitioners contended that the website and the advertisements for the ‘Dharam…