By Kenneth Tiven When India awakens on November 6 in two weeks, the results of the American presidential election will be as unclear as they are today in this battle over how democracy should work in a divided nation. Indian-American Kamala Harris leads the Democratic Party, which is expected to win the popular vote by…
The Allahabad High Court bench recently set aside the order of the Bareilly district administration in which the latter had refused to allow the followers of Hazrat Shah Mohammad Saqlain Miyan Huzoor to celebrate Urs on October 8 and 9. The division bench of Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Vipin Chandra Dixit passed the order…
By Annunthra Rangan India-Canada relations, once cherished by strong trade ties and a large Indian diaspora, have steadily deteriorated in recent years. India has accused Canada of sympathising with the Khalistan movement, while Canada has alleged that Indian officials are interfering in its domestic politics. The relationship reached a breaking point with Trudeau’s explosive statement…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of an Suo Moto application relating to encroachment in the Khudia forest range of Mungeli forest division in Chhattisgarh. The Central Bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Dr A Senthil Vel has addressed the critical issue of encroachment in the Khudia forest range of Mungeli forest division…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has taken significant steps to address the deteriorating condition of the Kelo River in Chhattisgarh. The river has become an undeclared garbage dumping yard, with its 15 km stretch included in the 351 most polluted river stretches in the country. Despite the construction of two sewage treatment plants (STPs) in…
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Principal Bench in New Delhi has disposed of an application filed by one Ashok Kumar, relating to the mismanagement of a cow shelter in Chhaprauli, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh. The applicant alleged that the shelter, intended for 500 cows, currently houses only 97 and poses environmental risks due to improper cow dung…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing a petition said absenteeism of school teachers strikes at the root of the primary education in the country. The absentee has to be curbed in a strict manner as per law by the competent authorities. A Single Bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot passed this order while hearing a petition…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The Indian judicial system has long since been characterized by the Lady of Justice- the Nyay Ki Devi as she is also referred to with her flowing robes and the traditional sword in hand coupled with a blindfold across her eyes. Proving that nothing is more constant in this world…
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has said that during the proceedings in the Ram Janam-bhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case, which was decided by the Supreme Court in 2019, he sought help from God to arrive at a solution. Speaking to the residents of his native Kanhersar village in Maharashtra’s Khed taluka during his felicitation ceremony…
Judges praising politicians undermine public trust in judiciary: Justice BR Gavai Supreme Court judge, Justice BR Gavai, has expressed his strong displeasure against the judges for publicly praising politicians or bureaucrats, and for contesting elections after resigning from the Bench. The Supreme Court judge, who is in line to become the Chief Justice of India…