A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued notice to the petitioners who have challenged the amended law before various High Courts and sought their response to the Union government's plea that all such cases be heard together, preferably by the Delhi High Court.
The order was passed by the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana after hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by K.S. Raju Legal Trust through its representative, Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju.
While hearing the matter, a bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi denied bail to RTI activist Rakesh Kumar Behl and his aide.
The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for courts dealing with cases involving the custody of a child who is an alleged victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, emphasising that the child’s welfare, dignity, emotional security and psychological well-being must remain the paramount consideration at all stages of the proceedings.
“The outgoing BJP President's clarification is nothing but damage control. It will fool nobody. This is Entire Political Science reflecting itself as Entire Political Hypocrisy,” he added.
Headmasters of various government-run and government-aided schools, under the banner of the Advanced Society for Headmasters and Headmistresses (ASFHM), have expressed deep concern over the exclusion of qualified non-teaching staff in the education sector.
The UK Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that the term “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex, not gender identity or legal recognition, marks a pivotal moment in the country’s legal and cultural landscape.
The CASA sought to be included as a respondent in the case citing the plight of over 600 families of Munambam in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, whose land has been declared Waqf property.
The agitating teachers of government-aided secondary and higher secondary schools across the state, who have been rendered jobless after the Supreme Court verdict on 3 April, want permanent jobs and not any temporary relief.
