The Supreme Court has moved on front foot into the vexing case of waste management. Its directions last month reflect the growing impatience about heaps of waste which scar India’s landscape, affect the health of citizens and dent its developmental aspirations.
Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh, the RSS teachers’ front, staged a protest march in Burdwan on Thursday against the Supreme Court order mandating that all teachers who have not cleared TET must qualify it.
The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.
The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has asked for directions to restrict the use of Aadhaar cards strictly for identity verification.
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.
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against calls for economic boycott of a particular community following the communal clashes that occurred in Haryana's Nuh.
Amid the din and disruptions by Opposition members on the Manipur situation, the Mediation Bill, 2023 was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday.
In a setback to Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected his (Senthil Balaji’s) plea against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking his custody for interrogation for alleged money laundering in the cash for job scam and entrusted his custody to the anti-money laundering agency till August 12.
Cracking whip, the Supreme Court on Monday constituted a committee of three former women judges – Justice Gita Mittal, Justice Shalini Joshi and Justice Asha Menon to oversee the measure for the relief, rehabilitation, rebuilding of homes, places of worship and suggest compensation and appointed former DGP of Maharashtra and Mumbai Police Commissioner Dattatrey Padsalgikar to oversee investigations by the SITs.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the order of the Delhi High Court allowing aircraft lessors of cash-strapped Go First airline to inspect their aircraft at least twice a month to carry out maintenance work.
