NGT Directs Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary To Take Action Against Yamuna River Pollution In Agra

On Tuesday, The principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, in coordination with other concerned authorities in the State, to take remedial action regarding the discharge of pollution in the Yamuna River at Agra.An application was filed expressing concerns about the discharge of pollution into the Yamuna River at Agra by both the...

Supreme Court Asks All Courts & Tribunals To Number Paragraphs In Orders & Judgments

The Supreme Court has made a suggestion to all Courts and Tribunals to number paragraphs in all orders and judgments. A bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah made this observation in a judgment after noting that the impugned judgment of the High Court was not numbered paragraph-wise.In this context, the bench referred to the judgments in Shakuntala Shukla v State...

Supreme Court Directs Union Government To Fill Vacancy In 6th National Commission for Scheduled Castes Expeditiously

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India to fill a pending vacancy in the National Commission for Scheduled Caste. The direction was passed in a plea which had sought for vacancies to be filled in the Commission in 2017. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. The court noted that the vacancies...

You Are Not Exactly Selling “Amrit”!: Supreme Court To Parties Supporting Madras HC Order Quashing Ban On Chewing Tobacco

“You are not exactly selling "Amrit"!”, the Supreme Court of India observed while hearing the challenge against the Madras High Court order which quashed the ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu government against gutka, pan masala, chewing tobacco and the like. The comment was made by a Bench of Justices KM Joseph and B V Nagarathna, pointing to the Respondents who appeared in...

Land Acquisition | After Taking Possession, Land Vests With State; Any Person Retaining Possession After That Is A Trespasser : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court set aside an order passed by the Delhi High Court which held that since the compensation was not paid to the landowners, the acquisition of the land in question was lapsed in view of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. While relying upon the judgment of Supreme Court in...

'Modi-Thieves' Remark| Surat Sessions Court Reserves Order On Rahul Gandhi's Plea For Stay On Conviction In Defamation Case, Order on April 20

The Surat Sessions Court today reserved its order on Rahul Gandhi's application seeking a stay on his conviction in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019. Surat Sessions Court Judge Robin Mogera heard reserved its verdict after hearing Gandhi and the complainant, BJP's Purnesh Modi.If...

Bar Council Of Delhi To Issue Fresh ID Cards To Enrolled Advocates, Asks Lawyers To Apply Within One Month

The Bar Council of Delhi has decided to issue fresh identity cards to all the lawyers enrolled with the lawyers’ body.A circular issued by BCD states that it has been decided in the meeting held on April 06 that the new identity cards shall be made afresh and the advocates shall apply with the attested copy of their aadhar card, copy of enrolment certificate and the certificate of...

No Appointments Or Admissions Based On Karnataka GO Scrapping 4% OBC Reservation For Muslims Until April 18: State Assures Supreme Court

The Karnataka government on Thursday assured the Supreme Court that no admissions or appointments would be made in pursuance of the Government Order (GO) scraping off of the nearly three-decade-old 4% OBC reservation provided to Muslims under Category 2B. "Nothing irreversible will happen between today and Tuesday," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted.This was after a bench...

EPF Pension | Kerala High Court Directs EPFO To Allow Opting Of Higher Pension Without Insisting On Submission Of Option Form Under Para 26(6) Of The Scheme

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday(April 12) directed the Employees Provident Fund Organization to modify its online system to allow employees/pensioners to comply with the directives of the Supreme Court for opting for higher pension without having to provide copies of the option under paragraph 26(6) of the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952.A single bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman...

'Shocking' : Supreme Court On UP Govt Invoking National Security Act In Revenue Recovery Case; Quashes Detention Of SP Leader

It irked the Supreme Court that the Uttar Pradesh Government had exercised power under the National Security Act (NSA) to detain and thereafter extend the detention of SP leader Yusuf Malik accused in a land revenue recovery case.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah quashed the proceedings initiated under the NSA. It noted that all the authorities involved...

Wanted In Umesh Pal Murder Case, Gangster-Turned-Politician Atique Ahmad’s Son Asad Killed In An Encounter By UP Police

Gangster-turned-politician Atique Ahmad’s son Asad and his aide Ghulam were today shot by the UP Police's Special Task Force team in Jhansi in an encounter. They both were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder Case.Pal was outside his home in the Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj in February. He was a key witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal. The sensational daylight murder also claimed...

VD Savarkar's Kin Files Defamation Complaint Against Rahul Gandhi In Pune Court Over His Alleged Remarks Made In London

VD Savarkar's grandnephew has filed a Criminal defamation complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Pune Court for allegedly calling Savarkar a Coward, and making 'false, malicious & wild' allegations against him in an event in London thereby hurting sentiments of his family membersThe complaint, filed by Satyaki Savarkar, through Advocate Sangam Kolhatkar before a Court of...