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Supreme Court Sets Aside 2016 Uttarakhand HC Directions On Forest Fire Control, Relegates Matter To HC For Monitoring
The Supreme Court today relegated to the Uttarakhand High Court a matter pertaining to forest fires in the State for issuance of appropriate directions and monitoring of periodic measures to control their menace.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Rajiv Datta (applicant in person), Senior Advocate K Parmeswar...
Can MLAs Merge With Another Party Without Original Political Party's Consent? Supreme Court To Hear Goa Case In December
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear the petition filed by Goa Congress leader Girish Chodankar challenging the judgment of the Bombay High Court (Goa Bench) which approved the defection of 8 Congress MLAs to the Bharatiya Janata Party as a valid merger.Granting leave to appeal in Chodankar's Special Leave Petition, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice...
'Bureaucrats Deciding Land Compensation Prima Facie Unacceptable': Supreme Court Recommends Amendment To National Highways Act
The Supreme Court today urged the Union government to make suitable amendments to the National Highways Act so that land acquisition compensation disputes thereunder are decided by "judicially trained minds" and not government officers.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was hearing a batch of SLPs that arose from the Punjab and Haryana High Court's...
Delhi Court Seeks Police Response Over NH-24 Robbery Of Young Lawyer, Directs SHO To Personally Supervise Probe
A Delhi court today directed the Delhi Police to file a detailed status report in relation to incident of robbery of a young practising advocate on NH-24 near city's Akshardham.Noting that the complainant was an advocate, Judicial Magistrate First Class Amit Rana of Karkardooma Courts ordered the Station House Officer (SHO) concerned to personally supervise the investigation. The Court...
Supreme Court Directs Bihar Govt To Clear Encroachments Along Banks Of Ganga In Patna Within Six Weeks
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the Bihar government six weeks to remove all unauthorised structures, constructions and encroachments between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat in Patna along the banks of the Ganga, directing that its order be complied with irrespective of any interim orders passed by the High Court or district courts.“We grant six weeks' time to the State of Bihar to ensure...
Supreme Court Dilutes Earlier Order Banning Industrial Activity In Taj Trapezium Zone, Allows Processing Of Applications
The Supreme Court on Thursday diluted its earlier order that effectively barred fresh industrial activity in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) without its prior approval, permitting the TTZ Authority to process around 410 pending applications, most of them filed by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) seeking permission for industrial establishment, expansion or relocation.A bench...
Honeymoon Murder Case : Supreme Court Sets Aside Bail Granted To Sonam Raghuvanshi
The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the bail granted to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the alleged murder of her husband Raja Raghuvanshi during their honeymoon in Meghalaya, holding that the High Court and the trial court erred in granting her relief on the ground of alleged defects in the communication of the grounds of arrest.A Bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB...
Delay In Granting Sanction Can't Be Reason To Curtail Liberty : Supreme Court Grants Bail In PC Act Case
The Supreme Court recently granted regular bail to a public servant under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, after it found that, despite the case being registered in 2025, sanction was not granted to prosecute him.To briefly state, a first information report was lodged against the appellant under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. He was arrested on December 9, 2025, and...
