Delhi Air Pollution : Labour Union Moves Supreme Court Against Blanket Ban On Construction Activities

A national-level coordination committee of various construction labourer unions across India has moved the Supreme Court challenging the orders of Government of NCT of Delhi and Haryana imposing ban on construction activities in wake of the ongoing pollution crisis.An application has been filed seeking to intervene in the PIL being heard by the Top Court, relating to urgent measures required...

'People In 5-Star Hotels Blaming Farmers; No Action Against Gas Guzzling Hifi Cars' : Supreme Court In Delhi Pollution Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made strong oral remarks against farmers being blamed for contributing to Delhi's pollution through stubble burning without any consideration of their plight and circumstances forcing them to do the same. The observations were made by a bench comprising CJI NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant while hearing a PIL which seeks urgent measures...

Calcutta High Court Seeks Response From State Election Commission, State Gov In Plea By BJP Leader To Hold Municipal Polls

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday sought response from the West Bengal State Election Commission and the State government in a plea moved by BJP leader Pratap Banerjee seeking directions to ensure the conduct of elections for all municipal bodies in the State which have been pending for a long time. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi...

Nawab Malik Approaches Bombay High Court To Put Additional Documents On Record In Sameer Wankhede's Father's Defamation Suit

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik has approached the Bombay High Court with additional documents to substantiate his allegations against NCB Zonal director Sameer Wankhede in the defamation suit filed by the latter's father. The documents allegedly include Sameer Wankhedes's school admission form and primary school leaving certificate, where it is mentioned that he is a...

Boxing Federation Likely To Reconsider Players Selected For World Championships: Delhi High Court Told In Arundhati Choudhary's Plea

The Delhi High Court today deferred the hearing of boxer Arundhati Choudhary's plea who has challenged the decision of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), not selecting her for the upcoming Women's World Boxing Championships.This was after the BFI counsel informed the Court that the Championship, which was otherwise scheduled to be held in Istanbul from December 4 to 18, has now been...

TV Debates Creating More Pollution; Everyone Has Their Own Agenda : CJI NV Ramana

During the hearing of the case related to air pollution in Delhi, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana made certain critical comments about TV channel debates, saying that they take statements said in Court out of context with an agenda.The CJI said that TV debates caused "more pollution"."Debates in TV are creating more pollution than everybody. They don't understand. Statements are taken out...

'Regret That I Could Not Completely Demolish The Feudal Culture In Which You Serve' : Justice Sanjib Banerjee To Madras HC Staff In Farewell Message

Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee today left Chennai to assume charge as the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court following the notification of his transfer by the Centre on November 15. The Supreme Court collegium had recommended his transfer to the Meghalaya High Court in a meeting held on September 16. However, a notification to this effect had been published only...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Starts Hearing Challenge To 'Three-Capitals' Law

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has started hearing a clutch of writ petitions filed before it challenging the A. P. Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act 2020 and Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development (Repeal) Act 2020. Essentially, these Acts propose the formation of three capitals for the state. The Acts intend to develop Amaravati, Visakhapatnam,...

Can Employers Force Their Employees To Undergo Covid-19 Vaccination?: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On School Teacher's Plea

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a school lecturer's plea, challenging a circular issued by her employer making Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for rendering services.Justice Rekha Palli has clubbed the matter with another petition filed by a teacher working in a private aided school, challenging the decision of Delhi Government not to permit teachers and staff working in the...

Unique QR Codes In Judgments/ Orders, Advocate Information Management System: New Initiatives By Madras High Court

In a press release by the Registrar General of Madras High Court, several notable initiatives, including those implemented and those that will be brought in place with effect from 15th November have been mentioned. The new reforms include Advocate Information and Management System (AIMS), Document Pagination Module, Braille Printer for Visually Challenged, Unique QR Codes for each...

District Courts Bound To Facilitate Hybrid/ VC Hearing At Parties' Request, As Per Full Court's Directions: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday remarked that once its Full Court has permitted the city district courts to allow hybrid or video conferencing facility at the request of parties, the Courts are bound to follow the said directions. Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice on a plea concerning the issue of district courts not permitting hybrid hearings despite the...

Lakhimpur Kheri Case : Supreme Court Appoints Justice RK Jain, Former P&H HC Judge, To Monitor Investigation

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to monitor the investigation in the Lakhmipur Kheri violence of October 3, which claimed the lives of 8 persons, including 4 farmers, who were allegedly mowed down by vehicles in the convoy of Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister and BJP MP Ajay Kumar Mishra.A...