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Supreme Court Expresses Shock Over Bandhwari Landfill Fires In Gurugram, Asks CAQM To Issue Preventive Directions
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed shock at the recent fire at the Bandhwari landfill site in Gurugram and observed that the lingering smoke, even after the fire was extinguished, posed a major health hazard to citizens. A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the fire had taken four days to be doused and emphasised the serious pollution caused by...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On J&K UT's Plea Against HC Quashing Detention Of Alleged Overground Worker
The Supreme Court today(May 2) issued notice returnable 4 weeks in a Special Leave Petition challenging the order passed by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh whereby the Court quashed the detention of the Respondent. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice on a plea filed by the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and represented by Advocate...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Actor Sushant Singh's Plea For Transfer Of Petition Before Bombay HC Against IT Blocking Rules
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by actor and social activist Sushant Singh seeking transfer of his petition challenging the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009 from the Bombay High Court to the Supreme Court.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih passed the order, listing the case with...
Srinagar Court Dismisses Obscenity Case Against Organisers Of Gulmarg Fashion Show
The court held that two models wearing skimpy clothes or swim wear in the broader scheme of the event does not attract the penal offence of obscenity as the attire alone doesn't qualify as obscene unless designed to arouse prurient interest.The court was hearing the criminal complaint against the organizers of a fashion show held in Gulmarg which alleged that the event featured obscene...
Supreme Court Refuses To Review Order Upholding Applicability Of TDS On Salaries Of Christian Nuns & Priests
The Supreme Court has rejected the review petitions filed against its earlier order upholding application of the Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on the salaries given to nuns and priests of the Catholic Church who are working as teachers in aided institutions.Bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna ,Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra dismissed the review petitions and passed the following order...
Gauhati High Court Bar Association Asks Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma To Reconsider Resignation From Bar Body
The Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) on Thursday (May 1) wrote to the Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma requesting him to reconsider and withdraw his resignation from membership of GHCBA in the larger interest of the institution and the legal fraternity.The bar body's response comes after the Chief Minister wrote to the President GHCBA on Wednesday resigning from...
RP Act | Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With HC View That S.81 Limitation Can't Be Satisfied By Presenting Defective Election Petition
In an election dispute, the Supreme Court today upheld a view taken by the Gujarat High Court that mere "presentation" of a defective election petition, without removal of defects within the limitation period of 45 days, is not satisfactory compliance of Section 81 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order in a...
Supreme Court Mandates Its Prior Permission For Tree Felling Within 5 Kms Of Taj Mahal, No Blanket Exemption For Private Land
The Supreme Court has held that its 2015 direction requiring prior permission of the Court for tree felling in Taj Trapezium Zone will continue to apply for felling of any tree within aerial distance of 5 kms of Taj Mahal. A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed the order in the MC Mehta case concerning tree cutting and other environment issues in the protected...
Delhi Court Issues Notice To Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi In National Herald Money Laundering Case
A Delhi Court on Friday issued notice to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald money laundering case.Special Judge (PC Act) Vishal Gogne of the Rouse Avenue Courts passed the order. Earlier this month, ED filed the prosecution complaint against the Gandhis in the case. The fresh prosecution complaint has been filed under sections 44 and 45 of Prevention of...
Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Pragya Singh Thakur's Bail, Notes NIA Court Has Reserved Judgment In 2008 Malegaon Blasts Case
The Supreme Court today (May 2) disposed of a Special Leave Petition filed in 2017 by Nisar Ahmed Haji Sayed Bilal, father of one of the blast victims, challenging the Bombay High Court Judgment granting bail to Pragya Singh Chandrapal Singh Thakur alias Sadhvi alias Swami Purnchet Anand Giri, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blasts.Before a bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish...
Complaint Filed In UP Court Against Folk Singer Neha Singh Rathore For Social Media Posts On Pahalgam Terror Attack
A criminal complaint has been filed before a Court in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya District against Folk singer Neha Singh Rathore over her alleged 'seditious' posts on social media concerning the recent Pahalgam terror attack. The complaint, filed under Section 210 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) by one Shivendra Singh, through Advocate Martand Pratap Singh, claims that...