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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Challenge Against Tamil Nadu Law On Reservation For Most Backward Classes & Denotified Communities
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on two petitions challenging Tamil Nadu Special Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and in appointments under the State within Reservation for Most Backward Classes and Denotified Communities Act, 2021.A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat tagged the pleas with two other pending petitions on a similar issue....
"Press Has Right To Report": Allahabad HC Reserves Order On Plea By Umar Gautam Against Media Trial In Religious Conversion Racket Case
The Bench of Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Vikas Srivastava asked the Counsel for the Petitioner: "Press has the right to report. Have you read Justice Chandrachud's Judgment of Supreme Court?"
Right To Practice Religion Is Subservient To Right To Life: Madras High Court Disposes Of Plea Seeking Reopening Of Temples
The Madras High Court today observed that the right of citizens to practice religion is subservient to their right to life and thus, the Court dismissed a plea seeking reopening of temples across Tamil Nadu.The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy also observed that when the right to life is under a threat, the right to practice religion will have to take...
West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Issues Contempt Notice To South Kolkata DCP Over Alleged Obstruction Of NHRC Team
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued notice to the Deputy Commissioner of Police of South Kolkata, asking him to show cause why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for allegedly failing to prevent obstruction to the team of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visiting to probe the allegations of post poll violence. Allegedly, a member of the Committee...
TMC Leaders Write To Prime Minister Narendra Modi Seeking Removal Of Tushar Mehta From Post Of Solicitor General
All India Trinamool Congress Party Members have written to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking removal of Tushar Mehta from the post of Solicitor General of India alleging his meetings with Suvendu Adhikari, BJP politician who is accused in connection with Narada case and Saradha Chit Fund scam case being investigated by CBI and ED.The letter written by leaders Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu...
Allegations Of Post Poll Violence In West Bengal Prima Facie True; State Found On A Wrong Foot: Calcutta High Court Observes
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday observed that while the West Bengal Government has constantly been on a denial mode, the 2021 Assembly elections in the state were prima facie followed by violent episodes, leading to several deaths, rampant sexual exploitation of women and children, etc. "From a perusal of the report prima facie stand taken by the petitioners is established that...
Meghalaya HC Constitutes High Powered Committee To Look Into Issue Of Felling Of Trees For Widening National Highway In Vicinity Of Eastern Air Command
The Meghala High Court on Wednesday constituted a five member high powered Committee to look into the issue of feeling or cutting of trees for the purpose of widening national highway 40 in the vicinity of Eastern Air Command, Meghalaya.A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder and Justice H.S. Thangkhiew was dealing with a PIL highlighting the issue of falling of trees...
NEET-MDS 2021 : Supreme Court Issues Notice On Dental Graduates' Plea Seeking Counselling Date Within 3 Weeks
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed seeking directions to the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to release the counselling date for NEET-MDS 2021 at the earliest and not later than three weeks in any event. A Division Bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah issued the following order: "Mr Vikas Singh, Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioners...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Refuses To Stay NLSIU's 25% Reservation For Karnataka Students In 2021-22 Admissions
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the revised admission notification issued by the National Law School of India University(NLSIU), Bengaluru, providing 25% horizontal reservation for Karnataka students from 2021-22 academic year.A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat allowed the Common Law Admission Test(CLAT) to go on, as scheduled on July 23,...
West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Directs Second Autopsy Of Slain BJP Member's Body; Asks Police To Register FIRs On NHRC Recommendations
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the West Bengal Government to provide proper medical treatment to all those persons who were injured during the alleged post poll violence in the State. A 5-Judge Bench of ACJ Rajesh Bindal and Justices IP Mukerji, Harish Tandon, Soumen Sen and Subrata Talukdar has directed the local Police authorities to register cases based on the recommendations made by...