Govt Servants Getting Lifelong Pension, But Where Is Their Accountability? Justice BV Nagarathna

"Everywhere red-tapism, black-tapism. Where is the accountability of a government servant?" the Judge asked.

Upper-Age Limit On Admission To LLB Courses Withdrawn: BCI Tells Supreme Court

The Bar Council of India today informed the Supreme Court that it has withdrawn the upper-age restrictions for admission to 3-year and 5-year law programmes. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was apprised of the development by AoR Radhika Gautam (for BCI) during the hearing of a plea by Rishab Duggal, seeking setting aside of a 2016 circular by which the...

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Meat Ban Near Somnath Temple, Asks Gujarat High Court To Decide Appeals Soon

The Supreme Court today(November 6) refused to stay the Gujarat High Court's recent order upholding the ban on non-vegetarian food within 500 meters of the Somnath temple in Gujarat. The Court has, however, requested the High Court to dispose of the pending appeals preferably within 2 months.The ban was imposed through a notification by the District Magistrate of Gir Somnath on August 10,...

Supreme Court Admits Plea By DMK's KR Periakaruppan Against One Vote Victory Of TVK's Seenivasa Sethupathi

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 6) admitted for hearing plea by DMK candidate KR Periakaruppan challenging victory of TVK's Seenivasa Sethupathi by one vote in Tirupattur Constituency in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Aparesh Singh allowed Sethupathi to file his reply and directed that all relevant record relating to the election...

Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Judicial Officer Aman Sharma's 'Suspicious Death', Seeks Status Report From Probe Agency

The Supreme Court has taken up a suo motu case over the 'suspicious death' of judicial officer Aman Sharma, who was found to have died by suicide in May at his South Delhi residence, following alleged harassment by his judicial officer-wife and in-laws. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued notice in the case and called for a status report from...

Delhi Court Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against CM Rekha Gupta For Remarks Comparing Govt Officials To Lord Hanuman

A Delhi Court on Friday dismissed a plea hasseeking action against Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over an alleged remark comparing government officials to Lord Hanuman during an official government programme.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashwani Panwar of Rouse Avenue Courts rejected the complaint has been moved by one Ram Niwas Sharma under Section 223 of Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha...

Supreme Court Directs Punjab, Haryana To Supply 11,973 Million Units Of Power Arrears To Himachal Pradesh Over 20 Years

It is particularly unfortunate that a dispute remained pending for several decades, the Court commented.

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Congress Kerala Office-bearers Over Post Targeting CJI Surya Kant

"We will examine if the apology has come from the pen or the heart," Justice Kumar said.

Supreme Court Refuses To Suspend Tarun Tejpal's Sentence In Rape Case

The Supreme Court on Friday (November 4) refused to suspend the sentence of Tarun Tejpal, Tehelka Magazine's former editor-in-chief, in the 2013 rape case, in which he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for raping a colleague in an elevator of a luxury hotel in Goa.The bench comprising Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Prasanna B Varale, after a prima facie consideration of the evidence...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On ED's Plea Challenging Delhi HC's Quashing Case Against NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha

"We are not very impressed with the ED SLP": Justice Joymalya Bagchi.

Supreme Court Clarifies Judgment On OBC-Creamy Layer Parental Salary Computation

The Court stated that the jugment will not re-open already concluded selections and promotions.

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