Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Direction To Increase Retirement Age Of Anganwadi Workers As 65 Years In Tripura

The Supreme Court recently set aside a judgment of the Tripura High Court which directed the State Government to raise the retirement age of Anganwadi workers from 60 years to 65 years.A bench comprising Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah found fault with the High Court for issuing a mandamus to the State Government to change its policy regarding the retirement age of...

Women Wrestlers Seek To Produce Sealed Cover Affidavit Before Supreme Court In Sexual Harassment Case Against WFI Head Brij Bhushan

In the petition moved by top women wrestlers of the country seeking registration of a FIR against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over alleged sexual harassment, the petitioners have sought permission to file an additional affidavit in a sealed cover. The request was mentioned before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha. The...

Supreme Court Sets Aside Andhra Pradesh High Court Order Which Stayed Probe Into Amravati Land Scam; Asks HC To Reconsider

The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the Andhra Pradesh High Court order which stayed probe into the Amravati Land Scam, in a plea moved by the Andhra Pradesh government. “In our view, the High Court ought not to have granted interim stay when it was not required as the entire matter was at a premature stage…..For the reasons stated above, we are inclined to set aside the orders...

Can't Direct That 50% HC Judges Should Be From District Judiciary; But At Least 1/3rd Should Be From Judicial Services : Supreme Court

The Court further said that HCs should take steps to fill up vacancies in judicial quota before they arise, as the judges from service normally get short tenure.

Inclusion Of Persons With Disability In IPS, IRPFS & DANIPS : Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Entry-Level Posts, Job Profile

Considering a plea seeking the inclusion of disabled people to the IPS, DANIPS as well as IRPF, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to detail out the nature of particulars pertaining to entry-levels posts and the job profiles of persons who have been recruited into the Indian Police Service, Indian Railways Protection Force Service and Delhi, Daman & Diu, Dadra and Nagar...

BREAKING| Centre Agrees To Consider Grant Of Certain Rights To Same-Sex Couples Without Legal Recognition As Marriage

In a significant development in the issue of same-sex marriages, the Solicitor General of India informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Central Government is agreeable to constituting a committee to examine whether certain legal rights can be granted to same-sex couples, without legal recognition of their relationship as a "marriage".On the last hearing date, the Constitution Bench...

Supreme Court Declines To Commute Death Penalty Of Balwant Singh Rajoana, Allows Centre To Decide Mercy Petition 'When Necessary'

In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to commute the death sentence of Babbar Khalsa terrorist Balwant Singh Rajoana to life imprisonment on the ground of the long pendency of the mercy petition before the President of India. The BKI operative was convicted for his role in the assassination of the former chief minister of Punjab, Beant Singh, in August 1995....

Breaking | JEE Main: Bombay High Court Refuses To Order Relaxation Of Minimum 75% 12th Board Score Eligibility Criterion For IIT/NIT Admissions

The Bombay High Court today refused to order relaxation of minimum 75 percent 12th standard board score eligibility criterion for admission to IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs/GFTIs through JEE Main and JEE Advance examinations.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice Sandeep V Marne dismissed a PIL seeking relaxation of the eligibility criteria."The students, whose...

Same Sex Marriage- Supreme Court Hearing- DAY 7 Live Updates

A constitution bench of the #SupremeCourt will continue hearing the batch of petitions seeking legal recognition for queer marriage in India.Follow here for live...

Supreme Court Weekly Digest April 2023 (Citations 308 - 336) Part 3 [April 17 – 23, 2023]

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAdvocates StrikesThe Supreme Court requested all high courts to constitute grievance redressal committees comprising the chief justice and two other senior judges, one from the Bar and another from services to avert lawyers' strikes. District Bar Association Dehradun v. Ishwar Shandilya, 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 331ArbitrationSupreme Court deprecates practice of filing applications...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Pleas Against "The Kerala Story" Movie; Allows Petitioners To Approach Kerala HC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain writ petitions filed against the controversial movie "The Kerala Story", and granted liberty to the petitioners to move the Kerala High Court, where a similar petition is already pending.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud gave liberty to the petitioners to seek a hearing in the High Court before the scheduled date of...

Bilkis Bano Case | Union & Gujarat Govt Agree to Share Files On Remission Of 11 Life Convicts After Initially Expressing Reluctance

After initially expressing their reluctance to share information pertaining to the remission of the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case, the Centre and the Gujarat government both did a volte-face and agreed to place the original records before the Supreme Court of India. On Tuesday, the top court was informed that neither government would be claiming privilege over...