BREAKING : Karnataka High Court Upholds Centre's Notification Treating OCIs As NRIs For College Admissions; Terms It "Protective Discrimination" For Natives

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the validity of the Central Government notification dated March 4, by which Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cardholders are not to be eligible for admission in professional courses against any seat reserved exclusively for Indian citizens. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit, while dismissing a bunch of petitions said, "These...

Consumer Commission Vacancies : Supreme Court Warns States Of Exemplary Costs If Status Report Is Not Filed In A Week

The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned that costs in the range of Rupees 1 to 2 lakhs will be imposed on States which fail to submit status report within a week regarding the vacancies in State Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission. The Court added that the costs will be recovered from the concerned officials.A Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M Sundresh made the above observations...

'Communal Violence Like Lava, Leaves Earth Fertile For Future Revenge' : Kapil Sibal In Gujarat Riots Case

During the arguments in the Gujarat riots case before the Supreme Court, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal got emotional talking about the dangers of communal violence and recalled that he had lost his maternal grandparents in the violence during the aftermath of partition.Sibal was appearing for Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who got killed in the 2002 Gujarat Riots, in...

[LIVE UPDATES] Gujarat Riots Case In SC : 'SIT Did No Investigation' , Sibal Argues Zakia Jafri's Plea Against Clean Chit To Narendra Modi

The Supreme Court has commenced the final hearing on a petition by Zakia Ahsan Jafri's plea challenging the SIT report giving clean chit to the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and other high functionaries in the Gujarat riots of 2002.A Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravikumar is hearing the matter.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal arguing for...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On Plea Challenging the Validity of Certain Provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020-Full Courtroom Exchange

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up the part-heard matter in the plea challenging the validity of certain provisions of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2020 to regulate foreign funds received by NGOs for further hearing.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, and CT Ravikumar heard the contentions put forth by the Senior Advocate Mr. Tushar...

Delhi's Air Quality Crisis : Important Supreme Court Orders On Firecrackers & Stubble Burning [2016-2021]

As the Air Quality Index (AQI) dipped to hazardous category in Delhi and other surrounding cities following the festival of Diwali, the discussion on Supreme Court orders on regulation of firecrackers and stubble burning have again come to the forefront. The Supreme Court over the last few years has passed a number of orders stipulating directions for regulating persistent issues such as the manufacture and sale of firecrackers, vehicular emissions, air pollution and other analogous concerns....

'Govt Taking Measures To Ensure Proper Infrastructure For Lower Judiciary' : Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

Speaking at a function organized by the National Legal Services Authority to observe the "Legal Services Day", the Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that it's known that 4 crore cases are pending in lower courts, and the Government is taking measures to ensure proper infrastructure for lower judiciary. Referring to the large number of pending cases, Mr Rijiju...

Char-Dham Project Has Strategic Importance Of National Security To Avoid Consequences Akin To 1962 Indo-China War: AG Tells Supreme Court

Requesting theSupreme Court Bench to modify the earlier order, the AG urged the bench to peruse contents of the sealed cover made over to the Court "to realise the situation in which the army is placed".

Trinamool Congress Moves Supreme Court Seeking Protection For Party Members In Tripura

The All India Trinamool Congress ("TMC") and its Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev have approached the Supreme Court by way of writ petition seeking issuance of directions to the State of Tripura to provide security to the members of TMC, especially during the campaign for the upcoming municipal elections.TMC in its writ has sought for constituting a neutral and fair SIT, headed by a retired judge...

Char-Dham Highway Expansion- Can We Override The Concerns of Defence?Or Do We Ensure The Project Comports With Environmental Protection? SC-Full Courtroom Exchange

In connection with the Char-Dham Highway expansion project, the Supreme Court was on Tuesday told that the proposed widening of the roads is only to advance the Centre's "ambitious" Char-Dham Pariyojana.Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves, for the petitioner-NGO, told the bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath that the justification offered by the Centre that the expansion...

Legal Profession Is Not About Profit Maximization, But About Service To Society : CJI NV Ramana

Speaking at a function organized by the National Legal Services Authority to observe the "Legal Services Day", the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Tuesday that the legal profession is not about profit maximization but about service to the society. As an appeal to the young law students, the CJI said : "Your decision to join the legal aid movement will pave the path for a great...

Exposing Illegalities Committed By Sameer Wankhede Not Defamation : Nawab Malik Tells Bombay High Court

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik has accused NCB Zonal Director - Sameer Wankhede's father of attempting to cover-up his son's illegalities by filing a defamation suit against him. Opposing the plea for ad-interim reliefs before the Bombay High Court, Malik cited the government's action of initiating a vigilance enquiry against Sameer Wankhede based on the evidence he...