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Uttarakhand- UP Highway Project: Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Against Forest & Wildlife Clearances, Grants Liberty To Approach NGT
While stressing that the reliefs sought are amenable to jurisdiction of the National Green Tribunal, Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the forest clearances and wildlife clearances granted for the improvement, upgradation and expansion of the Highway Project in Uttarakhand and UP which would allegedly result in the felling of around 11,000 trees in...
'Online Classes Not Very Effective' : 48 Kerala Students Approach Supreme Court Against Offline Plus One Exams
48 students residing in rural as well as coastal regions of Kerala have approached the Supreme Court raising concerns about the upcoming Class XIth (Final Year) Plus One exam in offline mode. The petitioners state that they are not having any access to online educationFiled through Child rights activist Anubha Shrivastava Sahai and students rights activist Anand Padmanabhan, the...
Difference Between 'Royalty' & 'Tax' : Supreme Court Explains
The Supreme Court has explained the differences between the concepts of 'royalty' and 'tax' in a recent decision.A division bench comprising Justices UU Lalit and Vineet Saran observed that 'Royalty' has its basis in an agreement entered into between parties and has a nexus with the benefit or privilege conferred on a grantee. Tax is imposed under a statutory power without reference to...
Adjudicatory Function Of National Green Tribunal Cannot Be Assigned To Expert Committees: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that adjudicatory function of the National Green Tribunal cannot be assigned to committees.The discharge of its functions cannot be obviated by tasking committees to carry out a function which vests in the tribunal, the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, MR Shah and Hima Kohli observed.In this case, an appeal before the NGT challenged grant of environmental clearance...
Minor Girl Kidnapped From Gorakhpur: Supreme Court Transfers Investigation From UP Police To Delhi Police
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the transfer of investigation from the Uttar Pradesh police to the Delhi police on an immediate basis in the case pertaining to the kidnapping of a 13 year old girl from Gorakhpur who had been untraceable for 2 months.On September 1, the Court had directed the UP Police to hand over the case files to the Delhi Police, after expressing displeasure at...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Declare Hockey As India's National Game
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL which sought to declare hockey as the national game of India.The PIL was filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari, who submitted that hockey has not been officially declared as India's national game contrary to common perception."If we can have a national animal, why shouldn't we have a national game", the petitioner submitted before a...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Directions For Upliftment Of Sports And Proper Allocation Of Funds
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking directions, policies and regulations for the upliftment of the sports industry with correct funds allocation and systematic governance. The matter was heard by the bench of Justice UU Lalit, SR Bhat and Bela M Trivedi. Expressing disinclination to entertain the petition, Justice UU Lalit,...
Pegasus Case : Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Till Sep 13 As Centre Seeks Time For Affidavit
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till September 13 the hearing in batch of cases seeking investigation into the Pegasus snooping row after the Central Government sought time.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Bopanna was hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team or a judicial...
Pegasus- Supreme Court Hearing LIVE UPDATES
Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana is hearing the plea for SIT Probe in the Pegasus snoopgate case.On August 17, the Supreme Court had issued notice to the Centre in the #Pegasus petitions.The Central Government had told the Court that it does not want to file any additional affidavit in the #Pegasus issue, as national security aspects are involved. The Centre had added that...
Rule Or Law Cannot Be Construed As Retrospective Unless It Expresses A Clear Or Manifest Intention To The Contrary: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that a rule or law cannot be construed as retrospective unless it expresses a clear or manifest intention to the contrary.In the absence of express statutory authorization, delegated legislation in the form of rules or regulations, cannot operate retrospectively, the bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat observed.In this case, the High Court of...
