Supreme Court Asks Gujarat Govt. To Implement Common Guidelines For Parking Policy Under The Town Planning Act Or GDCR

In January 2020, the court had directed the State to frame a policy whereby commercial establishment parking facilities could be used in the nighttime by the residents upon payment of a fee.

No 'Distinguished Jurist' Appointment As Supreme Court Judge Yet

The President of India appointed eight High Court Judges and one Senior Advocate as Judges of the Supreme Court of India. If we survey the appointments since 1950, it can be seen that most of the appointees are from 'High Court judges' category. Senior Advocate PS Narasimha is the ninth lawyer (since 1950) to be appointed as judge directly from the bar. But not even one appointment has been made from 'distinguished jurist' category till date.As per Article 124 of the Constitution of India, a...

Baghjan Blow-Out- Supreme Court Reconstitutes Committee Set Up By NGT To Assess Damages

"The presence of OIL India Ltd MD in the 10 member committee to assess the damage and restore the National Park would lead to a serious conflict of interest and affect the fairness of the process."

If NGT Acts On A Letter Representation, Will It Be A Suo Motu Case? Supreme Court Asks [Hearing Day 2]

The Supreme Court on Thursday continued hearing a batch of petitions on the issue whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has jurisdiction under the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 to initiate suo motu proceedings based on a letter or newspaper report. The matter is being adjudicated upon by a Bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar....

Supreme Court Adjourns Plea Seeking Directions To Complete Survey Of Wakf Estates Properties

The Supreme Court today adjourned a writ petition seeking direction to the State Wakf Board as well as State Governments to immediately complete the survey contemplated under section 4(1A) of the Wakf Act, 1995 ("Act") of properties in several Wakf Estates situated in various states. Listed before the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli the plea had also sought...

Delhi Court Discharges Tahir Hussain's Brother Shah Alam And Two Others In Delhi Riot Case Citing Failure Of Investigating Agency To Conduct Proper Investigation

"When history will look back at the worst communal riots since partition in Delhi, it is the failure of investigating agency to conduct proper investigation by using latest scientific methods, will surely torment the sentinels of democracy," observed a Delhi Court on Thursday while discharging three accused persons in a Delhi Riots case.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav discharged...

Repeated Inquiries For Verification Of Caste Certificate Detrimental To SC-ST Members: Supreme Court

Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Supreme Court observed.The bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose said that the purpose of verification of caste certificates by Scrutiny Committees is to avoid false and bogus claims and reopening of inquiry can be only in case they...

Second Appeal- Question Of Law Doesn't Arise In Abstract; Mere Reference To Facts Does Not Amount To Reappreciation Of Evidence: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that merely because the High Court, while considering a second appeal, refers to certain factual aspects in the case to raise and conclude on the question of law, the same does not mean that the factual aspect and evidence has been re-appreciated.Question of law for consideration will not arise in abstract but in all cases will emerge from the facts...

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Extension Of Deadline For FCRA Compliance

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on two petitions challenging the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India notification dated May 18, 2021 that extends the date for compliance of of the specific provisions of the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Act (FCRA), 2020. The cases were Vinay Vinayak Joshi v. Union of India and Jeevan Jyothi Charitable Trust and...

5 Nine-Judge Bench Matters Pending Before Supreme Court; Oldest One Pending Since 2002

As per the 'statistics about matters pending in Supreme Court' published last month, there are 5 Nine Judges Bench Matters pending before the Supreme Court.These cases pertains to interpretations of : (1) 'material resources' in Article 39(b) of Constitution (2) Section 18-G of Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, (3) 'Industries' in Industrial Disputes Act (4) Royalties on...

Repeat Of OBC Reservation In Mayor Post Before SC Reservation Not Violation Of Rotation Policy As Per Maharashtra Act : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has set aside a judgment delivered by the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) which had quashed a notification issued by the Maharashtra Government to reserve the post of Mayor in Dhule Municipal Corporation to candidate belonging to Other Backward Class (OBC) category.The High Court, in its judgment delivered on May 7 this year, had observed that the OBC reservation...

Attempt To Give Communal Colour To News A Problem; Gives Bad Name To Country : CJI Ramana

While hearing a batch of writ petitions seeking action against the media for communalization of the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi Nizamuddin Markaz, the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today expressed concerns about the attempts in social media and online portals to give communal colour to news.The CJI lamented that the web portals are not governed by anything and social media...