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SC Self-Immolation: Lucknow Court Sends Ex-IPS Amitabh Thakur To Judicial Custody Till Sep 9 For Allegedly Abetting Woman's Suicide
Hours after ex-IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur was arrested on the charges of abetting the suicide of a woman and her friend who recently set themselves on fire outside the Supreme Court and succumbed to burn injuries days later, a Lucknow Court sent him to Judicial Custody till September 9. The 24-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped by Bahujan Samaj Party MP Atul Rai in 2019, succumbed...
States Should Bear Fees Of Children Who Lost Either Or Both Parents After March 2020 If Private Schools Don't Waive It : Supreme Court
To ensure the uninterrupted education of children who lost either or both their parents after the onset of COVID in March 2020, the Supreme Court has asked the State Governments to shoulder the burden of their school fees if the private schools are unwilling to waive it."For children who have lost either parent or both parents after March 2020, the State Governments shall confer with...
'Issue Covered In Sabarimala Reference': Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Parsi Practice Of Excommunicating Woman After Marrying Non-Parsi
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed for protection of rights of Parsi women, challenging ostracisation of a Parsi Zoroastrian and her offspring on the grounds of her marriage to an individual of a different lineage, race or religion.The petition seeks to declare the practice of excommunicating Parsi Zoroastrian women for marrying non Parsi men and any...
Justice CT Ravikumar : A Bench Clerk's Son Who Rose To Become A Supreme Court Judge
Justice CT Ravikumar, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court from the Kerala High Court, comes from humble origins.In a farewell reference organized by the Kerala High Court, Justice Ravikumar remembered his father who was a bench clerk at a Judicial First Class Magistrate Court. He became tearful while talking about his late parents. "Blessings from their heavenly abode takes me to...
'A Judge Has To Go Out Of The Way To See That Justice Is Done At Any Cost' :Chief Justice Oka Bids Farewell To Karnataka High Court
Justice Abhay Oka, while concluding his farewell speech, mentioned that it's a historic occasion for the Karnataka Judiciary that two judges of the court will be sworn in at a time as Supreme Court Judges.
President Appoints Acting Chief Justices For Gujarat, Telangana, Sikkim, Karnataka High Courts
Exercising his powers conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President has appointed the Acting Chief Justice for the High Courts of Telangana, Gujarat, Sikkim & Karnataka.These appointments have been made keeping in mind that the present Chief Justice of these four High Courts would be relinquishing the charge consequent to their appointment as Judges of the Supreme...
Restraint On 'Coercive Action' For GDCR Non-Compliance On Buildings With No BU: Supreme Court Directs Gujarat Govt. To Hold The Notification In Abeyance
The Supreme Court on Friday directed to be kept in abeyance the July 8 notification issued by the Gujarat government restraining coercive action against the buildings having no BU permission till three months from December 31, 2021, which is the last date of applicability of the Gujarat Epidemic Diseases COVID-19 Regulation, 2020.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and M. R. Shah noted...
Supreme Court Dismisses NIA's Appeal Against Bail Granted To Man Facing UAPA Trial For Joining ISIS
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain an appeal filed by the National Investigation Agency against the Bombay High Court's order upholding bail granted to a Mumbai youth Areeb Majeed, who is facing trial under UAPA following his return from Syria after joining Islamic State,A division bench comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and AS Bopanna observed that the High Court has...
Delay In Revenue Appeals: Committee Constituted To Optimise Case Management System In 3 Months- Centre Informs Supreme Court
SG Tushar Mehta also said that the committee includes representatives of the National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Law, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Ministry of Finance.
TN Approaches Supreme Court To Restrain Karnataka From Proceeding With The Proposed Construction Of Mekedatu Reservoir
The State of Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to restrain the State of Karnataka from proceeding with any activity in regard to the proposed construction of a reservoir at Mekedatu across the Inter-State river Cauvery. Relief for directing the Central Water Commission to reject and return the Detailed Project Report for the proposed Mekedatu...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea For Uniform Pay & Service Conditions For High Court Employees
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea filed seeking directions to examine and evolve an LP appropriate pay structure and emoluments to the employees of the High Court across India.A Bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued the direction while hearing a plea which has also sought a permanent mechanism for review of pay and service condition and...