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Supreme Court Permits Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd. To Put Up Advertisements On Noida Side Of DND Flyway
The Supreme Court of India Wednesday allowed the Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd. it to put up advertisements on the NOIDA side of the DND Flyway.A bench comprising Justice Nageswara Rao and Justice B.R. Gavai today allowed an Application by the Noida Toll Bridge Co. Ltd seeking direction to maintain status quo with respect to display of outdoor advertisements along the DND Flyway and to direct...
'The More You Publicise It The More You Serve Her Cause':Supreme Court Disposes Off Plea Seeking Censoring Of Kangana Ranaut's Social Media Posts
Recording that the petitioner-in-person has already instituted a private complaint for actor Kangana Ranaut's outbursts against the Sikh community over protests against the now-repealed three farm laws, and that the prayer for the clubbing of all FIRs lodged is not pressed, the Supreme Court on Friday disposed off the plea seeking censoring of her Social Media posts.The plea moved by lawyer...
BREAKING| Attorney General Grants Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Yati Narsinghanand For Remarks Against Supreme Court
The Attorney General for India KK Venugopal has granted consent to initiate contempt proceedings against the 'Dharam Sansad' leader Yati Narsinghanand over his recent 'derogatory remarks' against the Constitution and the Supreme Court of India.The consent has been granted in response to a letter by an activist Shachi Nelli seeking to initiate contempt against Yati Narsinghanand for his...
Plea To Improve Judicial Training : Supreme Court Gives Liberty To Former District Judge To Give Suggestions To National Judicial Academy
The Supreme Court today granted Alok Verma, Former Additional District Judge of Madhya Pradesh, liberty to submit his suggestions pertaining to improving the quality of training imparted by Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Academy to the Director, National Judicial Academy.The Court found the petitioner's suggestions "worthy of consideration".The bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh...
Supreme Court Asks Centre If It Proposes To Create Indian Environment Service
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation seeking creation of the fourth All India Service, the "Indian Environment Service", for protection and conservation of the environment. A Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M.M. Sundresh observed that the TSR Subramanian Committee, which was constituted by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Challenging Bihar Circulars Of Altering Schedule Caste List
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of circulars dated May 16, 2014 and July 1, 2015 ("impugned circulars") issued by the State of Bihar by which the State had altered the Schedule Caste list.The State of Bihar on May 16, 2014 had issued a circular in which it had included the caste 'Khatwe' (at serial no. 19 of Central list of Other Backward Class (OBCs))...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Effective Implementation Of Section 4 Of Right To Information Act
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued notice in a Writ Petition seeking effective implementation of the mandate of Section 4 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 ("RTI Act") dealing with the obligations of public authorities, which the petitioner claimed to be the soul of the RTI Act without which the statute would be reduced to an "ornamental legislation". A Bench comprising...
MDS Admissions Done Beyond Cut-Off Date: Possibility Of Resolution With Centre, Karnataka Tells Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday was told by the Karnataka government of a possibility of a resolution between the state and the Centre so far as the fate of admissions for PG courses in MDS for the 2021-22 session carried out by the state beyond the deadline of 20 November 2021 is concerned.Accordingly, the Court granted time of 1 week.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and Bela Trivedi...
Daughter's Right To Inherit Self-Acquired Property Of Father Dying Intestate Recognized Under Customary Hindu Law : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that a daughter is capable of inheriting the self-acquired property or share received in the partition of a coparcenary property of her Hindu father dying intestate.In this case, the property in question was admittedly the self-acquired property of Marappa Gounder. The question raised by the appellant was whether Late Gounder's sole surviving daughter Kupayee...
UPSC Civil Services Exam : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea To Quash Select List For Violating 50% Reservation Limit
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a writ petition filed by a civil service exam candidate seeking to quash the final selection list for Union Public Services Commission(UPSC) Civil Services Examination 2020 to the extent it violates the 50% reservation ceiling.The petitioner, Nitish Shankar, who had appeared in the 2020 civil services exam, argued that by implementing...
Justice Nageswara Rao Recuses From Tarun Tejpal's Plea Seeking In-Camera Hearing Of Rape Case Appeal In HC
Supreme Court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao on Friday recused from hearing the special leave petition filed by journalist Tarun Tejpal challenging the order passed by Bombay High Court(Goa Bench) rejecting his application moved under Section 327 CrPC for conducting hearings in-camera in the appeal proceedings against his acquittal in a 2013 rape case.Justice Nageswara Rao told the...