Can There Be A 'Project Great Indian Bustard' Like 'Project Tiger'? Supreme Court Asks Centre

In relation to the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, a Supreme Court bench led by CJI DY Chandrachud asked the Attorney General for India R Venkatramani to take instructions from the Ministry of Forest and Environment on whether it was possible to have a 'Project Great Indian Bustard' in a manner similar to the 'Project Tiger'. The Supreme Court had on 19th April 2021 passed its...

Supreme Court Allows NMDC To Resume Diamond Mining In Panna

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed National Mineral Development Corporation to continue diamond mining activities in Panna, after noting that NMDC has got wildlife clearance and environmental clearance.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath passed the order allowing an application filed by the NMDC in the TN Godavarman Thirumalpad matter, in which the Court has been...

BREAKING| Bilkis Bano Approaches Supreme Court Against Remission Granted To 11 Convicts Sentenced To Life For Gangrape And Murder

Bilkis Bano has approached the Supreme Court of India in a writ petition challenging the premature release of the 11 convicts sentenced to life for gang rape and murder during 2002 Gujarat Riots. Bano has also sought a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment allowing the Gujarat Government to make a decision on the remission of the convicts.Advocate Shobha Gupta, appearing for...

Courts Ought To Refrain From Interfering With Findings Of Facts In Departmental Inquiries Unless There Are Exceptional Circumstances: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that the courts ought to refrain from interfering with findings of facts recorded in a departmental inquiry except in circumstances where such findings are patently perverse or grossly incompatible with the evidence on record, based on no evidence.If principles of natural justice have been violated or the statutory regulations have not been adhered to or there...

Sanjiv Bhatt Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Defer Gujarat HC Hearing Of His Appeal Against Conviction Till Plea To Adduce Additional Evidence Is Decided

Former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt has approached the Supreme Court against the Gujarat High Court starting the regular hearing of his appeal filed against the conviction in a custodial death case, without awaiting the order of another petition filed by him in the Supreme Court seeking to adduce additional evidence in the appeal.In July 2019, the Sessions Court at Jamnagar in Gujarat had...

CAA Is Against Tamil Race; Exclusion Of Tamil Refugees From Sri Lanka Illogical: DMK Tells Supreme Court

In an additional affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has submitted that the exclusion of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka from the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) makes it discriminatory.The Affidavit filed by DMK's Organising Secretary, RS Bharathi states that the CAA is arbitrary as it relates to only three countries, that is Pakistan,...

Limitation Period U/Section 11B Central Excise Act Applicable To Claims For Rebate Of Duty U/Rule 18 Central Excise Rules : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that while making claim for rebate of duty under Rule 18 of the Central Excise Rules, 2002, the period of limitation prescribed under Section 11B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 shall have to be applied and applicable.The bench of Justices MR Shah and MM Sundresh approved the view taken by the Bombay High Court in the case of Everest Flavours Ltd. v. Union of India,...

'Fake Pharmacists Running Hospitals/Medical Stores Affect Citizens' Health' : Supreme Court Restores PIL Before Patna HC

The Supreme Court observed that it is the duty of Pharmacy Council and State Government to see that the hospitals/medical stores etc., are not run by the fake pharmacist and are run by the registered pharmacist only.Running the hospitals/dispensaries in absence of any registered pharmacist and/or running such hospitals by fake pharmacist and even running the medical stores by fake pharmacist...

"Look From A Humanitarian Angle" : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Stand On China-Returnee Medical Graduates' Plea to Complete Clinical Training in India

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the stand of the Centre on a batch of petitions filed by students who were unable to complete clinical training in China due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and consequently, wanted to be accommodated within the Indian medical education architecture as an extraordinary, humanitarian measure. A Division Bench, comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Vikram Nath,...

Supreme Court CPIO Refuses RTI Information About Steps Taken On Complaint Against Justice Hemant Gupta Alleging Disproportionate Assets

The Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Supreme Court of India has refused to disclose information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act on the measures taken by the former Chief Justice of India JS Khehar with regards to a letter he received in 2017 alleging the amassing of disproportionate assets by former Supreme Court judge Justice Hemant Gupta. The letter in question...

"Old Boys' Club": Sr Adv Indira Jaising Asks Bombay High Court To Do Away With Endorsement Criteria For Senior Designations

Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has written to Bombay High Court Chief Justice Dipankar Datta urging the High Court to do away with the criteria of an endorsement from two senior advocates when lawyers apply to be designated as 'senior advocates.' Jaising's letter states that such a requirement under Rule (e) of the Bombay High Court (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules,...

"Will Help Gender Diverse Lawyers" : Queer Advocate Requests CJI To Modify Appearance Slips To Allow People To Mention Pronouns

Advocate Rohin Bhatt, a queer lawyer practicing in the Supreme Court of India has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud requesting to modify the appearance slips in the Supreme Court to include an additional column for mentioning people's pronouns. As per the letter which has been sent via an email, this would allow the correct usage of a person's pronouns in the...