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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...
Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Approaches Bombay High Court to Quash ED Summons
Former State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has approached the Bombay High Court to quash the summons issued to him to appear before the Enforcement directorate. Justice Revati Mohite Dere recused from hearing the plea on Thursday. "Not before me," she said.The petition filed under Section 482 seeks setting aside of the summons and various other directions to the ED for...
NEET PG 2021 : NBE Allows Two Pregnant Candidates To Change Centre; Supreme Court Disposes Writ Petition
The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that the National Board of Examination has granted the request made by two pregnant candidates for change of exam centre for NEET-PG 2021.Recording this submission, a bench comprising Justices UU Lalit, S Ravindra Bhat and Bela M Trivedi disposed of the writ petition filed by the candidates seeking option to change centre.On August 31, the bench...
"It Is Troublesome That The Dispute Between The Bar And The Bench Reached This Stage": Supreme Court In Yatin Oza Case-Read Full Courtroom Exchange
"It is not unusual for the Court to invoke its powers under Article 142 but we don't want to create bad precedents. Whether Yatin Oza's case is one where we can rely upon 142 or if this path should not be traversed is something which we have not discussed between ourselves yet."
Supreme Court Lists 40 Death Penalty Cases For Hearing From 7th September 2021
The Supreme Court notified that 40 'Death Cases' will be listed before three judge benches from 7th September 2021 onwards.The list includes four review petitions of convicts whose appeals were dismissed by the Court upholding the death penalty.Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh GehlotNarayan Chetanram Chaudhary and Jitendra @ Jitu Nayansingh Gehlot were sentenced to...
Can NGT Take Suo Motu Cognizance Based On A Letter Or News Report? Supreme Court Starts Hearing
The Supreme Court on Wednesday commenced the hearing of a batch of cases on the issue whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has jurisdiction under the provisions of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 to take suo motu proceedings based on a letter or newspaper report. The matter was heard by the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar. Senior Advocate...
EVMs Used In Many States Stuck: ECI Prays To Supreme Court To Fix Timeline For Filing Election Petitions So That It Can Utilize The EVMs In Upcoming Elections
The Election Commission of India has approached the Supreme Court praying before it to fix a timeline for filing Election Petitions while the Orders passed by it extending the normal statutory period of limitation on account of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be in force.An IA has been filed by ECI for fixing a timeline for filing Election Petitions in the States/Union Territories of...
Cow Should Be Declared National Animal; Cow Protection Be Made Fundamental Right Of Hindus : Allahabad High Court
Observing that cow should be declared as national animal and cow protection should be kept as a fundamental right of Hindus the Allahabad High Court denied bail to one Javed who has been accused of slaughtering a cow."We know that when a country's culture and its faith gets hurt, the country becomes weak," noted the Court. Denying him bail, the Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav...