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Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Delhi Govt's Plea Against Thermal Plants In Neighboring States
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a petition filed by Delhi Government seeking directions to 10 coal fired thermal power plants in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh that have not installed the Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) to immediately cease operations till such time as the FGD technology is installed.A bench comprising Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Subhash Reddy...
'Fundamental Rights Vs. Legislative Privileges' ; Reference Pending Before 7 Judge Bench Since 2005 Should Be Given Some Priority, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in its judgment delivered on Thursday [Facebook vs. Delhi Assembly], observed that the reference which raises the issue of interplay of fundamental rights and parliamentary privileges, pending before 7-judge bench since 2005 needs to be given some priority.The larger issue of privileges vis-a-vis the right of free speech, silence, and privacy in the context of Part III of...
'Judges Must Not Behave Like Emperors': Supreme Court Strongly Condemns High Courts' Practice Of Summoning Of Public Officers Unnecessarily
The Supreme Court reiterated that public officers should not be called to court unnecessarily. Summoning of officers frequently is not appreciable at all and is liable to be condemned in the strongest words, the bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta and observed while disapproving the practice in certain High Courts to call officers at the drop of a hat and to exert...
Delhi High Court Dismisses Chirag Paswan's Plea Against Speaker's Decision Recognising Pashupati Paras As Leader Of Lok Janshakti Party In Lok Sabha
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the plea filed by MP of Lok Janshakti Party Chirag Paswan, challenging the decision of the Lok Sabha Speaker recognizing Pashupati Paras as the party floor leader. Paswan had sought inclusion of his name in the place.Justice Rekha Palli dismissed the petition after finding no merits in the averments raised by the petitioners. The Court also noted that...
Ghaziabad FIR : Karnataka High Court's Order In Twitter India Head's Challenge To UP Police Notice On July 13
The Karnataka High Court will on Tuesday (July 13) begin dictating its order in the petition filed by the Managing Director of Twitter Communications India Private Ltd(TCIPL), challenging the notice issued to him under Section 41A of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the Ghaziabad FIR. A single judge bench of Justice G Narendar said "We will dictate the order on Tuesday...
MBBS Marksheet Cancelled For Wearing Smart Watch During Exam; Supreme Court Issues Notice On Appeal
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in an appeal against a Madras High Court order filed by a doctor whose marksheet had been cancelled during his MBBS exam as he wore a Smart Watch during his examination. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat issued notice in the matter and granted Senior Advocate Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for the Petitioner, the liberty...
Consumer Protection Act 2019 : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Determination Of Pecuniary Jurisdiction Based On Consideration Paid
The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned a writ petition filed challenging the vires of newly notified provisos of Sections 34(1), 47(1)(a) and 58(1)(a)(i) of the Consumer Protection Act 2019, which deal with the pecuniary jurisdiction of district, state and national level fora.A bench comprising Justice Vineet Saran and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari decided to adjourn the case after a letter...
IT Rules : Supreme Court Posts Centre's Plea To Transfer Petitions Filed By 'The Wire', 'The Quint' & 'LiveLaw' On July 16
The Supreme Court on Friday posted to July 16 the petition filed by the Central Government seeking to transfer to the top court petitions filed in High Courts of Delhi and Kerala challenging the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.A bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna tagged the transfer petition with the...
NLSIU : Supreme Court Stays Karnataka High Court Direction To Promote Student
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a special leave petition filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) against an order of the Karnataka High Court which directed the promotion of a student to next academic year.The Supreme Court also stayed the order of the High Court, which had set aside the decision of NLSIU to deny a law student, son of a sitting judge...
Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Time-Limit On Caste-Based Reservations In Education
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a plea filed by an Advocate seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in education. A Bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat informed the Petitioner that the Court was not inclined to entertain the petition. Accordingly, the Petitioner withdrew the same. The petition, filed...
Loan Moratorium : Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Plea Seeking Counting Of 90 Days For NPA Declaration From March 23 Judgment
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking clarification and modification of its 23rd March 2021 judgement whereby it vacated the stay on declaration of loan accounts as Non-Performing Assets.A bench comprising Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice MR Shah was hearing an application filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari seeking a clarification that the period of declaring...
'No Coercive Action For Non-Compliance Of IT Rules': Kerala High Court Orders In NBA's Plea
The Kerala High Court on Friday issued notice on News Broadcasters Association's (NBA) plea challenging the new IT rules on the ground that they give government authorities "excessive powers" to "unreasonably and impermissibly restrict" the freedom of speech and expression of the media.Justice PB Suresh Kumar has also restrained the Central Government from taking any coercive action against...