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Centre's Appeal Against Delhi HC's Contempt Show-Cause Notice Over Oxygen Non-Supply : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear at 1 PM the petition filed by the Central Government challenging the show-cause notice issued by the Delhi High Court yesterday for contempt action for failure to supply 700 MT per day oxygen to the National Capital Territory of Delhi.A bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud is hearing the matter.The petition was mentioned before the Chief Justice of India Justice...
Breaking: SC Special Bench Headed By Chandrachud.J To Hear Today Centre's Plea Against Delhi HC's Show Cause Notice On Oxygen Supply To Delhi Govt
Supreme Court special bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud to assemble at 12:30 PM TODAY to hear Centre's appeal against Delhi HC order mulling contempt against state & centre officials as oxygen supply as per Supreme Court order was not met.SG Tushar Mehta had mentioned before the Supreme Court on Thursday morning the Centre's plea arising out of a Delhi High Court order of...
Breaking: Centre Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC's Show Cause Notice On It's Failure Of Oxygen Supply To Delhi, CJI Directs To Place Before Chandrachud.J's Bench
Central Government has moved Supreme Court against Delhi High Court Order to show cause why contempt action should not be taken against Centre for non-compliance of its order of May 1 and Supreme Court order regarding supply of Oxygen to Delhi Government.SG Tushar Mehta mentioned before the Supreme Court on Thursday the Centre's plea arising out of a Delhi High Court order of yesterday...
"Judges Are Not Available, Â If A Bench Is Available, We Will See":CJI Ramana On Mentioning Of A Plea To Stop Construction Activities In Central Vista Because Of COVID Surge
A plea for suspension of all kinds of construction activity in relation to the Central Vista Redevelopment Project in compliance of the orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority in wake of the covid 19 surge in the national capital was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Wednesday.It may be noted that the petition, by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi, was filed before the...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Maratha Quota; Says No Exceptional Circumstance To Grant Reservation In Excess Of 50% Ceiling Limit
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court has struck down the Maratha quota in excess of 50% ceiling limit as unconstitutional.The Court unanimously held that there were no exceptional circumstances justifying the grant of reservation to Marathas in excess of 50% ceiling limit as a Socially and Economically Backward Class."Neither the Gaikwad Commission nor the High Court have made out...
Non-Supply Of Oxygen Criminal Act, Not Less Than Genocide : Allahabad High Court Orders Enquiry Into COVID Deaths
In a strongly worded order concerning death of Covid-19 patients due to shortage of Oxygen supply, the Allahabad High Court stated that authorities responsible for procurement and supply of the gas are committing criminal acts. "We are at pain in observing that death of Covid patients just for non supplying of oxygen to the hospitals is a criminal act and not less than a genocide by...
BREAKING : Supreme Court To Pronounce Judgment In Pleas Challenging Maratha Quota Tomorrow
A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce judgement tomorrow in a batch of pleas challenging the Maharashtra SEBC Act, 2018, which provides for reservation for Marathas in jobs and education.A 5-Judge Bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, L. Nageswara Rao, S. Abdul Nazeer, Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat had reserved judgment in the case on March 26 after a...
Plea Filed Before Supreme Court Seeking Declaration That The Constitutional Machinery In West Bengal Has Broken Down
Indic Collective Trust has moved the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that the Constitutional machinery in the State of West Bengal has broken down within the meaning of Article 356 in the State.Settled by Advocate J. Sai Deepak and filed by Advocate Suvidutt M.S., the plea furthers seeks directions to the Central Government to deploy central protection forces, including armed forces,...
Delhi High Court Says Centre Failed To Supply Oxygen As Per Orders; Issues Show-Cause Notice For Contempt
The Delhi High Court on Monday pulled up the Centre for its failure to meet the assurance with regard to the supply of 700MT per day liquid medical oxygen to the Delhi Government in line with the directions passed by the Supreme Court.A division bench comprising Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli has directed the presence of Central Government officers Sumita Dawra and Piyush Goyal, who...
State Regulation Of Profiteering By Schools Does Not Violate Managements' Fundamental Rights Under Article 19(1)(g) : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that State's regulation of profiteering by education institutions cannot be held to be violating the managements' fundamental right to trade and profession under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution.A bench comprising Justice AM Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari held so while upholding the constitutional validity of the Rajasthan Schools (Regulation of Fee) Act,...
BREAKING : BJP Leader And Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia Moves Supreme Court Seeking CBI Inquiry Into Bengal Post-Election Violence
BJP leader and Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia has moved the Supreme Court seeking for an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the violence that has erupted across West Bengal post the election results on 2nd May. Apart from seeking an inquiry and investigation into the "instances of rampant violence, murders and rapes that have been carried out by workers of TMC across...
"Project Has No Feature Of Essentiality Of Service To Public At Large": Plea In Delhi High Court Seeks Suspension Of Central Vista Redevelopment Project
A petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking suspension of all kinds of construction activity in relation to the Central Vista Redevelopment Project in compliance of the orders issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority in wake of the covid 19 surge in the national capital.The petition moved by Anya Malhotra and Sohail Hashmi highlights that the construction of the...