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"A Humane Problem”: Supreme Court Urges DDA To Consider Plea Of Sarojini Nagar Jhuggi Dwellers
Terming it as a “humane problem”, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday(April 11) urged the Delhi Development Authority to take steps to consider the plight of jhuggi dwellers from Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar.A Bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna orally requested the Additional Solicitor General to "make use of his good offices" to solve the issue. "It's a humane problem. We have...
Supreme Court Asks All Courts & Tribunals To Number Paragraphs In Orders & Judgments
The Supreme Court has made a suggestion to all Courts and Tribunals to number paragraphs in all orders and judgments. A bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah made this observation in a judgment after noting that the impugned judgment of the High Court was not numbered paragraph-wise.In this context, the bench referred to the judgments in Shakuntala Shukla v State...
Supreme Court Directs Union Government To Fill Vacancy In 6th National Commission for Scheduled Castes Expeditiously
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union of India to fill a pending vacancy in the National Commission for Scheduled Caste. The direction was passed in a plea which had sought for vacancies to be filled in the Commission in 2017. The matter was listed before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala. The court noted that the vacancies...
You Are Not Exactly Selling “Amrit”!: Supreme Court To Parties Supporting Madras HC Order Quashing Ban On Chewing Tobacco
“You are not exactly selling "Amrit"!”, the Supreme Court of India observed while hearing the challenge against the Madras High Court order which quashed the ban imposed by the Tamil Nadu government against gutka, pan masala, chewing tobacco and the like. The comment was made by a Bench of Justices KM Joseph and B V Nagarathna, pointing to the Respondents who appeared in...
Land Acquisition | After Taking Possession, Land Vests With State; Any Person Retaining Possession After That Is A Trespasser : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court set aside an order passed by the Delhi High Court which held that since the compensation was not paid to the landowners, the acquisition of the land in question was lapsed in view of Section 24(2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. While relying upon the judgment of Supreme Court in...
No Appointments Or Admissions Based On Karnataka GO Scrapping 4% OBC Reservation For Muslims Until April 18: State Assures Supreme Court
The Karnataka government on Thursday assured the Supreme Court that no admissions or appointments would be made in pursuance of the Government Order (GO) scraping off of the nearly three-decade-old 4% OBC reservation provided to Muslims under Category 2B. "Nothing irreversible will happen between today and Tuesday," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted.This was after a bench...
EPF Pension | Kerala High Court Directs EPFO To Allow Opting Of Higher Pension Without Insisting On Submission Of Option Form Under Para 26(6) Of The Scheme
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday(April 12) directed the Employees Provident Fund Organization to modify its online system to allow employees/pensioners to comply with the directives of the Supreme Court for opting for higher pension without having to provide copies of the option under paragraph 26(6) of the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952.A single bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman...
'Shocking' : Supreme Court On UP Govt Invoking National Security Act In Revenue Recovery Case; Quashes Detention Of SP Leader
It irked the Supreme Court that the Uttar Pradesh Government had exercised power under the National Security Act (NSA) to detain and thereafter extend the detention of SP leader Yusuf Malik accused in a land revenue recovery case.A Bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah quashed the proceedings initiated under the NSA. It noted that all the authorities involved...
LIFE Mission Case: Kerala High Court Dismisses M Sivasankar's Bail Plea
The Kerala High Court on Thursday dismissed the bail application filed by M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the money laundering case related to alleged corruption in the LIFE (Livelihood, Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) Mission project, a housing project of the Kerala Government for the homeless.Justice A. Badharudeen observed that although...
Figures Showing Attacks On Christians Incorrect: Central Government Tells SC In Plea Seeking To Stop Attacks Against Christian Priests & Institutions
In a plea seeking directions to stop alleged attacks against Christian priests and Christian institutions across the country, the Central Government argued before the Supreme Court on Thursday that as per collated data from States, the figures of attacks on Christians provided by the petitioner were incorrect. The matter was argued before a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice...
Supreme Court Sets Aside CBI Probe Into Attack On Union Minister Nisith Pramanik's Convoy In Cooch Behar, Directs Calcutta HC To Decide Afresh
The Supreme Court has set aside a Calcutta High Court order directing CBI probe into the attack on the convoy of MoS (Home) Nisith Pramanik in Cooch Behar district in February this year.A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has asked the High Court to apply its mind afresh to the material placed by the West Bengal police and decide whether the case needs CBI probe.The Top...
‘We Don’t Approve The Reasoning’: Supreme Court On Delhi HC's View Calling Denial Of Service-Related Info To ED Employees A Human Rights Violation
The Supreme Court has disapproved the observations made by Delhi High Court in a judgement passed last year wherein it had said that non-supply of service-related information under RTI Act to an employee of a security establishment can be called a human rights violation. While ruling that the Enforcement Directorate, as an intelligence and security organization, is exempt from the purview of...