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Senior Advocate Designations : Contempt Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Delhi High Court
A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court, alleging a delay in taking up applications for the designation as 'Senior Advocates' by the Delhi High Court. The petition claims non-compliance of the Supreme Court's April 15 order, passed by a bench comprising Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan which directed the Delhi High Court to consider afresh the applications for...
'Ulterior Motive': Madras High Court Rejects Appeal Against Devotees Lighting Lamp At Stone Pillar Near Thiruparankundram Hill Dargah
The Madras High Court today dismissed a letter patent appeal against the order of a single judge in a contempt petition, permitting devotees of the Arulmighu Subramaniya Swamy Temple to light lamps (Karthigai deepam) at the Deepathoon (stone lamp pillar) atop the Thiruparakundram hills, which is located close to a dargah.A division bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK...
Can't Achieve Communal Harmony By Restricting Religious Acts: Madras High Court Orally Remarks On Thiruparankundram Deepam Issue
The Madras High Court on Thursday orally remarked that communal harmony can be achieved only when communities co-exist and not when a particular community is restrained from performing their religious acts. The bench of Justice G Jayachandran and Justice KK Ramakrishnan made the oral comments during the hearing of an appeal against the single judge's order yesterday, permitting devotees to...
Universities Must Follow University Grants Commission's Guidelines : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently observed that universities are obligated to follow the University Grants Commission guidelines.The Court made this observation while disposing of a case filed against the Banaras Hindu University(BHU).A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi was dealing with the case pertaining to 2013 appointments to the post of...
Supreme Court Stays Delhi HC Judgment Barring NHAI From Selecting Legal Officers Based On CLAT-PG Score
The Supreme Court on Thursday (December 4) stayed the operation of a judgment of the Delhi High Court which quashed a notification issued by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to appoint law officers [Young Professional-Legal] based on CLAT-PG scores.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the interim order while issuing notice to...
Supreme Court Seeks Details Of Govt Policies On Giving Gadgets To EWS Students To Access Virtual Classrooms
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government to place on record its policies for providing gadgets to children from Economically Weaker Sections and Disadvantaged Groups to enable their access to virtual classes.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted two weeks' time to the government to furnish the details and kept the matter on February...
Govt Staff Deputed To ECI Must Perform SIR Duties; Additional Staff Can Be Deployed If BLOs Face Hardships : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued certain directions which the State Governments can follow if the Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) duty for the Election Commission of India are facing hardships.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that "the employees who have been deputed by the...
'Shame On System' : Supreme Court On 16 Year Delay In Acid Attack Case; Seeks Data From High Courts On Pending Trials
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought data from all High Courts regarding the pending trials in acid attack cases.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi directed the Registrar Generals of all High Courts to submit the data regarding pending acid attack cases. The bench was hearing a plea concerning the condition of acid attack survivors. The petitioner,...
'Govt Already Addressing Misuse Of AI-Generated Content' : Supreme Court Disposes Of PIL Seeking Guidelines
The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a petition filed under Article 32 seeking directions to regulate the misuse of Artificial Intelligence, taking note of the fact the Government of India has already published draft rules on AI regulation for public consultation.Noting that the Government is already engaging with the issue, the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and...