Grant Of Environmental Clearance To Genetically Modified Mustard Seeds Beyond Judicial Review : Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is not competent to inquire into the grant of environmental clearance for indigenously developed genetically modified mustard seeds beyond the limited questions of whether an adequate regulatory mechanism governing this field exists and if the government has materially complied with such mechanism, submitted the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)...

If Govt Comes In Total Control Of Judges' Appointments, We'll Be Heading For Disaster : Former Supreme Court Judges On Law Minister's Comments

"The Supreme Court collegium must have changes, they need to discuss it and they need to discuss it threadbare. And this, I think, is the right moment to do it before the government launches an attack on the collegium and tries to displace it completely", retired Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur said in a panel discussion of NDTV news channel.On being asked by if he is...

Supreme Court Allows Transfer Of Bhima Koregaon Accused Gautam Navlakha To House Arrest For One Month, Imposes Conditions

The Supreme Court has ordered that 70-year-old human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, who is in custody in connection with the Bhima Koregaon case, be transferred to house arrest within 48 hours on account of his medical condition. The order is interim in nature and will be reviewed after one month.The Top Court said,"He's been in custody since 2020. He was placed in house arrest in an...

Bombay High Court Says Chanda Kochhar's Retrospective Termination By ICICI Bank 'Prima Facie Valid'

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said former Chief Executive of the ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar's retrospective termination from the bank in 2019 is a prima facie "valid termination", while dismissing her interim application in her suit against the bank. A single bench of Justice Riyaz Chagla observed that Kochhar had not come to court with "clean hands." In the interim order, the court...

CJI Chandrachud Issues Directions To Registry For Giving Automatic Dates & Listing For Fresh Matters Filed

Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday said that he has issued directions to the Registrar Listing for automatic listing of freshly filed cases on specified dates."I have given instructions to the Registrar(listing), that all matters which are registered by Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to be listed by the following Monday. All matters which are registered...

'Gujarat Govt Trying To Save Sitting MLA, SPP State's 'Puppet': Gujarat High Court Rejects Plea Seeking Withdrawal Of Prosecution Against BJP MLA

The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking withdrawal of the prosecution against the sitting BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh alias Hakubha Jadeja, who is an accused in a 2007 case of mob violence. "This Court firmly believes that anyhow and at any cost, the State Government is trying to save his sitting MLA under the provisions of Section 321 of the Code under the pretext of...

'Untouchability Not Prevalent In Christianity Or Islam' : Centre Opposes Plea Seeking Scheduled Caste Status For Converted Dalits

The Union Government has filed its Counter Affidavit in the Supreme Court opposing a petition which seeks Scheduled Caste status for Dalits who have converted to Christianity and Islam.The petitioner seeks a declaration that the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 is discriminatory and violative of Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution as it does not confer Scheduled Caste status...

Football Is Popular In India, But No Achievements; Need To Take It Forward : Supreme Court In AIFF Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard the plea in relation to the adoption of the new Constitution of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The matter was heard by bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justices Hima Kohli and JB Pardiwala. The three issues mentioned before the court by the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta were– a) finalising the constitution of AIFF;...

'Basically Arrested Illegally, For No Reason': Mumbai Court Tears Into ED Probe Against Sanjay Raut

The Enforcement Directorate "illegally" arrested MP Sanjay Raut, one of the closest allies of former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray, in the Patra Chawl money laundering case, the Special PMLA court said in its detailed order granting him bail. Special Judge MG Deshpande minced no words to hold that Pravin Raut was arrested for a civil dispute while Sanjay Raut was...

Justice DY Chandrachud Takes Oath As The 50th Chief Justice Of India

Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Wednesday took oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India. President of India Draupadi Murmu administered the oath to the newly sworn-in Chief Justice at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The previous CJI UU Lalit had recommended the name of Justice Chandrachud as his successor on October 11, which the President accepted on October 17. As the CJI, Justice Chandrachud...

"Education Is Not Business ; Tuition Fee Shall Always Be Affordable" : Supreme Court Quashes GO Enhancing Private Medical College Fees By 7 Times

"Education is not the business to earn profit. The tuition fee shall always be affordable", the Supreme Court remarked while setting aside a Government order issued by State of Andhra Pradesh that enhanced the tuition fee of Private Medical Colleges by seven times, to Rs. 24 lakhs per annum.The bench of Justices MR Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia observed that the G.O. enhancing the tuition fee on ...

Short Tenure With Impactful Reforms : CJI UU Lalit Leaves A Positive Legacy

When Justice Uday Umesh Lalit assumed office as the 49th Chief Justice of India on August 27, many would have thought that his would be a sedate term. After all, how much can happen in a brief term of 74 days? But proving all such speculations wrong, CJI Lalit's term was marked with momentous and unexpected events which unfolded at a quick pace. For example, did anyone in their wildest speculation think that the challenge against the demonetisation decision of 2016 will get heard during this...