SC:DECISION ON GOVERNOR’S POWERS WON’T DEPEND ON POLITICAL PARTY IN POWER
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its decision in case of the governor’s powers will not depend on the political party in power. The Court was hearing a Presidential reference that questions its April ruling which prescribed timelines for the President and the Governor to decide on bills. The Constitution Bench of Chief […]
BIHAR SIR: CLAIMS TO BE CONSIDERED EVEN AFTER SEPT 1 DEADLINE
NEW DELHI: Noting the submission of the Election Commission of India (ECI) that claims and objections to the Bihar draft electoral rolls will be considered even after the September 1 deadline and even after final publication of rolls, the Supreme court has directed the Bihar Legal Services Authority (BLSA) to instruct all district legal services […]
PIL FOR TRANSGENDER-INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS
PIL FOR TRANSGENDER-INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION IN SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central and State Governments on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea by a Class XII student seeking directions for the inclusion of transgender-inclusive Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in school curricula and textbooks prepared by the National […]
SC REJECTS PIL AGAINST 20% ETHANOL BLENDING IN PETROL
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) against 20% blending of ethanol in Petrol. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran passed the order after the Central government opposed the plea and claimed that E20 fuel benefits sugarcane farmers. The government […]
WHY HIGH COURT DOES NOT DELIVER JUDGMENT IN THREE MONTHS?
WHY HIGH COURT DOES NOT DELIVER JUDGMENT IN THREE MONTHS? NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court directs Registrar General of all High Courts to place matters before Chief Justice if judgment not delivered within three months. “This Court is repeatedly confronted with similar matters wherein proceedings are kept pending in the High Court for more than […]
SC TO HEAR ECOLOGICAL BALANCE IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Picture credit: social media NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will appoint an amicus curiae to assist in the Suo motu proceedings over ecological imbalance in Himachal Pradesh. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta posted the matter for hearing after four weeks, noting that the state government had […]
SUPREME COURT : FIND SOLUTIONS IN THE SYSTEM
COURTS CAN’T FIX TIMELINE ON GOVERNORS SITTING ON BILLS, SAYS SOLICITOR GENERAL NEW DELHI: If some Governors are sitting over Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly, then political solutions have to be explored by the States instead of judicial solutions, submitted the Solicitor General of India before the Supreme Court during the third day of […]
SC : NO URGENT HEARING ON STRAY DOGS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused an urgent hearing against Municipal Corporation of Delhi to remove the stray dogs. The matter was mentioned before Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi by advocate Nanita Sharma seeking urgent listing but the Court refused to pass any direction. The petition challenged a recent notification by the […]
