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'Stray Dogs Being Picked Even Though SC Order Is Yet To Be Uploaded' : Advocate Tells CJI BR Gavai
In the wake of the Supreme Court direction on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, an urgent mentioning was made today evening regarding the picking up of the community dogs by authorities even before the official court order is uploaded. AOR Garima Sharma apprised the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that while the order of August 11 is yet to be uploaded on the official site of the Supreme Court, local authorities have begun the relocation drive. " In West...
Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Plea Seeking Restoration Of Statehood To Jammu & Kashmir
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear tomorrow (August 14) the issue of the restoration of statehood of Jammu & Kashmir. The matter is listed before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran. The bench will be hearing the application seeking directions to the Union Government to restore the statehood of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.The application has been filed as a Miscellaneous Application in the disposed of matter "In Re: Article 370 of the...
Rahul Gandhi Files Application Apprehending 'Personal Harm, Political Influence' In Savarkar Defamation Case
In a development in the ongoing criminal defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his comments on right-wing leader Vinayak Savarkar, a Special MP/MLA Court in Pune on Wednesday took on record a pursis filed by his advocate, highlighting the apprehension to Gandhi's safety, especially after he "exposed" the alleged "vote theft".The lawyer Milind Pawar, has in the pursis highlighted how Gandhi has been termed a "terrorist" by BJP leader RN Bittu and also an open threat...
Place Of Exclusive Jurisdiction Deemed As 'Seat' Of Arbitration : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court observed that in the absence of a seat or venue of arbitration in the arbitration agreement, the place where the exclusive jurisdiction has been vested as per the agreement would be regarded as the 'seat' of the arbitration.The bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and A.S. Chandurkar set aside the Punjab & Haryana High Court's order allowing an application for the appointment...
Kancha Gachibowli | Considering New Proposal For IT Site Balancing Environment Interests : Telangana Govt Tells Supreme Court
During the hearing of the Kancha Gachibowli Deforestation case, the Telangana Government today informed the Supreme Court that it was planning to come up with a better proposal for its IT Site, keeping sustainable development in mind. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the suo motu matter on the Telangana Government's felling of 1,000 trees in the Kancha Gachibowli area in the outskirts of Hyderabad.Senior Advocate AM Singhvi, appearing for the State,...
Kerala Governor-Govt Deadlock : Supreme Court Says It'll Constitute Search Committee For University VC Appointments
Given the stalemate between the Kerala Government and the Kerala Governor regarding the appointment of University Vice Chancellors, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 13) said that it will constitute a Search Committee to shortlist the names for VC appointments in two State Universities - APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and Digital University.A bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan asked the Attorney General for India, R Venkataramani, and Senior Advocate...
BREAKING | SIT Flags Flaws In NOIDA's Functioning; Supreme Court Bars Projects In NOIDA Without Prior EIA & Green Bench Approval
After considering a Special Investigation Team (SIT) report which flagged various shortcomings in the functioning of NOIDA authority, the Supreme Court today passed a significant order directing registration of preliminary enquiries on the issue of exorbitant payment of land acquisition compensation and the alleged collusion between officers and land-owners.The Court also restrained project development in NOIDA without prior Environmental Impact Assessment and approval of the report by the...
Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Case- Supreme Court Hearing-Live Updates
Supreme Court is hearing petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Bench : Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Baghci. Follow the live updates here
'I Will Look Into It' : CJI BR Gavai On Plea Relating To Stray Dogs
A matter relating to stray dogs was mentioned today( August 13) before the Chief Justice of India for urgent listing. The petition was filed by an organisation named Conference for Human Rights (India) in 2024, challenging a Delhi High Court's order in its PIL seeking directions for sterlisiation and vaccination of community dogs in Delhi as per the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules.When the counsel mentioned the matter, CJI BR Gavai pointed out that another bench has already passed an order in...
Supreme Court Cancels Bail Of Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar In Murder Case, Directs Surrender In A Week
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 13) cancelled the bail granted by the Delhi High Court to Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar in the Sagar Dhankhar murder case.The Court directed him to surrender within a week.A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra passed the order in an appeal filed by Ashok Dhankad, the father of victim Sagar, challenging the order passed by the Delhi High Court in March this year granting bail to Sushil Kumar.Kumar was arrested in May 2021...
'Gender-Neutral' Often Misunderstood As 'Gender Equality' : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently struck down the Indian Army's policy of reserving seats for male candidates in the Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch.While ordering that the appointments should be merit-based, the Court observed that the term "gender-neutral" is often incorrectly conflated with "gender equality."The Court was deciding a case where the female candidates challenged the Army's policy...
Supreme Court Directs District-Wise Survey To Ascertain POSH Act Compliance By Employers
The Supreme Court on August 12 directed that an extensive Survey within 6 weeks be conducted to collect information on the constitution of the Internal Committee (formerly Internal Complaints Committee) in all the Government and Private institutions within every district of each State. It also directed the Labour Commissioner in each District and Chief Labour Officer of each State to supply the information on the entities registered so that information on the constitution of the Internal...