A Division Bench of the Madras High Court has confirmed an order passed by its single judge on November 29 to close down all sand quarries in the State within six months and not to open any new quarries too Read More …
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Supreme Court: Caste Is Determined By Birth And The Caste Cannot Be Changed By Marriage With A Person Of Scheduled Caste.
A person’s caste is unalterable and can’t change after marriage, the Supreme Court said on setting aside the appointment of a woman teacher who joined Kendriya Vidyalaya 21 years ago taking benefit of reservation on the ground that she was Read More …
Road Transport Ministry: From 1st April, 2018, Passenger Transport Vehicles Including Taxis And Buses Are To Be Mandatorily Equipped With GPS Devices.
All taxis, buses and public transport vehicles, barring three-wheelers and e-rickshaws, will have to install location tracking device or GPS and an alert button from April 1. The road transport ministry has reiterated the deadline amid reports that most of Read More …
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Indira Jaising’s Writ Petition Filed As Pro Bono On Live-Streaming Of Judicial Proceedings.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by senior advocate seeking live streaming of judicial proceedings in the top court on matters of constitutional and national importance. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Read More …
Government To Revisit Former Chief Justice Of Kerala And Karnataka, Justice V.S. Malimath, To Suggest An Overhaul Of The Century-Old Criminal Justice System.
The Committee on Reforms of the Criminal Justice System, or the Justice Malimath Committee, was constituted by the Home Ministry in 2000 by then Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, who also held the Home portfolio is being revisited by the Read More …
Supreme Court Stays Ban Imposed On Release Of Padmaavat By 4 States.
The Supreme Court has stayed a ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat imposed by four states, ensuring an all India release of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film on January 25. The ban was imposed by Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Madhya Read More …
Supreme Court Bar Association Chief Defends CJI Misra, Calls For Contempt Charges Against Prashant Bhushan.
Senior lawyer and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Vikas Singh has alleged that activists under the banner of Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR) were trying to “scandalise” the judiciary by levelling false charges against Chief Justice of India Read More …
'Padmaavat' Screening Ban In Four States, Producer Moves Supreme Court.
The ban on the film Padmaavat, earlier titled Padmavati, in four states has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The film is scheduled for release on January 25. The petition filed by Viacom was mentioned today by Advocate Mahesh Agarwal before the Chief Read More …
CJAR Seeks In-House Inquiry Against CJI Dipak Misra Over Allegations Of Misconduct And Corruption.
A letter addressed to five senior judges of the Supreme Court seeking an in-house inquiry in allegations of impropriety against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra has been filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan who is representing the NGO Campaign Read More …
Supreme Court : “Any Adult Woman Or Man Can Marry Anyone Of Their Choice. No Khap Or Society Can Question It.”
The hearing in Supreme Court in a Public Interest Litigation concerning Khap Panchayats witnessed some interestimg remarks by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The petition filed by NGO Shakti Vahini came up for hearing today before a Bench of Read More …