New Delhi – The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) chairperson VK Saxena, who is Delhi Lieutenant Governor, to file a personal affidavit making a full disclosure on various aspects relating to the large-scale felling of trees in the southern Ridge area. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud,…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a petition alleging that administration of COVID-19 vaccines led to side-effects such as blood clotting. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra refused to entertain the plea and observed the petition was just an attempt to…
New Delhi : An application has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction for restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir within two months. The application said that it becomes necessary that appropriate directions are passed directing the status of statehood of Jammu and Kashmir to be restored at the earliest in a…
New Delhi- The Supreme Court on Friday questioned Lt Governor V.K. Saxena’s “interference” with the election of a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and R. Mahadevan was hearing a plea filed by Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi questioning the validity of the election,…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court, in a pathbreaking judgement on Thursday, put an end to caste-based discrimination in prisons, calling it unconstitutional, and directed the Centre to make changes in jail manuals that perpetuate such practices. The top court directed that the “caste” column and any references to caste in undertrial and/or convicts’ prisoners’…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim protection from arrest to Malayalam actor Siddique in connection with the ongoing investigation into a case related to the rape of a young actor. A bench of justices, Bela M Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma, granted interim protection from arrest to Siddique on the conditions…
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Atishi launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday calling the elections for the MCD standing committee held on Friday as “illegal, unconstitutional, and undemocratic.” She read out the Municipal Corporation Act of 1957 and said that the power to call an election only rests with…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the West Bengal Government cannot stop women doctors from working on night shifts. A bench led by Chief Justice of DY Chandrachud and also comprising justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra made these remarks when it was informed about the West Government decision to prevent…
New Delhi : After the Supreme Court granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, Delhi minister Atishi said the BJP-led central government has been “harassing” the Aam Aadmi Party and demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Kejriwal in a corruption case registered…
New : The Supreme Court recently remarked that the National Medical Commission (NMC) is an organ of the state and is expected to act in a fair and reasonable manner.A bench of justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan also imposed a Rs 10 lakh cost against NMC and dismissed its plea challenging the Kerala High…
