Month: September 2019

SC holds Maradu builders liable

Source: thehindu.com Apex court orders attachment of properties and accounts of builders Holding the builders of flats in Maradu responsible for illegal constructions, the Supreme Court has ordered the attachment of their properties and bank accounts. The Bench directed its registry to issue notices to Paul Raj of Alfa Ventures, Sany Francis of Holy Faith

Gorakhpur deaths: Inquiry into Dr Kafeel Khan is still on, says Uttar Pradesh government

Source: scroll.in The Uttar Pradesh government has said the inquiry into Dr Kafeel Khan, a former paediatrician at the Baba Raghav Das Medical College and Hospital in Gorakhpur, where 63 children died in 2017 because of lack of oxygen, is still on, The Indian Express reported on Sunday. The government’s statement came on Saturday, hours after Khan asked

Task Seeks Dedication: Justice Arup Kumar Goswami To FT members

Source: sentinelassam.com GUWAHATI: Acting Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Arup Kumar Goswami has appealed to the 200 newly appointed foreigners tribunal (FT) members (judges) to be very punctual and thorough, besides being devoted and dedicated, while giving their opinions on the nationalities of NRC dropouts. Justice Arup Kumar Goswami has spelt out at length

Muslim parties retract statement regarding ‘Ram Chabutara’ in Ayodhya case

Source:- orissapost.com New Delhi: Muslim parties retracted their statement Wednesday in the Supreme Court that ‘Ram Chabutara’, in the outer courtyard of the disputed site in Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram and attacked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report which had suggested that the structure pre-existed the Babri Masjid. The Muslim parties told

Spying on your body: Health Blueprint and Aadhaar

Source:- nationalheraldindia.com An important challenge during the Supreme Court’s Aadhaar hearings was the question of whether citizens have absolute rights over their bodies. The government categorically stated that citizens do not have such rights and thus it can collect our biometrics even if we are unwilling to part with them. While the matter has been

The Supreme Court Collegium’s Baffling Turn On Justice Kureshi.

Source:- bloombergquint.com When, in October 2015, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court struck down the 99th Constitutional Amendment, and with it the National Judicial Appointments Commission, the judgment was celebrated by many as a victory for the cause of judicial independence. The prevailing system, which gives primacy to a collegium of Supreme Court judges

P Chidambaram destroyed evidence of meeting Indrani Mukerjea, CBI tells court

Source:- indiatoday.in he Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today accused senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram of “destroying” evidence of meeting Indrani Mukerjea, who has turned approver in the INX Media case. P Chidambaram is facing investigations by the CBI in the INX Media case where he is accused of misusing his

Kerala to pay Rs 100cr in damages

Source:- telegraphindia.com he Supreme Court on Friday directed the Kerala government to pay an interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh each, totalling over Rs 100 crore, to nearly 400 owners whose apartments are part of buildings that are to be demolished as they had been constructed in a prohibited coastal regulation zone. The state government