Supreme Court bans registration, sale of BS-III cars from April 1

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday banned the sale and registration of Bharat Stage (BS)-III emission norm-compliant vehicles from April 1, saying the health of millions was more important than commercial interests. The decision could deal a Rs 12,000-crore blow to auto manufactures as about 820,000 vehicles, most of them two-wheelers, are lying unsold.

Long separation no ground for divorce: HC

Source:- indiatimes.com Nagpur: Can only long separation or permanent breakdown of marriage is a ground for divorce? No, says the Nagpur family court, which held that it wasn’t allowed under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The court rejected Mahabaleshwar-based man’s plea for dissolution of marriage on the grounds of cruelty under Section 13(1) (i-a) of

Gujarat makes cow slaughter punishable with life imprisonment

Source:- india.com Gandhinagar, March 31 (IANS) The Gujarat assembly on Friday made its anti-cow slaughter law the toughest in the country with the offence now becoming non-bailable and punishable with a life-time in jail. The Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2017, was passed with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s brute majority and the opposition Congress

Arrest me, imprison me, Karnan dares SC

Source:- thehindu.com In an openly confrontational hearing, controversial Calcutta High Court judge, Justice C.S. Karnan on Friday challenged a seven judge Bench of the Supreme Court to “arrest and put him in jail” for contempt. Countering an order of the Bench led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar to file an affidavit explaining his

Justice Ahmad to take oath as CJ today

Source:- greaterkashmir.com Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed will on Saturday take over new as Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Governor N N Vohra will administer the oath of office to Ahmad  at 2 pm in Jammu. President of India has already appointed the Delhi High Court Judge, Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed as the

Hartal can never be unconstitutional: Supreme Court

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court refused on Friday to entertain a PIL that alleged that political organisations were resorting to hartals to hoodwink repeated judicial pronouncements banning strike and bandh calls, which paralysed normal life. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud said, “Hartals can never be