Month: December 2020

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on plea seeking universal law for maintenance, alimony

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Supreme Court has sought the Central government’s response on a plea seeking “gender and religion-neutral uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony” for all Indian citizens in the spirit of Articles 14, 15, 21, 44 of the Constitution and international conventions. The bench, led by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.

Supreme Court steps in to resolve deadlock over farm laws: ‘Talks set to fail’

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court stepped in on Wednesday to try and end the impasse between farmers’ unions and the Centre over the contentious new laws to open up trade in agriculture, observing that the protest will soon become a national issue and that recent events suggest government negotiations with the unions were “bound to fail

Rajasthan High Court asks Centre, state govt: Why aren’t you buying millet, cotton at minimum support price?

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central and state governments asking why the two were not buying millet and cotton at minimum support price (MSP). The division bench of Justice Sangeet Lodha and Justice Rameshwar Vyas issued notices while hearing a PIL filed by Pali district’s Kissan Welfare Society. Moti

Punjab did not respond to letter on train services: Railways to Punjab and Haryana High Court

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Chandigarh, December 16 The Ministry of Railways today told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the Punjab Government did not respond to its communication seeking confirmation for enabling it to resume passengers and goods services on the Beas-Amritsar section through the Jandiala railway station. In a status report placed before the Bench of

Andhra High Court Chief Justice Among 4 Transferred By Supreme Court Collegium: Report

Source:-https://www.ndtv.com New Delhi: In a major reshuffle, the Supreme Court collegium has recommended to the Centre the transfer of four Chief Justices of high courts including Andhra Pradesh High Court’s Chief Justice JK Maheshwari to the Sikkim High Court, weeks after Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had complained to the Chief Justice of India about

Jharkhand HC asks BJP, Babulal Marandi to refer pleas to competent bench

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday heard the BJP and Babulal Marandi’s plea over the hurdles in the recognition of BJP Legislature Party leader Babulal Marandi as the Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha. The single-judge bench of Justice Rajesh Shankar directed the two to file an amended petition and asked

Explained: Who are the farmers from Punjab, Haryana fighting legal battle for land in Kutch?

Source:-https://indianexpress.com A group of farmers in Kutch, who are originally from Punjab and Haryana and have settled here, are embroiled in a legal battle with the Gujarat government over their agricultural land. The dispute dates back to 2010 when many farmers were told that records of their land were being frozen as they were not