Category: Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court allows calling off rescue operations for trapped miners in Meghalaya

Source: hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Meghalaya government to call off one of India’s longest rescue operations to retrieve the remains of 13 coal miners who were trapped in an illegally operated rat-hole coal mine at Khloo Ryngksan in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 last year. The mine had flooded

Supreme Court’s rule for quota candidates availing age relaxation contradicts its own view

Sources: theprint.in A bench of two Supreme Court judges held in a recent judgment that “a candidate who has availed of an age relaxation in a selection process as a result of belonging to a reserved category, thereafter, cannot seek to be accommodated in/or migrated to the general category seat.” This means that such reserved category candidates

Why India’s LGBT movement fizzled out after Supreme Court ‘read down’ Section 377

Source:- counterview.net In United Kingdom, four schools have joined the Parkfield Community School at Birmingham to halt equity lessons on ‘Diversity and LGBT issues’ following complaints by parents. Earlier, five Birmingham schools suspended teaching the award winning ‘No Outsiders’ equality and LGBT rights programme, run by the Leigh Trust. The project taught tolerance of diverse groups, including

Time for Modi govt to announce Ram Temple construction: Subramanian Swamy

Source:- indiatoday.in Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has urged the central government to start construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Taking up the contentious issue of Ram Mandir, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday asked the Narendra Modi-led government to commence construction of Ram Temple at Ayodhya. “Time for Namo Govt

Indian court allows reopening of IL&FS books

Source:- asiatimes.com In a boost for investigators probing the wrongdoings of India’s leading infrastructure lender Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services, the Supreme Court has allowed reopening of its accounts for the last five years. The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) is currently investigating the case related to defaults by IL&FS and 169 subsidiaries on its

An overhaul long overdue

Source:- thehindubusinessline.com To rejuvenate the bureaucracy, reforms in selection, cadre allocation and training are imperative Modi government 2.0 is installed in office and is back at work. But to ensure that work happens efficiently, isn’t it time policymakers implemented further reforms in the Civil Services? There have been discussions around the procedures adopted by governments