Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to pay Rs 5 lakh each to seven Hajtour operators as compensation for disqualifying them in 2016 for non-compliance of the clauses for which they were exempted. A bench comprising justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul termed the action of Ministry of External Affairs as “mindless action” and

Source – livemint.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay a 2 May Delhi high court order which held that plant varieties and seeds cannot be patented under Indian law by companies like Monsanto Inc., and that royalties on genetically modified (GM) technology would be decided by a specialized agency of the agriculture ministry.

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In a bid to halt attempts to polarise and politicise the Kathua rape-murder, the Supreme Court on Monday shifted the trial outside Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab, ordered day to day in-camera proceedings and said it would continue to monitor progress of the case. Accusing Kathua bar association members of attempting to prevent

Source – hindustantimes.com The Gujarat high court on Monday struck down a state government rule debarring students of deemed universities from applying for admission to medical post graduation courses under the provision of 50% state quota. The court verdict allows deemed university students to apply for admission in medical courses under the seats reserved for pupils

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its verdict on the plea of two condemned convicts–Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta–seeking a review of the 2017 verdict by which they, along with two others, were awarded death penalty in the sensational December 16, 2012 (Nirbhaya) gangrape cum murder case here. The apex court had on

Source – hindustantimes.com Close on the heels of the government promulgating an ordinance that provides for death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12, the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) has made a representation to the Prime Minister’s Office, seeking chemical castration as additional punishment for child rapists. The PMO

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Two prime accused in the Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl on Friday told the Supreme Court that the probe in the case should be handed over to the CBI so that justice can be meted out to the victim. They also opposed a plea seeking transfer of trial to

Source – indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court today withdrew the interim protection from coercive action, including arrest, granted to Gitanjali Gems promoter Mehul Choksi in connection with an FIR lodged in 2016 by the owner of one of its retail franchisees. The order by Justice Mukta Gupta came after the police told the court that

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  In a big relief to Sikh aspirants, the Delhi High Court has allowed them to wear kara (iron bracelet) and kripan (dagger) in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG. The court has put a caveat that the Sikh candidates will have to report to exam venues an hour prior to the normal reporting time for proper screening

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court refused again on Thursday to stay its March 20 judgment diluting the provision of mandatory arrest under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, brushing aside the Centre’s charge that the verdict marked an intrusion into the sphere of the legislature and rewriting of the law. Attorney general K K Venugopal said the