Source – mining-technology.com The Supreme Court of India has ordered mining firms operating in the state of Odisha without environmental approval to pay a 100% fine on the price of large quantities of unlawfully extracted iron ore and manganese ores. The firms have been directed to pay the penalty to the state for mining illegally from

Source – india.com The Gujarat High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by some students challenging a rule which made the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) compulsory for the students seeking admission to Ayurveda and homoeopathy courses. The petition sought changes in the Gujarat Professional Medical Educational Courses (Regulation of Admission) Rules, 2017. The rules made a

Source – thehansindia.com Hyderabad: The High Court at Hyderabad directed the Telangana State government to file counter affidavit in the case filed by DSC-1998 candidates seeking CBI investigation into alleged fraudulent appointments made by Warangal District Selection Committee (WDSC) in teachers’ recruitment. Justice A Rajashekar Reddy gave this direction on Thursday while hearing a Writ petition filed

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court has constituted a three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case from August 11. The bench, whose other members are justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer, would adjudicate the dispute over ownership

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have led celebrations on International Yoga Day, but his government has told the Supreme Court that yoga education cannot be an enforceable fundamental right under the law governing children’s right to free and compulsory education.Petitioner-advocate J C Seth had on March 8, 2011 persuaded the SC to seek response from the Centre on

Source – indianexpress.com Questioning the locus standi of the Sunni Waqf Board in the Ayodhya dispute, the Shia Central Waqf Board of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it will be better to “avoid” the “closeness” of mandir and masjid and suggested that the latter be built at a “reasonable distance from

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com Women advocates have chanted ‘hooray!’ like a mantra when maternity leave duration was extended, ranking India at the top of the list with developed countries, surpassing many of them. While women were galloping away in merriment, many entrepreneurs and human resource departments worked hard and fast on cost-calculations, devising plans to avert legal

Source – financialexpress.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the finance ministry, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and others on a petition filed by Villupuram District Central Cooperative Bank, seeking permission to deposit Rs 21.56 crore in demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The Tamil Nadu-based co-op bank claimed that the amount

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Thursday will hear the Cauvery water issue dispute involving Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. A bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, had earlier directed the Karnataka Government to provide 200 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu till its further order. The top court, earlier

Source – dnaindia.com Former India speedster S Sreesanth’s wait to return to mainstream cricket might get longer after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to approach the Kerala High Court against its order to revoke lifetime ban on the cricketer. This has come as a setback to the fast bowler, who is