Tag: Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court orders complete halt to stubble burning as Delhi chokes.

Source – newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has ordered a complete halt to stubble burning around Delhi, a major contributor to lethal smog that on Tuesday kept the metropolis of 20 million people choking in air rated “very poor”. The Supreme Court said the capital’s residents were “losing precious years” of their

The transported – Kashmiri prisoners sent far from home

Source: in.reuters.com SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – One is a 19-year-old construction worker charged with aiding militants against Indian troops, the other is one of Kashmir’s most prominent lawyers, accused of being “an incorrigible secessionist”. Despite their different backgrounds, Uzair Maqbool Malik and Nazir Ahmad Ronga have something in common: they are among hundreds of people who

SC stance on criminalisation of defamation erroneous

Source: dailypioneer.com Based on observation mentioned earlier, the Supreme Court of India refused to appreciate any judicial pronouncement of the U.S. Supreme Court relating to criminalisation of defamation and its effect on freedom of speech.  The Court gave no reasoning as to why relevant U.S. Supreme Court judgements, related to the matter being adjudicated, could

Supreme Court of India Personal Assistant Recruitment 2019 – All you need to know

Source: news.aglasem.com Supreme Court of India (SCI) has invited online applications for two separate panels of Personal Assistant (PA), and Senior Personal Assistant (SPA) for filling up of 35 and 23 vacancies respectively. The registration process have already begun and the last date to apply thereof is October 24, 2019 at 24.00 hours at sci.gov.in.

CBI property scan on Madras High Court ex-Chief Justice Tahilramani

Source: telegraphindia.com Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has allowed the CBI to take action “in accordance with the law” against Justice Vijaya K. Tahilramani because of an alleged adverse intelligence report about her regarding property transactions. Justice Tahilramani recently resigned as Madras High Court chief justice after she was told to head the much

Supreme Court of India orders Modi regime to restore normalcy in occupied Kashmir

Source: dunyanews.tv NEW DELHI (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court of India (SCI) on Monday ordered Modi-led Hindu nationalist government to restore normalcy in occupied Kashmir “as soon as possible while keeping in mind national safety and security.” “Schools, hospitals, public transport should function properly,” said the ruling of a three-member bench of India’s top court.

‘Functionality of SC allows it to be a watchdog of Indian democracy’: CJI

Source: hindustantimes.com Even though it is celebrated every year, the Independence Day is also marked with solemnity as India’s independence was not achieved on a platter, said Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi during his speech at the Independence day function of Supreme Court Bar Association in Delhi on Wednesday. Recognising the contribution of the freedom fighters,

Rape acquittal on ‘framing’ doubt

Source- telegraphindia.com The Supreme Court has acquitted a man in a two-decade-old rape case citing insufficient evidence and observing that the complainant had the “habit” of implicating people in false rape cases. The bench of Justices A.M. Sapre and Dinesh Maheshwari listed seven reasons why the rape claim was unacceptable and set aside the convictions and