Delhi High Court designates 70 new Senior Advocates
The Delhi High Court has deferred the designation of 67 Advocates as Senior.
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SC asks Trial Court to defer hearing till Sambhal Mosque Survey Order is challenged before HC
The Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna remarked- “In the meantime, peace and harmony must be maintained.”
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Supreme Court stays Madras HC decision reviving DA case against former TN CM O Panneerselvam
While holding the posts of Revenue Minister and Chief Minister of the State during 2001, he was accused of accumulating properties and pecuniary resources that were disproportionate to his known sources of income.
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Supreme Court to explore long-term solutions for Delhi’s air pollution; GRAP IV measures to remain in force till December 2
Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is a framework designed to take specific actions based on the level of air quality, with Stage IV being one of the highest stages involving stricter measures such as restrictions on non-essential activities, halting certain industrial operations, and enhancing public health advisories.
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[Delhi Air Pollution] Supreme Court orders CAQM to consider allowing physical classes in Schools
This directive came in response to an application filed by the parents of some students seeking the reopening of schools.
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Supreme Court revives evidence tampering case against Kerala MLA Antony Raju, orders trial completion in 1 year
Antony Raju is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Road Transport, Motor Vehicles, and Water Transport in the Government of Kerala until 24-12-2023. He is the leader of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress and was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in the 2021 elections.
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SC grants anticipatory bail to Malayalam actor Siddique in rape case; questions delay in filing of the complaint
The complaint alleging that the actor committed a rape in 2016, came in the wake of revelations made in Justice K. Hema Report detailing several instances of sexual abuse in the Malayalam film industry.
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[Delhi Air Pollution] Supreme Court orders suspension of physical classes for all school students in Delhi-NCR
Supreme Court criticized the delay in implementing GRAP stages III and IV, stating that the CAQM’s approach of waiting for AQI levels to improve before taking action violated its 2018 order, which mandated preventive measures for air pollution.
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Eligibility criteria for Government jobs cannot be changed midway unless allowed by existing Rules: Supreme Court
“Recruiting bodies subject to the extant rules may devise an appropriate procedure for bringing the recruitment process to its logical end, provided the procedure is transparent non-discriminatory, non-arbitrary, and has a rational nexus with the object sought to be achieved”
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NBDSA directs News18 to takedown Dhirendra Shastri’s interview for promoting superstition & religious disharmony
“The broadcasters have the editorial freedom to invite any person as a guest in any of its programme(s) however, such freedom has to be exercised within the boundaries of the Code of Ethics & Broadcasting Standards and the Specific Guidelines for Anchors conducting programmes including debates.”
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[Motor Vehicle Act] LMV License holder not required to obtain separate authorisation for driving transport vehicles under 7500 Kg: Supreme Court
Supreme Court’s observed that no empirical data has been provided to demonstrate that Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) license holders driving transport vehicles are a significant cause of road accidents
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Supreme Court denies anticipatory bail to father in Pune Porsche Accident case involving minor
The father was alleged of conspiring to alter his son’s blood samples in an attempt to conceal the presence of alcohol following the tragic incident.
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Gourab Banerji appointed as the nominee arbitrator in a Bilateral-Investment Treaty arbitration between CTF Holdings SA v Ukraine
The BIT Arbitration has been instituted before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (“ICSID”).
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[Delhi Liquor Excise Policy Scam] Supreme Court grants bail to businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall in CBI case
With this order, all the accused in the liquor policy case—including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and BRS leader K. Kavitha, have been granted bail.
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States have the power to regulate and tax Industrial Alcohol, holds Supreme Court by 8:1 majority
This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.
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Airports Economic Regulatory Authority not barred from filing appeals challenging orders of TDSAT: Supreme Court
TDSAT had ruled that AERA lacked the authority to regulate tariffs for services like Ground Handling Services (GHS) and Cargo Handling Services (CHS).
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Supreme Court closes Habeas Corpus proceedings against Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Yoga Centre
The matter revolves around a habeas corpus petition filed in the Madras High Court by a father who alleged that Isha Foundation is engaging in manipulative practices, effectively brainwashing individuals and making them monks.
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Supreme Court upholds validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act in landmark 4:1 ruling
Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, permits foreign migrants of Indian origin who entered Assam between 01-01-1966, and 25-03-1971, to apply for Indian citizenship. This provision was introduced in 1985 as part of the Assam Accord, an agreement between the Government of India and leaders of the Assam movement, which aimed to address the concerns over illegal immigration from Bangladesh
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New ‘Lady Justice’ statue unveiled by Supreme Court: A modern representation of Indian justice
The new statue of ‘Lady Justice’ has been installed in the judges’ library of the Supreme Court, commissioned at the direction of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.
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Who is Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the name recommended by CJI Chandrachud as his successor?
Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s name has been recommended as next Chief Justice of India as per the seniority rule.
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