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Supreme Court issues directions to Union Government to enhance safety and address encroachments on National Highways
“It is the obligation of the Central Government to maintain the National Highways. The maintenance of highways includes the obligation to keep them in good condition. It also includes keeping them free of encroachments and, most importantly, providing adequate safety measures to reduce the possibility of accidents.”
‘Re-agitating already adjudicated issues would be in disregard of Supreme Court’; Delhi HC quashes 1987 re-entry notice by the Union against Express Newspapers
The present dispute between Express Newspapers and the Government has spanned over five decades and has witnessed critical historical events such as the Emergency and its aftermath.
Read why Allahabad HC directed UGC to circulate its guidelines on reform programmes dealing with student misconduct, to all Universities
“Last fetters of colonial legacy which had constrained the Indian educational policy and condemned Indian students have been cast aside by the UGC and the BHU. Reform programmes are liable to imbibe noble ideals and strength of character that insulate students from toxic influences and deter them from deviant actions.”
Union of India clarifies five percent IGST rate for import of dialysis machines in a petition before Delhi High Court
Respondents further submits that IGST rate of five percent is also applicable for “Artificial Kidney” and “Disposable sterilized dialyzer”.
PIL for Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee in Bar; Punjab and Haryana HC impleads Union of India
Punjab and Haryana High Court scheduled the next hearing of the instant matter for 21-05-2024.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: Overview of the Impact on Data Fiduciaries and the Obligations Placed
by Varun Kumar† and Ishika Mittal††
Report | 7th National Symposium on Landmark Judgement of 2023
The 7th edition of the National Symposium on Landmark Judgements of 2023 was impeccably organized by Think India at the prestigious Prime
Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking usage of expression ‘Union Government’ instead of ‘Central Government/Centre’
“Federalism which was the basic structure of the Constitution could not be diluted or violated by usage of the expression ‘Central Government’.”
Over-crowding of emergency wards must be circumvented to make best medical assistance available to critical patients: Delhi High Court
“The Court took cognizance of the necessity to upgrade and enhance the overall infrastructure facilities in the government hospitals, in particularly the emergency wards.”
Delhi High Court imposes costs on IIT Kanpur alumni for filing frivolous litigations against Union, State authorities, departments, trusts etc.
The present case is a classic example of frivolous and vexatious litigation, where this Court encounters incoherent and confusing stories in the name of facts and absurd reliefs. Filing such cases as the present one is doubtlessly not only frivolous and vexatious, but annoying and such a litigant must be subject to some kind of sanction.
Delhi High Court dismisses PIL challenging method of empanelment of Government Advocates by calling it a ‘Publicity Interest Litigation’
Delhi High Court observed that it seems that the petitioner, who is an Advocate, filed the present petition after being a beneficiary of the very same process only because he has been denied extension or reappointment.
Explained| “Important to end a lis”: Why Supreme Court dismissed plea for enhanced compensation for Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims
The Supreme Court was of the view that the Union of India’s claim for a ‘top up’ had no foundation in any known legal principle. Either a settlement was valid, or it was to be set aside in cases where it was vitiated by fraud. However, no such fraud had been pleaded by the Center.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy| Supreme Court Constitution Bench dismisses Centre’s plea for enhanced compensation from Union Carbide Corporation
The Supreme Court however, ordered that a sum of Rs 50 crore lying with the Reserve Bank of India be utilized by the Center to satisfy the pending claims, if any, in accordance with the Bhopal Gas leak Disaster Act, 1985 and schemes framed thereunder.
EXPLAINED| The Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims’ case before Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench
The Union of India had approached the Supreme Court in 2010 for enhancement of compensation for Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims through a Curative Petition based on different data recorded by the Courts and actual figures submitted by Union of India in the estimated number of deaths, injuries, expenditure incurred, etc. The Constitution Bench has reserved the verdict on 12-01.2023.
Know Thy Newly Appointed Supreme Court Judge- Justice Dipankar Datta
Former Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Dipankar Datta, was sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge. His appointment now raises the judicial strength of the Supreme Court to 28 out of total strength of 34 judges
Uttaranchal High Court | Commercial Court cannot modify arbitral award in absence of manifest and patent error/illegality
Uttaranchal High Court: The Division Bench of Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Ramesh Chandra Khulbe, JJ. allowed appeals filed by the
Madras High Court| Citizenship Amendment Act applicable to Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils
Madras High Court: A writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of
Delhi High Court directs State to explain why NOC has yet not been granted to Hindu migrants from Pakistan living in Adarsh Nagar jhuggi
Delhi High Court: In a PIL filed on behalf of the Hindu Migrants who have come from Pakistan to India, and are