NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking compliance by industries as well as the authorities concerned with the NGT order to check acute pollution in Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justices R F Nariman, Navin Sinha and K M … Read more
Senior Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, who presided over the bench that on Wednesday delivered the judgement on Shaheen Bagh anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests — saying that while people have the right to protest and express dissent, it must not be at the inconvenience of other citizen — believes civility must be kept … Read more
An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the investigation in the Hathras incident, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and died of injuries, to the CBI. The NGO, which has sought to intervene and assist the apex court in the pending plea on Hathras incident, said it has the experience … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh government is set to challenge the Centre’s recently notified agriculture legislations in the Supreme Court on the grounds that they infringe on a state subject. Speaking to ET, Chhattisgarh agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey said, “The Chhattisgarh government will challenge the agriculture legislation in the Supreme Court. This would be done … Read more
For the layperson who enjoys Basmati rice as part of a traditional Indian meal, this issue may be a little difficult to decode from a legal standpoint. GI tag for Basmati rice: ‘Basmati’ and Madhya Pradesh’s basmati farmers are now in the legal spotlight! On Monday, the Supreme Court has issued a notice on a … Read more
New Delhi: The UP government on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court to direct a CBI probe into the alleged gang-rape and death of a Dalit woman in Hathras, saying it will ensure that no vested interests is able to create a fake and false narrative with “oblique motives”. In an affidavit filed in response to … Read more
In case the title of this article has left you scratching your head, let me disabuse you of the notion that a blooper has occurred on this page.It merely reflects my fervent wish that when it comes to the apex court’s decision to take up or not the matter of levy of interest on interest … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Oct 04, 2020) HATHRAS: In their first comments to the media after being cut off by the UP administration from speaking out for days, the family of the 19-year-old Dalit girl from Hathras said on Saturday that they will not immerse the ashes of the dead teenager as they … Read more
Money cascaded into presidential nominee Joe Biden‘s campaign and his Democratic Party on the heels of his rancorous debate with President Donald Trump, potentially widening Biden’s financial edge as the White House race enters its final month. The Biden campaign had its best single hour of fundraising ever during Tuesday’s debate, pulling in $3.8 million, … Read more
A day after Haryana and Punjab witnessed massive protests against the new farm laws and SAD left NDA, I&B minister Prakash Javadekar said some political parties were misleading farmers and politicising the reform move. In an interview with Vasudha Venugopal, he accused the opposition of resorting to “undemocratic methods” to register their protest in Parliament … Read more