Month: December 2020

Farmers Run Tractor Over Barricade As Uttarakhand Cops Block Protests

Source:-https://www.ndtv.com Dehradun/Chandigarh: Farmers protesting the central government’s agrarian reforms clashed with the police in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district on Friday, with dramatic footage showing the demonstrators running a tractor over a barricade as dozens of policemen try to hold them back.A video posted on Twitter by news agency ANI showed a large crowd of

SC verdict exposes fallacy of using general category as reservation for upper castes

Source:-https://indianexpress.com The Supreme Court has, in a significant recent judgment, Saurav Yadav versus State of Uttar Pradesh, once again artfully negotiated the thicket of issues arising out of reservation. There is no question that India needs a credible and effective affirmative action, though it can be debated over whether the current system is the best

Health ministry pushes for tobacco, soda tax law

Source:-https://tribune.com.pk ISLAMABAD:The federal health ministry has urged the federal finance ministry to clear the Federal Health Levy Bill so that it can be presented in the Parliament. The bill seeks to impose a tax on tobacco and sugary drinks to boost revenue and to prevent the spread of non-communicable diseases caused by the consumption of

Delhi High Court Stays Eviction Notice To Top Artists From Centre’s Allotted Accommodation

Source:-https://www.ndtv.com New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday stayed an eviction notice, issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, directing three eminent artistes to vacate government-allotted accommodations.The artists, including two Padma Shri awardees, stated in their plea against the notice that the accommodation was granted to them for their extraordinary contribution in the

Key Supreme Court judgments that marked 2020

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court , once a hive of activity, remains quiet, but since March 23, when the courts started virtual hearings, life has returned to some sort of new normal : the court rooms have been substituted by virtual courts; paper books by computer files; judges conduct hearings through video conferencing; and technology largely

Theft case filed after 100 kg gold kept under CBI’s lock and key goes missing

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com. Acting at the behest of the Madras High Court, the CB-CID in Chennai has registered a case in connection with the “missing 100 kg of gold” seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during a raid on an importer in 2012. On a complaint by C Ramasubramaniam, insolvency professional and liquidator, a case

Fuel stickers, HSRP ‘news’ for HC judges too

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com The Delhi High Court on Thursday told the city government not to create panic among the citizens and give them more time to obtain colour-coded fuel stickers and high-security registration plates (HSRP) before it starts imposing ₹5,500 fine for violations. A Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh said even they were

Kerala govt moves SC against HC order increasing daily pilgrims to Sabarimala shrine

Source:-https://www.dnaindia.com In its bid to control the spread of the new mutant strain of coronavirus, the Kerala government has moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the Kerala High Court’s (HC) order to increase the number of daily pilgrims at the Sabarimala temple to 5,000. “The state Chief Secretary had moved the apex court challenging the

Treat demand for worker’s regularization seriously: Madhya Pradesh High Court to education dept

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Madhya Pradesh High Court has disposed of a petition with the direction that the demand for regularization of daily wage earners should be taken seriously. The case was heard before a single bench of Justice Vishal Dhagat which observed that the application of a daily wage-earner should be considered and decided as per