Source:-telegraphindia The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Maharashtra government’s policy of providing 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in jobs and education but made it clear it would not disturb those who have already received the benefits. The court also decided to refer to a nine or 11-judge constitution bench the larger question of
Source:-republicworld The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a petition challenging orders amending the state law on the appointment of teaching staff in minority aided institutions. The Bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan on Thursday issued notice to the Yogi Adityanath-led government, seeking a response within 8 weeks. The petition
Source:- freepressjournal.in The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking impleadment in petitions challenging constitutional validity of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ practised among Muslims. The apex court has already dealt with the issue of these practices in its verdict of 1997 in which it had declined to entertain
Source – indiatoday.in Former finance minister P Chidambaram, who is in custody for 99 days in the INX Media corruption and money laundering case, on Wednesday questioned in the Supreme Court the denial of bail by the Delhi High Court, asking was he a criminal like some ‘Ranga-Billa’. Ranga and Billa were convicted of kidnapping
Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court has dismissed review petitions challenging the conviction of 12 people in the 2003 murder of former Gujarat home minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Haren Pandya. A bench of justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran upheld their judgment of July 5, 2019 convicting the 12 persons. The order,
Source – financialexpress.com The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the finance ministry, Central Board of Excise and Customs and others on Adani Power’s (Mundra) appeal seeking an exemption from customs duty levied on electricity generated and supplied from its 5,200 MW Mundra Special Economic Zone power plant to Domestic Tariff Area (DTA). A Bench
Source: scroll.in On August 28, the Supreme Court collegium consisting of five senior-most judges recommended the transfer of Madras High Court Chief Justice VK Tahilramani to the Meghalaya High Court. This recommendation was part of a series of appointments and transfers effected by the Supreme Court collegium in the last week of August. But none
Sources: thehindu.com Bench agrees to examine TN government’s plea against the stay order of the Madras High Court, and issues notice to the magazine and its editor R. Gopal seeking their response. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed further proceedings in the Madras High Court related to a plea by Tamil magazine Nakkheeran and its editor challenging
Source: asianage.com New Delhi: A petitioner in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit on Tuesday urged the Supreme court to hold an early hearing of the batch of cross petitions challenging 2010 Allahabad High court judgment dividing the 2.7 acres of disputed site in three equal parts giving one each to Ram Lalla, Nirmohi Akhara and Sunni
Source:-business-standard.com The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) to reopen and recast the accounts of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) and two of its key subsidiaries of five years starting 2012-13 (FY13). The order came on a plea moved by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), which sought to examine the
