Source: thehindu.com Stressing the need to strictly punish offenders responsible for causing motor vehicle accidents, the Supreme Court has reiterated that a person can be prosecuted under both the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for driving dangerously. A Bench of Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna noted that there
Source: thehindu.com An appeal filed by activist Gautam P. Navlakha has taken an unusual trajectory in the Supreme Court – so far five judges have opted to recuse themselves in the three instances the case came up for hearing since September 30. The appeal concerns Mr. Navlakha’s plea to protect his fundamental right to personal
Source: newindianexpress.com KOCHI: Owners of 625 buildings situated around the Vembanad lake have started feeling the tremors of the Supreme Court order, asking the state government to demolish four apartment complexes in Maradu.They are waiting with bated breath after a report filed by the Local Self-Government Department (LSGD) in the Kerala High Court listed 212
Source: thehindu.com A legal fiction to create rights of the deity, responds counsel The Supreme Court asked the Ayodhya deity’s lawyer why the Hindus insist the disputed land is divine. The court questioned why the Hindu parties want the disputed land to be recognised not only as a separate juristic person but also as a divinity. “Why
Source: hindustantimes.com Rajya Sabha lawmaker Vaiko’s petition that wanted the Jammu and Kashmir government to produce former chief minister Farooq Abdullah was disposed of by the Supreme Court on Monday. A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko to approach the appropriate court for relief since the government had issued orders
source: downtoearth.org.in Report on Ganga pollution The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on September 27, 2019 directed the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh to ensure the supply of drinking water to the residents of Rania, Kanpur Dehat and Rakhi Mandi, Kanpur Nagar, where there has been a chromium dump since 1976, and has not been shifted despite repeated orders.
Source: latestly.com New Delhi, September 29: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to ask the Union Law Ministry to approve its proposal for empowering itself to deregister political parties and bar contestants from running for election to two seats. This new development comes weeks before the Assembly elections in the Maharashtra and Haryana. Voters
Source: deccanherald.com Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday pitched for bifurcating the Supreme Court to handle constitutional matters and appeals and also called for creating four regional benches of the top court for speedy disposal of cases. Endorsing the recommendation of the Law Commission on splitting the Supreme Court into constitutional division and courts
Source: thehindu.com Apex court orders attachment of properties and accounts of builders Holding the builders of flats in Maradu responsible for illegal constructions, the Supreme Court has ordered the attachment of their properties and bank accounts. The Bench directed its registry to issue notices to Paul Raj of Alfa Ventures, Sany Francis of Holy Faith
Source:- orissapost.com New Delhi: Muslim parties retracted their statement Wednesday in the Supreme Court that ‘Ram Chabutara’, in the outer courtyard of the disputed site in Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram and attacked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report which had suggested that the structure pre-existed the Babri Masjid. The Muslim parties told
