[ad_1] The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the Centre’s decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir following notifications of 2020, 2021 and 2022.A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka reserved...
EC to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Election Commission on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is no express provision under law which bars associations with religious connotations to register themselves as political parties. The poll panel response came on a plea which had sought direction to it to cancel the symbol or name...
Congress leader moves SC seeking review of its order on 10% reservation to EWS, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] A Congress leader on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking review of its verdict upholding the 10 per cent reservation introduced in 2019 for the economically weaker sections (EWS) in educational institutions and government jobs that excluded the poor among the SC/ST/OBC categories.The plea filed by Jaya Thakur has...
BJP’s Santhosh not cooperating, SIT to Telangana HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] With BJP General Secretary B.L. Santhosh and two others not appearing before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Telangana Police probing MLAs' poaching case despite the summons, the SIT approached the Telangana High Court on Tuesday.The SIT informed the court that Santhosh was served notice through Delhi Police but...
Delhi HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has held that political parties cannot consider election symbols as their "exclusive property" and the right to use a symbol can be lost if a party's performance is dismal. The high court's observation came while dismissing an appeal by Samata Party challenging a...
HC asks Bengal govt, Minister to file affidavits, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal government, and the West Bengal minister of state for correctional services, Akhil Giri to file separate affidavits in response to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed over the derogatory comments by Giri referring to the looks of President...
SC to hear on Nov 29 plea against delimitation commission for redrawing constituencies in J&K, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it will hear on November 29 a plea challenging the government's decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the ground that it violated constitutional...
SC agrees to hear plea on electoral bonds scheme amendment, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a fresh plea filed relating to the Centre amending the electoral bonds scheme to allow their sale for 15 extra days during the "year of general elections to the legislative assembly of States and Union...
J’khand raises reservation to 77 %, with caveat on implementing after changes in constitution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Ranchi, The Jharkhand Reservation in Vacancies of Posts and Services (Amendment) Bill 2022 passed in the state assembly on Friday raised the quota for reservations in government jobs for STs, SCs, EBCs, OBCs and economically weaker sections (EWS) to 77 per cent from a current 60 per cent.However, the...
Give views on women’s quota bill re-introduction, Supreme Court tells Centre, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Entering a new domain, the Supreme Court on Friday sought the Union government’s response in six weeks to a PIL, which sought re-introduction of the lapsed women’s reservation bill to provide 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and assemblies.When a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and...