[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the central government, states and union territories on a plea seeking the supply of free sanitary napkins for adolescent girls in schools. The petition also seeks separate washrooms for girls in all government, aided and residential schools.A bench headed by Chief...
Gujarat HC voids organ transplant priority policy, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] In an important judgment, the Gujarat high court on Monday quashed the state government's policy giving preference to residents of Gujarat in transplantation of organs from cadavers under provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994. The court said the state cannot restrain the right to...
MP govt to move SC against interim relief from action given to interfaith couples, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Jabalpur, The Madhya Pradesh government is going to move the Supreme Court to challenge the high court's interim order restraining it from prosecuting interfaith couples who enter wedlock without informing the district magistrate.The high court, in an interim order, directed the state government not to prosecute under section 10...
Madhya Pradesh HC interim relief to interfaith couples, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh high court, in an interim relief to petitioners seeking striking down of the MP Freedom of Religion Act 2021 as unconstitutional, has restrained the state government from taking coercive action against anyone who violates section 10 of the Act that makes it mandatory for someone...
Forced conversions a threat to national security, says Supreme Court, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Calling religious conversions by use of force or allurement a threat to national security, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a detailed affidavit from the government on steps being taken to curb this "dangerous trend."As solicitor general Tushar Mehta told the court that it is common knowledge...
NGT directs states to set up robust mechanism of surveillance, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed all the state governments to set up a robust mechanism of surveillance for addressing the illegal processing of electronic waste as per the recommendation of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The tribunal, headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (retd), in...
SC deprecates ‘dilatory tactics’ adopted by parties in death penalty case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday strongly deprecated the "dilatory tactics" adopted by the parties and their advocates for "deflecting the course of justice" in a murder case, where seven of the convicts have been awarded death sentence. The top court dismissed an appeal filed by a convict...
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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it wants to institutionalise the live streaming process so that there is a uniform platform where courts across the country can webcast their proceedings.The top court said though it has started the process, a proper system needs to be put...
Hc Sets Aside Transfer Of Koz Sessions Judge, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday set aside the high court registrar general’s order transferring Kozhikode principal district and sessions judge S Krishnakumar to a labour court at Kollam. The transfer was ordered after he delivered the controversial ‘sexual provocative dress’ judgment.A division bench comprising Justice AK Jayasankaran...