[ad_1] New Delhi, Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud on Thursday said he has issued directions to the apex court registrar for automatic listing of fresh cases for hearing before benches. The CJI, who was sitting on the bench with Justices Hima Kohli and J B Pardiwala, said the...
SC to hear PIL seeking guidelines on farm fires to curb pollution on November 10, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As the national capital has virtually turned into a gas chamber with pollution levels rising to alarming level, a PIL has been filed in the apex court seeking its immediate intervention and the court agreed to hear the plea on November 10. Advocate Shashank Shekhar Jha, who...
SC to pronounce orders relating to constitutional validity of reservations of EWS on Monday, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court will pronounce its orders on Monday in the matter relating to the constitutional validity of reservations of the economically weaker section (EWS) in higher education and issues of public employment on the basis of financial conditions.In September last week, the...
SC asks AIIMS to set up panel of doctors to examine reports of wife of Malvinder Singh, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday directed the director of AIIMS Delhi to set up a team of doctors to analyse the medical reports of the ailing wife of jailed former promoter of Fortis Healthcare Ltd Malvinder Mohan Singh, who has sought an interim bail on this ground....
SC to examine provision empowering EC to remove, reduce period of disqualification of lawmakers, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the constitutional validity of a provision of the Representation of the People Act which provides power to the poll panel to "remove" or reduce the period of disqualification of a lawmaker. A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit...
SC seeks report from SFIO, CBI on plea alleging laundering of over Rs 12,000 crore, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Supreme Court directed the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and the CBI on Thursday to file status reports on the progress in their probe into the alleged laundering of more than Rs 12,000 crore of a loan advanced to Amtek Auto by 19 banks. A bench headed by...
SC asks Centre to render assistance to woman in getting custody of son in Kenya, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to ensure that the Indian embassy in Kenya render all assistance to a woman in securing the custody of her son from her estranged husband who had played a fraud upon the judiciary in the custody battle here. Perry...
SC dismisses plea against Justice Chandrachud, terms it ‘misconceived’, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] (Eds: Updating) New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking to restrain its senior-most judge, Justice D Y Chandrachud, from taking oath as the Chief Justice of India on November 9 by terming it "completely misconceived". "Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, we see...
SC to hear PIL for judicial probe into Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] (Eds: Adding details, pics ) New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would list for hearing on November 14 a PIL seeking constitution of a judicial commission to probe the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat which claimed over 130 lives. According to the latest reports, the...
SC’s no to PIL for replacing party symbols on EVMs with age, educational qualification of candidates, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] (Eds: Adds more details) New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Election Commission to remove party symbols from ballots and electronic voting machines (EVMs) and put age, educational qualification and photograph of candidates instead. A bench comprising Chief Justice...