Tag: Supreme Court
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The Supreme Court dismisses AAP’s plea against Eviction
In a large ruling, the Supreme Court brushed off the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) plea challenging the eviction order from its government offices at Rouse Avenue in Delhi. The apex courtroom upheld the Delhi authorities’ decision, declaring that a political party can’t occupy government premises after demitting energy. The AAP had argued that the places ... -
Supreme Court Slams Tamil Nadu Govt Against Ban On Ram Mandir Activities
When the entire nation is waiting eagerly for the Ram Temple ceremony, the Tamil Nadu government ordered to ban live telecast of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony. Thus the Supreme Court got involved after a complaint by a BJP member, Vinoj P Selvam. He said that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, told ... -
Article 370 Verdict: Supreme Court Upholds Central Govt’s Decision
The Supreme Court of India has made a landmark decision regarding Article 370, which deals with the special status of Jammu & Kashmir. The Supreme Court has upheld the Central Government’s decision to remove Article 370, which had given special status to Jammu & Kashmir. This is a major ruling that has been awaited for ... -
Nepal Becomes First South Asian Country To Officially Register Same-Sex Marriage
In the heart of South Asia, Nepal has just made a groundbreaking move. It’s the first country in our region to officially recognize same-sex marriage. This is a big deal, especially considering the traditional views on marriage in our part of the world. There is a couple Surendra and Maya. They’re like any other couple ... -
Ascertain Reasons Behind Suspension of J&K Lecturer: SC
The Supreme Court ordered the Attorney General R Venkata Ramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to look into the suspension of J&K lecturer Zahoor Ahmad Bhat after he appeared before the top court over the abrogation of Article 370. Bhat, a senior political science lecturer at a government school in Srinagar who was suspended on ... -
Supreme Court Approves Establishment of Permanent Environmental Experts Body
The Supreme Court of India has given the Union government permission to create a permanent council of experts to deal with environmental and forest cases, a significant development aimed at improving environmental governance. This action replaces the central empowered committee’s (CEC) ad hoc experts’ panel, which for the past 20 years has supported the Court ... -
Ex Mumbai police commissioner files petition in SC against minister Anil Deshmukh
The former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in a writ petition in the Supreme Court accused Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh of meddling in probes and ordering cops to investigate as per his desires. He urged the SC for a prompt impartial and fair investigation by the CBI into alleged corrupt methods by Anil ... -
SC stays execution of farm laws, forms panel to help farmers
SC stays execution: SC has stayed Centre’s implementation of three farm laws & formed a panel to negotiate with farmers In a major development amid the ongoing farmers’ protest across North India, the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of the three controversial farm laws. The apex court also established a four-member committee of ... -
Bihar polls show how political parties pay no heed to SC orders, promotes candidates with criminal backgrounds
The ongoing campaigning war in Bihar ahead of the elections showed how most of the political parties ignored Supreme Court’s orders pertaining to electoral reforms. In February, 2020 the country’s apex court gave directions to political parties to discourage giving tickets to candidates with criminal case filed against them. Besides SC made it mandatory for ... -
Implement the interest waiver on interest scheme by November 5, RBI tells lenders
On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of India has asked all lending institutions to ensure that interest waiver scheme on interest on loans up to INR 2 crore for six months moratorium period is brought into effect by November 5. This is in line with the government’s decision which also includes non-banking financial institutions. The government ...