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'Think of people's rights too': SC slams ED over bid to move NAN scam case

Supreme Court criticised ED for ignoring fundamental rights in plea to transfer NAN scam case

Teachers who lost jobs begin march in Bengal, demand release of OMR sheets

Thousands of teachers, who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court verdict that invalidated their appointments, began a march from Karunamoyee in Salt Lake to the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) Bhawan on Friday demanding the release of their Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets to identify the genuine candidates. Carrying placards demanding reinstatement, the protesters were joined by members of various civil society organisations in a show of solidarity. "SSC should release the copies of the OMR sheets to help segregate the eligible teachers," a demonstrator said. They claimed that the police officer accused of kicking teachers during a previous protest at the DI office in Kasba has now been assigned to investigate the cases registered against them. "What can we expect from such a probe? In no civilised society does an accused investigate the victims," a protester remarked. A large police contingent, including personnel from the Rapid Action Force, was deployed to

FMCG companies in wait-and-watch mode on new labelling guidelines

SC gives Centre 3 months to finalise regulations

ANI vs Wikipedia: What the case is about and what has happened so far

Supreme Court reserves verdict on Wikimedia's challenge to Delhi HC order seeking removal of Wikipedia page detailing ANI's defamation case and courtroom exchanges

Sacked teachers start relay hunger strike over job loss, police action

A section of teachers who lost their jobs following a Supreme Court judgment which held that the whole appointment process was tainted, on Thursday announced a relay hunger strike in protest over the issue. The teachers and other staff who lost their jobs said that they were also protesting police action against their compatriots at the district inspector (DI) of school's office at Kasba in south Kolkata on Wednesday. "We started a relay hunger strike agitation with one teacher at the beginning and will soon chalk out further programme to protest the issue," one of the protesters told reporters outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) office at Salt Lake here. The agitating teachers have been holding a sit-in outside the SSC office building 'Acharya Sadan' since Wednesday night to protest the loss of jobs and police action against their compatriots. The protesters alleged they were subjected to baton-charge and were even kicked and shoved around by law enforcement ..

Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act on April 16

Around 10 petitions have been filed against the Act, including by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi

SP MP Zia Ur Rehman moves SC, challenges validity of new Waqf Act

SP leader argues the amendments violate fundamental rights, particularly the removal of Waqf by user," induction of non-Muslim members into Waqf councils

West Bengal govt to seek SC review after annulling 25,000 teacher jobs

West Bengal Chief Secretary Manoj Pant on Wednesday urged teachers to continue working in their respective schools to ensure that the state's education system does not collapse and asserted that the government would soon file a review petition in the Supreme Court in the context of its order annulling over 25,000 jobs last week. Referring to clashes between police and teachers outside the District Inspector (DI) of Schools' office at Kasba here, Pant appealed to the educators not to get involved in confrontations so that their plan to legally resolve the impasse does not get affected. "It has come to our notice that teachers were seen attending schools and interacting with students. I would like to congratulate them. I will appeal to them not to get involved in anything that would affect the steps we are planning to take. I would like to assure them that the government is trying to find a solution to the problem legally," Pant added. "We have already filed a clarificatory petition i

Adarsh co-op case: Economic offences have deep rooted conspiracies, says SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said economic offences constitute a class apart with deep-rooted conspiracies and huge loss of public funds therefore worthy of a serious view. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B Varale said granting anticipatory bail was "certainly not" the rule. The court said the accused who continuously avoid to follow the due process of the law by not attending court and conceal themselves to derail the proceedings were not entitled to anticipatory bail. "If the rule of law is to prevail in the society, every person would have to abide by the law, respect the law and follow the due process of law," it added. The bench's remark came when it allowed 16 appeals of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to the accused in the over Rs 9,000 crore Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society embezzlement case. "It is no more res integra that economic offences constitute a class apart, as they have deep rooted conspiracies ...

SC slams lack of info on food wrappers, gives Centre 3 months to act

The Supreme Court has given the Centre three months to finalise new food labelling rules, making it mandatory to clearly display key nutritional info on packaged products

'Lives lost in road accidents, no golden hour care': SC slams Centre

Supreme Court slams Centre for failing to implement cashless treatment during the golden hour in road accident cases; warns of contempt, summons top officials

Pvt employers can specify court jurisdiction for job related disputes: SC

The Supreme Court has said private employers can include a clause in appointment letters specifying that any employment-related disputes must be resolved in a particular court or jurisdiction. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan said a contract was a legally binding agreement, regardless of the parties involved or their strengths. "The right to legal adjudication cannot be taken away from any party through contract but can be relegated to a set of courts for the ease of the parties," it said. In the dispute at hand, the court observed, the clause did not take away the right of the employee to pursue a legal claim but only restricted them to pursue the claims before the courts in Mumbai alone. The apex court was hearing appeals filed by two employees of HDFC Bank appointed in Patna and Lord Krishna Bank in Delhi, respectively. The banks in both cases had mentioned in their appointment letters that any dispute between the parties leading to legal action must be .

Supreme Court pulls up Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi for stalling Bills

Specifies how long governors can hold on to Bills passed by state Cabinet

SC directs MCD to launch massive awareness drives for waste segregation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the MCD to start 'massive' awareness drives through advertisements in print, electronic and social media to educate bulk waste generators in the national capital. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said bulk waste generators produced large quantity of solid waste daily. "We direct MCD to start massive awareness campaigns about the duties of various stakeholders under Rule 4 of 2016 rules by making advertisements in media both traditional, electronic and social media platforms," the bench said. The top court said the MCD needed to lay emphasis on the implementation of Rule 4 of the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016 The rule says waste generators, including domestic and institutional generators, have the duty to segregate waste into biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and domestic hazardous waste streams, and to hand over the segregated waste to authorised collectors. The order added, "On MCD 311 app it is possible to register

SC to hear pleas challenging retrospective tax on online gaming from May 5

In the last hearing, the court had directed the Centre and the GST department to file their response to the pleas by online gaming companies

Pleas against Waqf Act: Govt files caveat in SC, hearing likely on Apr 15

The Centre on Tuesday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court and sought a hearing before any order was passed on the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. Caveat is filed by a party in the high courts and the apex court to ensure that no orders are passed without hearing it. Over 10 petitions, including those by politicians and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, were filed in the top court challenging the validity of the newly-enacted law. Lawyers privy to the development said the petitions were likely to be listed for hearing before a bench on April 15 though it is not reflected on the apex court website as of now. On April 7, a bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna assured senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, to consider listing the petitions. President Droupadi Murmu on April 5 gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by Parliament after heated deba

'Leave women alone': SC voices concern over safety, urges mindset change

The bench said it has seen real-life cases of women being sexually assaulted when they go out in open to defecate themselves

SC to hear pleas over Rs 50 lakh cap on Centre aid for rare diseases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to examine pleas challenging the Rs 50 lakh cap on Centre's assistance for treating patients suffering from rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the petitions on the cap of Rs 50 lakh central assistance to treat diseases would be heard by a bench headed by Justice P S Narasimha in the week commencing May 13. The bench said pharma firm M/s F Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, which manufactures the SMA drug Risdiplam priced at Rs 6.2 lakh a bottle, had agreed to supply the medicine for free for a year to 24-year-old Seba PA, who hails from Kerala, and suffers from the disorder. She had previously moved the Kerala High Court, which directed the Centre to provide an additional Rs 18 lakh worth of medicines to Seba beyond its Rs 50 lakh cap. The top court on February 24 stayed the high court order after taking note of the Centre's appeal that it couldn't be compelled to ..

Rahul Gandhi urges President Murmu to protect jobs of sacked WB teachers

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi drew attention of President Droupadi Murmu to the plight of the teachers who were selected through 'fair means'

SC sets aside HC order against Tehseen, says courts not moral police

Observing that courts are not supposed to do moral policing, the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court imposing a fine of Rs 10 lakh on political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla for mocking Jain monk Tarun Sagar. A bench of Justices Abhay S Okay and Ujjal Bhuyan quashed the 2019 order of the high court which had directed Poonawala and music composer and singer Vishal Dadlani to pay costs. The top court said the high court was swayed by the fact that the appellant criticised a priest belonging to a particular religion. "What kind of order is this? There was no question of imposing cost. The court acquitted the appellants but imposed cost. Courts are not supposed to do moral policing," the bench said. Poonawala had moved the top court against the high court judgement. The high court had asked Dadlani and Poonawalla to pay Rs 10 lakh each to get the FIR against them quashed. The high court had also said that the fine was imposed to give a messag