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'Inhuman, illegal': Supreme Court rebukes UP govt for 2021 demolitions

The apex court directs Prayagraj Development Authority to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to each homeowner who moved court

SC upholds Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission's open access rules

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the validity of the 2016 regulations of the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) on terms and conditions to regulate open access of power to industrial consumers. A bench comprising justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna B Varale dismissed a batch of appeals filed by industrial consumers, including Ramayana Ispat Pvt Ltd, against the Rajasthan High Court decisions from both its Jodhpur and Jaipur Benches. The high court verdicts had upheld the validity of the RERC (Terms and Conditions for Open Access) Regulations, 2016. The key change introduced by the Regulations of 2016 was the imposition of limitations on the simultaneous withdrawal of power through open access and contracted demand from the distribution licensee. Under the new regime, if a consumer opted to procure power through open access, the contracted demand from the distribution licensee would be reduced by the quantum of power scheduled through open access and additionally, t

Courts must be slow to interfere in expert views on academic standards: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts must be slow to interfere with the opinions of experts over academic standards and exercise powers of judicial review in cases where the prescribed qualification or condition was arbitrary. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran said normally, courts should not interfere with the decisions taken by expert statutory bodies regarding academic matter, be it qualifications for student admissions or those required by the teachers for appointment, salary, promotion, etc. The apex court's verdict came on the appeals challenging the orders of the Bombay High Court which directed a society to extend the benefit of revised pay scales under the Sixth Central Pay Commission to some teachers. They taught in the engineering and technical institutes run and managed by the society, the bench noted. The top court referred to the prescribed qualification requirements of teachers in an engineering institute laid down by the All India Council

SC slams Haryana bar bodies: Lawyers' chambers now a hub for property deals

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said if a need arose it would constitute a special investigation team to look into their affairs

SC upholds Piramal Capital & Housing Finance's resolution plan for DHFL

Says all money recovered from fraudulent transactions must be paid to Piramal

How will country progress if every project is opposed: SC slams NGO

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up an NGO for opposing a renewable energy project at the Jayakwadi Dam in Maharashtra, which is declared a bird sanctuary and an eco-sensitive zone, asking how would the country progress if every project was resisted. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh also raised over the questions the bonafide of NGO "Kahar Samaj Panch Committee" and asked, "Who has planted you and funded you? What is your past experience in environment protection?" The bench dismissed the NGO's petition challenging the September 9 2024 decision of the National Green Tribunal rejecting its plea and observed the green panel had rightly appreciated the material. The top court found no ground to interfere with the NGT order. "You are not allowing a single project to work. How will the country progress, if every project is opposed and resisted upon? Even with a solar power project, you have a problem," the bench added. The NGO's counsel said the area was an ...

SC rejects fresh plea on Places of Worship Act, allows to file application

The Supreme Court of India is already handling several petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship Act

SC refuses to release Ranveer Allahbadia's passport until Latent probe ends

The Supreme Court extended interim relief to Ranveer Allahbadia, protecting him from arrest amid ongoing Latent probe, but refused to release his passport until investigation concludes

SC asks TMC MP Mahua Moitra to approach Sebi for public disclosure of FPIs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked TMC MP Mahua Moitra to make a detailed representation to the SEBI on mandating public disclosure of portfolio holdings of alternative investment funds and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order while hearing Moitra's plea for a direction to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to mandate public disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners and portfolio of alternative investment funds (AIFs), FPIs and their intermediaries in India. While disposing of Moitra's plea, the bench said once such a representation would be made, the same be considered in accordance with law. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for Moitra, said the regulations of SEBI require normal mutual funds and other investors to disclose who were these people who were investing, in which companies they were investing. "So far as these two categories (AIFs and FPIs) are concerned, no disclosure is ...

'Shocks our conscience': SC rebukes UP govt for Prayagraj demolitions

The Supreme Court slammed the Uttar Pradesh government for the 'inhuman and illegal' demolition of houses in Prayagraj, ordering ₹10 lakh compensation to each affected owner

SC rejects Tushar Gandhi's plea against Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a plea filed by Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi against the Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment project. A bench of justices M M Sundresh and Rajesh Bindal said it was not inclined to interfere in the plea, noting there was a delay of over two years in filing the petition. Gandhi, in his plea against the Gujarat High Court, contended that the proposed project will alter the topography of the ashram. "The project has purportedly identified over 40 congruent buildings which will be preserved while the rest of them, roughly 200, will be destroyed or rebuilt," the plea submitted. The top court said a mere apprehension that the undertaking given by the state government that the main area of the ashram would not be affected cannot be a ground to challenge the order. The Gujarat High Court in 2022 had disposed Gandhi's plea after the government said the main area of the ashram would not be affected. Advocate General Kamal Trivedi, represent

SC rejects plea against Allahabad HC order on Sambhal mosque whitewashing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order that asked the Archaeological Survey of India to whitewash the Mughal-era Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district. The high court had on March 12 asked the ASI to undertake and complete the whitewashing of the mosque within a week. "We are not inclined to entertain the present petition. Dismissed," ordered a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar. Appearing for appellant Satish Kumar Aggarwal, Lawyer Barun Sinha assailed the high court's order, saying the ASI was wrongly asked to whitewash the wall of the mosque. In his order, HC judge Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal had said, "The ASI shall undertake the whitewashing work and complete the same within a period of one week from today. Further, no extra lighting shall be put on the walls, as it may cause damage to the monuments, but exterior lights in the shape of focus lights/LED lights may be used b

Appoint prosecutors on merit, not on political leanings: Supreme Court

The apex court's remarks in the judgment came while hearing a plea against a decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court

'India's Got Latent' row: SC to hear Ranveer Allahbadia's plea on Tuesday

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday a plea filed by podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia in connection with multiple FIRs filed against him over his comment on parents and sex on comic Samay Raina's YouTube show "India's Got Latent". A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh is likely to hear the matter. On March 3, the top court had allowed Allahbadia to resume his podcast "The Ranveer Show" subject to maintaining "morality and decency" and making it suitable for viewers of all ages. The order had come after Allahbadia's submission that the podcast was his only source of livelihood and about 280 people he employed depended on the show. The court had modified its February 18 order barring Allahbadia and his associates from airing any show on YouTube or any other audio or visual platform. Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps, faces multiple FIRs for his comment on parents and sex on comic Samay Raina's YouTube show "India's Got Latent". The bench had also extende

SC to hear Tuesday plea challenging validity of 1991 Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Tuesday a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which mandates maintaining the religious character of a place as it existed on August 15, 1947. As per the cause list of April 1, the plea is slated to come up for hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar. The law prohibits conversion of any place of worship and provides for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947. However, the dispute relating to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid at Ayodhya was kept out of its purview. The plea has sought the apex court's direction allowing courts to pass appropriate orders to ascertain the original religious character of a place of worship. It has challenged section 4(2) of the Act that barred proceedings to change the religious character, besides prohibiting filing of fresh cases for the ..

Maintaining law and order: Police forces urgently need legal training

The disturbing point about the findings of this study is that these extreme approaches to law and order persist more than seven decades since Independence

We must show kindness, compassion towards animals: Former CJI Chandrachud

Former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has called upon people to show kindness towards animals and embrace a more compassionate way of living. Speaking at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India's 25th-anniversary celebration, which featured a Beatles-themed brunch, Chandrachud praised the organisation's efforts in advocating for animal rights and promoting veganism. He highlighted the importance of recognising animals as sentient beings and urged people to extend kindness to them. "PETA India has done remarkable work in the last 25 years, and what began as just a small movement has now spread its wings across India and beyond. We recognise that we have an important role in spreading compassion, love, and kindness, and remember that the other species on this planet have so much to teach us," Chandrachud said. The event also featured a talk by Ingrid Newkirk, the founder of PETA entities worldwide, who emphasised the need to acknowledge the suffering of animal

Not acceptable that children need to wear masks to play outside: SC judge

Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath on Saturday laid stress on the need to regulate emissions and invest in cleaner technologies to combat pollution, saying it was unacceptable for children to grow up in an environment where they needed masks to play in the open. Justice Nath also said there was a need to explore solutions which struck a balance between economic growth and environmental wellbeing and that government policies must focus on green technologies. He was speaking during the inaugural session of the National Conference on Environment - 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan. President Droupadi Murmu was the chief guest at the event. "The capital city of India regularly experiences high levels of pollution. I believe we can all agree that it is not acceptable for our children to grow up in an environment where they need masks to play outside or worry about respiratory ailments at a young age," Justice Nath said. "This is an urgent call for action, a signal that we must come together to

River Ganga pollution: SC stays NGT order imposing Rs 50,000 cost on Bihar

The Supreme Court has stayed the National Green Tribunal order that imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on the Bihar government for non-compliance of its directives and not properly assisting it in a matter relating to the prevention and control of pollution of river Ganga. In its order passed on October 15 last year, the tribunal had also directed Bihar's chief secretary to remain present before it virtually to apprise it about the progress made for the prevention and control of pollution in river Ganga. The state government's plea challenging the tribunal's order came up for a hearing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih. The bench issued notice to the Centre and others seeking their responses on the plea within four weeks. "Until further orders, there shall be stay of the impugned order," the bench said in its order passed on Friday. The tribunal is considering the issue of prevention and control of pollution of river Ganga and the matter is being taken up ..

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