News Update PIL in Supreme Court seeks establishment of Special Anti-Corruption Courts 23 Dec 2020 A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court which seeks to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district, to decide cases related to various economic offences like money-laundering and…
News Update Supreme Court says women OBC candidates eligible to fill general category vacancies too 20 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court on Friday reaffirmed that women candidates, who are entitled to the caste-based reservation, can also fill open category vacancies.The observation was made by a bench comprising Justices U.U. Lalit,…
News Update Supreme Court: Affordable COVID Care is a Fundamental Right 20 Dec 202020 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court stated that affordable healthcare is a fundamental right and held the state responsible for ensuring the right and noted that the fight against COVID-19 was a "world…
News Update Supreme Court initiates contempt of court against Kunal Kamra and Rachita Taneja 18 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court on Friday initiated contempt proceedings against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra and cartoonist Rachita Taneja for scandalising the court and the highest judiciary with their tweets. In November,…
News Update SC asks Centre’s response on PILs raising the issue for uniform divorce laws for women 17 Dec 2020 2 PILs were filed relating to uniform divorce law and uniformity in grant of maintenance and alimony of women, respectively. The SC asked for the Central Government’s reply to the…
News Update SC says aged parents cannot misuse Senior Citizens Act in order to push daughter-in-law out of the home 16 Dec 2020 The court stated that a order under the DV Act, 2005 has more standing than an order under the Senior Citizens Act when it comes to a wife’s right to…
News Update Supreme Court to hear plea seeking removal of farmers protesting at Delhi Borders 14 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea seeking direction from authorities to immediately remove the farmers who are protesting against the farm laws at several border points of…
News Update Supreme Court: Year long ban removed restraining other court to pass decisions on problems revolving BCCI 14 Dec 2020 Bench of justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and Ajay Rastogi in the case of Board of Control for cricket & Ors. vs Cricket Association of Bihar & Ors have…
News Update Supreme Court won’t entertain extension of tenure for Presiding Officers at Tribunals 13 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court expressed displeasure at Presiding Officers of Tribunals approaching it to seek an extension. A writ petition was filed by Narinder Nath Khanna, Presiding Officer, DRT-1, Kolkata seeking…
News Update Honourable Supreme Court issues Notice on SLPs against Kerala High Court Judgement on Minimum Wage Rules 11 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices on two special leave petitions filed against a judgment of the Kerala High Court dealing with amendments brought to the Kerala Minimum Wages…
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