The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Lieutenant Governor (LG) V K Saxena, who also holds the office of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) chairperson, to file his personal affidavit by October 22 on issues concerning alleged felling of trees in the Delhi Ridge area. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices … Read more
Kolkata: The fast-unto death demonstration by junior doctors against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has entered the 11th day on Tuesday. A crucial hearing on rape and murder is scheduled at the three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea challenging the power given to the Lieutenant Governor (LG) of Jammu and Kashmir to nominate five Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to the Union Territory Assembly. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and PV Sanjay Kumar refused to entertain the plea and asked the … Read more
Supreme Court New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea alleging side-effects such as blood clotting due to the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said the PIL was filed just to create a sensation. “File a class action … Read more
Before Eva Burch and I walked into her home in Mesa, Arizona, she checked on the birds nesting right outside her door. Still in her scrubs from working as a nurse practitioner and without much time before her night shift duties as a mom of two boys, she sat down at her kitchen table to … Read more
Amendment J would protect same-sex marriages in Colorado by repealing the state constitution’s now-defunct definition — which recognizes only unions between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriages were legalized nationwide in 2015 by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Colorado was already issuing gay marriage licenses the prior year, … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday described as “impermissible” the Bihar government’s decision to scrap the 2019 selection process for the appointment of over 6,000 junior engineers in the state’s water resources department. SC sets aside Bihar govt’s decision to annul selection process of JEs A bench comprising Justice Bela M Trivedi and Justice Satish Chandra … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday verbally questioned the “tearing hurry” shown by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi in issuing directions for holding the elections for the sixth member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). A division bench comprising Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadevan questioned the haste shown by LG … Read more
Last Updated: October 04, 2024, 20:54 IST Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu (L) claimed that animal fat was used to make Tirupati laddus during the YSRCP regime led by Jagan Mohan Reddy (R). (Image: PTI/File) Cancelling the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Andhra chief minister, the Supreme Court has pointed out Naidu’s … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide whether it should be more difficult for workers from “majority backgrounds,” such as white or heterosexual people, to prove workplace discrimination claims. The justices took up an appeal by Marlean Ames, a heterosexual woman, seeking to revive her lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Youth Services … Read more
