Hc Notice To Punjab Over Anomalies In Wheat Distribution, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday issued notice to the Punjab government on a plea alleging that the Punjab government has failed to distribute the entire wheat actually allocated to the state by the Central government under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana-VII (PMGKAY). The matter has...

CJI, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Chief Justice of India (CJI), D.Y. Chandrachud, said on Saturday that no institution in a Constitutional democracy, including the collegium, is perfect and within the existing system, a solution has to be worked out, emphasising that judges are faithful soldiers who implement the Constitution.Speaking at the Constitution Day event...

SC notice on Centre’s appeal against Karnataka HC granting bail to man charged with terror offences, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice in an appeal filed by the Central government challenging a Karnataka High Court judgement by which it ruled that attending "jihadi meetings" of organisations which are not outlawed by the government does not amount to a "terrorist act".A bench of Chief Justice...

Demonetisation affected everyone, Chidambaram tells SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Senior Advocate P Chidambaram on Thursday said that demonetisation was one of the major decisions that were taken in the last ten-twenty years, which affected everybody as it raises questions on the government for demonetizing Rs 500 and Rs 100 currency notes in 2016.Senior Advocate P Chidambaram, who was appearing...

File Report On Action Against Beacon Misuse, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Calcutta High Court has asked the state to report on the allegations of misuse of red and blue beacons on vehicles. The HC will again hear the matter on Monday.The division bench of Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj also wanted to know from the state on...

On Centre’s request SC adjourns for Nov 18 hearing of PIL seeking Aadhaar cards to persons included in NRC final supplementary list, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi [India], November 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned on the request of the Central Government the hearing of a plea seeking directions to issue Aadhaar cards to nearly 27 lakh persons who were added to the supplementary list of the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC)...

Unable to remove agitators’ tents in port, HC told, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Kochi (Kerala), The Kerala High Court was on Monday informed by the State government that it was unable to demolish the tents at the Vizhinjam sea port in Thiruvananthapuram due to the presence of children, pregnant women and aged persons among the agitators. During the hearing of the contempt petitions...

HC gives RSS green signal for rally in TN, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Chennai, Nov. 4 The Madras High Court on Friday permitted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to take out route marches and hold public meetings at 44 places in Tamil Nadu on November 6 subject to certain conditions. One of them stipulated that the procession and public meetings should be conducted...

CAA ‘benign piece of legislation’, doesn’t violate Assam Accord provisions, Centre to SC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) is "a benign piece of legislation" which seeks to provide a relaxation to specific communities from specified countries with a clear cut-off date and urged the court to dismiss petitions challenging its validity.The Centre emphasised...