Consultative meeting held, 14 states submitted views, Centre to SC on identifying minorities, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Central government on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that on the issue of identification of minorities at the state level, it has held consultative meetings with all states and other stakeholders, and 14 states have furnished their views so far.A bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and A.S. Oka was...

Drt Head Moves Sc After Hc Bars Him From Passing Adverse Orders, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

CHANDIGARH: The presiding officer of Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT-2), Chandigarh, has challenged the Punjab and Haryana high court order restraining him from passing any adverse order in view of the boycott of his tribunal by lawyers.In his special leave petition (SLP) before the Supreme Court (SC), DRT presiding officer M...

‘Matter will have far-reaching ramifications, sensitive in nature’, Centre to SC on identifying minorities, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

New Delhi, The central government has sought more time from the Supreme Court to hold consultations with the state governments on petitions seeking to identify minorities, including Hindus, at the state level.In a status report, the Ministry of Minority Affairs said that the 14 state governments, namely Punjab, Mizoram, Meghalaya,...

Sc Dismisses Plea Challenging Mbbs Admission Criteria, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Chandigarh: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday dismissed the plea challenging the criteria for admission to the MBBS course at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Sector 32, under the defence quota.Anil Mehta, the senior standing counsel, UT, said the SC has observed that the change in the policy was...