SC reserves verdict on petition against J&K’s delimitation, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea challenging the Centre’s decision to constitute a delimitation commission for redrawing the assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir following notifications of 2020, 2021 and 2022.A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S Oka reserved the...

CJI Chandrachud-led collegium to nominate 56% of SC’s sanctioned strength, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Justice D Y Chandrachud’s two-year tenure as CJI will see induction of at least 19 new Supreme Court judges, five more than the number appointed to the apex court during his father Y V Chandrachud’s record tenure of seven years and five months as CJI.CJI Chandrachud-led collegium’s immediate task is...

SC questions use of animals in Jallikattu for entertainment of humans, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government whether an animal can be used in a bull-taming sport like "Jallikattu" for the entertainment of humans.A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar asked the state government how is the...

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Observing that literacy and awareness level among Indian farmers are not at the level of their counterparts in western countries, the Supreme Court on Thursday said all precautionary measures must be taken before allowing cultivation of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant mustard crop and asked the Centre whether there was any "compelling...

Bilkis Bano’s moves Supreme Court challenging 11 convicts’ release, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Bilkis Bano has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts who gangraped her and murdered her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. In her petition, filed on November 29, Bano has also sought review of the Supreme Court’s May order that permitted the Gujarat government...

Hc Stays Consumer Forum Ban On Dog Breeds, More Pets, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Punjab and Haryana high court has stayed the Gurgaon district consumer redressal commission’s November 15 orders that banned keeping of more than one dog and required the Haryana city’s municipal corporation to seize certain canine breeds.The commission had passed its orders in a dog-bite case between one Munni on...

State Won’t Speed Up Process Till Sc Hearing, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

Maharashtra government on Wednesday informed Bombay high court that it would not, till the next hearing on December 20, proceed with delimitation of wards—civic seats—under the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).Based on a statement made through special counsel Vikram Nankani, the HC bench of Justices S V Gangapurwala and Arif Doctor...

Government requests SC to dismiss Covid vaccine death case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The government has requested the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed jointly by the parents of two young women who died allegedly after they took a Covid vaccine.In a 276-page reply to a court notice seeking its response to the petition, the government said the vaccine, Covishield, had gone...

Can there be a ‘Project Great Indian Bustard’ to protect endangered species, SC to Centre, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

The Supreme Court on Wednesday told Attorney General R. Venkataramani to check with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to explore the possibility of having a 'Project Great Indian Bustard' (GIB) on the lines of 'Project Tiger' in order to save the endangered bird species.Senior advocate Shyam Divan,...