Supreme Court on July 3, 2019 decision ruled that Meghalaya state government should pay Rs. 100 crore Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for the restoration of the environment after allowing illegal coal mining in tribal areas of the state. Facts of the case Illegal mining has been a major concern
Allahabad High Court granted petitioner’s request and directed District Basic Education Officer, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh to allow petitioner her full six months maternity leave. Facts of the case Petitioner Anshu Rani has been working as Anudeshak since 2013 at Purwa Madhyamik Vidyalaya Gowali Noorpur, District Bijnor. Petitioner applied for maternity
Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 in a Contempt of Court case and held Senior Advocate Mathews J Nedumpara accountable for his actions. He was barred from practising in the Apex Court for a year and was given three months suspended sentence. Facts of the case The top
Supreme Court in its recent ruling stated additional accused persons previously not mentioned in the First Information Report (FIR) cannot be brought to trial just because they were named during the course of the trial. The prosecution in this case wanted to depose additional suspects under Section 319 of Code
Supreme Court in its recent judgment had remitted a case of capital punishment back to Allahabad High Court for reconsideration of the evidence set forth, arguments given by both sides as well as have thorough discussions regarding the decision of capital punishment given by the Trial Court in this case.
Supreme Court ruled that even if there was erroneous or fraudulent representation during transfer of title of immovable property it will still hold good provided the transferor has acquired the title at a later date. The judgment was given by a two-judge Bench of the Apex Court on February 8,
Last Thursday, January 17, 2019, Supreme Court lifted a 13-year ban on the operation of dance bars in Maharashtra. A 2016 Maharashtra State Act had imposed tough sanctions on hotel owners operating dance bars virtually preventing them from obtaining licenses by incorporating several provisions in the Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene
The Supreme Court ruled in favour of the appellant Institute and declared that the teacher could not be considered as an employee under Section 2(e) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and hence he cannot claim gratuity payments from his employer as per the provisions of the said Act.
In an unprecedented move Congress Party MP, Dr. Shashi Tharoor has proposed a new Bill to the Lok Sabha on Friday, December 28, 2018 in this ongoing winter session. The Bill titled Women’s Sexual, Reproductive and Menstrual Rights Bill 2018 recommended more freedom for women with respect to their “inherent
Surrogacy Regulation Bill, 2018 first introduced in 2016, passed in the Lok Sabha last week amidst huge uproar and protests and was sent to Rajya Sabha for its approval. This Bill has drawn widespread criticisms because of its regressive approach towards women and patriarchal notions of family values. The Bill
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