SC says “everybody in this country to be a vegetarian”? In a stinging remark, the Supreme Court on Friday said it cannot issue an order for everyone to become a vegetarian.While hearing a public interest litigation by two NGOs, Healthy Wealthy Ethical World and Guide India Trust, seeking a ban on export of…
SC ordered Policemen Can’t Enter Temple The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of the October 3 violence at Puri’s Jagannath temple during a protest against the introduction of a queue system for devotees and said no policeman should enter the temple with weapons and shoes. Nine policemen were injured as…
DoT set to Launch new e-KYC process After the Supreme Court banning the use of e-KYC for mobile connections, the telecom department (DoT) on Thursday formally notified telecom companies about the discontinuation of e-Aadhaar based customer registration. The Supreme Court while holding Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally…
Top court ordered Bank account not mandatory? The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed linking of Aadhaar with PAN or Permanent Account Number, which is mandatory for filing of income tax return (ITR).The top court, however, ruled that it is not mandatory to link bank accounts with the 12-digit personal identification…
Supreme court can’t Disqualify criminals? Time has come for parliament to keep criminals away by bringing law, the Supreme Court said today on petitions asking that lawmakers facing criminal charges be barred from contesting elections or be disqualified after conviction. “We are not in a position to add…
SC said “Task Force Set Up to pressure” The Supreme Court on Friday said a special task force, set up pursuant to its order to oversee enforcement of laws on unauthorised constructions and remove encroachments in Delhi, appeared be under some kind of “pressure”. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur…
Farooq Abdullah said hold local body elections Veteran leader from Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah said that his party will boycott the general elections and state elections if the centre doesn’t make its stand on the controversial Article 35A in Jammu and Kashmir clear Article 35A, that bars outsiders from…
Madhya Pradesh:Bharat Bandh Today General category and OBC members in Madhya Pradesh have called for a Bharat bandh in protest against the Parliament passing an amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that overrode a Supreme Court order diluting it. Section 144 of CrPc has…
Supreme court declared the SSC CGL results 2017 The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the declaration of results for the 2017 examination held for selection of staff for government departments and ministries, saying it appeared from the first look that the entire test was tainted. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and L…
Rajiv Gandhi’s killers case – SC order The seven Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts jailed in Tamil Nadu cannot be released, the government told the Supreme Court today, asserting that the case involves the assassination of a former Prime Minister. The court had asked the centre to decide and respond to…