scorecardresearch
Thursday, October 10, 2024
HomeJudiciary

Judiciary

Why Sena vs Sena row made SC rethink its 2016 Nabam Rebia ruling on Speaker’s powers

Hearing petitions in Shiv Sena rift, apex court referred to larger bench question of whether Speaker can initiate disqualification proceedings when notice for their removal has been moved.

‘Political party & legislature party not same’ — SC clarifies key points of law in Maharashtra crisis

SC held Thursday that governor wrongly concluded Uddhav Thackeray had lost support of majority of Shiv Sena MLAs last year, but court did not restore him as CM since he had resigned.

Eknath Shinde govt to continue in Maharashtra, but Guv was wrong to think Uddhav had lost majority: SC

Verdict came on a series of petitions filed by two factions of the Shiv Sena, after the Eknath Shinde group withdrew support to then Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray in 2022.

Setback to Centre, Supreme Court says Delhi’s elected govt must have control over administrative services

In 2018, the top court had also ruled that the President-appointed Lieutenant Governor could not act independently without the aid and advice of the Delhi government’s ministers.

Madrasas violate students’ fundamental rights, impart inadequate education, NCPCR tells Allahabad HC

Apex child rights body has, through an impleadment application, sought to assist the court in matter regarding use of state funding for religious minority education.

Rajasthan, Andhra, Assam oppose same-sex marriage in SC, UP & Maharashtra want ‘consultations’

Manipur, Sikkim and five other states have responded to central government's call for their opinions on same-sex marriage. Rajasthan says 'it can cause disharmony'.

Supreme Court agrees to hear plea against West Bengal govt ban on The Kerala Story

Mamata-led govt had imposed an immediate ban on the screening of the film to avoid any incident of 'hatred and violence' in the state.

‘Elements of marriage protected by Constitution’, says SC as it hears same-sex marriage pleas

Procreation is not a condition for social acceptance of marriage or its legal validity, says Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud while hearing a batch of petitions.

NGT sets up panel to look into ‘environmental violations’ during renovation of Delhi CM Kejriwal’s residence

Tribunal was hearing application by Delhi resident claiming violation of compensatory plantation scheme and construction carried out without approval of Delhi Urban Art Commission.  

Bilkis Bano case: SC orders publication of notices to 11 convicts, to hear pleas against release in July

Bench said it was issuing direction for publication of notices in newspapers so that none of the convicts argue that they weren’t served or intimated about the case.

On Camera

Ratan Tata mettle revealed in 1980s’ PepsiCo battle. Shook up fuddy-duddy business practices

Ratan Tata’s political naiveté and his complete inability to engage in the ‘deal-fixing’ culture of Indian businesses made him a great ally during the PepsiCo battle of the 1980s.

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Amid concerns about use of Chinese parts in drones, Army general urges industry to be transparent

Maj Gen CS Mann, ADG, Army Design Bureau, cites national security concerns. This comes after intelligence agencies flagged use of Chinese components in drones purchased by armed forces.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?