Expressing dissatisfaction with the steps taken to control and combat toxic air pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government and police to immediately set up checkpoints at all 113 entry points to the city to monitor the entry of trucks carrying only essential supplies.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response from the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee that manages the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on a plea for a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) of the sealed area of the mosque
A bench of Justices CT Ravikumar and Sanjay Karol held that the Kerala High Court erred in holding that the criminal proceedings were barred due to Section 195(1)(b) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
As Sibal said air pollution was “getting out of control” and courts be allowed to function online, Chief Justice Khanna said, “We have told all judges here, wherever possible, to allow virtual (hearing).”
In its decision, the Supreme Court bench highlighted the eight-year delay in filing the First Information Report (FIR) as a key reason for granting bail.
The six tainted leaders have accepted their crime by withdrawing the petition from the Supreme Court, he alleged.
The stand taken by the Central government today was the reiteration of the position stated by it in the course of its submissions on 3 May and earlier in its affidavit in response to West Bengal government’s petition.
The Indian Institute of Legal Studies (IILS) organised a two-day international conference on Displacement Justice: Global Challenges, Issues and Strategies in its campus at Dagapur in Siliguri from 4 May 2024.
On Tuesday (May 7), a bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta had indicated granting interim bail to Kejriwal to enable him to campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
The Central government has questioned the maintainability of the West Bengal government’s suit in which it has made the Central government as respondent and not the CBI.
