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SC flags highway encroachments; asks NHAI why CCTV can't be installed at toll plazas

The Supreme Court questioned the National Highways Authority of India regarding highway encroachments and stationary vehicles. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta suggested installing camera surveillance systems at toll plazas. The court noted that illegal parking on highways contributes significantly to road accidents. Ministries and the Tamil Nadu government were…

The Economic Times

State can't take life arbitrarily or without dignity: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled that state execution powers are not arbitrary. The method of execution must uphold human dignity and minimize suffering. Hanging remains the legal method, established in 1861. The right to live with dignity extends to death row prisoners. The government is still examining less painful execution alternatives.

The Economic Times

Cauvery water dispute: SC to hear on August 17 pleas urging direction to Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court will hear Tamil Nadu's plea on August 17. This hearing concerns Karnataka's compliance with Cauvery water release orders. The matter was postponed due to a judge's illness, which caused a delay. Tamil Nadu seeks enforcement of the Cauvery Water Management Authority's directives. The court aims to ensure…

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Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea to fill vacant posts in state human rights commissions

The Supreme Court declined to hear a petition concerning vacant posts in state human rights commissions. Justices Vikram Nath and V Mohana questioned the petitioner's choice to approach the apex court instead of the relevant High Courts. The petitioner was permitted to withdraw the plea. This decision highlights the judiciary's…

The Economic Times

Will not allow senior advocates to argue during partial court working days: SC

The Supreme Court has decided to bar senior advocates from mentioning or arguing cases during partial court working days until July 12. This move aims to encourage younger lawyers to present their arguments. Justices Vikram Nath, P.S. Narasimha, and Sanjay Karol's benches reiterated this policy, emphasizing that only junior lawyers…

The Economic Times

Stray dogs case: SC refuses to entertain mentioning of plea over Punjab CM's statement

The Supreme Court has declined to hear a plea concerning a statement by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. The plea alleged Mann claimed the court permitted killing stray dogs. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta directed the counsel to approach the Punjab High Court. The court had previously allowed euthanasia…

The Economic Times

Main suspect in India’s ‘house of horrors’ serial killings case to be freed as top court overturns conviction

Ruling ends nearly two decades of trials in one of India’s most gruesome serial murders

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Supreme Court rejects petition seeking use of ballot papers

Rejecting the plea, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale held that accusations of EVM tampering are made only when people lose polls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court issues notice on NTA petition seeking transfer of pleas on NEET-UG from High Court to apex court

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a notice on a plea filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA) seeking the transfer of petitions relating to the NEET-UG, 2024 examination from the High Court to the apex court. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mumbai: Eminent Judge Dilip Babasaheb Bhosle biography ‘The Benevolent Judge' released; Many Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts grace the ceremony

On Sunday, a large number of judges of the country gathered in the financial capital Mumbai. The occasion was the release of the biography of former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Biography of Justice Dilip B Bhosale ‘The Benevolent Judge’ to be released tomorrow in Mumbai; Eminent Judges to grace the launch

A benign gathering of famed Judges of the country will be there in Mumbai on Sunday morning. The occasion is the launching of ‘The Benevolent Judge’—the Biography of former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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Affluent sub-castes among backward classes may be excluded from quota list, observes Supreme Court

A Constitution Bench questions why affluent sub-castes among backward classes should not be excluded from reservation.

The Hindu

SC holds its 2014 verdict invalidating prior sanction before probing corruption against senior govt. officials has retrospective effect

A Constitution Bench held that a Supreme Court judgment of 2014 which declared invalid a legal provision mandating the Central Bureau of Investigation to take prior permission before investigating corruption cases against senior government officials has a retrospective effect. This means that senior government officials involved in corruption cases even…

The Hindu

Explained | The Enforcement Directorate Chief tenure extension controversy

The Supreme Court extends ED Director S.K Mishra's tenure till September 15, 2023, to ‘serve national interest,’ a month less than the Centre’s demand. We examine the case and the controversy behind the tenure extension.

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Third extension of ED director SK Mishra illegal: Supreme Court

A bench of Justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol said in view of the peer review being conducted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) this year and to enable smooth transition, Mishra's tenure will be till July 31. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Supreme Court upholds validity of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act 2014

It declared that the law has left "the affairs of the Sikh minority in Haryana to be managed by the Sikhs alone"

The Hindu

Assessing if a child should be tried as an adult for a serious crime is a ‘delicate task’: SC

Bench calls for ‘meticulous psychological investigation’ to arrive at the decision

The Times of India

GST Council recommendations not binding on government: SC

NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision on fiscal federalism in India, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that recommendations of the GST Council, hitherto regarded as obligatory, are not binding on the Union and state governments.

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