The decision was made after MMRCL requested permission to cut 185 trees rather than the 84 that had previously been authorized by the bench. The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) was severely reprimanded by the Supreme Court on Monday for attempting to cut down more than the authorized 84 Read more
The rogue elephant, Arikompan, had been on a rampage in the Palakkad district of Kerala for several months, killing and injuring people and causing damage to property. After several failed attempts to capture the elephant, the Forest Department finally succeeded in capturing it on March 22, 2021. However, the question Read more
A PIL petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court asking for the creation of an impartial expert committee to conduct an investigation into the murder of Atique Ahmed and his brother Ashraf by three assailants on Saturday while they were in police custody. The committee will be presided over Read more
In case : Re Pension Benefits for Employees Retired from High Court of Bombay at Goa V. State of Goa and Ors. On Monday the Supreme Court took Suo Moto cognisance of a letter written to CJI D.Y Chandrachud by former employees of Goa Bench of Bombay High Court regarding Read more
The supreme court has finally notified the composition of a 5-Judge Bench which will hear the petitions seeking recognition for same-sex marriage. It was in March when the three-judge bench comprising of CJI DY CHANDRACHUD, JUSTICE PS NARASIMHA AND JUSTICE JB PARDIWALA directed the petitions to a Constitution Bench The Read more
The Delhi High Court has granted a woman who was involved in a motor vehicle accident in 2011 when she was an 11-year-old schoolgirl increased compensation of over Rs. 65 lakh. She will spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair due to the accident. Over Rs. 47 lakhs Read more
According to the Supreme Court, a plaint cannot be dismissed under Order VII Rule 11 CPC solely because it contains some contradictory allegations. The bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal noted that just the averments stated in the plaint and the documents presented along with the plaint Read more
The Calcutta High Court on Friday coordinated the individual appearance of the HSBC Bank the executives for a situation recorded by a London-based legal counselor of Indian origin guaranteeing extortion and directing of assets [Orijit Das v HSBC]. The order was issued by Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay in a case in Read more
France’s legislative council on Friday approved a controversial plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 , after months of mass protests led by President Emmanuel Macron’s leadership led to his political victory after the invasion . The decision has disappointed or angered critics of the retirement plan Read more
In suo moto proceedings that were initiated in the case of an Advocate whose name was recorded as “Mr. Put Mine, Advocate” in the record of proceedings, the Supreme Court made the observation that the incident was a mistake that was not made with intent. A picture of the proceedings Read more
