Keywords: odd even scheme, orange tagged cars, omnibus case, AQI The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that the government’s odd-even plan to reduce air pollution in Delhi is “mere optics” with no real impact. In Delhi, the odd-even vehicle rationing scheme was initially introduced in 2016. Vehicles with license plates Read more…
On Wednesday, in the case of, In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court said there should be no confusion with the Central government’s legal powers to repeal Article 370 and the alleged abuse of process. The Constitution Bench of D.Y. Chandrachud (C.J.I.) and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, Read more…
Keywords: NGT, Expert Committee Recommendations, Supreme Court, opportunity to dispute, issue directions The National Green Tribunal (NGT), as an adjudicating body, must adhere to the principles of natural justice, the Supreme Court has ruled. It further ruled that the concerned party must be notified beforehand and given the chance for Read more…
On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected Coal India Ltd.’s argument that the competition regulator has authority over it. The company’s argument that the Coal Mines (Nationalisation) Act governs it and therefore the Competition Act, 2002, does not apply to it was rejected by the Supreme Court. Coal India contended during Read more…