Supreme Court of India

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Allahabad High Court dismissing a Public Interest Litigation seeking Postponement of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Election 2021 scheduled from 15th April, 2021

The petition said the Karnataka government has denotified ‘the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Act, 1997,’ therefore, it will not apply on the Gokarna temple and the management should be given back to them.

The Counsel informed the Court that they have already made a representation to the EC and that they have appreciated it. However, the Bench, while dismissing the plea, stated, “Certainly we can do, but we don’t want to do.”

The Supreme Court today appointed a committee, headed by the Secretary of the Jal Shakti Ministry, to ascertain the quality and quantity of water coming from Haryana and being treated at Wazirabad Plant, for supply to the national capital.

A letter petition send to the Chief Justice of India to take Suo Motu in view of the Sudden increase of COVID-19 cases and issue directions to ban political rallies, protest assemblies, religious and festive congregations of more than 50 people until the COVID situation is under control.

While the Constitution abhors the idea of indefinite incarceration, there is a culture of opposition by law enforcement agencies to deny bail. Indeed, time is at hand to redress this state of affairs, with firm judicial leadership.

Justice Chandrachud informed that we have 38 million cases data available at the judgement search portal, 106 million cases are being disposed of, and the total number of orders is 142 million.

The petitioner advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay says conversion by hook or crook not only offends Article 14, 21 and 25 of the Constitution but is also against the principles of secularism.

In a democratic country like India, access to justice forms the bedrock of the rule of law, said Justice N V Ramana, the second senior most judge at the Supreme Court while addressing at an event here on Monday

The petitioner has further submitted that he seeks to espouse the cause of safeguarding public funds which are being misused by public servants in a political campaign.