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German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists

BERLIN — German lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation designed to protect the country’s highest court against possible future manipulation or obstruction by authoritarian or extremist politicians. In what is expected to be one of its last sessions before it is dissolved ahead of an early election in February, parliament’s lower house, or Bundestag, backed the plan by 600 votes to …

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Supreme Court halts Kerala HC's 'impractical' rules on elephant in temple fests

India Today

At the famous Thrissur Pooram, it’s a centuries-old tradition that a large number of decorated elephants are paraded for all to see. And on Thursday, Supreme Court kept the tradition in mind to temporarily halt the restrictions imposed by the Kerala High Court on the use of elephants in temple festivals. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N …

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Who is Justice Shekhar Yadav? The HC Judge behind the controversial ‘majority rules’ and ‘cow exhales oxygen’ remarks

Live Mint

National Conference leader and Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi will move a notice in the Parliament seeking an impeachment against Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav over the latter's remarks against Muslims at a VHP event. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court sparked a row when he said the country would function …

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2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Live Law

Index Citations Ashok v. State of Uttar Pradesh, Criminal Appeal No. Case Details: Irfan Khan v. State Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 945 The Supreme Court quashed the Arms Act case against the person accused of possessing a buttondar knife. Setting aside the High Court's decision, Mehta J. in the judgment observed that "the notification whereby, a buttondar knife having blade dimensions …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Amendments To Supreme Court Rules To Ensure Accuracy In Pleadings

Live Law

Senior Advocate S Muralidhar suggested to the Supreme Court on Friday that amendments should be made to the Supreme Court Rules to delineate the responsibilities of different categories of lawyers involved in a case to verify the pleadings made in a petition. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Augustine George Masih was hearing a case concerning false statements …

Supreme Court Counsel Petitions False Statements State Senior Letter

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Candace Owens backs Russia against Ukraine's 'homosexual actor' president

Raw Story

While the Supreme Court's job is not to make decisions based on popularity contests, it relies on the other two branches of the federal government to enforce its rulings. "Faced with ethics controversies and a plunge in public trust, they were debating rules for their own conduct, according to people familiar with the process," The Times adds, revealing that "behind …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

“Caused Damage To Parties”: Madras High Court Imposes Cost On Former MP For Filing Plea Against Mining Without Proper Research

Live Law

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by former DMK MP challenging the government notification inviting tenders for quarry lease. Thamaraiselvan had approached the court challenging the notification issued by the Dharmapuri District Collector in the newspapers inviting tenders for 17 areas for quarry lease under Rule 8A of the Tamil Nadu Minor Minerals Concession Rules 1959 without …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Rajasthan Civil Services Rules | Apprehension Of Inquiry Taking Long Time Not Ground To Ward Off Disciplinary Inquiry U/S 19: High Court

Live Law

Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the possibility of disciplinary inquiry taking a long time could not be a reason to invoke Section 19 of the Rajasthan Civil Services Rules, 1958 and do away with the inquiry. Hence, in order to take a quick and effective action, the disciplinary authority dismissed the petitioner from services under Rule 19 to send …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

AFT Should Not Lightly Interfere With Views Of Medical Experts: Kerala High Court On 2008 Rules On Disability Pension For Ex-Army Personnel

Live Law

The Kerala High Court held that the Armed Forces Tribunal should not lightly interfere with the opinion of medical board as to the nature of disability of ex-service personnel in the question of granting disability pension. The Court observed that whether the disability has connection to the personnel's service is a crucial factor for granting pension and it depends upon …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Madras High Court Directs State Govt To Frame Rules Under PoSH Act, Consider Bringing Separate Dept For Women Empowerment

Live Law

The Madras High Court has directed the State of Tamil Nadu to frame rules for the effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act. The court directed the State Women Commission to submit a copy of draft rules, which it had prepared, to the State Government which shall be scrutinised, approved and published. The State Women Commission …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Transport Rules Places Onus On Transporter To Pay For Excise Escort When Moving Alcohol Through The State: Gujarat High Court

Live Law

" The agreement also speaks that Transporter will be reimbursed for the escort charges on submission of actual original receipts. Notably Rule 10 Gujarat Through Transport Rules requires that an excise escort be arranged by the transporter and that they submit an application with the relevant local excise authority at the entry point to Gujarat. The Gujarat High Court recently …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Shell can continue to pollute, Dutch court rules

CNN

London CNN — Shell is not obliged to dramatically reduce its planet-heating pollution by 2030, a Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday, delivering a blow to efforts by environmental activists to push energy companies away from fossil fuels. “We are pleased with the court’s decision, which we believe is the right one for the global energy transition, the Netherlands and our …

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Federal judge rules Biden's immigration initiative for spouses of US citizens illegal. Here's why

Firstpost

In the thursday ruling, the court found that Biden’s program violated the US immigration law. The matter was heard in the court after Texas and other states filed a lawsuit questioning the validity of the policy In a major blow to US President Joe Biden’s administration, a federal judge on Thursday struck down the government’s policy to allow unauthorized immigrants …

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3 months ago

Reinstated civil judge entitled to full salary, rules SC

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed for payment of full salary to a civil judge removed for allegedly having an illicit relationship with a woman judicial officer. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale said on Wednesday that when judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing the writ petition challenging the termination has been …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

RFK Jr. to remain on ballot in Michigan, state Supreme Court rules

CNN

CNN — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on the ballot in Michigan, the state’s highest court ruled Monday, despite Kennedy pushing to have his name removed after he ended his independent presidential campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump. The state Supreme Court court said in its majority opinion that Kennedy “has not shown an entitlement to this extraordinary …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Govt's Administrative Directions Cannot Substitute Statutory Rules, Can Only Fill Gaps When Law Is Silent: Chhattisgarh HC

Live Law

In a recent case, the Chhattisgarh High Court held that it is impermissible for the Government to change or amend the statutory rules via administrative decisions. However, the court stated that in case the rules are silent on certain points, then there's no impediment in filling the gaps or supplementing the rules through administrative/executive decisions. “It is the settled proposition …

Railways Court Case Rules Administrative Cat Statutory Rules

5 months, 1 week ago

Divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from husband, rules Supreme Court

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, adding that the Muslim Women Act, 1986, will not prevail over the secular law. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih pronounced the judgments upholding a Muslim woman's right …

Women Supreme Court Court Maintenance Telangana Muslim Bench

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi court refuses to allow Kejriwal’s wife to attend his medical examination

The Hindu

A Delhi court on July 6 rejected the application filed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking directions to the Tihar Jail authorities to allow his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, to remain present during his consultations with doctors. The court, however, allowed Ms. Kejriwal to access her husband’s medical records, and permitted her to independently consult the court-constituted All India Institute of …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Divided Supreme Court rules in major homelessness case that outdoor sleeping bans are OK

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way for cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside in public places on Friday, overturning a ruling from a California-based appeals court that found such laws amount to cruel and unusual punishment when shelter space is lacking. Western cities had argued that the ruling made it harder to manage outdoor encampments …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Merely Because A Person Worked In Pakistan Doesn't Make Him An 'Enemy' Under Rule 130 Of Defence Of India Rules: Kerala High Court

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has held that merely because a person had moved to Pakistan in search of a job does not make him an enemy under Rules 130 and 138 of the Defence of India Rules, 1971 unless he was trading with an enemy. Court thus quashed the proceedings initiated under the Enemy Property Act, against a property formerly …

India Pakistan Defence Property Court Rules Act

6 months ago

Measure to restrict tax increases cannot appear on November ballot, California Supreme Court rules

LA Times

The California Supreme Court, pictured in December, ruled unanimously that the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Initiative” shall not appear on November ballots. A ballot measure that would have required voter approval for any future state tax increases violates the state Constitution and will not be allowed to appear on November ballots as planned, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday. …

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6 months ago

Texas councilwoman can sue over arrest she claims was politically motivated, Supreme Court rules

CNN

CNN — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a Texas woman who served on a small-town council to continue her lawsuit against her mayor after she was arrested for what she claims were political reasons. In an unsigned opinion, the high court said a federal appeals court took an “overly cramped view” of an earlier precedent that control when people …

Supreme Court Texas Cause Gonzalez Thomas Arrest First Amendment

6 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rules California man can’t trademark ‘Trump too small’

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled against a man who wants to trademark the suggestive phrase “Trump too small.” The justices upheld the government’s decision to deny a trademark to Steve Elster, a California man seeking exclusive use of the phrase on T-shirts and potentially other merchandise. At arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts said that if Elster …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Employees Need To Fulfil Required Years Of Service and Practical Experience as per Rules for Promotion : Madras High Court

Live Law

A single judge bench of the Madras High Court comprising of Honourable Mr. Justice Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, while deciding Writ Petitions in the case of G. Ravichandran vs. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd., held that in order to qualify for promotion, employees must satisfy the necessary practical experience and the required number of years of service. They contended that …

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German lawmakers back plan to protect supreme court against meddling by authoritarians, extremists

Supreme Court halts Kerala HC's 'impractical' rules on elephant in temple fests

Who is Justice Shekhar Yadav? The HC Judge behind the controversial ‘majority rules’ and ‘cow exhales oxygen’ remarks

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: December 02, 2024 To December 08, 2024

Amicus S Muralidhar Suggests Amendments To Supreme Court Rules To Ensure Accuracy In Pleadings

Candace Owens backs Russia against Ukraine's 'homosexual actor' president

“Caused Damage To Parties”: Madras High Court Imposes Cost On Former MP For Filing Plea Against Mining Without Proper Research

Rajasthan Civil Services Rules | Apprehension Of Inquiry Taking Long Time Not Ground To Ward Off Disciplinary Inquiry U/S 19: High Court

AFT Should Not Lightly Interfere With Views Of Medical Experts: Kerala High Court On 2008 Rules On Disability Pension For Ex-Army Personnel

Madras High Court Directs State Govt To Frame Rules Under PoSH Act, Consider Bringing Separate Dept For Women Empowerment

Transport Rules Places Onus On Transporter To Pay For Excise Escort When Moving Alcohol Through The State: Gujarat High Court

Shell can continue to pollute, Dutch court rules

Federal judge rules Biden's immigration initiative for spouses of US citizens illegal. Here's why

Reinstated civil judge entitled to full salary, rules SC

RFK Jr. to remain on ballot in Michigan, state Supreme Court rules

Govt's Administrative Directions Cannot Substitute Statutory Rules, Can Only Fill Gaps When Law Is Silent: Chhattisgarh HC

Divorced Muslim women can seek maintenance from husband, rules Supreme Court

Delhi court refuses to allow Kejriwal’s wife to attend his medical examination

Divided Supreme Court rules in major homelessness case that outdoor sleeping bans are OK

Merely Because A Person Worked In Pakistan Doesn't Make Him An 'Enemy' Under Rule 130 Of Defence Of India Rules: Kerala High Court

Measure to restrict tax increases cannot appear on November ballot, California Supreme Court rules

Texas councilwoman can sue over arrest she claims was politically motivated, Supreme Court rules

Supreme Court rules California man can’t trademark ‘Trump too small’

Employees Need To Fulfil Required Years Of Service and Practical Experience as per Rules for Promotion : Madras High Court