Jaipur, Jan 29 (IANS) The Rajasthan High Court has directed the removal of illegally constructed temples from sidewalks, roads, and other public places in Jaipur, and ordered the state government to shift idols to nearby legally existing temples.A division bench of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Sangeeta Sharma passed the order on Thursday while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Sunny Meena.The court instructed the Jaipur Municipal Corporation Commissioner to submit an aff…
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New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) As protests against the University Grants Commission (UGC) Bill, 2026 continue across the country, several Hindu spiritual leaders on Tuesday said that the proposed law should be immediately repealed. They also listed the potential harms that could arise if the Bill is implemented. Speaking to IANS, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Shankaracharya criticised the move and said, “No caste is inherently unjust; it is individuals who act unjustly. Every caste has both good and bad …
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to abolish the present practice of executing death sentences by hanging.A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta reserved the order after hearing submissions from Attorney General R. Venkataramani, the Centre’s second-highest law officer; senior advocate Meenakshi Arora appearing for Project 39A; and petitioner-in-person advocate Rishi Malhotra.During the hear…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi government, municipal bodies, and governments of the NCR states to submit concrete action-taken plans on the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) long-term recommendations to tackle the persistent air pollution crisis in the national Capital and the adjoining National Capital Region (NCR).A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi was hearing a Public Int…
Jaipur, Jan 20 (IANS) In a significant decision aimed at protecting river ecology and the environment, the Rajasthan High Court has cancelled the auction of 93 gravel mining leases across Bhilwara, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, and Ajmer districts. The court has directed the state government to refund the deposited amounts to the concerned leaseholders and submit a replenishment report of the leased areas for the past five years within four months.The court further ordered that no fresh auction of grave…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday gave freedom to the Union government to order a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the violence and tension for two days last week at Beldanga in minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, reportedly over the alleged murder of a local migrant worker from that district in Jharkhand.The Division Bench of Calcutta High Court’s Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen also directed…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Five more people have been arrested in connection with the violent protest that broke out in Murshidabad district’s Beldanga last week, said the police on Tuesday. According to police sources, these five were arrested based on social media videos and after monitoring CCTV footage.This brings the total number of arrests to 36.The arrested individuals have been identified as Noor Alam, Rabiul Islam, Noor Alam Molla, Ladim Sheikh and Tufail Sheikh.In this regard, Murshidabad …
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) A division Bench headed by Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on Monday took suo motu cognisance of rising pollution in West Bengal, especially in the state capital Kolkata.Accordingly, a suo motu public interest litigation has been registered before the Chief Justice’s division Bench in the matter. At the same time, two other public interest litigations (PILs) filed on the issue have been linked to the suo motu public interest litigation.The hearing in the mat…
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a separate earmarked reservation quota and concessional Railway fare for acid attack victims (AAVs), who are currently excluded from existing benefits available to Persons with Disabilities.A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant issued notice to the Ministry of Railways, the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the National Commission for Women (…
Indore, Jan 2 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh government submitted a status report in the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday on the ongoing contaminated water crisis in the city’s Bhagirathpura area. The approximately 15-page report officially stated that four persons have died due to the consumption of contaminated water.It further mentioned that around 200 people are admitted to various hospitals, with 35 of them in intensive care units.The case, a Public Interest Litigation filed b…