SC takes petitions in Ram temple case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to take up on Friday a batch of petitions for hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case. The matter is listed before an apex court bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul.
SC agrees to hear WB bjp rath yatra case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear on January 7 the West Bengal BJP's plea against a Calcutta High Court order not allowing its Rath Yatra in the state. The matter was mentioned for urgent hearing before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul which agreed to hear it on January 7.
JPC adopts bill amid opp ruckus in LS
New Delhi: A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill has adopted amid protests by opposition MPs its report that will be tabled in the Lok Sabha on January 7, sources said.
Rly safety at risk due to staff crunch: panel
New Delhi: Calling it a "grave lapse" on part of the Railway Ministry, a parliamentary panel said there was 60 per cent vacancy in staff for inspection and maintenance of railway bridges, which may compromise safety.
House okays to amend NCTE law
New Delhi: Parliament Thursday approved a Bill to provide retrospective recognition to Central and State Government funded institutions offering B.Ed and related courses that are not recognised under the National Council for Teacher Education Act. The National Council for Teacher Education (Amendment) Bill would help over 17,000 students who have obtained B.Ed degrees from those institutions which do not have NCTE approval for the course under the 1993 law, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said in Rajya Sabha.
Will hear pil on govt snooping orders: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said Thursday it will hear "as and when required" a PIL challenging the government's notification authorising 10 agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul.
Chaining of mentally ill inhuman, says SC
New Delhi: Chaining of mentally ill people cannot be allowed, the Supreme Court said Thursday while terming as "atrocious" and "inhuman" such conduct in a faith-based mental asylum in Uttar Pradesh. Hearing a PIL, a bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer said that chaining people with mental illness was violative of their rights under Article 21 of the Constitution.
SC to hear tn plea against ngt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on January 8 Tamil Nadu's appeal against the NGT order to reopen Vedanta Ltd's Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin.