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Over the last six years, Coal India Limited (CIL) production has witnessed a slower growth than the company-owned mines. In 2020-22, the coal production of captive mines leaped by 38.5%, while the CIL observed a tepid growth of 3.4%. The captive mines have also raced ahead in the power sector with a growth of 72%. […]
The Supreme Court and Varanasi Court shall restart hearings on the Gyanvapi Mosque case on Thursday, May 19. The petitioners seek permission to worship what they claim to be the ‘shivling’ in the Gyanvapi Mosque Complex. Petitioners say that invaders demolished part of the Kashi-Vishwanath Temple in the 16th century and built a mosque over […]
The Supreme Court will hear on Tuesday the petition of the management of Gyanvapi mosque against the survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The hearing will be held amid an important development after a Varanasi court on Monday directed the district administration there to seal the spot of the survey inside the complex where allegedly ‘Shivling’ has […]
The Supreme Court denied the appeal to postpone the National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam Test For Postgraduate (NEET-PG) 2022. The SC believes that any hold in conducting the exam will lead to fewer resident doctors. On Friday, SC rejected the plea by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences to defer the NEET-PG exam. […]
The Supreme Court ordered the Center to reconsider the Section 124A (sedition law) provision of the Indian Penal Code on Wednesday. In 162 years, the court suspended an operation of sedition for the first time. Indeed, it is Supreme Court’s historic order. Key Highlights According to the court order, until the re-examination exercise for sedition law […]
Despite the Supreme Court having stayed the demolition drive in the Jahangirpuri area, the bulldozers continued to buzz for about an hour and a half after that. The Supreme court had to intervene for the second time to insist on stopping the demolition drive. Earlier, The North MCD Commissioner had said that they haven’t received […]
In a big relief to Congress leader Hardik Patel, a bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer and Vikram Nath proceeded to give a verdict that will allow the Patidar Andolan leader who shook the Anandiben Patel’s BJP government in 2015, to contest the forthcoming Gujarat assembly elections. “Having heard Senior Counsel Maninder Singh and having […]
Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi had challenged the Gujarat government’s decision to redevelop the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in a petition filed with the Supreme Court on Friday. Observing that the High Court should not have summarily dismissed the petition, a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant restored the matter to the High […]
Hearing a divorce petition filed by an estranged husband after the Punjab & Haryana High Court denied it, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a “daughter is not entitled to any amount” from her father for her education or marriage if she “does not want to maintain any relationship” with him. The Bench of […]
On Monday, the Supreme Court said that it will hear the plea filed by the UPSC aspirants who had missed their Civil Services exam due to Covid-19 and seeking an additional attempt, on March 21, 2022. A bench of justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar had adjourned the matter after UPSC counsel sought time to […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to reject the plea which was seeking the cancellation of the CISCE, CBSE, and state board exams 2022 for classes 10 and 12 in offline mode in view of the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Apex Court bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar dismissed the plea for […]
The Supreme Court today said it would hear tomorrow a plea seeking cancellation of offline examination for classes X and XII to be conducted by CBSE and several other boards this year. This petition was filed by a child rights activist and a student union from Odisha which sought an alternative assessment mechanism to the […]
Acting in accordance with the Supreme Court ruling on February 11, the UP government, on Friday, withdrew 274 notices issued to individuals, for recovery of damages caused to public property during the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act stir. The Apex Court, had, criticised the state administration for initiating the recovery proceedings under executive orders by the Additional […]
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted an interim stay imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court on a Haryana law that upheld a 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to local candidates. However, the Haryana government has been specifically directed to refrain from taking coercive steps against private […]
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to vacate a stay by the Gujarat High Court on the implementation of certain provisions related to interfaith couples in the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act. The Gujarat Government had challenged the HC’s stay order of August 19 and its refusal to issue a rectification order in the […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the reinstatement of a former judicial officer, who quit in 2014 alleging sexual harassment by a high court judge in Madhya Pradesh. A bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai said the officer’s resignation following her abrupt transfer cannot be held voluntary and that it deserves to […]
Pakistan appointed its first female Supreme Court Judge on Monday, after a nomination process that proved contentious. Justice Ayesha Malik, 55 years, was selected by a commission that decided the promotion of the Judges. She swore in on live TV, with her oath administered by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad. The Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran […]
The Gujarat government through a affidavit filed in Supreme Court informed the bench that it had so far sanctioned the compensation of ₹ 50,000 each to 68,370 claims filed by the family members of patients who died due to coronavirus infection in the state. As per the state health department official updates, the death count due […]
