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Public employers under obligation to revise wages periodically : Supreme Court
New Delhi : The Supreme Court said on Thursday that public employers are under the obligation of revising wages periodically in general interest to address the ill-effects of price rise.
The top court stressed that pay revisions deter…
SC agrees to examine plea against ban on BBC documentary on Gujarat riots
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine, on February 6, a plea challenging the Centre's ban on the BBC documentary in connection with the 2002 Gujarat Riots.
Advocate M.L. Sharma mentioned the plea for urgent listing…
SC agrees to examine PIL on citizens petitioning Parliament to debate important issues
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a plea seeking direction to Centre to take steps to create an appropriate system, which empower citizens to petition the Parliament and seek the initiation of a debate, discussion,…
Policies for greater access to rural healthcare mustn’t short-change rural residents : SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a state legislature has no legislative competence to enact a law in respect of modern medicine or allopathic medicine, contrary to the standards that have been determined by the central…
No entitlement of family pension for child adopted by widow after govt servant’s death :…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday said a child adopted by a government servant's widow after his death would not be entitled for family pension.
A bench of Justices K.M. Joseph and B.V. Nagarathna noted that a child is born to the…
‘Will you put in same regime as in Europe’, SC on Google plea against CCI’s…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday said it could consider sending the application filed by Google back to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The tech giant has moved the apex court seeking stay on a Competition…
‘File response by Feb 15’, SC to Centre in criminalisation of marital rape case
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the central government by February 15, on a clutch of petitions seeking criminalisation of marital rape. The apex court agreed to hear the matter in March.
A bench headed by…
‘Delhi govt lacks political maturity’: Centre to SC on row over control of services
New Delhi : The Centre on Wednesday slammed the Delhi government for creating a perception that it has no power because the Lt Governor (LG) is supreme and does everything, and claimed that friction points occur due to its lack of…
‘Compelled to impose costs’: SC declines to hear plea for declaring cow national animal
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea seeking direction to declare cows as the national animal of India and also to ensure their protection.A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka told a…
‘Some say liquor in small quantity is good’, SC refuses plea for warning labels on…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking regulation on the production, distribution, and consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs in the national capital and also health warning stickers on liquor…