Supreme Court directs States/UTs to return forest lands in possession of Revenue department to Forest department

The Supreme Court has directed all the State Governments and the Union Territories to hand over the possession of lands recorded as ‘Forest Land,’ being in possession of the Revenue…

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CJI BR Gavai berates Supreme Court Bar Association for refusing to organise farewell for Justice Bela M Trivedi

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Friday expressed its strong displeasure over the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) refusing to organise a farewell for Justice Bela M Trivedi. Presiding…

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Centre appoints special public prosecutors team headed by SG Tushar Mehta to represent NIA in 26/11 Mumbai terror attack cases

The Union of India has appointed a team of special public prosecutors (SPPs), headed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, to represent the National Investigation Agency (NIA) before various courts conducting…

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Supreme Court restrains Centre from granting ex-post facto Environmental Clearances in future, sets aside previous Office Memoranda

The Supreme Court on Friday, while directing the Union government not to grant ‘ex-post facto’ Environmental Clearances (EC) in future, set aside the previous Office Memoranda and notifications which allowed…

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Supreme Court rules in ISKCON Bangalore favour, calls it owner of Hare Krishna Temple, Bengaluru

The Supreme Court on Friday held that ISKCON Bangalore was an independent legal identity under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, which owned the iconic Hare Krishna Temple and educational complex…

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