#DelhiHighCourt to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by Advocate Ajay Gautam seeking direction for taking immediate action and remedial steps needed to eliminate the contagious viral disease known as 'Lump Skin Disease'.
Court had earlier directed the Delhi Government to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Advocate Ajay Gautam appears in person, submits images of cows being cut into pieces before burial.
He argues they are doing cruelty to these cows. After they are dead, they are cutting them into pieces and then burying them, this is not dignified burial. #Cows… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Counsel for MCD informs the court that it is a part of "Scientific Process" of burial.
Court: Show us provisions? This is not digestible to us, you cannot cut them into the pieces like this. This is inhumane.
Counsel for MCD refers to provisions of the MCD Act.
Court: It nowhere mentions about your Scientific Process of burial. You cannot cut them into pieces and bury.
Court: Where is the procedure given? You cannot go on explaining anything....explain it with documents from where this procedure is coming. There must be some statutory backing.
Court: Tomorrow you'll do it to human beings also, because this is silent. Explain it in support of statutory provisions.
Counsel for MCD: This is how it is done, it the procedure we follow..
Court: No! This isn't the procedure, the petitioner is stating that don't cut them… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Counsel for MCD: Whatever he is asking for is not possible My Lord!
Court: And what you're doing is possible? Bada simple sa h aap usko kaise kre h? Kaha se provision aya yeh bta dijiye. Jawab khatm ho jayegi...it should be backed with some scientific data.
Court directs the counsel for MCD to file document to support the scientific process of disposal.
Accordingly, lists the matter for further hearing on August 21.
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a plea by NGO, Social Jurist, a civil rights group (@socialjurist) seeking directions to expedite the finalization process of the Delhi School Education (Amendment) Bill, 2015, so far as it relates to the prohibition of screening procedure in the matter… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Earlier, the court asked the petitioner's counsel Advocate Ashok Agarwal to show them a provision of law that states that the court can issue a writ of mandamus to the government. @socialjurist
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Advocate Ashok Agarwal (@socialjurist) informs the court that a similar case has been dealt by the #SupremeCourt, he hands over a copy of the matter.
"I think it's the first case of it's own kind", he said.
Tension escalated in the state after the High Court ordered the inclusion of Meetei/Meitei community of the State in the Scheduled Tribe list of the Indian Constitution as a "tribe" of Manipur.
SG Mehta: Let peace and tranquility be our priority...the required steps are being taken..
Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves: So many villages are being attacked...
SG: Rapid action force and army deployed across various areas. foot patrolling in critical areas. DMs are taking measures to shift poeple to their hometowns. about 3124 people heldpef through flights. Also, HC has extended the period from 1 month to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Adv Bhushan: Expert Committee has submitted its report. SEBI has been investigating Adani for many years. One was in 2016 and then in 2021. Unless SEBI puts down on record what has happened in those investigations..
Bhushan: One can see so clearly that they are doing absolutely nothing, if Adani's shares increase tremendously, then alarm bells have to be rung. They have said in parliament that they were investigating Adani.. They have to tell us what has happened in those investigations..… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#DelhiHighCourt to hear a defamation suit filed by Former Cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir against Hindi newspaper Punjab Kesari seeking damages of Rs. 2 crore to be given to charitable organizations. @GautamGambhir@punjabkesari@BJP4India
District Legal Services Authority, Kasargod submits a report before #SupremeCourtOfIndia on healthcare facilities available for victims of Endosulfan poisoning.
#cjichandrchud : We are told that the compensation has been paid to all victims in full.
CJI: We thus deem it fit to transfer this petition to the #keralahighcourt for further monitoring under Article 226. The High Court may issue further directions for providing palliative care to the victims. The contempt petitions are accordingly disposed of.