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SC holds advocate guilty of contempt: Judicious use of law by courts renders reexamination unnecessary
Raghav Pandey • 6 years agoThe test which is thus applied by the court to decide on the contempt action is the “test of erosion of public confidence”.
Sterlite row: Tamil Nadu govt moves Supreme Court challenging NGT order to reopen Thoothukudi copper smelter
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Tamil Nadu government had sought permanent closure of Vedanta's Sterlite copper plant in May 2018. The state pollution control board had said the smelter, which was shut pending renewal of its operating license, had been preparing to resume production without permission.
'I'm not a religious fanatic': Meghalaya HC's Justice SR Sen 'clarifies' on ruling that said India should have been declared 'Hindu country'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoJustice SR Sen of the Meghalaya High Court sought to clear the air on his earlier remarks, and said that he is "not a religious fanatic."
Meghalaya HC's 'Hindu Nation' opinion makes no sense: India should not ape Pakistan, it has been secular since pre-Independence days
Ajay Kumar • 7 years agoThe idea that India was ever meant to be a Hindu country is laughable and the high court's observations on this point, apart from being unwarranted, fly in the face of reason.
SC stays Meghalaya High Court order directing IndiGo, SpiceJet to begin flight operations from Umroi airport
• 7 years agoA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took note of the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, representing IndiGo airlines that there were no firefighting and other facilities available at Umroi airport and flight operations cannot be started immediately.
Union minister Giriraj Singh supports Meghalaya HC's 'Hindu rashtra' judgment on granting Indian citizenship
Fp Staff • 7 years agoUnion minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday sparked controversy when he supported Meghalaya High Court's 'Hindu rashtra' judgment.
Meghalaya HC judge asks Centre to allow citizenship to immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan without question
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Meghalaya High Court has urged the prime minister, law minister and Parliament to bring a legislation to allow citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Christians, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Flights to Shillong: IndiGo, SpiceJet move Supreme Court challenging Meghalaya HC order on starting ops
Fp Staff • 7 years agoTwo-judge bench led by Chief Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir of the Meghalaya High Court had ordered DGCA, aviation ministry and the airlines to finalise plans to begin flight operations to Shillong.
Fate of 17 MLAs remains unclear as Meghalaya governor awaits Speaker's response on appointment of parliamentary secretaries
Ians • 8 years agoAll eyes are on the Raj Bhavan that is to take a call on whether 17 Meghalaya legislators who quit as parliamentary secretaries after the high court last week struck down a state law providing for such appointments can be disqualified as members of the state Assembly.
Meghalaya HC issues notice for final hearing against appointment of parliamentary secretaries
Ians • 8 years agoThe Meghalaya High Court has issued a notice to the state government for a final hearing on the matter of the posts of parliamentary secretaries.