Supreme Court clears path for stalled real estate projects across India, ETLegalWorld

Supreme Court India’s Supreme Court on August 5 unlocked thousands of stalled real estate projects nationwide, upholding a January 29 government notification while striking down exemptions for industrial sheds, schools and educational institutions. The ruling ends a regulatory crisis that has paralysed development since February, when the court stayed the Centre’s notification, following a plea…

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Supreme Court issues notice to Election Commission on plea seeking details of 65 lakh names dropped from Bihar electoral rolls

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose details of 65 names recently dropped from the Bihar electoral rolls published on August 1, as part of an ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Appearing for the Association for…

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Supreme Court Directs States To Notify Inclusion Of Orphans Under RTE Act, Orders Survey Of Denied Admissions

Supreme Court Directs States To Notify Inclusion Of Orphans Under RTE Act, Orders Survey Of Denied Admissions

The Supreme Court today directed all States and Union Territories to issue notifications within four weeks identifying orphaned children as a “disadvantaged group” under Section 2(d) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act). The Court also directed them to conduct a survey to identify orphaned children who were…

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Wife's Right To Shared Household Under DV Act No Bar To Partition Of Matrimonial Home Between Divorced Couple: Delhi High Court

Wife’s Right To Shared Household Under DV Act No Bar To Partition Of Matrimonial Home Between Divorced Couple: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a married woman’s right to reside in a shared household under Section 17 of the Domestic Violence Act cannot override or nullify the lawful entitlement of husband to seek partition or enforcement of ownership rights in civil proceedings. A division bench of Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Harish Vaidyanathan…

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Dharmasthala Burial Case | 'Silencing The Truth Won’t Bury It’: The News Minute Challenges Gag Orders In Karnataka High Court

Dharmasthala Burial Case | ‘Silencing The Truth Won’t Bury It’: The News Minute Challenges Gag Orders In Karnataka High Court

The News Minute moves the Karnataka High Court challenging gag orders in the Dharmasthala burial case, asserting that silencing the truth won’t bury it and defending press freedom under Article 19. Thank you for reading this post, don’t forget to subscribe! Bengaluru: Spunklane Media Private Limitedthe parent company of digital news platform The News Minute…

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IBC Moratorium Doesn’t Bar Voluntary Surrender Of Corporate Debtor’s Leased Property To Lessor: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 5) held that the moratorium under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), does not bar the voluntary handover of property leased by the corporate debtor to the lessors if retaining the asset is deemed unviable and the Committee of Creditors (“CoC”) endorses the decision. A bench comprising Justices…

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