Author: Ananya Pandey

On the 22nd of November 2022, A petition filed on the grounds that the use of reinforced paper cups was over-inclusive and disproportionate was turned down by the Supreme Court. Previously in 2019, the Madras High Court passed an order which banned the use of reinforced paper cups in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. “There is little room or justification for this court to intervene on the merits of the prohibition given the scientific justification for it and the state government’s policy choice to outlaw a number of categories of single-use plastic goods in the public interest,” the bench said. Issue…

On Saturday, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar defended the Shinde-Fadnavis government’s choice to hire employees on a contractual basis, following the statement made by deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis of Maharashtra the previous day that the state government does not want “to own up to the sin of contract recruitment,” which was instituted during the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Allegations on Ajit pawar and NCP During and interaction with reporters in Pune on Sunday, Ajit Pawar stated that the decision for contractual appointments was deemed appropriate. However, an attempt was made by the Opposition to spread misunderstanding among the…

Two people were hurt when Dalip Tahil crashed his automobile into an autorickshaw in 2018. In a 2018 DUI case, actor Dalip Tahil received a two-month jail sentence. Tahil was found guilty by a magistrate court based on the testimony of a doctor who testified that the actor had a noticeable alcohol odour and that his pupils were dilated. Dalip Tahil’s Case The case of Dalip Tahil’s drunk driving began in 2018. Tahil was being held by Mumbai Police at the time. He was charged with forcing an autorickshaw out of his vehicle. In one car, there was a female…

On October 19, a Supreme Court Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and P.K. Mishra issued a notice to the Delhi Police in connection with petitions challenging the arrest and custody of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and employee Amir Chakraborty under the harsh Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The NewsClick Case On August 17, 2023, the case against NewsClick and Mr Purakayastha was filed, and UAPA was invoked against its executives. Terrorist actions, terror funding, and criminal conspiracy have all been charged against the media outlet. It is also accused of creating hatred between two groups. The lawsuit is centred on…

The Lok Sabha’s Ethics Committee summoned BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and counsel Jai Anant Dehadrai on Wednesday for “oral evidence” in connection with the ‘pay for query’ charges levelled against TMC MP Mahua Moitra. Dubey used “irrefutable evidence” obtained from counsel Dehadrai to attack Moitra in his complaint to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. The issue stated by the Ethics Committee The Lok Sabha ethics committee has summoned BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and counsel Jai Anand Dehadrai in connection with their cash for query charges against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on October 26. Mr. Dubey’s allegation against Ms Moitra…

On Tuesday, Russia’s parliament took the first step toward revoking ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and its top legislator warned the US that Moscow might potentially quit the treaty entirely. The Soviet country claims the goal is to restore parity with the United States, which signed but never ratified the 1996 deal, and that testing will not restart unless Washington does. However, arms control specialists are afraid that Russia is edging closer to a test that may inaugurate a new era of large power nuclear escalation, which the West would interpret as a Russian nuclear escalation in…

The Supreme Court issued notice on Monday in a lawsuit brought by the Central Bureau of inquiry (CBI) contesting the Karnataka High Court’s decision to halt an inquiry into Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case. Despite the central agency’s strong objections, the court refused to stay the challenged ruling ex parte. A bench of Justice Aniruddha Bose and Justice Bela M Trivedi refused to stay the hc’s decision challenged by the CBI, issuing a notice. The Issue The controversy involving DK Shivakumar began in August 2017 when the Income Tax Department raided him. At the time,…

Sharad Pawar, the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) leader, has stated that his nephew Ajit Pawar’s dream of becoming Maharashtra’s chief minister will remain just that. Jitendra Pawar rebelled and became deputy chief minister in the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition administration. The two factions are presently fighting over the party’s name and symbol in court. Start of the NCP dispute The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), along with the Shiv Sena and the Indian National Congress, has a long history of political complexity in Maharashtra. The state’s political problems have frequently centred on themes such as coalition politics, leadership conflicts, and governance and…

The ’embezzlement’ lawsuit against Chandrababu Naidu falls outside of Section 17A protections, the Andhra Pradesh government claims before the Supreme Court. Chandrababu Naidu’s petition alleges a coordinated campaign of vengeance by the government to derail the state’s largest opposition. The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the government of Andhra Pradesh whether a trial court judgement remanding former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will remain valid if corruption charges against him fail due to a lack of sanction under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The Issue The State claimed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the charges…

Ashwini Kr. Choubey, Union Minister, describes the Buxar railway catastrophic events as terrible. In the North East Superfast train, three carriages broke apart near Raghunathpur station. He appealed to workers, coordinated with authorities, and dispatched medical teams to assist with ongoing rescue efforts. Minister Choubey intends to go to Raghunathpur, Buxar. Late Wednesday evening, a train crash in Bihar’s Buxar killed four people and injured 70 more. Rescue operations had concluded, and the cause of the incident was being probed. The whole Buxar train tragedy At least four people died in the late-night derailment of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express…