New Delhi, Sep 22 Following are the top Supreme Court stories on Tuesday:
LGD23 SC-2NDLD NATIONAL SONG (5.35PM)
**** A “conscientious objector” should not be punished for refusing to sing Vande Mataram, the Supreme Court told the Centre on Tuesday while asking it to keep in mind a 1986 judgment protecting children who said no to singing the national anthem on grounds of conscience. ****
LGD 17 SC-DELHI SIR (4.43PM)
**** The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Election Commission that notices under Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Delhi are going to people “almost mechanically” and it should look for some additional safeguards. ****
LGD 12 SC-LAKHIMPUR KHERI-LD CASE (3.24PM)
****The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report from the Allahabad High Court chief justice on the conduct of the presiding officer of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case after allegations that he transferred several NDPS and SC/ST atrocities cases to himself and acquitted the accused. ****
LGD 7 SC-CAUVERY-PLEA (12.06PM)
**** The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a fresh plea concerning allocation of Cauvery river water, saying it was a dispute between the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and they are already contesting the matter. ****
LGD 27 SC-KARNATAKA-FAR (5.59PM)
****The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the system collapses in Gurugram during rains because investment was not made in creating infrastructure like drainage and sewage systems. ****
LGD 21 SC-PLEA-SC-ST ACT (5.19PM)
**** The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the 2018 amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, which restored restrictions on anticipatory bail.****
LGD 19 SC-EXECUTION-STAY (5.07pm)
**** The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a man who was handed down death penalty for repeated sexual assault of three minor girls aged between six and eight. ****
LGD 18 SC-REALTOR-MURDER (4.59PM)
****The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police commissioner and the Gurugram police to file affidavits explaining why the body of missing Delhi realtor Yuvraj Singh Manchanda was cremated despite lack of identification.****
LGD 29 SC-ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS (6.38PM)
**** The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed municipal authorities across the country to prioritise action against residential properties which are being used for commercial purposes and seal them if any violation is found.
(PTI News)
