Articles by Utkarsh Anand
No rule flouted in election to RS from Gujarat: Jaishankar to SC
Submitting his affidavit in response to a petition by defeated Congress party candidate Gaurav Hemantbhai Pandya, the minister accused Pandya of “misusing the process of law” by filing several election petitions before the top court.
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 05:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
SC irked at delays in releasing orders
Apex Court calls it unacceptable, asserting that judicial discipline requires promptness in delivery of judgments.
Updated on Dec 14, 2020 05:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Can’t force couples to have only two children: Centre to Supreme Court
In its affidavit in the top court, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) maintained that the Family Welfare Programme in India gives couples the right to decide the size of their family without any compulsion.
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 04:19 PM IST
Cannot cure all ills of system, says top court
A bench headed by justice Sanjay K Kaul added that it was not possible for the judiciary to take over all the roles and entertain petitions with “Utopian” prayers.
Updated on Dec 12, 2020 01:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Varsities can fix additional rules for colleges seeking affiliation, rules SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that universities are not bound only by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms and that they can specify additional conditions for colleges seeking their affiliation. It said the AICTE rules are only advisory in nature and a guiding factor.
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
Roshni Act: Punish illegal land grabbers, top court tells HC
The SC asked the HC to decide pleas seeking a review of Oct 9 verdict that scrapped the Act that conferred rights on the occupants of the state land.
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 06:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
SC allows other courts to deal with BCCI, cricketing associations
In March 2019, the top court had appointed senior advocate PS Narasimha as the amicus curiae and sought his assistance in resolving disputes of the cricketing bodies through meetings and mediation. The bench thus modified the 2019 order
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 11:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
No Covid-19 posters outside homes: Supreme Court
The bench, which also included justices RS Reddy and MR Shah, added that such measures can be taken only after the authorities empowered under the Disaster Management Act, 2015, prescribe this in certain specific instances.
Updated on Dec 10, 2020 08:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Executive not following court orders will lead to anarchy: SC
A top court bench, headed by justice SK Kaul, also shot down a request by the government and the CERC to let the commission resume its work, saying the court cannot help consumers when the “government does not seem to be interested in coming to the aid of the consumers or making the commission functional”.
Published on Dec 09, 2020 08:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
After Covid recovery, SC judge urges people to strictly follow norms
On Tuesday, only after justice Rohinton F Nariman inquired about the health of fellow judge, justice Krishna Murari, those attending the proceedings came to know that the latter had been detected with the viral disease and that it was his first day in court after recovering.
Updated on Dec 09, 2020 11:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Central Vista redevelopment: Halt activities, wait for verdict, SC tells Govt
With the court rebuking the Centre for reportedly going ahead with constructions and shifting of trees in the area without waiting for a final judgment on validity of the Central Vista redevelopment plan, the government had to furnish an apology and record an undertaking to restrain itself.
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand and Abraham Thomas
Govt’s criticism can’t be ground for penal action, says Supreme Court
The judges, who were hearing a petition by journalist Amish Devgan to quash FIRs over his controversial comments on Sufi seer Moinuddin Chishti, also underlined that “political speech relating to government policies requires greater protection for preservation and promotion of democracy” as freedom to express and speak is the most important condition for political democracy.
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 05:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand and Abraham Thomas
Sarpanch from Maharashtra to undergo DNA test
According to the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, a person is disqualified from holding any position in the gram panchayat if he or she has more then two children. Such a person cannot contest any post too.
Published on Dec 07, 2020 06:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Covid-19: Inspection teams flag violations by private hospitals
The teams, formed when Delhi was in its third and most serious wave of infections in November, surveyed 114 privately run health care facilities in the city on November 17 and 18.
Updated on Dec 06, 2020 05:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand and Anonna Dutt
Proposal to commute Rajoana’s sentence yet to be sent to President, Centre tells SC
Former Punjab CM Beant Singh and at least 16 others were killed in an explosion outside the Civil Secretariat in Chandigarh in 1995. Rajoana was sentenced to death in 2007 by a special court. Later, authorities declared that he will not hang in the assassination case.
Updated on Dec 05, 2020 04:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
‘Surprising’: Top court on MP govt supporting illegal miners who paid fine
The Supreme Court refused to cancel 14 FIRs registered against people for illegal mining and asked state governments to act as custodians of mines and minerals
Updated on Dec 04, 2020 06:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
‘No mask violates the right to life of others’, says Supreme Court
People not wearing masks in public spaces are violating the fundamental right to life of everyone else, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it implored all states to enforce the guidelines on wearing masks and social distancing scrupulously in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Updated on Dec 04, 2020 04:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
CCTVs must in offices of CBI, ED, police stations: Supreme Court
With the aim of preventing custodial torture, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered for installation of CCTV cameras in the offices of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other agencies, in addition to police stations across the country.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 05:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Govt’s own ministries divided on Char Dham road project, says SC
The Supreme Court on Wednesday noted that the central government’s own ministries were divided on the Char Dham road project, with the ministry of defence (MoD) alleging neglect of security concerns amid tensions along the Indo-China border.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 04:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
SC puts on hold felling of trees for road projects
The Supreme Court on Wednesday put the Uttar Pradesh government in a quandary over the assessment of oxygen-releasing capacity of trees that the state government seeks to cut for road projects around the Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 04:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
SC judge looks to fix delays in filing cases, hold govt accountable
In the last seven months, Justice Kaul has issued almost 100 orders, reproaching what he has frequently called the ‘can’t care less’ attitude of legal departments of various states.
Published on Dec 02, 2020 07:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
After SC rebuke, Centre orders end to home isolation posters
The practice of putting up home isolation posters outside houses of Covid-19 patients may end very soon. Nudged by the Supreme Court, the central government has written to all states and Union territories to stop the practice.
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 07:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Utkarsh Anand
Court helps declare husband 'dead'
A grieving woman had to get a court's help to get her husband declared "not alive" after authorities refused to register his death because she did not follow the "correct procedure".
Updated on Nov 18, 2007 12:55 PM IST
PTI | Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
'Katara obtained six passports for 3 kids'
He pasted the photographs of persons who were unrelated to him on the passports obtained for his "children".
Updated on Jul 20, 2007 07:20 PM IST
PTI | Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
IT institute pays for false job promise
A consumer court has penalised a computer institute here for failing to provide employment to three of its candidates, reports Utkarsh Anand.
Published on Oct 30, 2006 04:40 AM IST
None | Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
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