Supreme Court Guidelines

Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Safety Of School Children On September 15

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 12, 2017

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on September 15, a plea filed by two women lawyers seeking implementation of existing guidelines to ensure safety and well-being of children in schools across the country.

Top Officials Of Gurgaon School Where Boy Was Killed Arrested: 10 Facts

Gurgaon News | Reported by Snigdha Basu, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday September 12, 2017

Schools in Delhi will have to undergo mass police verification within three weeks as part of a host of security measures, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said three days after a seven-year-old boy, Pradyuman Thakur, was murdered at Gurgaon's Ryan International School. The Supreme Court had issued notices to the Centre, the Haryana government a...

New Rules Soon For Non-Profits, NITI Aayog To Be In Control: Government

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday April 6, 2017

Fresh guidelines are being formed to regulate non-profits, under which those receiving government funds will be brought under the control of Niti Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), the Centre told the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

For Arvind Kejriwal In Government Ads, His Party Gets Bill For 97 Crores

Delhi News | Reported by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday March 29, 2017

Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party has to pay a hefty 97 crores for spending public money on advertisements that project the party and its chief Arvind Kejriwal,in violation of the guidelines of the Supreme Court.

Submit Guidelines For Rehabilitation Of Mentally Ill Persons: Supreme Court To Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 22, 2017

The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to frame guidelines for rehabilitation of persons who have been cured of their mental illness, observing that the issue was "very sensitive". A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar observed that after mentally ill persons are cured, not even their family members are willing to take them back home. "It is ...

Can't Lay Down Moral Guidelines: Supreme Court On Petition To Ban Sardar Jokes

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 7, 2017

The Supreme Court today expressed its inability to issue directions to regulate jokes about the Sikh community, observing courts cannot "lay down moral guidelines" for citizens and doubting their enforceability if they were to do so.

Delhi Nursery Admissions: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia Orders Action Against Over 50 Private Schools

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 17, 2017

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today ordered action against over 50 private schools in the national capital which have been found adopting "arbitrary" and "unreasonable" criteria for nursery admissions. Sisodia, who is also the Education Minister slammed private schools running on DDA land for moving court against the new guidelines on ...

Follow Supreme Court Guidelines Or Stop Medical College Admissions, States Told

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 30, 2016

The Union Health Ministry has asked state governments not to allow admissions in medical colleges which failed to comply with the directions given by the Supreme Court-appointed Oversight Committee.

Supreme Court Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Rules For Raids

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 26, 2016

The Supreme Court today sought response from the central government on a PIL seeking framing of guidelines on how CBI, Enforcement Directorate and other law enforcement agencies should go about in conducting raids, searches, and seizures of documents and unaccounted cash and valuables.

Supreme Court Panel To Examine AAP Government's 'Misuse' Of Public Funds For Ads

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 12, 2016

The Delhi High Court today asked a three-member committee appointed on the Supreme Court's direction to check violation of its guidelines with regard to content in government advertising, to examine the charge of wasteful expenditure on advertisements by the Delhi government.

Ball in BCCI's Court to Implement Lodha Panel Recommendations: Sports Minister

Press Trust of India | Monday July 18, 2016

Vijay Goel, union sports minister, said that BCCI needs to take note of the Supreme Court order and Lodha committee report

On Stopping Sikh Jokes, Guidelines Soon From A Group Of Former Judges

India News | Agencies | Tuesday July 12, 2016

Santa-Banta jokes could soon be regulated. A committee of former judges will suggest guidelines before the Supreme Court for checking jokes on the Sikh community.

Congress Approaches Supreme Court Constituted Panel Against AAP Government Ads

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 17, 2016

Fresh from its Delhi municipal bypoll victory, Congress sought to put Arvind Kejriwal government in the dock by approaching a Supreme Court constituted committee, accusing it of "blatant abuse" of guidelines on grant of advertisements.

BCCI Constitution Incapable of Achieving Transparency: Supreme Court

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 3, 2016

The Board of Control for Cricket in India's structure needs to be changed as it's constitution is 'highly incapable of achieving the values of transparency', according to Supreme Court

Fall in Line, You Are Not Indispensable, Supreme Court Tells BCCI

Press Trust of India | Monday May 2, 2016

Supreme Court has once again asked Board of Control for Cricket in India and state cricket bodies to implement Justice RM Lodha panel's recommendations in full

Good Samaritans Won't Be Harassed: Supreme Court Approves Centre's Guidelines

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 30, 2016

The Supreme Court today approved the Centre's guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being unnecessarily harassed by police or any other authority

Kerala Government Submits List Of Padma Awardees, Rules Out Irregularities

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 10, 2016

The Kerala government today submitted a list of 13 persons from the state for this year's Padma Awards.

'Mufflerman' Arvind Kejriwal In Government Ad Irks BJP, Congress

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 7, 2016

The Delhi government's latest advertisement on 'odd-even' scheme featuring Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in 'mufflerman' avatar, was today pilloried by the BJP and Congress for having "blatantly circumvented" the Supreme Court guidelines and violated the "spirit of law".

Strictly Adhere To Supreme Court Guidelines On Noise Pollution: Green Tribunal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 10, 2015

The National Green Tribunal today directed authorities in Delhi to ensure strict adherence to guidelines on noise pollution, saying noise is more than just a nuisance as it can produce serious psychological stress.

Supreme Court Asks States, Union Territories to Give Free Treatment for Acid Attacks

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 7, 2015

The Supreme Court today directed all the states and union territories (UTs) to compensate, rehabilitate and provide free treatment to the survivors of acid attacks in pursuance of guidelines issued by it earlier.

Can't Guide Parliament's Functioning, Says Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 25, 2015

Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking guidelines to ensure uninterrupted functioning of Parliament, saying the judiciary cannot monitor the business of the legislature which lay in the hands of Speaker, and any attempt to do so would lead to crossing the 'lakshman rekha'.

Supreme Court Ruling on Political Ads Applicable to All States, Union Territories: Center to Delhi High Court

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 28, 2015

The Centre today told the Delhi High Court that the Supreme Court ruling that taxpayers' money cannot be spent to build the image of political leaders was "applicable" to all states and Union Territories including the national capital.

Government Opposes Supreme Court's Move to Frame Guidelines on its Advertisements

India News | A Vaidyanathan | Wednesday February 18, 2015

The Union government has opposed the Supreme Court's move to frame guidelines on regulating government advertisements on policy matters and projects, terming it pre-censorship.

People Charged in Court Can't be Barred From Contesting Polls, Says Supreme Court

India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan | Tuesday February 17, 2015

The Supreme Court today observed that debarring persons against whom charges have been framed by a court from contesting elections will be against the ethos of democracy.

Kerala Moves Supreme Court for Lowering Water Level in Mullaperiyar Dam

South | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 15, 2014

The Kerala government today moved the Supreme Court seeking its direction for lowering the water level in Mullaperiyar dam which has risen to 140 feet and order Tamil Nadu government to frame guidelines for releasing water.

Stop Government's Wasteful Newspaper Ads: Supreme Court Report

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Mala Das | Monday October 6, 2014

Governments must be seriously hemmed in with guidelines for how many newspaper ads they can place and the ads must not "glorify politicians in power", says a committee appointed by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court forms panel for guidelines on government advertisements

Elections News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 23, 2014

The Supreme Court today set up a committee for framing guidelines to prevent misuse of public funds by the government and its authorities in giving advertisements in newspapers and television to get political mileage.

Supreme Court frames guidelines for determining live-in relationship

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 1, 2013

Duration of relation, shared household and pooling of resources are some of the guidelines the Supreme Court has framed for bringing live-in relationship within the expression 'relationship in the nature of marriage' for protection of women under Domestic Violence (DV) Act

Supreme Court to frame guidelines to protect good Samaritans

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 4, 2013

The Supreme Court today said it will frame broad guidelines for protection of good Samaritans rendering assistance to accident victims after going through the recommendations of the high-level committee appointed by it.

Election Commission calls all-party meet on August 12 for framing guidelines on 'freebies'

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2013

The Election Commission will hold a meeting of various political parties on August 12 for framing guidelines on 'freebies' in election manifestos following directions of the Supreme Court.