SUPREME COURT HIGHLIGHTS

Following are the top Supreme Court stories for Monday:.

LGD30 SC-LD TWISHA SHARMA (12.36 PM).

**** Observing that it was ''pained'' by the narrative that the judiciary was shielding the accused, the Supreme Court on Monday said it would ensure a fair, independent, and impartial CBI probe into the death of former model-turned-actor Twisha Sharma. ****.

LGD47 SC-LD NEET (5.31 PM).

**** It's sad that the NTA has not learnt lessons from the earlier NEET paper leak, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it sought responses of the Centre, NTA and CBI on pleas for the replacement of the testing agency with a robust and autonomous body to conduct the medical entrance exam. ****.

LGD37 SC-LD STRAY DOGS (2.34 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the mentioning of a plea which alleged that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann had said that the apex court has given a ''free hand'' to kill stray dogs. ****.

LGD50 SC-PLEA-LD CJP (5.57 PM).

**** ''Don't take it so sentimentally,'' the Supreme Court remarked on Monday while refusing to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking a probe into allegations regarding fake advocates and activities associated with the Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical digital outfit that recently took social media by storm. ****.

LGD45 SC-ARAVALLI (4.13 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday said the expert committee to be constituted to define the Aravalli hills and ranges must consult domain experts and other stakeholders so that the public is heard at large. ****.

LGD54 SC-PARSI WOMAN-PLEA (6.29 PM).

**** The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on May 29 a plea seeking a direction to the Nagpur Parsi Panchayat that it must treat a Parsi woman equally with her male counterparts even after she marries a person of another faith. ****.

LGD38 SC-DERC (2.51 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to inform it when the selection committee will be notified for making regular appointments of chairperson and members of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. ****.

LGD32 SC-CHILDREN-EMPLOYMENT (6.24 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, child rights body NCPCR, and the NHRC on a PIL seeking an absolute ban on the employment of children and adolescents in orchestras, dance troupes, massage parlours, and spas. ****.

LGD44 SC-SCHOOLS (4.06 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday stressed that girls should not give up education only for the reason that sanitary napkins and functional, gender-segregated toilets are not available at schools and asked the Centre to ensure that its directions in this regard are effectively complied with in letter and spirit. ****.

LGD39 SC-RAKIA-DECREE (2.56 PM).

**** Taking note of a failed mediation process undertaken by former chief justice of India U U Lalit, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear in July a plea related to the execution of a money decree of Rs 500 crore passed by a UAE court in favour of Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority and against Hyderabad-based industrialist Nimmagadda Prasad. ****.

LGD36 SC-POLLS-EVMS (1.54 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea challenging the Punjab State Election Commission's decision to hold the elections for municipal corporations, municipal councils and nagar panchayats through ballot papers. ****.

LGD31 SC-BUSINESSMAN-BAIL (12.40 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Chhattisgarh government on a bail plea of businessman Anwar Dhebar in a case involving alleged corruption and illegal commission racket linked to the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited. ****.

LGD29 SC-LIQUOR SCAM-BAIL (12.28 PM).

**** The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former excise commissioner Niranjan Das in two multi-crore Chhattisgarh liquor policy scam cases, noting that other co-accused are already out on bail and the trials are going to take considerable time to conclude. ****

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