The Supreme Court stressed that girls must never be held back from pursuing their education simply because schools lack sanitary napkins or proper, functional and gender-segregated toilets.It urged the Centre to ensure these directions are fully implemented.
The Supreme Court dismissed a plea to stay the caste Census and rebuked the petitioner for using improper language. The Bench sharply questioned then, “‘Aapne apne petition me badtameezi ki bhasa likhi hai, kisse apna petition likhwaya hai?’ “
The Supreme Court expressed shock after seeing photos showing manual scavenging and hazardous cleaning being done at its own Gate F, and has directed the Public Works Department to submit a detailed reply on the matter.
The Supreme Court will hear on July 28 a petition questioning if the government can fix a 15-year limit for BS VI petrol and 10 years for diesel vehicles in NCR, overriding previous pollution control directives.
The Supreme Court has issued seven crucial directions to ensure better implementation of the Domestic Violence Act. Despite being in force for over 20 years, the Court observed the law is still not uniformly applied across India.
