A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court Today (Mar 24) against top Punjab officials for defying its July 2024 order on the farmers’ protest at Shambhu border. Over 3,000 police personnel allegedly forcefully evicted protestors without court permission.
The Supreme Court Today (March 3) asked the Central Government to respond to a plea challenging the removal of social media posts without informing the user. “If there is an identifiable person, then notice should be issued,” the Court stated.
CJI Chandrachud led bench Yesterday (May 8th), said compulsory retirement is another form of terminating the service of an employee and is a well-accepted method of removing dead wood from the cadre without affecting his entitlement for retirement benefits, if otherwise payable.
