PIL on rights of trans genders.Division Bench of Justices KS Radhakrishnan and AK Sikri is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) seeking recognition of trans genders as citizens belonging to a third category of gender. Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran is representing the petitioner. The matter is next listed for October 29..Life or death.Hearing is progressing in a batch of petitions seeking commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment of convicts on the ground of delay in the execution of the death sentence. A three judge Bench presided by Chief Justice P Sathasivam is sitting in judgment over the fate of convicts which include Veerappan’s aides. Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves argued at length today. Hearing will resume tomorrow..Carbonated soft drinks.In a judgment by a Division Bench of Justices KS Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been directed to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks. The direction was issued in a PIL filed by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation in 2004 alleging detrimental effects of soft drinks on human health..Coalgate.The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed the much awaited status report in the coal scam. The report which has been filed in sealed cover will set out the progress of the investigation. The next hearing of the case is scheduled for October 29.
PIL on rights of trans genders.Division Bench of Justices KS Radhakrishnan and AK Sikri is hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) seeking recognition of trans genders as citizens belonging to a third category of gender. Senior Advocate Raju Ramachandran is representing the petitioner. The matter is next listed for October 29..Life or death.Hearing is progressing in a batch of petitions seeking commutation of death sentence to life imprisonment of convicts on the ground of delay in the execution of the death sentence. A three judge Bench presided by Chief Justice P Sathasivam is sitting in judgment over the fate of convicts which include Veerappan’s aides. Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves argued at length today. Hearing will resume tomorrow..Carbonated soft drinks.In a judgment by a Division Bench of Justices KS Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been directed to monitor and conduct periodic checks of all carbonated soft drinks. The direction was issued in a PIL filed by NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation in 2004 alleging detrimental effects of soft drinks on human health..Coalgate.The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed the much awaited status report in the coal scam. The report which has been filed in sealed cover will set out the progress of the investigation. The next hearing of the case is scheduled for October 29.