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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum expressed deep unease on Wednesday about President Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve, with several stressing the importance of a central bank insulated from political pressure. Their comments during nearly two hours of oral arguments signaled that the court will likely allow Fed board member Lisa Cook to remain in the job while her legal challenge to her dismissal proceeds in the lower courts.

Justice PS Narasimha on Sunday said that in international jurisprudence, India was the first country to shift from an anthropocentric approach to an eco-centric one. An anthropocentric approach is based on the belief that human beings are the most important entity on earth, and other beings and things are valued primarily for their utility to humans. The eco-centric approach, however, prioritises the well-being of the entire ecosystem and its components, viewing nature as valuable for its own sake, not just for human use. The Supreme Court judge was speaking at the valedictory session of the two-day National Conference on Environment-2025 organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Vigyan Bhawan. Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar was the chief guest at the event. Highlighting the importance of such conferences, Justice Narasimha said they brought together a large number of stakeholders who found a common vision to restore the environment.

Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said the non-compliance in adhering to the 2016 Rules had affected all cities in the country.

Supreme Court has appointed an amicus curiae to assist it on a plea of civil service aspirants, seeking direction to the UPSC for disclosure of the answer keys, cut-off marks and marks of the candidates appearing in civil service (preliminary) examination. The UPSC in almost all the previous examinations, including the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination of 2023, has maintained that the marks, cut off marks and the answer keys shall be disclosed «only» after the entire process of exam is over.

Supreme Court on Wednesday warned states and union territories of contempt action if they failed to act against misleading advertisements. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan perused a note submitted by senior advocate Shadan Farasat, who is assisting the apex court as an amicus curiae in the matter, and observed a number of states were non-compliant as indicated in the note.

Supreme Court is likely to consider on December 3 the sealed cover report allegedly on unsatisfactory performance and other materials against two women civil judges terminated from services by the Madhya Pradesh government. The top court, on November 11, 2023, had taken a suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the termination of services of six women civil judges by the state government for their alleged unsatisfactory performance. A bench headed by Justice B V Nagarathna, on July 23, asked the Madhya Pradesh High Court to reconsider its decision of terminating the services of judicial officers.

Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said the central empowered committee (CEC), which has recommended against the plying of private buses on the Pakhro-Moreghatti-Kalagarh-Ramnagar Forest road, should also think about the people residing there. «You (CEC) have to take a very balanced view. You can't think only about the animals. You also have to think a bit about human beings also,» the bench said. The top court was hearing a petition against the national park's decision to allow a privately operated buses to ply within the core area of the tiger reserve.

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea seeking enforcement of measures to curb air pollution in the national capital. Delhi woke up to toxic air conditions on Sunday as the Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the «severe» category. The AQI stood at 429 at 9 am, according to the 'Sameer App', which provides hourly updates from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The 24-hour average AQI was recorded at 417 at 4 pm on Saturday. As per the cause list of November 18 uploaded on the apex court website, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih is slated to hear the plea.

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Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas to explain about the steps being taken to curb air pollution due to crop residue burning. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih asked the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to apprise about the steps on September 27, when the issue will be taken up for hearing. Senior advocate Aprajita Singh, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae, referred to some newspaper reports and said it appears that stubble burning has started in neighbouring states of Delhi. She urged the court to seek explanation from the CAQM on what steps are being taken to curb air pollution caused by stubble burning and what steps are being taken to fix accountability on officials responsible for checking the burning of paddy straw under the CAQM Act.

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A coalition of seven U.S. states has come together to challenge the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) regulation of cryptocurrency.

Delhi High Court recently took judicial notice of the highest temperature of 52.3 degrees Celsius ever recorded in Delhi. It warned, «It is not far to see the day when this city may be only a barren dessert if the present generation continues an apathetic view on the deforestation.»

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Crypto advocacy groups have come to the support of Roman Storm, the developer of Tornado Cash, in his ongoing legal battle. 

Prayagraj: The Muslim side on Wednesday objected to a plea seeking worship at 'Krishna Koop' situated on the Shahi Idgah premises in Mathura and asked the Allahabad High Court that no order on the application is required to be passed as the maintainability suit is pending before it. The Muslim side has challenged the maintainability suit that seeks «removal» of Shahi Idgah mosque which it claims has been built on 13.37-acre land of Katra Keshav Deo temple. After hearing the two sides, the high court fixed the next date of hearing in the case on April 1. On Wednesday, an objection was raised by the Muslim side on the application moved under Section 151 (inherent power of court) of Civil Procedure Code filed by Ashutosh Pandey.

A group of state attorneys general has challenged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) authority in the ongoing lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. 

Sheikh, the Enforcement Directorate, the CBI, the state home secretary be impleaded as parties in the suo motu matter initiated on the allegations of sexual atrocities on women and land grab of tribal people. A division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed that a public notice be given in newspapers by the high court registry stating that Sheikh has been impleaded in the matter, as he is on the run and not seen in public since a mob attack on ED officials on January 5.