Judge Loya case : Rajnath says judiciary can’t be misled
Hailing the Supreme Court’s verdict, dismissing the a series of petitions seeking a fair probe in the death of Justice Loya, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the judiciary cannot be misled by allegation based on the…
PILs to probe Judge Loya death an attempt to settle political scores: Apex court
Public Interest Litigations seeking an inquiry into the alleged mystery regarding the death of Special CBI Judge, B H Loya in December 2014, were thrown out on Thursday by the Supreme Court which observed that political scores should not be…
Kathua rape-murder case: Apex court orders J&K Govt to provide police protection to victim’s family
Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide police protection to the family members of the victim in the Kathua rape and murder case and the counsel representing them. It issued notice to the Jammu and…
Ayodhya dispute: The wait gets longer, apex court sets April 27 for next hearing
Supreme Court said on Friday it would not refer Ayodhya land dispute case to Constitution Bench immediately and asked parties to satisfy it in law. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud,…
Opposition meets President over Supreme Court’s verdict on SC/ST atrocities act
In a span of barely two months, the Congress led opposition parties again called on President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday, to seek his intervention in the recent Supreme Court verdict, which dilutes the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) act. The…
Supreme Court cracks down on honour killings
Amid outrage against honour killings, the Supreme Court on Tuesday granted protection to consenting married couples, who had tied the knot against the wishes of their family. It ruled that any assembly which is intended to scuttle a marriage between…
Approval of over 100 judges, cleared for SC and HCs, put on hold by Govt: Rahul
Charging the Narendra Modi government with ‘demonetisation judiciary’, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that approval of over 100 judges, cleared for the Supreme Court and various High Courts, had been put on hold by the government. In a…
SC asks RCom, RJio to maintain status quo till Apr 5 reg sale deal
Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Reliance Communication (RCom) and Reliance Jio (RJio) to maintain status quo till April 5, Thursday, with regard to Rs 25,000-crore assets sale deal. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Adarsh…
SC rejects Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict’s plea
Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea of one of the convicts, AG Perarivalan, to recall its judgment convicting him in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R. Banumathi and M. Shantangoundar, dismissed…
SC says foreign law firms cannot open offices in India
Supreme Court in its verdict on Tuesday upheld the judgements of the Bombay High Court and Madras High Court in connection with the opening up foreign law firms in India, but with certain modifications in the matter. The foreign law…
Godhra riots: Gujarat to revert to SC on enhanced compensation for Bilkis Bano
Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat government to respond within six weeks to the plea of 2002 Gujarat gangrape victim, Bilkis Bano, who had sought enhanced compensation. The bench was headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and…
SC upholds passive euthanasia with guidelines
Supreme Court’s five-judge Constitution bench on Saturday upheld passive euthanasia with guidelines and procedures. A five-judge Constitution bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra, passed the order. The other four judges of the Court include…
BCCI introduces new grade in Annual Player Contracts
Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Wednesday announced the introduction of a new category- ‘A+’ in the annual player contracts for the period between October 2017 and September 2018. The new category currently features five India cricketers namely-…
Aadhaar Card not mandatory for NEET, says SC in its interim order
Supreme Court, in its interim order, on Wednesday said that Aadhaar card was not a compulsory or mandatory identity proof for taking NEET 2018 examinations, and it also held that any alternative identity proofs like voters identity cards, driving licences…
CRPF in violence-hit Darjeeling till March 8 : Supreme Court
Against the backdrop of Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha mayhem, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Calcutta High Court order ordering deployment of additional CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel in Darjeeling and Kalimpong areas. Four companies will be deployed…
SC adjourns PIL seeking deportation of Nirav Modi for further hearing
Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the PIL seeking deportation of accused Nirav Modi within two months for further hearing to March 16. In the meanwhile, the Centre has oppsed the PIL filed by lawyer, Vineet Dhanda. The PIL filed by…
MK Gandhi assassination: SC permits petitioner to file additional docs
Supreme Court on Monday asked the petitioner, Dr Pankaj Kumudchandra Phadnis, to make an application for filing the additional documents in connection with his Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination case. A division bench of…
Punjab National Bank fraud case reaches Supreme Court
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday for a SIT (Special Investigation Team) probe into the alleged Punjab National Bank scam to the tune of Rs 11,500 crores. The apex court has neither fixed nor given any…
Supreme Court hears arguments in constitutional validity of Aadhaar Card
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the idea behind the Aadhaar card scheme could be the reason that people should have one ID card. The apex court was hearing the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme. A…
If a convict cannot contest elections, how can he form party, SC asks Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre that how can a convicted person, who can not contest elections, be able to form a political party and select a candidate to contest the elections? A three-judge Bench headed by Chief…
SC fixes 14 March for next hearing of Ayodhya case
Supreme Court on Thursday fixed March 14, as the next date of hearing as some of the documents, translations, exhibits and excerpts are yet to be filed before it in connection with the politically sensitive Ayodhya dispute case. A three-judge…
Now driving licences linked with Aadhaar, Centre tells Supreme Court
Now government is the process of linking driving licenses with Aadhaar number, Centre tells Supreme Court. Bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed about it by a court-appointed committee on road safety headed by former Supreme…
SC to hear pleas of Rajasthan , MP on Padmaavat on Today
The Supreme Court said on Monday it will hear the pleas of the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh state governments on Tuesday seeking modification in it’s earlier order in connection with the controversial Hindi Film, Padmaavat. Both the state governments —…
SC stays proceedings in Delhi-Mumbai HC levying GST on sanitary napkins case
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in Delhi and Bombay High Courts in connection with levying GST (Goods and Services Tax) on sanitary napkins. A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI)…
‘Padmavat’ row: Producer reaches SC for film’s release
The producer of the controversial Hindi film ‘Padmavat’ on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court against the film not being released or screened in certain states. The three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra and also comprising…
Chief Justice meets four judges on SC row
Four days after senior most judges revolted against him, the Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday held a meeting with the four, justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur and Kurian Joseph. During the 15 minutes…
Four SC judges hold first-ever press conference to voice concern on the administration in the apex court
New Delhi : In an unprecedented development, , four judges of the Supreme Court met mediapersons in New Delhi on Friday to voice their concerns about the administration in the apex court . Addressing a press conference, Justice Chelameswar, flanked…
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