Pay up in 1 week or use funds set aside for ads — SC’s ultimatum to Delhi...
'Gross breach' of assurances given by AAP govt, says bench. At an earlier hearing, court had questioned govt for spending Rs 1,100 crore on ads but not on the infrastructure project.
View Article‘UAPA arrest without legal justification violates rights’— HC on granting...
J&K HC was hearing appeal by Peerzada Shah Fahad in case involving an article published in his now-defunct magazine in 2011. It said 'any criticism of Centre' can't be seen as terrorist act.
View ArticleAn iconic Shimla hotel & a 30-yr-old JV — inside 2-decade tug-of-war between...
High drama was witnessed last week as Himachal Pradesh govt sent a team to take over Wildflower Hall’s management, prompting EIH Limited, an Oberoi Group company, to move court.
View ArticleGovernor out of station, pvt secy denied entry & more — How Kerala bills...
In additional affidavit filed in top court, Kerala chief secretary gives details on how Arif Khan-Pinarayi Vijayan tussle played out. SC has sought reply from Centre, Raj Bhavan.
View Article‘Ill-intended transfer, meant to harass’ — HC judge’s remark puts focus back...
Justice Pritinker Diwaker made news with his remark about decision taken by SC Collegium led by then CJI Dipak Misra in 2018. Described his transfer as sudden turn of events.
View Article10 months after collegium’s reiteration, advocate Sundaresan appointed as...
Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointment of advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan on X and extended his best wishes.
View Article‘Mr Solicitor, we understand everything’— SC bench hearing PMLA review pleas...
Hearing deferred by 2 months after govt seeks time. This comes day after bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul commenced hearing on pleas after brushing aside Centre's opposition.
View ArticleGovernors must return bill to state legislature for reconsideration if...
SC interpretation of Article 200 of Constitution in context of governors withholding assent to bills comes at a time when it is hearing petitions filed by Opposition-ruled states on the issue.
View Article‘SEBI can’t draw on news reports’ — SC dismisses criticism of experts’ report...
CJI says Supreme Court does not have to accept Hindenburg report accusing Adani Group of irregularities and corporate misgovernance as 'ipso facto factually correct'.
View ArticleParliament can’t script an SC judgment & SC can’t script a law for us, says...
At Constitution Day event, the ex-officio RS chairman says Parliament ‘reflective of will of people’ & incursion into its legislative domain amounts to ‘constitutional aberration’.
View ArticleSchool burnt down in Manipur violence, Kuki-Zo owners seek compensation from...
Kuki-Zo petitioners submit that armed men laid siege to school in Imphal, held 25 including women & children hostage, and that Manipur police ‘acted in collusion’ with rioters.
View ArticleEx SC judge Lokur releases citizens’ report on Modi govt 2.0, rues ‘bulldozer...
Justice Madan Lokur also raised concerns over issues such as the alleged heavy-handed use of the sedition law, the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and the National Security Act.
View ArticleDelhi court seeks ED’s reply on AAP MP Sanjay Singh’s bail plea by 6 Dec
Special Judge M K Nagpal issued notice to the central probe agency on the application, which claimed that no purpose would be served by keeping Singh in further custody.
View Article‘Not within ED jurisdiction’— HC stays summons issued to 5 Tamil Nadu...
Though summons has been stayed, ED has been given 3 weeks time by Madras HC to respond. Meanwhile, court hasn't put a stay on probe carried out by ED into illegal sand mining.
View ArticleSC fixes deadline for last rites of unclaimed bodies in Manipur — ‘don’t want...
CJI-led bench issued order on court-appointed panel’s report that alleged civil services organisations were obstructing families of those killed in Manipur clashes from claiming bodies.
View Article‘Far-fetched to say Centre can’t appoint Delhi chief secretary,’ says SC....
SC bench allows central govt to extend Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar's term by 6 months, but clarifies its order is prima facie opinion of the dispute brought before it by Delhi's AAP govt.
View Article‘Fishing expedition’— Madras HC order staying ED summons to 5 district...
ED issued summons as part of probe into sand quarries across state since September, on allegations of illegal sale of sand mined from riverbeds. Matter posted for 21 December.
View Article‘As chancellor, governor not merely titular head’— SC quashes Kannur...
CJI-led bench was hearing an appeal against Kerala High Court judgment that refused to set aside the notification for Gopinath Ravindran’s reappointment as Kannur University V-C.
View ArticleCan’t withhold assent & then refer to President — SC asks TN governor to...
Governor R.N. Ravi initially withheld his assent to 10 bills but later referred them to the President after the legislative assembly passed them again without any amendments.
View ArticleFormer SC judge UU Lalit says courts can’t abandon death penalty —...
Speaking at 6th Annual Lecture in Criminal Law organised by Project 39A the former SC judge that judges have to strike a balance between statutory provisions and judicial discretion.
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