New Delhi: Welcoming an apex court judgment on permanent commission to women officers, Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday said that the force did not discriminate against its members on the basis of religion, caste, creed, or even gender. “The Army’s outlook has throughout been like this. That’s why we started inducting women […]
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Karti’s 10 cr won’t be released for 3 more months: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that Rs 10 crore deposited by Karti Chidambaram with the apex court’s registry for travelling abroad, will not be released for another three months. A bench headed by Justice Deepak Gupta said the amount will continue to remain in fixed deposit. Karti Chidambaram had deposited the amount […]
Lok Sabha passes Bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges
New Delhi (2 MIN READ): The Lok Sabha on Monday passed, by voice vote, a bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from 30 to 33 in view of nearly 60,000 pending cases in the apex court. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019 will now go to the Rajya Sabha. Moving […]
Four new judges cleared by Govt for elevation to SC
New Delhi: The government is learnt have cleared the elevation of four new judges to the Supreme Court, paving the way for their swearing-in in “a day or two.” After the new judges take charge, the apex court will have its full strength of 31 judges after a gap of five years. Currently, the court […]
Officer’s murder: Himachal to submit status report in apex court
Shimla : A day after a woman Assistant Town Planner was shot dead during an anti-encroachment drive in Kasauli town, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday said a status report will be submitted in the apex court on Thursday. The accused, Vijay Singh, is still on the run. Police say they have […]
Bhushan files complaint against CJI, requests senior judges to hold enquiry
New Delhi, Jan 16 : Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday said he had filed a complaint against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in the medical college scam case and requested five senior most apex court Judges, including the four rebel Judges, to hold an in-house inquiry into the matter. As a convenor […]