New Delhi, Jan 12 : Divisions at the top in the Supreme Court burst out in the open on Friday when four senior sitting judges took an unprecedented step of publicly accusing Chief Justice Dipak Misra of not strictly adhering to rules in assigning cases to appropriate benches which they said can create “doubt” about […]
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SC to hear on Friday pleas seeking probe into judge Loya’s death
New Delhi, Jan 11 : The Supreme Court will hear on Friday two separate pleas seeking an independent probe into the death of CBI Special Court and Additional Sessions Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, who presided over the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shooting case. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud […]
Stop making Aadhaar mandatory, says CPI-M
New Delhi, Jan 11 : The CPI-M has urged the government to stop making Aadhaar linkages mandatory to avail basic services and also criticized the Supreme Court for delaying a ruling on the contentious issue. “The only way out of the impasse is to stop making Aadhaar mandatory for all basic services,” an editorial in […]
SC notice to Kerala CM in graft case
New Delhi, Jan 11 : The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and others on a CBI plea against their discharge in the SNC-Lavalin corruption case. A bench of Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer also stayed trial in the case pertaining to an agreement with Canadian firm […]
Expeditious hearing of cases involving politicians must start with SC
New Delhi, Jan 11 : The Supreme Court on Thursday said the expeditious hearing of cases involving lawmakers and politicians should start with the top court itself. The apex court said this as it directed the hearing of a plea by former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh Housing Society case on March 13. […]
SC orders new SIT to probe 186 closed anti-Sikh riot cases
New Delhi, Jan 10 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday constituted a fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a retired High Court Judge to further investigate 186 anti-Sikh riot cases closed by an earlier SIT. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ordered the constitution of the new […]
Deposit money as directed, Tihar is not far: SC to Jaypee
New Delhi, Jan 10 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday told Jaypee Associates to deposit Rs 125 crore as directed failing which it would be held in contempt of court and could land in Tihar Jail. The amount is part of the Rs 2,000 crore that the top court had directed Jaypee Associates to deposit […]
SC asks states for details of compensation under Nirbhaya fund
New Delhi, Jan 9 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and union territories to give details on the payment of Nirbhaya and other funds as compensation to the victims of sexual offences and acid attacks. The bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta gave them four weeks to comply with […]
Centre gets more time to reply to plea against death sentence by hanging
New Delhi, Jan 9 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the central government more time to respond to a plea that seeks execution of death sentence by hanging to be declared ultra vires of the Constitution. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud granted the Centre four […]
SC stays Karnataka HC order on pictorial warning on tobacco packs
New Delhi, Jan 8 The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Karnataka High Court order setting aside 2014 rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both sides of packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products carry pictorial warning on their harmful effects. Staying the December 15, 2017 order of the Karnataka […]