Supreme Court
- India
Operating in atmosphere of sharp political hostility: ECI to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it was “operating in an atmosphere of sharp political hostility” where hardly any of its decisions were…
- Delhi
Stray dog problem stems from local authorities’ incompetence: SC reserves order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, said the “whole problem” of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR was a result of the “inaction” of local authorities which did “nothing” in implementing…
- India
SC shields The Wire from arrest in Assam FIR under new BNS law
In a relief to the online news organisation, The Wire, the Supreme Court granted interim protection to its editor-in-chief and veteran journalist Siddharth Varadarajan against “any coercive action” in connection with an…
- India
SC to examine plea against alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are being detained across several states of the country on…
- Opinions
Pigeons, stray dogs, and an elephant; is defiance correct?
The courts ruled that a female elephant, Mahadevi, which was kept by Swasthishri Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswami Sanstha, a Jain math in Kolhapur which had kept her since 1992 should be taken…
- India
Publish details of 65L voter deletion in Bihar by Aug 19: SC orders ECI
In a significant move and a victory for Opposition parties, the Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish, on August 19, the details of…
- India
Renukaswamy murder case: SC cancels bail granted to actor Darshan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted to actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan set aside the…
- India
Indian nurse on Yemen death row: SC to hear plea today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Thursday, august 14, hear a petition seeking urgent intervention in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen. …
- India
Amid uproar, larger SC bench to again hear stray dogs case today
New Delhi: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the suo motu case titled ‘In Re: City hounded by strays, kids pay price,’ amid an ongoing debate over…
- News
SC to hear pleas seeking restoration of J&K’s statehood today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Thursday take up a set of applications seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within a fixed timeframe. According to the causelist published…
- India
New three-judge SC bench to hear stray dog case on Aug 14
New Delhi: After widespread protests across the country following a top court verdict on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, a new three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the suo…
- News
Plea on stray dogs mentioned in SC, CJI says he ‘will look into it’
New Delhi: “I will look into it,” Chief Justice of India B R Gavai assured on Wednesday when a plea relating to stray dogs was mentioned for urgent hearing in the Supreme…
- Telangana
SC stays appointment of 2 Telangana MLCs under Governor’s quota
Hyderabad: In a major political turn of events, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 13, stayed the appointments of Professor M Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as Members of the Telangana Legislative…
- India
Olympian Sushil Kumar’s bail cancelled, to surrender in a week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled bail to Olympic champion Sushil Kumar in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at the Chhatrasal Stadium in the…
- Hyderabad
SC gives Telangana govt 6 weeks for plan to restore Kancha Gachibowli forest site
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 13, granted six weeks to the Telangana government to come out with a “good proposal” for a holistic restoration of the Kancha Gachibowli forest site,…