Supreme Court
- India
SC refuses to relax blanket ban on bursting of crackers in Delhi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it will not relax the blanket ban imposed on sale and use of firecrackers in the national capital. A bench of Justices A.S.…
- India
SC defers hearing as govt expert panel on arbitration seeks time till mid-Nov
New Delhi: A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday deferred its proceedings till mid-November after Attorney General R. Venkataramani apprised the Supreme Court that the…
- India
SpiceJet: SC threatens to throw CMD into ‘Tihar jail’ over non-payment of dues
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has come down hard on SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh, warning him he will be sent to Tihar jail for non-compliance with its order on…
- India
Sedition law: SC declines Centre’s request, refers pleas to bench of ‘at least’ 5 judges
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a constitution bench of at least five judges a batch of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the IPC provision on sedition, a…
- India
34th time SNC Lavalin case involving CM Vijayan adjourned by SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday for the 34th time adjourned the controversial SNC Lavalin case involving Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. This case first came in the apex court in…
- India
SC refers pleas challenging validity of sedition law to Constitution Bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the colonial-era penal provision of sedition be placed before the Chief Justice of India (CJI)…
- India
Hearing on Umar Khalid’s bail plea in UAPA case adjourned
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned for four weeks the hearing on a plea filed by former JNU student Umar Khalid seeking bail in a case lodged under anti-terror law…
- India
SC to hear on Tuesday pleas challenging constitutionality of sedition
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Tuesday the batch of pleas challenging the constitutionality of the colonial-era penal provision of sedition. As per the causelist published on the…
- India
Duty of police authorities to produce accused before trial court: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that it is the duty of the police authorities to produce an accused lodged in prison before the trial court. A bench of Justices B.R.…
- India
SC adjourns hearing on plea seeking custody of Atiq Ahmed’s 2 minor sons
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred hearing on a plea filed by the sister of slain gangster Atiq Ahmad seeking custody of his two minor sons, who are lodged in…
- Telangana
SC stays Telangana HC order setting aside election of BRS MLA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed operation of the Telangana High Court order setting aside the election of BRS MLA from Gadwal, Bandla Krishna Mohan Reddy, for furnishing a false…
- India
Senior officers to lose immunity in corruption cases with 2014 verdict: SC
New Delhi: Central government officers of the level of joint secretary and above can be probed and prosecuted without prior nod of the authorities in corruption cases with retrospective effect from September…
- India
SC extends protection of Editors Guild members in FIRs lodged against them in Manipur
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended till September 15 its order asking the Manipur Police not to take any coercive steps against four members of the Editors Guild of India…
- India
SC refuses to entertain PIL challenging law on control of services in Delhi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the law establishing pre-eminence of the lieutenant governor over the elected dispensation in controlling services in the national capital,…
- India
‘Bharat row’: SC refused to entertain pleas, govt rejected renaming idea in 2015
New Delhi: “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States,” reads the first clause of the very first article of the Constitution of India. There are mounting speculations that Prime…