DY Chandrachud
- India
SC asks if it can direct legislature to make gender, religion-neutral laws
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked on Monday whether it can hear a range of pleas including PILs seeking a direction to the Centre to make religion and gender-neutral uniform laws governing…
- India
SC takes giant leap towards reforms during first 100 days of CJI Chandrachud’s term
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud’s first 100 days in office saw the Supreme Court take a giant leap towards reforms, especially making courts more technology-friendly, and ensuring…
- India
Adani-Hindenburg row: SC agrees to hear fresh PIL of Congress leader on Feb 17
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on February 17 a fresh plea of a Congress leader seeking investigation under the supervision of a sitting apex court judge against…
- India
Adani row: SEBI tells SC it has robust framework to deal with market volatility
New Delhi: Market regulator SEBI has told the Supreme Court that it is inquiring into allegations made in the Hindenburg report against the Adani Group as well as the market activity immediately…
- India
SC to examine gay couple’s plea against Kerala HC order on counselling
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea by same-sex couple challenging the Kerala High Court order directing one of them to attend counselling sessions with a psychiatrist.…
- India
Put conversion matter before five-judge bench, says fresh application in SC
New Delhi: A fresh application has been moved before the Supreme Court urging that the matters related to alleged forcible religious conversions be taken up by a larger bench of five judges…
- India
SC to set up 3-judge bench to hear Karnataka hijab ban issue
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a plea to constitute a three-judge bench to consider petitions challenging ban on hijab in classrooms of pre university colleges in Karnataka.…
- India
Views on social media not proof of bias: SC collegium backs advocate for BHC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its earlier proposal to elevate advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as a judge of the Bombay High Court, emphasising that the views on social media attributed…
- India
SC backs gay advocate’s appointment as DHC judge, refutes centre’s objections
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has expressed its disagreement with the Centre for returning the proposal to appoint advocate Saurabh Kripal, who is openly gay, as a Delhi High Court judge,…
- India
Goddess Kali poster: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai moves SC to quash FIRs
New Delhi: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking protection in the multiple cases registered against her for depicting Goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette in a poster…
- India
CJI Chandrachud brings daughters to SC, shows workplace
New Delhi: A usual day in the Supreme Court on Friday morning became a surprise for lawyers waiting in the apex court corridors when Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud reached…
- Telangana
SC stays Telangana HC order for 2-month jail to NTPC chair in contempt case
Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Telangana High Court order awarding a two-month jail term to the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) chairperson in a contempt case. A bench…
- India
Fearless sense of independence of courts saved democracy during Emergency: CJI Chandrachud
Mumbai: The “fearless sense of independence of courts” saved democracy during the Emergency in 1975, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said here. CJI Chandrachud, who assumed the office of…
- India
Cry for Liberty: SC releases man sentenced to 18 years for electricity theft
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said if it were not to interfere in matters of personal liberty, then “what are we here for”, as it ordered the release of a…
- Telangana
SC questions EC on deletion of names from AP, Telangana electoral rolls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Election Commission and others on a plea which alleged that the poll panel had suo motu deleted 46 lakh entries from…
