Supreme Court
- India
SC concerned over delays by HCs in pronouncing judgements
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has voiced strong concern over long delays by High Courts in pronouncing judgments after hearings are concluded, warning that such a situation erodes “litigants’ faith in the…
- India
SIR: ECI seeks public opinion on five questions
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday sought public opinion on various concerns regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which ignited a full-scale spat between the…
- India
SC directs apology from Samay Raina, others for jokes on disabled
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 25, directed comedian Samay Raina, creator of “India’s Got Latent”, and four others to issue public apologies on social media for making insensitive jokes…
- Kashmir
Restoration of statehood to J-K: Hope SC sets deadline, says Omar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday expressed hope that the Supreme Court will set a deadline on the restoration of statehood to the Union territory after it hears…
- Kashmir
SC refuses to advance date of hearing on pleas on J-K statehood
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to advance the date of hearing on pleas seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the matter is already listed on…
- India
Orders passed by Justice JB Pardiwala put SC in bind, leading to CJI’s intervention
New Delhi: In less than a month, three orders passed by a bench headed by Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala has caught the Supreme Court in a bind, leading Chief Justice B R…
- Hyderabad
Will present Telangana’s argument before SC on BC quota Bills: CM
Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy said that two advocates have already been appointed by the state government to present it’s arguments strongly in the Supreme Court on the issue of the…
- India
SC halts Assam’s Golaghat eviction drive; relief for 2,000 families after HC refusal
The Supreme Court, on Friday, August 22, ordered status quo on the large-scale demolition and eviction drive in Assam’s Golaghat district. A bench Justices PS Narasimha and Atul S Chandurkar passed the…
- India
Sambhal mosque row: SC orders status quo, issues notice
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered status quo till August 25 in the Sambhal mosque row and issued notice to the Hindu petitioners. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha…
- India
Delhi stray dog issue: Canines be sterilised and released, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday modified its August 11 direction prohibiting the release of stray dogs from dog shelters in Delhi-NCR, and said the picked up canines be sterilised, vaccinated…
- India
SC to resume hearing on pleas challenging Bihar voter list revision on Friday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will resume hearing on the pleas challenging the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar on Friday. The case has garnered national attention…
- Hyderabad
SC upholds cancellation of land allotments in Hyderabad to VIP groups
The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 21, dismissed review petitions challenging its earlier verdict that had struck down the 2008 land allotments made by the then government in Hyderabad. The plots in…
- India
SC to deliver verdict on issue of strays in Delhi-NCR on Friday
New Delhi: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court is set to deliver its verdict in the suo motu case titled ‘In Re: City Hounded by Strays, Kids Pay Price’, amid ongoing…
- India
Court sets August 28 to hear Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute case
Sambhal: A court in Chandausi on Thursday fixed August 28 to hear the ongoing Shahi Jama Masjid-Harihar temple dispute. The matter was listed for hearing before civil judge (senior division) Aditya Singh.…
- India
Accused can’t be allowed to languish in jail without fair, speedy trial: SC
New Delhi: An accused cannot be allowed to languish in jail without being given a fair and speedy trial, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said in a UAPA case. A bench of…
