Supreme Court
- India
SC introduces reservation for apex court staff
New Delhi: In a first, the Supreme Court has introduced a formal reservation policy for the direct appointment and promotion of its staffers belonging to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. The decision…
- India
SC junks Lalit Modi’s plea seeking BCCI to pay ED penalty
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea filed by former cricket administrator Lalit Modi seeking an order to the BCCI to pay a penalty of Rs 10.65 crore imposed…
- World
US Supreme Court ruling leaves fate of Trump’s birthright citizenship order unclear
Washington: A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright…
- Pakistan
Pak SC rules against awarding reserved seats to ally of Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled against awarding the reserved seats to an ally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in a blow to jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party. The case…
- India
‘Hate speech gets us nowehere’: SC stays Wajahat Khan’s arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) stayed the arrest of Wazahat Khan, whose complaint led to Sharmishta Panoli, the social media influencer who posted a derogatory video against Prophet Muhammad. The bench, comprising Justice…
- Chennai
SC lauds Tamil Nadu’s preventive detention against cyber offenders
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday lauded Tamil Nadu for taking action against cybercrime offenders under the preventive detention law. “This is a good trend that preventive detention laws are being…
- India
SC panel indicts Justice Varma in cash stash case for misconduct
New Delhi: The Supreme Court appointed three-judge panel trashed the conspiracy theory of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma in the cash recovery row, asking why he did not file a police…
- India
SC grills TN govt over senior cop’s suspension post HC directive
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday grilled the Tamil Nadu government over the suspension of Additional Director General of Police H M Jayaram, who was directed to be arrested by the…
- India
Will honour SC order, says Karnataka dy CM on screening of ‘Thug Life’
Bengaluru: Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday, June 17, appealed to Kannada activists to abide by the Supreme Court order, which directed the state government to ensure the screening…
- Bangalore
Supreme Court slams Karnataka govt over ban on Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday made scathing remarks against Karnataka’s “extra-judicial ban” on the screening of ‘Thug Life’ — a film by veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam and superstar Kamal Haasan.…
- India
Letter petition seeks SC to take suo moto cognisance of Air India plane crash
New Delhi: A letter petition has been sent to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), B.R. Gavai, urging the Supreme Court to take suo moto action on the devastating crash of Air…
- News
Supreme Court order a slap on CM Naidu’s face: Jagan Mohan Reddy
Amaravati: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister and YSR Congress Party President Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Friday that the Supreme Court’s directive to immediately release senior journalist Kommineni Srinivasa Rao…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC grants bail to journalist held for remark on Andhra women
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Friday, June 13, granted bail to journalist Srinivasa Rao, who was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police on June 9 for moderating a show in which a…
- India
SC expresses condolence to families affected by Air India plane crash
New Delhi: The Supreme Court expressed deepest condolences to the families affected by the tragic Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon. “The Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Companion…
- India
Supreme Court rejects Goa-born Pakistani national’s plea to stay in India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 11, declined to hear the plea of a Goa-born Pakistani national seeking citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), fearing religious persecution in Pakistan. A bench…
