Supreme Court
- India
SC to hear Cauvery water distribution dispute between TN, Karnataka on Sep 21
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed September 21 for hearing the plea filed by Tamil Nadu demanding the release of Cauvery water from Karnataka’s dams. The matter was mentioned before…
- India
Manipur: SC seeks report on arms recovery from all sources
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Manipur government and the law enforcement agencies to file a status report on the recovery of arms from “all sources” in the ethnic…
- News
PIL seeks ‘cooling-off’ period for judges before accepting political appointment, dismissed by SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association seeking a two-year “cooling-off” period for judges of the apex court and high courts for accepting…
- India
Bharat vs INDIA row: Mayawati urges SC to take cognizance of ‘shallow politics’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of “shallow politics” being done on ‘Bharat’ and ‘INDIA’ and demanded a ban on all…
- Telangana
Supreme Court raises concerns over PD Act usage in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has expressed deep concern regarding the extensive use of the Preventive Detention (PD) Act in the state of Telangana. The apex court commented, that police officers responsible for…
- India
SC grants interim protection against arrest to Editors Guild members
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to the president and three editors of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) against any coercive action in relation to the FIRs…
- India
SC dismisses PIL seeking steps to stop religious conversions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to take steps to curb fraudulent religious conversions in the country. “Why should the…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea by Editors Guild of India members against Manipur Police FIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the writ petition filed by the president and three editors of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) challenging the FIR lodged by…
- India
Judge cannot act like a robot in the process of dispensation of justice: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that a judge cannot shut his own eyes and act like a robot in the process of dispensation of justice. A bench of Justices B.R.…
- India
Row over Prez G20 invite: Citizens free to call India or Bharat
New Delhi: The citizens are free to call the country India or Bharat as per their wishes, the Supreme Court had said in 2016 while dismissing a PIL which sought a direction…
- India
SC reserves verdict in pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370
New Delhi: A 5-judge Constitution Bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, on Tuesday reserved its judgment in the batch of petitions challenging the 2019 Presidential Order taking away the special status accorded…
- India
Petition filed in SC challenging Rahul Gandhi’s restoration as LS member
New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha Membership, who was disqualified after the court sentenced him to two…
- India
Conversion racket: SC adjourns hearing on plea seeking Siddiqui’s bail cancellation
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on the Uttar Pradesh government’s plea seeking cancellation of bail granted to cleric Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui, who is charged by the state anti-terrorist…
- India
2020 Delhi riots: SC adjourns hearing on Umar Khalid’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing on bail plea filed by student activist Umar Khalid who was arrested and charged under the Unlawful Activities Activities (Prevention) Act in connection…
- Bangalore
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka farmers to file petition in Supreme Court today
Bengaluru: Farmer groups from Karnataka will file a counter petition in the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the order of the Cauvery Water Management Tribunal (CWMA) to release water to Tamil Nadu.…
