Supreme Court
- India
SC asks Centre, states to take steps to unclutter jails to clean criminal justice system
New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre and the states on Tuesday to take effective steps to “unclutter” jails as it would eventually lead to the cleansing of the criminal justice…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC refuses to stay AP HC’s order on Amaravati; setback for YS Jagan’s govt
In a blow for the YSRCP-led state government in Andhra Pradesh, the Supreme Court has refused to grant the state’s motion to postpone a March last year high court ruling ordering the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan PM Sharif urges parliament to curtail powers of Chief Justice
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that “history would not forgive us” if parliament did not enact laws to curtail the powers of the chief justice, a day after…
- India
Merely registering FIRs won’t solve hate speech problem: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that abjuring hate speech is a fundamental requisite for maintenance of communal harmony in the country. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV…
- India
UP: Atiq Ahmed, his brother convicted in kidnapping case
Prayagraj: An MP/MLA court in Prayagraj has convicted gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, his brother Khalid Azim a.k.a Ashraf and others in the 2006 kidnapping of Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the BSP…
- India
SC dismisses Atiq Ahmad’s plea for protection in UP police custody
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed jailed former MP and alleged gangster Atiq Ahmad’s plea seeking protection during his custody with Uttar Pradesh police in the Umesh Pal murder case. A…
- India
CM Yogi welcomes SC order on holding UP local body polls with OBC quota
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court allowing the State Election Commission to issue a notification regarding the urban local body polls in the state. In…
- India
SC agrees to hear plea against Delhi HC verdict on ‘Agnipath’ scheme
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the armed forces. A bench…
- India
Karnataka bribe case: SC seeks BJP MLA’s response on Lokayukta plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the reply from BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa on a plea of the Karnataka Lokayukta challenging anticipatory bail granted to him by the high court.…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: SC to hear pleas against premature release of 11 convicts today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas on Monday challenging the release of 11 convicts who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002…
- India
Mohammed Faizal moves SC against non-withdrawal of notification disqualifying him as MP
New Delhi: Disqualified Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal has moved the Supreme Court against the Lok Sabha Secretariat for not withdrawing a notification disqualifying him as a Member of Parliament upon his conviction…
- India
SCBA seeks time from CJI to discuss issues of lawyers’ chambers, elevation
New Delhi: The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Vikas Singh, has written to Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, seeking a meeting with the executive committee to discuss matters…
- India
Plea in SC challenges automatic disqualification of lawmakers upon conviction
Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the “automatic disqualification” of lawmakers upon their conviction and being sentenced to a jail term for two years or more according…
- India
SC orders all prisoners released on Covid-19 parole to surrender within 15 days
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said that all prisoners, released on emergency parole by the state high-powered committees constituted on its order during the Covid pandemic, will have to surrender…
- India
Godhra train case: SC to hear pleas of Gujarat govt, convicts on Apr 10
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said it will dispose of the bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on April 10. A…
