Supreme Court
- Delhi
SC judge recuses from hearing Satyendar Jain’s bail plea; extends interim bail
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra on Friday recused himself from hearing Aam Aadmi Party leader Satyendar Jain’s bail plea in a money laundering case and also extended his…
- Kashmir
Nothing new in Centre’s submissions in SC on Art 370: Political parties in J&K
Srinagar: The Centre’s stand in the Supreme Court on restoration of statehood and holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir is nothing new but just a diversionary tactic, political parties in the…
- India
Transgender prisoners must be treated at par with other inmates: SC panel
New Delhi: Transgender prisoners must be treated at par with other categories of inmates and should enjoy equal rights and facilities, the Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has said. In its…
- Telangana
SC refuses to entertain plea against Telangana’s 100% quota in MBBS seats for locals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea challenging a decision of the Telangana government providing 100 per cent reservation under the ‘Competent Authority Quota’ to only local…
- India
Suicide major cause of unnatural deaths among prisoners: SC panel tells court
New Delhi: Suicide is a major cause of the 817 unnatural deaths reported in jails across the country between 2017 and 2021, the Supreme Court Committee on Prison Reforms has told the…
- India
Bilkis Bano case: SC to resume hearing pleas challenging remission of convicts
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to resume hearing on Thursday in a batch of petitions challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in the infamous case of gang rape of…
- Telangana
Telangana: AP MBBS aspirants move SC on 100% quota for locals
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court against a decision of the Telangana government providing 100% reservation under “Competent Authority Quota” to only local candidates. The writ petition,…
- India
Is there some timeframe for restoration of J&K’s statehood: SC asks Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Attorney General and Solicitor General to seek instructions from the Central government over the timeframe to restore statehood of the erstwhile state of Jammu…
- India
Centre trying to block caste survey in Bihar: RJD’s Manoj Jha
New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday hit out at the Centre alleging that it was trying to block the caste-based survey in Bihar saying that the error in the affidavit…
- Bangalore
Cauvery dispute: Karnataka’s interest would be protected, says DyCM Shivakumar
Mysuru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated on Tuesday that the interest of Karnataka would be protected in connection with the Cauvery issue. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru, Shivakumar said that the…
- India
SC refuses to interfere with Punjab and Haryana HC order staying WFI polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) elections. A bench of Justices Abhay S…
- India
SC defers hearing on Kejriwal’s plea in 2014 inflammatory speech case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on a plea filed by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging criminal proceedings initiated against him in a 2014 inflammatory speech case.…
- India
Supertech twin tower demolition: A year on, no action yet against erring officials
Noida: A year ago, exactly on this day, the twin towers of Supertech were demolished at around 2.30 p.m. on the orders of the Supreme Court. The top court had ordered demolition…
- India
Centre opposes Bihar caste-based survey in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday was told by the Union government that nobody except it is entitled to conduct a census or any exercise akin to a census. A short…
- India
SC permits Kaleem Siddiqui to visit his village for brother’s last rites
New Delhi: Supreme Court (SC) on Monday granted one time relaxation to cleric Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui, who is charged by Uttar Pradesh state anti-terrorist squad (ATS) for running a mass religious conversion…
