Supreme Court
- India
Views on social media not proof of bias: SC collegium backs advocate for BHC judge
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its earlier proposal to elevate advocate Somasekhar Sundaresan as a judge of the Bombay High Court, emphasising that the views on social media attributed…
- India
SC backs gay advocate’s appointment as DHC judge, refutes centre’s objections
New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium has expressed its disagreement with the Centre for returning the proposal to appoint advocate Saurabh Kripal, who is openly gay, as a Delhi High Court judge,…
- Technology
Look at the kind of authority you wield in terms of dominance: SC to Google
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday orally told Google’s counsel to look at the kind of authority it wields in terms of dominance, while hearing the tech giant’s plea on seeking…
- India
SC to hear plea against Lalit Modi for remarks against ex-AG Rohatgi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea which alleged that ex-IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi made some “scurrilous” remarks in his social media post against former Attorney General and…
- India
SC asks AIIMS to examine if abortion of 29-week pregnant B Tech student possible
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, to constitute a team of doctors on Friday to examine whether termination of a…
- India
Process to declare ‘Ram Setu’ national heritage monument underway: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Central government on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the process to declare ‘Ram Setu’ a national heritage monument is currently underway in the Ministry of Culture. A bench…
- India
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: UP govt opposes bail plea of Ashish Mishra in SC
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday opposed in the Supreme Court the bail plea of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra, who is one of the accused in…
- Middle East
Israel’s top court cancels appointment of ex-con as minister
Jerusalem: Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that a key member in the country’s new extreme-right government cannot serve as minister because of his criminal conviction. On Wednesday, the court said that Aryeh Deri,…
- India
Can’t reopen the 2018 judgment, can make living will guidelines workable: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will not review its 2018 judgment on passive euthanasia and instead, it would modify the guidelines on “living will” to become more effective.…
- India
Can’t permit SIMI’s objective of ‘establishing Islamic rule’ to subsist: Centre
New Delhi: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that SIMI’s objective to establish Islamic rule in India cannot be permitted to subsist and activists of the banned outfit are still indulging in…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC to hear AP’s plea against HC order prohibiting public meetings, rallies
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it would hear on January 19, a plea of the Andhra Pradesh government challenging the high court’s recent order suspending the operation of a…
- India
Taj Mahal matter: SC modifies earlier order, permits increase of air traffic in Agra
New Delhi: In a boost to tourism in Agra which is known worldwide for the iconic Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday modified its December 2019 order and permitted increase of…
- India
Fresh petition in SC against Bihar govt’s move to conduct caste survey
New Delhi: A fresh petition was filed before the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste survey in the state, claiming the state’s action was violative…
- India
‘Interference in judiciary’: Mamata weighs in on SC collegium debate
Kolkata: Wading into the Supreme Court Collegium debate, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday termed the Union government’s approach in the matter as “interference in judiciary”. Incidentally, her comments coincide…
- India
Money laundering: SC agrees to hear plea of journalist Rana Ayyub against summons
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the petition of journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by a special PMLA court in Ghaziabad in a money…
