Supreme Court
- Kashmir
People of J&K hope SC will restore statehood: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have hope that the Supreme Court will restore their “right to statehood”. He, however, said not restoring the…
- India
Operating in atmosphere of sharp political hostility: ECI to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it was “operating in an atmosphere of sharp political hostility” where hardly any of its decisions were…
- Delhi
Stray dog problem stems from local authorities’ incompetence: SC reserves order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, said the “whole problem” of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR was a result of the “inaction” of local authorities which did “nothing” in implementing…
- India
SC shields The Wire from arrest in Assam FIR under new BNS law
In a relief to the online news organisation, The Wire, the Supreme Court granted interim protection to its editor-in-chief and veteran journalist Siddharth Varadarajan against “any coercive action” in connection with an…
- India
SC to examine plea against alleged detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that Bengali-speaking migrant workers are being detained across several states of the country on…
- Opinions
Pigeons, stray dogs, and an elephant; is defiance correct?
The courts ruled that a female elephant, Mahadevi, which was kept by Swasthishri Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswami Sanstha, a Jain math in Kolhapur which had kept her since 1992 should be taken…
- India
Publish details of 65L voter deletion in Bihar by Aug 19: SC orders ECI
In a significant move and a victory for Opposition parties, the Supreme Court on Thursday, August 14, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish, on August 19, the details of…
- India
Renukaswamy murder case: SC cancels bail granted to actor Darshan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled the bail granted to actor Darshan in the Renukaswamy murder case. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan set aside the…
- India
Indian nurse on Yemen death row: SC to hear plea today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Thursday, august 14, hear a petition seeking urgent intervention in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been sentenced to death in Yemen. …
- India
Amid uproar, larger SC bench to again hear stray dogs case today
New Delhi: A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will on Thursday hear the suo motu case titled ‘In Re: City hounded by strays, kids pay price,’ amid an ongoing debate over…
- News
SC to hear pleas seeking restoration of J&K’s statehood today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will on Thursday take up a set of applications seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within a fixed timeframe. According to the causelist published…
- India
New three-judge SC bench to hear stray dog case on Aug 14
New Delhi: After widespread protests across the country following a top court verdict on relocation of stray dogs in Delhi-NCR, a new three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the suo…
- News
Plea on stray dogs mentioned in SC, CJI says he ‘will look into it’
New Delhi: “I will look into it,” Chief Justice of India B R Gavai assured on Wednesday when a plea relating to stray dogs was mentioned for urgent hearing in the Supreme…
- Telangana
SC stays appointment of 2 Telangana MLCs under Governor’s quota
Hyderabad: In a major political turn of events, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 13, stayed the appointments of Professor M Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as Members of the Telangana Legislative…
- India
Olympian Sushil Kumar’s bail cancelled, to surrender in a week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday cancelled bail to Olympic champion Sushil Kumar in the murder case of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar at the Chhatrasal Stadium in the…
