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SC to hear Kejriwal’s plea against Delhi HC order upholding summons
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday, February 27, challenging a Delhi High Court order that upheld summons issued to him…
- Kashmir
Matter of shame that J&K polls had to be announced by SC: Omar Abdullah
Mumbai: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said it was “a matter of considerable shame” that the Supreme Court had to issue a directive about elections in Jammu and…
- India
Media failed to defend democracy, Constitution & truth: Ex-SC judge
New Delhi: Former Supreme Court judge Kurian Joseph came down hard on media on Saturday, saying it has failed to defend democracy, the Constitution and truth. Justice (retd) Joseph said one does…
- Pakistan
PTI to hold intra-party elections on March 3
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced to hold intra-party polls on March 3. Previous intra-party polls were declared unconstitutional by the Election Commission of Pakistan and the order was upheld by…
- India
SC refuses to pass order on urgent listing of WB govt’s suit against CBI probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass an order on an urgent listing of a lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government that has accused the CBI of going…
- India
SC seeks medical report of jailed NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police to submit the medical report of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha who is currently lodged in Tihar jail in a case registered…
- News
Chandigarh mayoral polls: SC declares AAP’s candidate winner, setback to BJP
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 20, ordered that the AAP candidate be declared to be the validly elected candidate for the post of Mayor of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation. The top court…
- India
Watch: CJI pulls up Chandigarh Returning Officer over mayoral polls fraud
A video of the conversation between Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Returning Officer Anil Masih during the hearing of the Chandigarh mayoral elections fraud case has gone massively viral on…
- India
Sandeshkhali violence: SC refuses to hear plea for court-monitored probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 19, refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali village, saying the incidents cannot be…
- India
Chandigarh mayor poll fraud: SC seeks video recording of counting day
New Delhi: Observing that “horse-trading is taking place”, the Supreme Court has said it would peruse on Tuesday the ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayoral polls and the entire video-recording of the counting day, and…
- Bangalore
Protest march case: SC stays proceedings against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, others
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed proceedings against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in connection with a protest march held in the state in 2022. A bench of Justices…
- India
Sandeshkhali: SC stays LS notices to West Bengal chief secretary, DGP
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the notices issued by the privileges committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat to the West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and others over a complaint…
- Top Stories
Asaduddin Owaisi hails SC verdict on electoral bonds
New Delhi: Asaduddin Owaisi, the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) has hailed the Supreme Court’s decision striking down the electoral bonds scheme, terming it “unconstitutional” saying that the verdict by…
- India
EC flagged its concern in SC in 2019 on impact of electoral bonds scheme on transparency
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) had, in 2019, flagged its concerns in the Supreme Court on the changes made in several laws relating to political funding to facilitate the electoral bonds…
- India
Explained: What are electoral bonds and why BJP wanted them under veil
In a constitutional verdict, the Supreme Court of India, on Thursday, February 15, struck down the Central Government’s electoral bonds scheme, invalidating it as ‘unconstitutional’ and an infringement on freedom of speech…
