Supreme Court
- India
Senior officers to lose immunity in corruption cases with 2014 verdict: SC
New Delhi: Central government officers of the level of joint secretary and above can be probed and prosecuted without prior nod of the authorities in corruption cases with retrospective effect from September…
- India
SC extends protection of Editors Guild members in FIRs lodged against them in Manipur
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended till September 15 its order asking the Manipur Police not to take any coercive steps against four members of the Editors Guild of India…
- India
SC refuses to entertain PIL challenging law on control of services in Delhi
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL challenging the law establishing pre-eminence of the lieutenant governor over the elected dispensation in controlling services in the national capital,…
- India
‘Bharat row’: SC refused to entertain pleas, govt rejected renaming idea in 2015
New Delhi: “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States,” reads the first clause of the very first article of the Constitution of India. There are mounting speculations that Prime…
- India
SC orders release of man jailed for 12 yrs on finding he was juvenile at time of offence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered the release of a man, who has already served over 12 years in jail after being awarded life sentence in a murder case, holding he…
- Kashmir
Omar Abdullah accuses Ladakh administration of ‘biased agenda’
Srinagar: Reacting to the allotment of the ‘plough’ symbol to the National Conference (NC) by Ladakh administration after the Supreme Court’s intervention, NC vice President, Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the Ladakh…
- Delhi
Environment ministry sets up new panel replacing SC’s Central Empowered Committee
Delhi: The Union Environment Ministry has set up a new Central Empowered Committee (CEC), replacing an ad hoc expert panel with the same name which assisted the Supreme Court in matters of…
- India
CJI D.Y. Chandrachud inks MoU with Singapore’s Supreme Court
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on his visit to Singapore entered into an MoU (memorandum of understanding) with the Supreme Court of Singapore on judicial cooperation. “During his official…
- India
Plea in SC seeks registration of FIR against Udhayanidhi Stalin
New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking initiation of legal action against Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu minister and son of Chief Minister MK Stalin, over his controversial…
- India
SC to hear Cauvery water distribution dispute between TN, Karnataka on Sep 21
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed September 21 for hearing the plea filed by Tamil Nadu demanding the release of Cauvery water from Karnataka’s dams. The matter was mentioned before…
- India
Manipur: SC seeks report on arms recovery from all sources
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Manipur government and the law enforcement agencies to file a status report on the recovery of arms from “all sources” in the ethnic…
- News
PIL seeks ‘cooling-off’ period for judges before accepting political appointment, dismissed by SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association seeking a two-year “cooling-off” period for judges of the apex court and high courts for accepting…
- India
Bharat vs INDIA row: Mayawati urges SC to take cognizance of ‘shallow politics’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of “shallow politics” being done on ‘Bharat’ and ‘INDIA’ and demanded a ban on all…
- Telangana
Supreme Court raises concerns over PD Act usage in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Supreme Court has expressed deep concern regarding the extensive use of the Preventive Detention (PD) Act in the state of Telangana. The apex court commented, that police officers responsible for…
- India
SC grants interim protection against arrest to Editors Guild members
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted interim protection to the president and three editors of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) against any coercive action in relation to the FIRs…
