Animal rights group PETA will move the Supreme Court challenging the legislation passed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka state assemblies allowing Jallikattu and Kambala respectively. “We will challenge the legislations in the Supreme Court. We will do it in the next few days. We are consulting our lawyers on whether[Read More…]
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Cauvery water dispute: SC to hear plea on Monday
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the plea relating to Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The issue, which resulted in dispute between the two states for decades, had resulted in violent protests in 2016. Earlier, the top court had asked Karnataka government to allow release of [Read More…]
Plea against Sasikala withdrawan from SC
SC gets 5 more judges, taking the strength to 28
Five new Supreme Court judges including Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Navin Sinha, Mohan M Shantanagoudar, Deepak Gupta and S Abdul Nazeer sworn-in on Friday, taking the apex court’s strength to 28, including the Chief Justice of India. These newly appointed judges at SC were administered the oath of office by[Read More…]
SC orders transfer of RJD leader Shahabuddin from Siwan to Tihar jail
Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin be shifted from a jail in Bihar’s Siwan district to the national capital’s Tihar Central Jail to ensure free and fair trails. A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy asked the Bihar government to transfer Shahabuddin to Tihar[Read More…]
SC refuses Sasikala’s plea for late surrender
Sasikala convicted in DA case; disqualified to contest election for 10 years
AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala has been convicted by a two member Bench of Supreme Court over the disproportionate assets case. The apex court set aside the Karnataka High Court Judgement and uphold the judgement of Justice Michael D Cunha in 2014 convicting Sasikala, her niece Ilavarasi, nephew VN Sudhakaran[Read More…]
Ruling in assets case: Supreme Court to decide Sasikala’s political fate today
The Supreme Court is all set to pronounce its verdict in a disproportionate assets case involving AIADMK chief V K Sasikala. The verdict will decide Sasikala’s political fate as the ruling can have a direct bearing on the political uncertainty that has gripped the Tamil Nadu for over a week[Read More…]
SC to announce verdict on Jayalalithaa corruption case on Tuesday
Vyapam case: SC cancels admission of over 500 medical students
SC will hear Jairam Ramesh’s plea over Aadhar law
Upper caste judges misusing judicial power, it is a national issue: Justice Karnan on SC contempt notice
Days after the Supreme Court’s contempt notice, sitting Calcutta High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan has accused the apex court of caste bias. “The suo motu order against me, a Dalit judge, is unethical and goes against the SC and ST (Prevention of) Atrocities Act. It is certainly a national[Read More…]
Aircel-Maxis scam: Need proof to issue notice to Chidambaram says SC
The SC told Subramanian Swamy on Friday to show “some concrete documentary proof” against the former FM P Chidambaram’s who is alleged of illegally permit Malaysian firm Maxis to acquire 100% stake in Aircel through FDI in 2006. “Issuing notice on your petition is no big deal. We can issue[Read More…]
SC rejects urgent hearing on plea to promote national anthem
SC rejects urgent hearing of PIL seeking to stall Sasikala’s swearing-in
The Supreme Court on Friday declined an urgent hearing of a PIL seeking to restrain AIADMK general secretary VK Sasikala from taking oath as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. The top court declined its hearing till its decision in the Jayalalithaa disproportionate assets case. The apex court is set to pronounce[Read More…]
Kashmir shut down on the death anniversary of Afzal Guru
Various parts of Kashmir observed a shutdown to mark the fourth death anniversary of the prime suspect of the 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru on Thursday. High security was imposed on conflicted parts old Srinagar. Main city markets remained closed while public transport vehicles went off the road. Over[Read More…]
SC to initiate contempt proceedings against a HC judge
The Supreme Court will start contempt proceedings against a sitting Calcutta high court judge who, a few months back, slammed his colleagues with allegations of corruptions. A bench of seven judges headed by the Chief Justice of India JS Khehar was set on Wednesday morning to issue a directive against[Read More…]
20 killed in blast outside Afghanistan’s Supreme Court
At least 20 people have been killed in a suicide bomb blast outside Afghanistan’s Supreme Court in central Kabul. At least 48 more were wounded in the explosion near a side door to the building used by employees leaving work at the end of the day, Interior Ministry deputy spokesperson[Read More…]
BCCI’s media manager Nishant Arora resigns
SC orders attachment of Sahara’s property Aamby Valley
Jayalalithaa corruption case: SC to pronounce verdict within a week
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would pronounce its verdict in the corruption case against former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa within a week. AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan is also a co-accused in the case. Jayalalithaa was booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act in 1996[Read More…]
Supreme court lawyer ‘manhandled’ in Delhi
An apex court lawyer, Aman Pawar, and legal affairs in-charge of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee was allegedly “manhandled” in south Delhi’s Shahpur Jat after he tried to stop five youths, who were drinking in public and eve teasing women. Police said the accused were sitting in two cars at[Read More…]
SC refuses to stay Tamil Nadu’s Act allowing Jallikattu, slams state over law&order issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Tamil Nadu government’s Act permitting jallikattu, but agreed to hear a plea against the law. The top court slammed the Tamil Nadu government for allowing people to defy its order on jallikattu and government’s failure to maintain law and order in[Read More…]
How Twitter reacted to BCCI appointments
Supreme Court on Monday nominated former CAG Vinod Rai, Ramchandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and former captain of the women’s cricket team Diana Edulji as administrator who will look after the day-to-day functioning of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ensure the smooth implementation of the Lodha[Read More…]
SC appoints Vinod Rai, Ramchandra Guha and Diana Edulji as BCCI administrators
Supreme Court on Monday nominated former CAG Vinod Rai, Ramchandra Guha, Vikram Limaye and former captain of the women’s cricket team Diana Edulji as administrator who will look after the day-to-day functioning of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ensure the smooth implementation of the Lodha[Read More…]