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Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna to be sworn in on Friday

Justice Maheshwari, Justice Khanna sworn in as SC Judges

New Delhi, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Sanjiv Khanna were on Friday sworn in as judges of the Supreme Court. They were administered the oath by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. With their swearing in, the apex court now has 28 judges against its sanctioned strength of 31. Before their elevation[Read More…]

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Supreme Court dismisses plea for rescheduling TN poll day

SC junks plea by six states to appoint head of the police force

New Delhi, In a setback to Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Haryana, the Supreme Court on Wednesday declined their plea seeking they be allowed to appoint Director General of state police through their own selection process instead of approaching the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Dismissing the applications[Read More…]

No Indian content on Pakistan TV, it damages our culture: SC

No Indian content on Pakistan TV, it damages our culture: SC

Islamabad, Pakistan’s Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday said that the country’s Supreme Court will not allow Indian content to be shown on Pakistani TV channels as it “damages our culture”. Nisar’s remarks came as a three-member apex court bench heard an appeal filed by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory[Read More…]

CBI Director Alok Verma re-joins office

CBI Director Alok Verma re-joins office

New Delhi, A day after the Supreme Court reinstated Alok Verma as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director with limited powers, he resumed office on Wednesday. Verma, who was sent on forced leave on the intervening night of October 23-24, returned to work after almost two-and-a-half months. He left[Read More…]

SC constitutes 5-judge Constitution bench for Ayodhya

New Delhi, A five-Judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has been constituted to hear the title suit in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Ayodhya case, which will begin hearing on January 10. The others in the bench will be Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice N.V.[Read More…]

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Supreme Court dismisses plea for rescheduling TN poll day

SC rejects PIL seeking to change AMU’s name

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking to change the name of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). “You want us to do that,” asked Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi while dismissing the plea. –IANS

If not in SC, Ram temple row must be sorted out through discussions: UP Minister

SC to decide on course of Ayodhya hearing on Jan 10

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday said the bench that will hear a batch of cross petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ayodhya title suit will decide the future course of hearing. “This is the Ramjanmabhmi case? Yes? Ok. Listen to the order now. Further[Read More…]

PAC to summon Attorney General and CAG over Rafale case

PAC to summon Attorney General and CAG over Rafale case

New Delhi: Rafale deal controversy has created a huge controversy after the Supreme Court verdict. Parliament Accountability Committee is going to summon Attorney General and Comptroller and Auditor General of India over the report which is submitted in the Supreme Court. Public Accounts Committee Chairman Mallikarjun Kharge has said that[Read More…]

PM Modi misused office to benefit Dassault in fighter jet deal: Congress

Congress demands JPC into Rafale deal

New Delhi, The Congress on Friday continued to press its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal notwithstanding the Supreme Court judgement rejecting petitions seeking an investigation. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters that there was corruption in the deal. “There is a[Read More…]

SC extends mediation panel on Ayodhya dispute till August 15

Supreme Court junks pleas against Rafale deal

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday junked petitions seeking court-monitored probe into the Rafale jet deal saying that there was “nothing questionable” in the decision-making process and the bench was not competent to go into the question of pricing and the choice of offset partner by Rafale manufacturer Dassault.[Read More…]

Yashwant Sinha yet again compares Modi with Tughluq

Yashwant Sinha yet again compares Modi with Tughluq

Kolkata: Charging the Narendra Modi government with destroying and compromising all important institutions of democracy, including the Union Cabinet, Parliament, Supreme Court and the media, former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said the only way out for the country is to elect a new government in the coming[Read More…]

Prioritize trial against lawmakers: SC

Prioritize trial against lawmakers: SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that criminal cases against former and present members of Parliament and state Assemblies involving offences punishable with life imprisonment would be taken up by special courts on priority. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Sanjay Krishan Kaul and K.M.[Read More…]





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