Oct 19, 2015, at 12:01 am
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday called the verdict given by the Supreme Court on striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act as being based on "erroneous logic".
Supreme Court rejects Government role in selecting judges
Oct 16, 2015, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected a new law that gives the government more say in appointing judges and reinstated the age-old collegium system of judges, reports said.
Supreme Court verdict today on Government's role in selecting judges
Oct 16, 2015, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will give its verdict on Friday on whether a new system of appointing judges, which gives the government more say, is valid.
SC increases ambit of Aadhaar Card
Oct 16, 2015, at 03:04 am
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS): Agreeing to the Centre's plea, the Supreme Court on Thursday increased the ambit of Aadhaar Card.
Supreme Court puts on hold dance bar ban
Oct 15, 2015, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the controversial law banning dance bars in Maharashtra, reports said.
Supreme Court rejects plea for transfer of beef ban case to Jammu
Oct 14, 2015, at 06:27 pm
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking the hearing on the Jammu and Kashmir beef ban to be heard by a three-judge bench of the high court at Jammu.
Supreme Court to give ruling today on use of Aadhar card
Oct 07, 2015, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will decide on Wednesday whether the Aadhar card can be used for services like opening bank accounts and taking phone connections.
SC rejects Somnath Bharti's anticipatory bail plea, asks him to surrender
Sep 28, 2015, at 07:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 28 (IBNS) Making it tougher for the absconding Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti to escape police, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected his bail plea and ordered him to surrender, reports said.
SC exempts Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal from personally appearing in Amethi court
Sep 22, 2015, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi, Sept 22 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday exempted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for now from personally appearing before a Amethi court in Uttar Pradesh in connection with a case against him on making alleged inflammatory speech.
Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking direction to Centre to declassify Netaji files
Sep 21, 2015, at 08:14 pm
New Delhi, Sept 21 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL seeking a directive to the Centre to declassify confidential documents on Subhash Chandra Bose.
Meat ban: SC refuses to hear challenge to the Bombay HC order
Sep 17, 2015, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to to hear a challenge to the order given by the Bombay HC lifting ban on sale of meat on Sept 17.
Mumbai train blast case: Court to pronounce punishment today
Sep 14, 2015, at 05:30 pm
Mumbai, Sept 14 (IBNS) Twelve men convicted for the 7/11 serial blasts on Mumbai's local trains in 2006, are expected to be sentenced by a court today.
Supreme Court refuses to intervene in FTII stalemate
Sep 07, 2015, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, Sept 7 (IBNS) In a major jolt to the protesting students of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), the Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the standoff between them and the Centre over the appointment of the Chairman of the institute.
Supreme court stays Rajasthan HC ban on Santhara
Aug 31, 2015, at 05:35 pm
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Rajasthan High Court order which delared as illegal the Jain community's religious ritual Santhara (fast unto death).
Supreme Court receives threatening email
Aug 18, 2015, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS) The Supreme Court has received an anonymous email threatening that it will be blown up, media reports said.
Supreme Court slaps notice on Lalu Prasad to revive Scam case
Aug 17, 2015, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS) The Supreme Court has issued a notice to RJD chief Lalu Prasad, asking why the corruption charges against him, dropped by the Jharkhand High Court cannot be revived.
Dayanidhi Maran not to be arrested before Sept 14 : Supreme Court
Aug 12, 2015, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IBNS) Former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran got a major reprieve on Wednesday as the Supreme Court ruled that he can not be arrested till September 14 in connection with the corruption charge against him, reports said.
SC rules Aadhar card as not mandatory
Aug 11, 2015, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): In significant order, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that Aadhar card is going to be optional for availing different welfare schemes of the Central government.
Aug 10, 2015, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS) The government on Monday told the Supreme Court that it was committed to block child porn, but it can not be present in every household to check what people are watching in private and impose ban on all pornographic websites.
Aug 07, 2015, at 03:36 pm
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IBNS) Justice Dipak Misra, who headed the Supreme Court bench that rejected 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon's eleventh hour appeal against his hanging, has received a threatening letter, reports said.
Supreme Court dismisses Yakub Memon plea on curative petition, Governor rejects mercy plea
Jul 29, 2015, at 09:51 pm
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS) A Supreme Court bench on Wednesday dismissed the plea by the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon, who is to hang tomorrow, that procedure was not correctly followed in his case.
Memon's plea against death sentence referred to larger bench of Supreme Court
Jul 28, 2015, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi, Jul 28 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday referred to a larger bench the plea of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon against his execution, scheduled to be carried out on July 30.
Supreme Court to hear on Monday Memon's plea for quashing death sentence
Jul 24, 2015, at 08:18 pm
New Delhi, Jul. 24 (IBNS) The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the plea of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon who seeks quashing of his death sentence.
SC takes tough stand on mediation in rape cases, calls same against dignity of women
Jul 01, 2015, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the lower courts over settlement in rape cases, stating that such measure for mediation is against the dignity of women.
SC asks CBSE not to declare AIPMT exam results till June 10
Jun 03, 2015, at 08:31 pm
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) not to declare results of the All India Pre-Medical Test till June 10.
HC's 'suspect' tag no bearing on Centre Kejriwal cas : Supreme Court
May 29, 2015, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, May 29 (IBNS) In a setback for the Aam Aadmi Party government, the Supreme Court on Friday said the Delhi High Court's observation putting a 'suspect' tag on Union Home Ministry's notification demarcating the powers of the Lieutenant Governor and the Chief Minister should not influence further hearings.
Sinha abused power as CBI chief,must be investigated himself : Supreme Court
May 14, 2015, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered investigation against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha, saying he had held "inappropriate meetings" at his home with those being investigated by his agency and abused the powers of his office.
Only President, PM, CJI's photos can be used in ads: SC tells Govt.
May 13, 2015, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi, May 13 (IBNS) In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the government from using pictures of political leaders, ministers, bureaucrats in government advertisements.
No reservation for Jat students in PG medical: SC
Mar 31, 2015, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31(IBNS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down plea of Jat students seeking reservation in admission to Post Graduate (PG) medical and dental courses.
SC issues notices to Essar group, Centre, CBI on plea seeking probe into Essar email leak case
Mar 23, 2015, at 08:50 pm
New Delhi, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the plea of an NGO to examine a request for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations that politicians, bureaucrats and journalists were given expensive gifts, including luxury holidays, by the Essar Group for business gains.