Mar 06, 2024, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh setback for the West Bengal government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear on an urgent basis the state's plea against the Calcutta High Court order directing the handover of erstwhile Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shajahan to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the Sandeshkhali case.
Huge relief for DK Shivakumar as SC quashes money-laundering case against him
Mar 06, 2024, at 06:07 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed a 2018 money-laundering case against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Google temporarily reinstates Indian Apps on Play Store
Mar 06, 2024, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media giant Google has given temporary relief to Indian companies whose apps were delisted from the Play Store and has agreed to restore them, pending appeals in the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court asks AAP to vacate headquarters in land encroachment case
Mar 05, 2024, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has asked Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to vacate their headquarters which occupies a plot of land meant for the High Court.
PM Modi welcomes SC verdict overturning immunity of lawmakers facing bribery charges
Mar 04, 2024, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed the Supreme Court verdict which ruled MPs and MLAs facing bribery charges are not immune from prosecution.
Mar 04, 2024, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled MPs and MLAs are not immune from prosecution in cases pertaining to receiving bribes for votes or speech, overruling the 1998 Narasimha Rao verdict, media reports said.
Supreme Court dismisses Asaram Bapu's plea for suspension of sentence in minor's rape case
Mar 01, 2024, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu challenging the Rajasthan High Court order, which rejected his plea for suspension of sentence on health grounds in a case where he was convicted for a minor's rape.
Supreme Court reserves judgment on whether lawyers come under Consumer Protection Act
Mar 01, 2024, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgment on the issue of whether advocates can be held liable under the Consumer Protection Act for Service deficiency.
Petition in SC after 'hasty' demolition in Lucknow post high court's order
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:46 am
New Delhi: A special leave petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday challenging the demolition of commercial spaces in Lucknow's Akbar Nagar in a hurry soon after the Allahabad High Court dismissed the pleas of 24 occupants.
Feb 28, 2024, at 04:16 am
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to Patanjali Ayurved and the company’s managing director Acharya Balkrishna for deviating from their promise to not make misleading claims in their product advertisements, media reports said.
'How will retired district judges survive': Supreme Court questions Centre on pension amount
Feb 27, 2024, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Monday raised concern over the pension amount of retired district judges and asked Attorney General R Venkataramani to help bring about an "equitable solution".
Feb 27, 2024, at 03:53 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Giving an ultimatum to the Centre on the issue of granting permanent commission to women Coast Guard officers, the Supreme Court Tuesday said "women cannot be left out".
SC stays defamation proceedings in trial court against Arvind Kejriwal till Mar 11
Feb 27, 2024, at 02:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday stayed the defamation proceedings, being carried out against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the trial court for his alleged re-tweet against the BJP IT cell, till March 11.
EC allots new party symbol to Sharad Pawar's NCP faction
Feb 23, 2024, at 05:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after the Election Commission awarded the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) name and the 'clock' symbol to the Ajit Pawar faction, a new symbol has been allotted to the camp led by the party's founder and vertan politician Sharad Pawar.
SC concerned over non-judicial members heading tribunals, commissions
Feb 23, 2024, at 01:23 am
New Delhi: Concerned at the quality of judgments being delivered by the non-judicial members of the tribunals and commissions, including the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), the Supreme Court has decided to lay down clear guidelines on the issue.
Feb 21, 2024, at 01:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a historic move, the Supreme Court Tuesday declared Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Kuldeep Kumar the winner of last month's Chandigarh mayoral election, ending weeks of controversy after Returning Officer Anil Masih was caught on camera invalidating and discarding eight votes in his favour.
Supreme Court directs to treat 8 invalidated ballots as valid in Chandigarh Mayor poll
Feb 20, 2024, at 10:22 pm
The Supreme Court on Tuesday examined the eight defaced ballot papers of the Chandigarh mayor poll and video recording of the counting process following the contentious victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ordered to treat the eight invalidated ballots as valid.
Use 'Nationalist Congress Party -Sharad Chandra Pawar' name in Rajya Sabha poll: SC
Feb 20, 2024, at 03:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday, while granting temporary relief to the Sharad Pawar faction, allowed it to use the name 'Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Chandra Pawar' till further orders for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election scheduled to be held on Feb 27.
'We are disturbed by horse-trading during Chandigarh Mayoral election': CJI
Feb 20, 2024, at 02:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Lashing out at the Returning Officer (RO) for the Chandigarh Mayoral election, who could be seen defacing the ballot papers on video to influence the poll results, the Supreme Court Mondy asked, why he had made marks (ticks and x marks) on the ballot papers when he was tasked to count.
Sandeshkhali row: Supreme Court stays Lok Sabha panel summons to West Bengal officials
Feb 19, 2024, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday put a hold on the Lok Sabha panel's summons to West Bengal top officials on a complaint filed by parliamentarian and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Sukanta Majumdar, media reports said.
Sandeshkhali incident: PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking probe into sexual harassment allegations
Feb 16, 2024, at 06:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an impartial probe into the allegations of land grabbing and sexual harassment of women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali by the aides of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, media reports said.
Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme, calls it 'unconstitutional'
Feb 15, 2024, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark verdict months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme calling it "unconstitutional", media reports said.
SC lashes out at AAP for enroaching land allotted to Delhi High Court
Feb 15, 2024, at 01:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Tuesday lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party for encroaching on the land allotted to the Delhi High Court at Rouse Avenue and asked the government counsel to find out the timeline for removal of the AAP party office.
Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Supreme Court extends interim bail of Ashish Mishra
Feb 12, 2024, at 10:17 pm
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim bail of Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra, in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, which claimed eight lives.
Supreme Court to examine women prisoners getting pregnant in West Bengal jails
Feb 10, 2024, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court, surprised by the issue of women prisoners getting pregnant in jails and around 196 babies being born in different jails in West Bengal, said on Friday that it will examine the issue.
SC quashes controversial Andhra HC judge's order rebuking collegium, CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Feb 10, 2024, at 02:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Friday quashed the order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge in which he had strongly rebuked the collegium and Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government by levelling charges of corruption against him and at all levels.
Election Commission assigns new name to Sharad Pawar's party
Feb 08, 2024, at 03:38 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Veteran politician Sharad Pawar's faction has a new name now- Nationalist Congress Party Sharadchandra Pawar- the Election Commission said Wednesday, a day after it declared that the group led by his nephew, Ajit Pawar, is the 'real' NCP and will be allotted its name and symbol (a clock).
NCP's Ajit Pawar faction files caveat application in Supreme Court after EC order
Feb 08, 2024, at 01:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday filed a caveat application in the Supreme Court, praying that no order should be passed by the top judiciary without hearing them on any possible plea by the rival Sharad Pawar faction against the Election Commission of India (ECI) order related to the party.
SC slams Chandigarh Mayoral poll's returning officer, says 'will not allow murder of democracy'
Feb 06, 2024, at 06:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Monday slammed the Returning Officer of the controversial Chandigarh Mayoral Election and declared that it would not allow the "murder of democracy".
SC adjourns hearing on AAP leader Sanjay Singh’s plea challenging his arrest
Feb 06, 2024, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Supreme Court Monday adjourned the plea of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh challenging his arrest in the Delhi excise scam case to March 5.