New Delhi – The Supreme Court is set to hear a batch of petitions on Wednesday, challenging the validity of the law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners, which dropped Chief Justice of India from selection panel for Election Commissioners. Advocate Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday urged the court to…
New Delhi : YouTuber and podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia on Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking to club multiple FIRs lodged against him across India over his recent inappropriate comments during his guest appearance on a show ‘India’s Got Latent’. Senior advocate Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for Allahbadia, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief…
New Delhi – The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to file its response on the pleas seeking verification of the burnt memory and symbol loading units in EVMs in compliance of its previous judgement. A special bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta asked the Election Commission…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) report on the examination of certain leaked audio tapes which allegedly implicate Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for instigating ethnic violence in the state. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar said the…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any direction in a plea challenging VIP entries for preferential or expedited darshan (worship) into temples across India. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Sanjay Kumar clarified that although the Court agrees that no special…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application filed by a lawyer, challenging the apex court’s Registrar order of August 5, 2024, which had declined to register his previous application related to the Hindenburg-Adani Group matter. A bench headed by Justice JB Pardiwala rejected the application filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari. The…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal of the Jharkhand government challenging the High Court order which quashed the rioting case against 28 BJP leaders including Nishikant Dubey, Arjun Munda and Babulal Marandi in connection with a protest against the state government in 2023. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka…
New Delhi – The Supreme Court on Friday postponed the hearing of a contempt petition against Uttar Pradesh authorities for one week, in connection with the alleged violation of its November 13, 2024, order, which restrains demolition actions across the country without prior notice and an opportunity for hearing. A bench of Justices BR Gavai…
New Delhi : The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a split order on a plea by AIMIM candidate and Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain, seeking interim bail to campaign for the Delhi Assembly elections. While Justice Pankaj Mithal refused to grant interim bail to Hussain, Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah allowed interim bail…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) challenging the bail granted to former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and current NCP MLA Chhagan Bhujbal in a money-laundering case. A bench of Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan also rejected Bhujbal’s plea challenging his arrest in…
