“Positive initiative”: SC Advocate Gaurav Bhatia on legal fraternity’s letter to CJI citing ‘pressure’ on Judiciary

As over 600 lawyers write to CJI over ‘vested interest groups’ trying to defame courts, BJP leader and Supreme Court Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia said that it is a positive initiative by the legal fraternity. “It is a matter of concern for every citizen because judiciary is a pillar of democracy and […]

Grant of pre-trial injunction against article publication may have severe ramifications on freedom of speech: SC

The Supreme Court has recently said that the grant of a pre-trial injunction by courts against the publication of an article may have severe ramifications on the right to freedom of speech of the author and the public’s right to know. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and […]

SC takes suo motu cognisance, issues notice in Advocate Gaurav Bhatia manhandling incident

The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the incident of manhandling of Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia in Noida court yesterday. The court termed it a “serious matter”, and issued notice to the President, Secretary of the Jan path Diwani Bar Association Gautam Budh Nagar and SSP Gautam Budh Nagar. Senior Advocate Vikas Singh mentioned the […]

SC asks Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna, Yog Guru Ramdev to appear before it

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Patanjali Ayurved Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna and Yog Guru Ramdev to appear before it on the next date of hearing for not responding to the show cause notice in contempt proceedings against him over misleading advertisements of Patanjali Ayurved contempt notice. A bench of Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin […]

SC asks SBI to disclose Electoral Bonds’ numbers forthwith; ask chairman to submit affadavit

After the Supreme Court took exception to State Bank of India (SBI) for not furnishing Electoral Bonds data with unique alphanumeric numbers, which help identify the bond, the Apex Court on Monday passed an order saying that the bank must disclose it forthwith. Advocate Prashant Bhushan said that the SBI has said that they misunderstood the Court’s earlier […]

SC suggests Centre to be liberal on relaxing borrowing conditions to Kerala

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested the Centre to be liberal and give a one-time package as a special case to Kerala, subject to harsher conditions than other states. A bench of justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan’s suggestions came while dealing with the matter relating to Kerala’s plea against Centre over financial matters. The […]

SC dismisses SBI’s plea seeking extension of time to submit details of Electoral Bonds, directs disclosure by March 12

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an application of State Bank of India (SBI) seeking an extension of time till June 30 to submit details of Electoral Bonds to the Election Commission of India and asked the bank to disclose the details by March 12. A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices […]

SC takes suo motu of issue relating to excluding visually impaired candidates in MP’s judicial service

The Supreme Court on Thursday has taken suo motu cognisance on the issue relating to Madhya Pradesh’s seeking judicial services rule excluding visually impaired candidates from seeking appointment in the judicial service of Madhya Pradesh. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud converted a letter petition to […]

SC quashes proceedings initiated against Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar in money laundering case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed proceedings initiated against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a money laundering case. A bench of justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan allowed the appeal filed by DK Shivakumar. DK Shivakumar has approached the Supreme Court challenging Karnataka High Court order in 2019. Karnataka High Court has rejected DK Shivakumar’s plea seeking quashing of […]