A plea was mentioned in the Supreme Court on Friday seeking urgent hearing on matter concerning the change in the BCCI rules relating to “cooling off” period for the president, secretary and other office bearers. A bench headed by Chief Justice UU Lalit today said that there is no such […]
Supreme Court issues notice on plea filed by evacuated Ukraine students
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Centre and others on a batch plea filed by Indian students who have been evacuated from Ukraine and seeking permission to continue medical study in India. A bench headed by justice Hemant Gupta issued notice on the plea and listed the matter in September. […]
Supreme Court appointed technical committee couldn’t find Pegasus spyware on 29 submitted phones
The Supreme Court on Thursday stated that as per the report no conclusive proof has been found regarding the use of Pegasus spyware in 29 mobile phones examined by the technical committee. The Supreme Court also stated that five of these phones were found to be affected by some malware, not sure if […]
Remission granted in Bilkis Bano Case challenged in Supreme Court
The remission granted by the Gujarat government to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case was challenged before the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana agreed to look into the matter after advocate Aparna Bhat mentioned the matter seeking an urgent listing on […]
Supreme Court adjourns for August 22 matter relating to FIFA’s suspension of AIFF
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing till August 22 on a plea relating to suspension by the international football governing body FIFA of the All India Football Federation based on a request by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who appeared for the central government. Solicitor Mehta told the apex […]
Supreme Court upholds validity of various PMLA provisions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the validity of various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and disposed of various pleas challenging the provisions of the Act. The order was delivered by a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar. On July 15, the Supreme Court said that its judgement on the pleas challenging […]
Supreme Court to deliver verdict on pleas challenging Money Laundering Act today
The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on a batch of pleas challenging the various provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on Wednesday. The verdict by the bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and CT Ravi Kumar is likely to affect a huge number of opposition […]
Supreme Court transfers pleas challenging Agnipath Scheme to Delhi HC
The Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred various pleas challenging the Agnipath Scheme to the Delhi High Court. A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud directed the Registrar General to transfer these matters to the Delhi High Court. The Supreme Court also clarified that as other similar petitions challenging the Agnipath […]
Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC proceedings against ACB
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Karnataka High Court proceedings against the state Anti-Corruption Bureau wherein the High Court sought service records and other reports of officers. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said that the proceedings before Karnataka High Court are not linked to […]
Vijay Mallya sentenced to 4 months jail by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday sentenced fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to four months jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 2000 on him. Mallya was found guilty of contempt of court in 2017 for withholding information from it. The court also directed Mallya to return USD 40 million with interest within […]
Supreme Court Collegium recommends transfer of six HC judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has made recommendations to transfer six High Court judges to different High Courts. The Collegium headed by the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana recommended the transfer of Justice Chitta Ranjan Dash from the High Court of Orissa to the Calcutta High Court. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah […]
Supreme Court will resume Gyanvapi Mosque case hearing today
The Supreme Court will resume the hearing in the Gyanvapi Mosque case today. “The Supreme Court will hear the Gyanvapi case at 3 pm today. I have heard that the survey report submitted in the court was leaked. I can’t say how this happened,” said Assistant Court Commissioner Ajay Pratap […]
Supreme Court grants interim bail to SP leader Azam Khan
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted interim bail to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in another case of cheating, relating to Kotwali police station in Uttar Pradesh. A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna granted interim bail to Khan, and also granted him the liberty to […]
Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia, JB Pardiwala take oath as Supreme Court judges
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as Supreme Court judges. After the appointment of the two new judges, the apex court will function at its full strength of 34. CJI Ramana administered the oath of […]
States can declare a community minority, Centre tells Supreme Court
The Central government has told the Supreme Court that certain States, where Hindus or other communities are less in number, can declare them as minorities within their own territories, to enable them to set up and administer their own institutions. Putting the onus on States, the Central government in an […]