The Supreme Court has been approached by Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee seeking an expeditious decision on disqualification proceedings concerning 20 rebel MPs. Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court seeking a direction for an expeditious decision on petitions seeking the disqualification of 20 party…
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The Supreme Court on Monday resumed monitoring the CBI’s investigation into allegations of irregularities and corruption in the award of public contracts in Arunachal Pradesh to firms allegedly linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s family. A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta was hearing a miscellaneous application concerning compliance with the Court’s…
A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan has upheld the blocking of a contemnor’s social media accounts after finding that videos uploaded by him contained prima facie contemptuous allegations against a sitting Judge and the judiciary. The Bench also took cognizance of the alleged contempt…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The legal profession in India has long prided itself on being a bastion of constitutional morality, robust public debate and statutory discipline. From the struggle for independence, led in significant measure by legal luminaries, to modern courtroom battles over civil liberties, the Bar has traditionally been a sanctuary for fearless…
By Kenneth Tiven In just under 11 weeks, on November 3, American voters will elect a new Congress—and, in doing so, pass their judgment on Donald Trump’s management of the nation at home and abroad. The polling and primary-election results so far point to an increasingly unsettled country, one in which Republican congressional majorities could…
By Pawan Kumar A case on the Supreme Court’s docket occasionally grows far beyond the question with which it began. One such case is Re: Pay and Allowances of the Members of the UP State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, WP (C) No. 1144/2021. What began in 2021 as a writ petition concerning unpaid salaries has,…
By Neeraj Mishra The stench was so overpowering that women began vomiting involuntarily. Flies and mosquitoes multiplied at an astonishing rate, turning a 10-kilometre stretch around the plant into what villagers describe as an unliveable zone. Then came the incessant roar of machinery, churning day and night. For the people of Kokodi village in Kondagaon…
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on the fresh bail plea of AAP MLA Naresh Balyan in a case registered against him under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA). Additional Solicitor General accepted notice on behalf of the respondent, and the Bench granted four weeks’ time to file a counter-affidavit. During…
The Allahabad High Court has referred the conduct of senior IAS officer and Devi Patan Mandal Commissioner Durga Shakti Nagpal to the court competent to examine criminal contempt matters, after a subordinate judicial officer alleged that the bureaucrat attempted to exert pressure on her over a pending civil dispute. A Bench of Justice Syed Qamar…