Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has declined a request from Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge for a meeting concerning the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, observing that the issues involved are already…
The Supreme Court has been approached with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the suspension of mobile internet services in parts of central Delhi during protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The petition, filed by advocate Narendra Kumar Goswami under Article 32 of the Constitution, seeks judicial scrutiny of the decision-making process behind the…
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has sought the intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant over the reported detention of advocates by the Delhi Police amid heightened security arrangements in the national capital, urging appropriate action to safeguard lawyers’ liberty and ensure accountability for alleged police excesses. In a representation addressed to the…
A Delhi Executive Magistrate has ordered the release of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) leaders Abhijit Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka following their detention by the Delhi Police ahead of a proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The three leaders were produced before the Special Executive Magistrate, South-West District, at Delhi…
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to ensure that railway and metro services remain operational amid security concerns surrounding a planned protest in the national capital. The court emphasised that preventive measures taken to maintain law and order should not cause unnecessary inconvenience to commuters or disrupt essential public transport. The matter came up…
The Supreme Court will convene a special sitting on Sunday, October 11, to hear a plea challenging the preventive detention of opposition leaders during protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as well as a separate contempt petition alleging non-compliance with the Court’s directions on public transport restrictions in the national capital. A…
Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday called for stronger institutions, greater accountability and more effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Addressing the inaugural session of the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation at the Supreme Court organised to mark 10 years of the legislation, Justice Nagarathna said the…
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday inaugurated the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation to mark 10 years of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, calling for a shift from counting cases to counting lives rebuilt. The two-day consultation on “Ten Years of the JJ Act: Progress, Challenges and Priorities…
Several advocates detained by the Delhi Police during protests in the national capital on Saturday were released following the intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, after the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta brought the matter to his attention. The development came amid heightened security arrangements in Delhi ahead…
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Saturday sought the urgent intervention of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant after several advocates, including senior lawyers, young advocates and women lawyers, were reportedly detained by Delhi Police amid heightened security arrangements ahead of the proposed protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. SCBA President and Senior…