The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with a Delhi High Court order declining to stay the conviction and sentence of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was found guilty of impersonating a Supreme Court judge and attempting to influence a judicial officer to secure bail in a corruption case. A Bench comprising Justice JB…
The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a batch of petitions seeking an independent investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya after the Uttar Pradesh government informed it that a chargesheet had been filed in the case. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice…
The Supreme Court on Monday sought a detailed justification from the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) for its policy of restricting the disclosure of actual question papers and answers attempted by candidates appearing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET-PG). A Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe asked the…
Former Uttar Pradesh Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan has approached the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, alleging that he was taken into custody shortly after being released from jail in the alleged dual PAN card case. The plea was mentioned before a…
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Central Government’s appeal challenging the enforcement of two foreign arbitral awards in favour of Vedanta Limited and Ravva Oil (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., questioning the Centre’s continued resistance to enforcement of awards arising from a contractual dispute that has remained unresolved for decades. A Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Sunday emphasised that constitutional justice in India cannot be confined to the Supreme Court in New Delhi, underlining the pivotal role played by the country’s 25 High Courts in protecting fundamental rights, upholding the rule of law and ensuring accountability in the exercise of public power. Addressing…
Even as the Gandhis continue to make news, the dramatis personae have changed: the main characters are no longer the brother-sister duo, namely Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, both MPs; neither is it the mother-son pairing: read Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. However, the Gandhis remain the centerpiece, so to speak, but it is…
By Sujit Bhar The level of entitled behaviour among government officials has grown to alarming proportions. Officers, who get paid through public taxes, disregard the basic rights of the very people they have been employed to serve. The issue is so endemic today, at almost every level of government, that it fails to make news….
By Kenneth Tiven “Hire a clown and you’ll get a circus.” That was my brother Rick’s assessment of what lay ahead for America and the world after Donald Trump’s election in 2024, which promised domestic revenge and a second-term manifesto steeped in contempt for constitutional restraints. The approaching mid-terms suggest that many Americans have had…
By Deepabali Datta Every time a girl is assaulted, we hand our daughters yet another list of dos and don’ts. The Supreme Court’s latest directions call for more patrols, driver checks and safety audits, and every one of these measures is necessary. But they secure the door after the intruder has already entered. Who speaks…