The Punjab government has informed the Punjab and Haryana High Court that the decision to withdraw the Punjab Police security cover provided to Rajya Sabha MP and former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh was taken pursuant to a periodic threat perception assessment conducted by the State Security Review Committee and was not linked to his resignation…
Newly-appointed Supreme Court Judge Justice V. Mohana on Thursday described her return to the Supreme Court as “coming back to my maika (parental home)” while addressing a felicitation ceremony organised by the Supreme Court Ladies Bar Association (SCLBA) to mark her elevation to the country’s highest court. Addressing an audience comprising the Chief Justice of…
The Supreme Court on Friday orally reiterated that deletion of a person’s name from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise did not result in the loss of Indian citizenship, stressing that powers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) were confined to maintaining electoral rolls and did not extend to determining…
The Central government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s judgment setting aside the award of tenders for outsourcing Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) services at Indian Missions in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Singapore and Canberra. The matter was mentioned on Friday before a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Rajasthan government to examine the latest medical condition of self-styled godman and rape convict Asaram Bapu and determine whether his health warrants the grant of interim bail while his appeal against conviction remains pending. A Bench of Justice M.M. Sundresh and Justice P.B. Varale was hearing Asaram’s appeal…
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Madras High Court judgment directing filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon and others to repay Rs 4.25 crore, along with 12 per cent annual interest, to film production company R.S. Infotainment in a contractual dispute over an unmade Tamil film. A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice…
The Kerala Government has approached the Supreme Court against a recent order of the Kerala High Court that restrained the Kerala State Waqf Board from taking major policy and administrative decisions until the legality of its constitution is adjudicated. The appeal assails the High Court’s interim direction, which prohibits the Board from making significant policy…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) seeking comprehensive institutional reforms aimed at improving the professional environment and career progression of women advocates across the country. A Bench of the apex court sought responses from the Union Government, the Bar Council of India…
The Supreme Court admitted an appeal filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Minister Somnath Bharti challenging the election of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Satish Upadhyay from the Malviya Nagar Assembly constituency in the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta granted leave to…
The Supreme Court has directed the Delhi Police to invoke the offence of attempt to murder against the accused in the alleged assault on advocate Pankaj Sharma, a lawyer practising before the apex court, while expressing serious dissatisfaction with the manner in which the investigation was initially conducted. A Bench of the Court observed that…