President Draupadi Murmu on Thursday approved the elevation of two High Court Chief Justices and one High Court judge to the Supreme Court. A notification issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, was pleased to…
The Lokpal has disposed of all three complaints against former Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Madhabi Puri Buch, filed in connection with the Hindenburg report. The full Bench of the Lokpal, headed by Chairperson Justice AM Khanwilkar, observed on Wednesday that all the allegations against Buch were found to be…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to relax the conditions earlier imposed on Assistant Professor of Ashoka University, Ali Khan Mahmudabad, while granting him protection from arrest in connection with his Facebook post on Operation Sindoor. Khan had specifically objected to the condition restricting him from making online posts and comments. The Bench of Justice…
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted by the Madhya Pradesh Police on the Supreme Court’s directions to probe the FIR lodged against BJP Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his controversial remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, on Wednesday submitted its report to the Apex Court. Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, along with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and Wing…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday closed contempt proceedings against the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials, accused of allowing unauthorised large-scale tree-felling in the ecologically sensitive Delhi Ridge area. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice NK Singh observed that the officers in question had clearly committed a contempt of court by not getting the…
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of 17 judges and repatriation of four judges to their parent High Courts across the country. Headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and comprising Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice BV Nagarathna as it’s members, the Apex Court Collegium made…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its strong displeasure over a police complaint filed against the members of the Election Committee (EC) constituted to conduct the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections. Terming the police complaint as ‘absolutely unwarranted,’ the Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice KV Viswanathan ruled out any criminal prosecution against…
Former Chief Justice of India Justice D.Y Chandrachud has said lawyers today must not only interpret statutes but also understand how AI systems arrive at their recommendations. He said this while inaugurating PALETTE (Professional Advancement in Law through Executive Training & Technical Education), the country’s first AI-powered Legal Innovation Centre recently, the former CJI , at the…
A court in Delhi has reprimanded the Delhi Police for conducting sketchy investigation against BJP Minister Kapil Mishra in connection with an FIR filed against him in 2020 over his tweets that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress party had created a ‘mini Pakistan’ at Shaheen Bagh and that the then Assembly polls…
A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail petition of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Naresh Balyan in a case registered under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), linked to an alleged crime syndicate led by gangster Kapil Sangwan alias Nandu. Special Judge Dig Vinay Singh of Rouse Avenue Court rejected Balyan’s…