The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service, and Term of Office) Act, 2023 on April 16. The petitions raised objections to the removal of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the selection panel responsible for…
Expressing its strong displeasure over the mistranslation of certain documents in a case, the Supreme Court recently asked the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) to address the situation, since the Advocates-on-Record (AoRs) were expected to certify the case documents. These observations were made by the Bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar, while…
Six Supreme Court judges have decided to pay a special visit to Manipur on March 22, on the occasion of the Duodecennial Celebration of the Manipur High Court. The Apex Court judges, including Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Vikram Nath, Justice MM Sundresh, Justice KV Viswanathan and Justice N Kotiswar Singh, would visit…
A special court in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday awarded death sentence to three persons for their alleged involvement in the cold-blooded murder of 24 Dalits, committed 44 years ago. Earlier last week, Special Judge Indira Singh of the Mainpuri court had convicted Kaptaan Singh, Ramsevak, and Rampal Singh, all in their early 70s, for their…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Union government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that various public works contracts in Arunachal Pradesh were awarded to firms linked to the family members of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. The Bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar and…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till July, a petition related to the classification of 77 communities under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category in West Bengal. The Bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih passed the order on a petition filed by the State of West Bengal challenging the Calcutta High Court…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to stay the proceedings against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra, ongoing in a trial court, over his controversial remarks made during the Delhi Assembly elections in 2020. Mishra had allegedly posted tweets accusing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress of creating a…
The Supreme Court has stayed the Kerala High Court order that banned the temples and devaswoms, which could not register with the District Committees before the cut-off date of May 31, 2022, from parading elephants at festivals. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed the order on Monday on a…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Delhi Police over dealy in the investigation against former IAS probationary officer Puja Khedkar, accused of submitting fake OBC & PwD certificates during the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Examination, 2022. The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma directed the Delhi Police…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed for hearing after April 15, a suo motu case initiated against the January 27 order of the Lokpal, allowing complaints against High Court judges under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. The Special Bench of Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Abhay S Oka appointed Senior Advocate…