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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the RG Kar Medical College trainee doctor rape and murder case to the Calcutta High Court. The top court had taken suo motu cognisance of the case in 2024. A bench of justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma directed that the case papers be sent to the high court. The top court also directed that a copy of the status report be given to the parents of the victim. While taking suo motu notice of the case, the bench constituted a Nationa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court has ordered that the Delhi government can take action against owners who are using vehicles below the BS IV (Bharat Stage 4) emission standard in the NCR region. The court's order aims to strike a balance between environmental concerns and the protection of vehicle owners who comply with prescribed emission standards, while enabling authorities to take action against more polluting vehicles in the NCR. Earlier, the Supreme Court on Wednes ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 17: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the transfer of the suo moto case it had initiated to monitor the investigation and other issues including formation of a National Task Force (NTF) in connection with the rape of a trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, to the Calcutta High Court. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma has also directed that a copy of the status report of the investigation carried out by the CBI in the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The three-member inquiry committee headed by Supreme Court Judge Aravind Kumar has asked Justice Yashwant Varma, facing removal motion in the Lok Sabha in the aftermath of discovery of wads of burnt and unaccounted currency notes from his official residence, to respond to the memo of charges against him.In its Dec 5 proceedings, Justice Varma sought eight more weeks to respond to the charges of misconduct framed against him by the committee - comprising Justice Kumar, Madras HC Chief ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Two weeks after the three-member Joint Inquiry Committee issued notice to Justice Yashwant Varma seeking his response to corruption charges that have triggered removal proceedings in the Parliament, the Allahabad High Court judge has moved the Supreme Court challenging the legality of the Committee by contending that the same was constituted unilaterally by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, allegedly without consultation with the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Ju ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a plea filed by Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the impeachment proceedings initiated against him. Justice Varma has been at the centre of controversy since burnt cash was discovered on March 14 in an outhouse of his official residence, which had been allotted to him while he was serving in the Delhi High Court. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih sought res ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and CBI in a suo motu case initiated over digital arrest scams, where cybercriminals impersonating law enforcement officials extort money from people. A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, while sending notice to the Centre and CBI, said it was aghast that the fraudsters behind such scams often use forged court orders to trick people into parting with their money. The bench sought assistance of the attorney ge ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 15: A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai is set to pronounce its decision on Monday regarding a stay on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, a legislation that has drawn sharp criticism from petitioners but is staunchly defended by the Union government as a measure to curb misuse of Waqf properties and enhance transparency in their administration. The CJI-led Bench, which also includes Justice A.G. Masih, concluded hearings on May 22 after three session ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai is set to pronounce its decision on Monday regarding a stay on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, a legislation that has drawn sharp criticism from petitioners but is staunchly defended by the Union government as a measure to curb misuse of Waqf properties and enhance transparency in their administration. The CJI-led Bench, which also includes Justice A.G. Masih, concluded hearings on May 22 after thr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court will pronounce on Monday its decision on issuing a stay on the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 -- a law vehemently defended by the Union government as a tool to curb misuse of Waqf properties and ensure greater transparency in their management. On May 22, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice A.G. Masih heard the petitioners' and the Centre's views over three hearings before reserving its order. The validity of the conten ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Union government's stand on a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. A Bench of CJI B.R. Gavai and K. Vinod Chandran was hearing pleas contending that the continued delay in restoring statehood is "gravely affecting the rights of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and also violating the idea of federalism". The applications argued that the failure to restore stateho ...Read More >
New Delhi: As Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced a committee to probe charges of corruption against Justice Yashwant Varma, resignation is the only option left for the Allahabad High Court judge to avoid removal by Parliament. The inquiry committee comprises Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar, Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and senior Karnataka High Court advocate B V Acharya. "The committee will submit its report as early as possible. The proposal (for removal of ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The credit-to-deposit ratio in Indian banks has stayed below 80 per cent as credit offtake in the country continues to lag, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The report highlighted that while both credit offtake and deposit growth have increased sequentially, they remain significantly lower than the levels seen last year. Deposits continued to outpace credit offtake in the current fortnight, leading to a narrowing of the credit-deposit gap. It state ...Read More >
Shimla, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Braving darkness, fast currents and unstable terrain, the Indian Army on Thursday said its swift response averted a potential tragedy when a sudden flash flood struck Hojis Lungpa Nala in Himachal Pradesh's mountainous Kinnaur district. The incident happened at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Triggered by a cloudburst in the higher reaches of the Rishi Dogri Valley, the deluge engulfed the bridge across the Sutlej River and injured one individual. The site was an ac ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court will on Thursday take up a set of applications seeking the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within a fixed timeframe. According to the causelist published on the apex court's website, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran will hear the matter on Thursday, a day ahead of Independence Day. Last week, CJI Gavai agreed to retain the petitions on the hearing board after they were mentioned ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday constituted a three-member committee to investigate allegations of misconduct against Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. The panel will be headed by Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar, with Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and jurist B V Acharya as members. The decision follows an in-house inquiry report that found Justice Varma guilty in connection with the "cash discovery" incident at his officia ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday accepted a motion to extend the tenure for the Joint Parliamentary Committee report on the One Nation, One Election Bill. The extension will allow the committee to submit its findings by the first day of the last week of the Winter Session in 2025. The motion was moved by PP Chaudhary, Chairman of the One Nation, One Election Panel. He requested the House to allow the JPC more time to present the report on the Constitution (One Hundr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced that a three-member panel has been constituted to investigate allegations against High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. The members of the committee include Justice Amit Kumar, Justice Maninder Mohan Srivastava and B B Acharya, the Lok Sabha Speaker announced. Birla accepted the motion signed by 146 MPs for impeachment of Justice Yashwant Verma. The Supreme Court had on August 7, 2025 held that an in-house ...Read More >
The Congress party will support a motion against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, prompted by former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation for his removal following the discovery of burnt banknotes at his residence. Jairam Ramesh emphasized the need for a proper investigation into the matter. The Congress will support and its MPs will be among the signatories to the motion to be brought against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday, asser ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) All political parties are on board on the move to impeach Justice Yashwant Varma, from whose residence here burnt wads of currency notes were found, the government said on Friday, paving the way for a motion on this matter during the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. A fire incident at Justice Varma's Delhi residence in March this year, when he was a judge of the Delhi High Court, had led to the discovery of sacks of half-burnt cash in the outhouse. Justice Varma ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Congress will extend support and its MPs will be among the signatories to a motion to be brought against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday. He asserted that the then Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, had "forced our hand" in the matter by writing to the president and the prime minister. In an interview with PTI, Ramesh stressed the opposition would strongly push the issue of Justice Shekhar Yadav, against ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Justice Yashwant Varma of Allahabad High Court has approached the Supreme Court challenging the in-house three-judge inquiry committee's report and former CJI Sanjiv Khanna's recommendation to initiate impeachment proceedings against him. Justice Varma stated that he was not given a fair opportunity to respond to the in-house inquiry committee before it presented its findings. Also Read | PM Narendra Modi Launches Infrastructure Projects Worth INR 7,200 Crore, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Congress will support and its MPs will be among the signatories to the motion to be brought against Justice Yashwant Varma in the Lok Sabha, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said on Friday, asserting that then-CJI Sanjiv Khanna had "forced our hand" in the matter by writing to the president and the prime minister. In an interview with PTI, Ramesh also stressed that the opposition would strongly push the issue of Justice Shekhar Yadav, against whom 55 opposition MPs ...Read More >
Bengaluru: After Delhi, nearly 40 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via e-mail on Friday morning, leading to panic among students, teachers and parents. Police teams have rushed to all locations and search operations are underway. Schools in R R Nagar and Kengeri were among those targeted, the police said. Cyber experts are making all efforts to trace the sender of the mail. Sources revealed that the sender could be suffering from mental health issues. In the mail, he has spoken about ...Read More >
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, indicted by an in-house inquiry report over the discovery of a cash haul, has moved the Supreme Court against the validity of actions initiated against him, which also includes a recommendation for his removal. After the controversy erupted, Justice Varma was transferred from the Delhi High Court to the Allahabad High Court. The development has come days before the Monsoon session of Parliament, during which the central government is ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma has moved the Supreme Court seeking to invalidate a report by an in-house inquiry panel, which found him guilty of misconduct in the cash discovery row. Varma has sought quashing of the May 8 recommendation by then Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna urging Parliament to initiate impeachment against him. The government plans to move a motion to remove Varma in Parliament's Monsoon session beginning July 21. In his petition, Ju ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the in-house committee's report that indicted him following the recovery of a large sum of unaccounted cash from his official residence in Delhi. The development comes amid reports that the Centre is preparing to introduce an impeachment motion in Parliament seeking Justice Varma's removal from office. In his plea, Justice Varma has questioned the constitutional validity of the recommenda ...Read More >
Tight security arrangements have been made around West Bengal state secretariat 'Nabanna' in Howrah on Monday as "eligible teachers", whose jobs were annulled following a Supreme Court order, planned a protest march demanding their reinstatement, a senior police officer said. Although the route march of the 'Joggya Sikkhak Sikkhika Adhikar Mancha' (Deserving Teachers' Rights Forum) has not been finalised yet, Howrah City Police deployed senior officers at crucial junctions to maintain law and o ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 12 (Maxim News): In a dramatic development pointing to possible judicial accountability at the highest levels, the Union Government has begun collecting signatures from Members of Parliament (MPs) to initiate an impeachment motion against Justice Yashwant Varma. This move follows a controversial fire incident at his Delhi residence earlier this year, which led to the shocking discovery of burnt wads of cash. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp According to highly placed sources, signat ...Read More >
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