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New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) In a setback to the Telangana government, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its petition challenging a high court order which stayed a government order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. "You continue with your elections with the same reservation which was existing. Dismissed," a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said. The Congress government in Telangana had issued the government order (GO) on September 26 to prov ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Gauhati High Court has quashed a lower court order allowing additional witnesses against the Lok Sabha MP in a nine-year-old criminal defamation case filed by one RSS worker. Issuing an order in a criminal revision petition, a single judge bench of Arun Dev Choudhury on Monday set aside the order by the additional sessions judge of Kamrup Metropolitan allowing more witnesses in the defamation case, which was being heard in a trial court ...Read More >
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai and justice K Vinod Chandran issued notice while hearing a petition filed by Save Kerala Brigade, a non-profit organisation, which has sought exploring the possibility of constructing a new dam due to concerns over the safety of Mullaperiyar dam owing to climate change and heightened seismic activity. The bench said, "The dam is one of the oldest, 130 years old. Some directions will have to be issued for strengthening it." While the dam, ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre, SEBI, and other stakeholders on Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd's plea to sell 88 prime properties to Adani Properties. The court ordered the Ministries of Finance and Cooperation to be made parties and requested the amicus curiae to collate details of the properties, including any disputes. New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and other stakeho ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday posted for hearing on November 4 a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's move to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. As the petitioner tells the court that the ECI should separately publish the list of deleted and added voters, the Supreme Court observes that the poll panel is aware of its responsibility to disclose the voter data on completion of the recently-concluded SIR. Earlier, the Supr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday has dismissed the Telangana government's plea challenging the Telangana High Court's interim order that stayed the State government's decision to increase Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in local body elections in the State to 42 per cent which took the overall reservations in the States' local bodies to 67 per cent. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, however, clarified that their decision to dismiss Tel ...Read More >
A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of the submissions of senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Sony Entertainment, that a fresh lawsuit has been instituted by the IMMA in the Madras High Court after the top court dismissed a similar case. On July 28, the bench headed by the CJI had dismissed a plea of legendary music composer Ilaiyaraaja seeking to transfer a copyright dispute involving over 500 of his musical compositions from the Bombay ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from music composer Dr Ilaiyaraaja after hearing a transfer petition filed by Sony Music Entertainment seeking the transfer of a copyright dispute from Madras High Court to the Bombay High Court. The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran agreed to consider the matter and issued notice to Ilaiyaraaja, asking him to file a reply against Sony's plea. During the hearing on Wednesday, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, app ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking to enforce and expand the constitutional right of individuals to access legal counsel during all stages of an enquiry or investigation. Issuing notice, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran sought responses of the Centre and all states and union territories in the matter. The plea challenges the current practice of discretionary and parti ...Read More >
PUNE: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the work on the proposed Indian Law Society (ILS) Hill Road in Pune, part of the Balbharati-Paud Phata Link Road project, can proceed only after obtaining necessary environmental clearance (EC). The case was heard by a bench of Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, along with advocates Abhijit Kulkarni, Rahul Garg, Dhaval Malhotra, and Nisha Chavan, represented the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). "We ...Read More >
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge Wednesday shared a video of a phone call in which an unidentified man, claiming affiliation with RSS, allegedly abused him in Hindi, home minister G Parameshwara said the govt has ordered an investigation. "We will find out who threatened the minister. We will identify the source," Parameshwara said. "A minister has the right to share his opinions. Threatening him for this is unacceptable. Action will be taken. Though tracking callers i ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a severe setback to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Bombay High Court on Wednesday declared the arrest of ex-Vasai-Virar Municipal Commissioner (VVMC) Anilkumar Pawar as "illegal", holding that the agency lacked "tangible material" to justify his detention. The court directed Pawar's immediate release and rejected the ED's plea to stay its order. A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad quashed the arrest and remand orders passed by the designated ...Read More >
The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing on Gitanjali J Angmo's plea challenging Sonam Wangchuk's detention. The court noted her intention to amend the petition. Wangchuk's elder brother and lawyer have met him in Jodhpur jail. The activist was detained under the National Security Act following violent protests in Ladakh. The government accused him of inciting the violence. The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to October 29 the hearing on a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali J ...Read More >
In July 2015, the ACB filed a charge sheet against Revanth Reddy and others for the alleged offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the trap laid by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in the 2015 cash-for-vote case was "completely illegal" as it was done without any FIR registration. On May 31, 2015, Congress leader Revanth Reddy, then with the ...Read More >
Terming it a "good development", a bench of justices P S Narasimha and A S Chandurkar disposed of the pleas of some civil service aspirants who had sought direction to the UPSC for disclosure of answer keys, cut-off marks and marks of the candidates appearing in civil service preliminary examination. "There is some news we have read," Justice Narasimha said at the outset of the hearing. Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta, who was appointed as an amicus curiae to assist the court in the matter, refe ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday raised eyebrows on the two seemingly conflicting orders passed by the Madras High Court over the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu, one declining a plea for a CBI probe (passed by Madurai bench) and another directing a probe by a Special Investigation Team (passed by principal bench) of the high court. Verbally observing that "there has to be some propriety in the system", a division bench comprising Justices JK Maheshwari and NV Anjaria reserved its orders on ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Centre four weeks to file its response on a batch of pleas seeking restoration of statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing multiple pleas, including those filed by academician Zahoor Ahmad Bhat and socio-political activist Ahmad Malik, pressing for the implementation of the Centre's assurance to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir "at ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin on Wednesday adjourned the hearing to 2.15 pm on Thursday on a batch of seven writ petitions challenging the state government's decision to enhance reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) to 42% in the ensuing local body elections. The petitions sought suspension of GO Ms No 9 issued by the BC Welfare department on September 26, 2025, increasing BC reservations from 23% ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Hours after the Telangana State Election Commission issued a notification for conducting the elections to the local bodies in the state on Thursday, the Telangana High Court ordered an interim stay on the Panchayat elections. Allowing the batch of petitions filed challenging the 42% reservations to the backward classes in the elections and after hearing at length the petitioners and the state counsels, a division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin dire ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): The Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Thursday expressed that his brother Justice K Vinod Chandran and he were "shocked" by the shoe-hurling attempt made by a 71-year-old lawyer Rajesh Kishore on Monday. The CJI, however, also added that it is now a forgotten chapter for the Court. The comments came while the CJI's bench was hearing an unrelated matter where Senior Advocate Gopal Sankarnarayan had appeared. Following the CJI's comment, his brother, Ju ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days after a shoe was hurled at Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai during court proceedings by a lawyer, the CJI on Thursday broke his silence over the incident, calling it "a forgotten chapter." Justice Ujjal Bhuyyan, speaking on the incident said: "I have my own views on this! He is the CJI, it's not a matter of joke!". The incident took place on 6 October, when a bench led by CJI Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran was hearing the mentioning of cases. Rakesh Kishore, 71, appr ...Read More >
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Justice BR Gavai on Thursday broke his silence over the shocking incident earlier this week when a lawyer attempted to hurl a shoe at him inside the Supreme Court. Describing the episode as a "forgotten chapter", the CJI said he and his colleague on the bench had been "very shocked" by what had transpired but had since moved on. "My learned brother and I were very shocked with what happened on Monday... for us, it is a forgotten chapter," CJI Gavai remarked du ...Read More >
The comments come as the top court was hearing a plea of a man who hails from Sudan seeking interim protection while he is seeking asylum in Australia The Supreme Court has recently remarked that a UN agency has "opened a showroom" in India and is "issuing certificates". The comments come as a bench of Justices Kant and Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea of a man who hails from Sudan seeking interim protection while he is seeking asylum in Australia. The petitioner claimed that he, along with ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court disapproved the United Nations agency's issuance of Refugee Cards to immigrants in India, remarking that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees has "opened a showroom here and are issuing certificates." The two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, made these remarks after hearing a petition of Yousif Haroun Yagoub Mohamed, hailing from Sudan but a resident of India since 2013. Arguing for Mohamed, Senior Advocate D ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on November 12 a plea filed by Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena, challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde group as the official Shiv Sena and allot it the 'bow and arrow' symbol. A bench comprising justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh took note of the submission made by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing on behalf of Thackeray, who sought urgent listing of the plea. Submitt ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on November 12 the plea filed by Uddhav Thackeray challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and allot it the party's traditional bow and arrow symbol. A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and NK Singh took note of submissions made by Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Thackeray, who sought urgent listing of the matter. "Ther ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 7 (UNI) The Supreme Court, while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) SIR process in Bihar, said, "The question of probing so much will arise when there are genuine people". A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that there appeared to be "some confusion" over whether the voters added to Bihar's final electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were among those previously deleted from ...Read More >
Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, arrested under NSA, demands an independent judicial inquiry into the killing of four people in Ladakh, vowing to remain incarcerated until it's completed. He reiterated support for Ladakh's constitutional demands for Sixth Schedule and statehood, urging peaceful struggle. An advocate criticized the administration for hounding people and demanded Wangchuk's release. Jailed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, in a message from jail, has demanded an independent ...Read More >
On April 23, the court had warned the DMK leader that his bail in a money-laundering case would be cancelled if he did not step down from his post. The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear former Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji's plea against its order from April that forced him to resign from the state's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government, Bar and Bench reported. Balaji was granted bail in a money laundering case on September 26, 2024, and was reinstated as a minister in the state C ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea of DMK leader V Senthil Balaji seeking clarification of court's earlier order on whether he can be appointed as a minister again during the pendency of trial in alleged cash-for-job scam. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi rejected the contention of Balaji, put forth by senior advocate Kapil Sibal representing him, that this court has never said anything about his ministership. "We don't read the ord ...Read More >
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