On Wednesday, the Supreme Court granted bail to Anil Jindal, chairman of Haryana-based SRS Group, accused of obtaining credit facilities worth ₹770 crore through deception. A panel led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna granted Jindal bail, noting that he had been in jail for more than six years and that the trial … Read more
As the Supreme Court heard the CBI’s challenge to a Jammu court decision requesting that separatist leader Yasin Malik appear in person, it said today that even 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab had a fair trial in this nation. The case concerns the 1989 abduction of Rubaiya Sayeed, the daughter of then-Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, … Read more
Ahead of releasing its detailed judgment in the NEET UG matter, the Supreme Court on Friday expanded the mandate of the committee initially formed by the Centre to address issues surrounding the exam. The court broadened the committee’s responsibilities to include a thorough review of the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) administrative processes, in addition to … Read more
The Supreme Court heard a number of petitions on Thursday seeking a re-test or cancellation of the 2024 NEET-UG – for admission to undergraduate medical courses – and expressed concerns about the Centre’s and the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) claims that the paper leak occurred only about 45 minutes before the start of the exam … Read more
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to issue any directives to the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding a plea demanding the immediate disclosure of authenticated voter turnout records, emphasizing the necessity of a “hands-off approach” given that the Lok Sabha elections are currently underway. A vacation bench of justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra … Read more
The student enrollment under the Scheduled Caste (SC) category grew by 44 per cent, from 4.61 million in 2014-15 to 6.62 million in 2021-22, the National Commission for Backward Class (NCBC) said on Saturday. Minority female student enrollment also witnessed a 42.3 per cent increase, from 1.07 million in 2014-15 to 1.52 million in 2021-22, … Read more
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to accept the unconditional apology tendered by Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved MD Acharya Balkrishna, in the misleading advertisements case. In strongly worded observations, the court said the “apology on paper” was issued only because their “back is against the wall”. Referring to Patanjali Ayurveda allegedly publishing misleading advertisements … Read more
The Supreme Court has overturned its prior ruling that compelled the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to pay an arbitration award of around 8,000 Cr to Reliance Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited (DAMEPL). In a significant ruling, the top court said there was a “grave miscarriage of justice” in the directive instructing … Read more
Sanjay Singh, the leader of the AAP, received no solace on Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear his petition contesting the summons that a trial court had issued in relation to a defamation lawsuit brought about by remarks he had made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational background. The division bench of justices … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to postpone the disqualification of six Congress members from the Himachal Pradesh legislature who incurred the wrath of their party for cross voting in the Rajya Sabha election and were expelled by speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on February 29. The court posted their petition in May to consider whether … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) about Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of Parliament Sanjay Singh’s bail application in the money laundering case involving the now-defunct 2021-22 Delhi excise policy. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta posted the matter for hearing on March 5 along … Read more
Sharad Pawar, a veteran leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is seeking an urgent hearing before the Supreme Court (SC) to dispute the Election Commission’s (EC) decision to officially recognise the group led by Ajit Pawar as the’real’ NCP. Sharad Pawar had already petitioned the Supreme Court to contest the ECI’s decision to recognize … Read more
The Supreme Court of India issued an urgent warning to Patanjali Ayurved, a firm co-founded by famed Yoga teacher Baba Ramdev, on Tuesday (Nov 21). The Supreme Court ordered the business to stop making false and misleading claims about its drugs as a treatment for various ailments or face a Rs 1 crore ($120,000) fine … Read more
On Monday, the Supreme Court sent a notice to the Rajya Sabha secretariat in response to a petition filed by Raghav Chadha of the Aam Aadmi Party, challenging his indefinite suspension from the Upper House while the privileges committee looked into the matter. The Supreme Court has requested the help of the Attorney General, with … Read more
The Supreme Court today severely criticized the Gujarat High Court, stating that any court that issues an order overturning a decision of a higher court is in violation of constitutional principles.It concerns a petition filed by a rape victim asking for authorization to end her pregnancy. The Supreme Court made its pointed comments after the … Read more