Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, has been granted temporary release by the Supreme Court till June 1, which is the last day of voting in the seven-stage 2024 Lok Sabha election. This decision is a great relief. The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, who was detained by the Enforcement Directorate on 21 … Read more
The Supreme Court will hear a petition on a rare side-effect associated with the COVID-19 vaccine developed jointly by British pharma giant AstraZeneca and Oxford University, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and sold, in this country, as Covishield. A date for the hearing has not been set but Chief Justice DY Chandrachud acknowledged … Read more
The Supreme Court will look into the possibility of granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal so that he can campaign for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta said it will look at the interim bail plea on Tuesday (May 7) and asked the … Read more
A Hindu marriage is not an event for “song and dance”, “wining and dining” or a commercial transaction, the Supreme Court has observed and said it cannot be recognized in the “absence of a valid ceremony” under the Hindu Marriage Act. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih said a Hindu marriage … Read more
The Supreme Court today said that Patanjali Ayurved has made an “improvement” by mentioning its co-founder Ramdev’s name in its apology over misleading advertisements. “There has been a marked improvement. There was only Patanjali earlier, now there are names. We appreciate that. They have understood,” a bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanulla … Read more
The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking directions to tally Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the elections. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta this morning asked a senior official of the Election Commission of India … Read more
Hearing the misleading ads case against Patanjali Ayurved, the Supreme Court today asked if the size of an apology it put out in newspapers today was similar to its full-page advertisements of its products. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Patanjali founders Ramdev and Balkrishna, said they have filed a fresh set of apologies before … Read more
The Supreme Court has allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, overturning an order by the Bombay High Court. The court called it an “exceptional case” and allowed the abortion on the basis of a hospital report. Indian law requires the court’s permission to undergo abortion beyond 24 weeks of pregnancy. A … Read more
There has to be sanctity in the electoral process, the Supreme Court told the Election Commission of India today, asking the poll body to explain in detail the steps followed to ensure free and fair polls. “This is (an) electoral process. There has to be sanctity. Let nobody have apprehension that something which is expected … Read more
Climate change impacts the constitutional guarantee of right to life, the Supreme Court said in a recent judgment, emphasizing that India must priorities clean energy initiatives such as solar power as citizens have a right to be free from the adverse effects of the climate emergency. The judgment came on a petition by wildlife activist … Read more
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) a day earlier for his alleged role in the irregularities in the now-scrapped 2021-22 Delhi excise policy, hours after his legal team presses for an urgent hearing and the top court even agreed … Read more
On Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court denied a stay of the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA. The court also granted the government three weeks, until April 8, to answer to 237 petitions contesting the law, which was notified last week, just days before the Lok Sabha elections. In addition, the petitioners were given leave to … Read more
Amid the controversy over the Centre’s decision to apply the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) weeks before the Lok Sabha election, the Supreme Court is considering a batch of 237 applications contesting the law. The case is being heard by a bench chaired by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, which also includes Justice JB Pardiwala … Read more
A Supreme Court petition has been filed asking for orders to be given to the Center to prevent the publication of pornographic or obscene content on social media platforms, as this is contributing to an increase in sexual offenses. Easy access to porn via mobile internet is not only distorting sexual behavior but also generating … Read more
A seven-judge Supreme Court bench headed that lawmakers, including MPs and MLAs, can be prosecuted under the Prevention of Corruption Act if they receive monetary benefits for their votes and speeches in Parliament or assembly, overturning the apex court’s 1998 decision in the PV Narasimha Rao case. “An MP/MLA can’t claim immunity from prosecution on … Read more