New Delhi: In a major relief for former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the CBI’s appeal challenging the Bombay High Court order granting bail to the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader in a corruption case. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider setting up a three-judge bench to adjudicate the case related to wearing of the Islamic head covering in Karnataka schools following its split verdict. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandarchud, and Justices V Ramasubramanian and JB Pardiwala, took note of the submissions of … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today said that it will set up a fresh five-judge Constitution bench to hear pleas challenging the constitutional validity of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ practice among Muslims. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha took note of the submissions of lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay, who has filed … Read more
New Delhi: The central government filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court justifying its eighth successive ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as an ‘unlawful association’. The Centre told the Supreme Court that ‘any organisation that has the objective of establishing Islamic rule in India cannot be permitted to exist.’ They should … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday held that default bail granted to an accused can be cancelled if a special and strong case is made out on filing of a charge sheet. READ | Religious conversion serious issue, should not be given political angle: Supreme Court A bench of Justices M R Shah and … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court order that a Muslim girl can marry a person of her choice after attaining puberty. READ | Religious conversion serious issue, should not be given political angle: Supreme Court … Read more
New Delhi: Observing that religious conversion is a serious issue that should not be given a political colour, the Supreme Court on Monday sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani on a plea seeking direction to the Centre and states to take stringent steps to control fraudulent religious conversions. A bench of Justices M … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today clubbed and transferred to itself all petitions pending before different high courts across the country on the issue of grant of legal recognition to same-sex marriages. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala asked the Centre to file its joint reply to … Read more
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Bela M Trivedi today recused herself from hearing pleas challenging the pre-mature release of 11 convicts, who had gang-raped Bilkis Bano and murdered her family members during the 2002 Godhra riots. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela M Trivedi ordered that matter be listed before the bench … Read more
New Delhi: All conversions cannot be said to be illegal, the Supreme Court said today while agreeing to hear the Madhya Pradesh government’s plea challenging a high court order restraining it from prosecuting interfaith couples who get married without informing the district magistrate. READ | SC to hear UP govt’s plea against HC order on … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on January 4 the Uttar Pradesh government’s appeal challenging an Allahabad High Court order quashing its draft notification on urban local body elections and directing it to hold the polls without reservation for other backward classes. READ | Supreme Court dismisses case against Rahul Gandhi’s … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is organizing a hackathon to encourage innovative ideas and explore practical propositions for bringing in efficiency in the existing processes- from “filing to listing”. It has invited suggestions and innovative ideas from the stakeholders for improvement in the system. A notification uploaded on the top court website said the event … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea challenging the election of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 from Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. A bench of justices AS Bopanna and Dipankar Datta rejected the petition filed by Saritha S Nair, who had moved the court against an October 31, 2019 decision of … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has rejected a plea filed by Bilkis Bano, seeking a review of its earlier order by which it had asked the Gujarat government to consider the petitions for remission of sentences of 11 convicts in the gang-rape case. Bilkis Bano was gang-raped and seven members of her family were killed … Read more
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday said no Supreme Court bench will be available from December 17 till January 1 during the ensuing winter vacations.The Chief Justice of India’s announcement made in the top court assumes significance in the wake of Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s statement in Rajya Sabha on … Read more