New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, December 12, dismissed Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s plea seeking the quashing of defamation proceedings initiated against him by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. Sisodia urged the top court to overrule the Gauhati high court’s November 4 order which had dismissed Sisodia’s plea to quash defamation … Read more
New Delhi: Bilkis Bano has approached the Supreme Court challenging the release of 11 men convicted of gang-raping her and killing her family in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The convicts were freed on August 15, Independence Day, by the Gujarat government under a past remission policy. The move sparked massive nationwide outrage, especially when images … Read more
New Delhi: The government cannot be held liable for adverse effects due to Covid vaccination, the Centre told Supreme Court. In a recent affidavit, the Centre said that in cases where a death is found to be induced due to the vaccine, the only remedy is to seek compensation by filing a suit in a … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Gujarat High Court to time-to-time monitor the probe and other aspects related to the Morbi bridge collapse incident that claimed over 140 lives. The Public Interest Litigation filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari was heard by a two-judge bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli. … Read more
New Delhi: After Supreme Court ordered the release of three convicts sentenced to death in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape-murder case, the Arvind-Kejriwal-led Delhi government is set to challenge the order. VK Saxena, Delhi Lieutenant Governor has approved Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) request to file a review petition challenging the acquittal of the three men. READ … Read more
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday reacted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification to empower the district collectors of two more districts in Gujarat to grant citizenship to migrants from the six communities who entered India on valid documents. “You should make this law religion-neutral,” Mr. Owaisi advised. Under the … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre what the reasons were for the denial of security clearance to the Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ and why those reasons cannot be disclosed to them. The top court said the essence of court proceedings was that anything relied upon by one party should be disclosed to … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the validity of the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme of 2014 but quashed the threshold limit of Rs 15,000 monthly salary for joining the pension fund. The 2014 amendment had capped the maximum pensionable salary (basic pay plus dearness allowance) at Rs 15,000 per month. Prior to the amendment, … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court passed its verdict on the validity of the central law for 10% reservation benefits to economically weaker sections (EWS), on Monday. The matter was heard by a 5-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India UU Lalit, Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, S Ravindra Bhat, Bela M Trivedi, and JB. The Supreme Court is pronouncing … Read more