SC refuses to entertain PIL against BJP MP’s outburst NEW DELHI: A SC bench headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking steps to protect the dignity of the institution, which the petitioner said has been harmed by the unwarranted and unnecessary caustic criticism of CJI and SC by BJP…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused petitions seeking a retired SC judge supervised judicial probe over deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Pahalgam, which claimed 26 live. Red Alert In Lahore: Pak Army Beefs Deployment, Declares Emergency | Indian Strike Any Moment? The apex court also pulled up the petitioners for filing…
NEW DELHI: Faced with criticism in some quarters for imposing a three-month limit on President to decide on bills referred to her by governors, Supreme Court on Monday seemed circumspect while dealing with a public interest litgation seeking imposition of President’s rule in West Bengal citing attacks on Hindus during protests against the new waqf…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka cooperation minister K N Rajanna announced to Tuesday that he would meet home minister G Parameshwara to file a complaint regarding an alleged attempt to “honeytrap” him. He specified the need for strict action against those involved in or supporting such acts.The decision came hours after Parameshwara told reporters in Bengaluru that…
MUMBAI: Supreme Court has stayed a recent notification by the Centre placing certain projects out of the purview of prior clearance under the environment impact assessment norms and issued notice to the environment ministry on a public interest litigation (PIL), reports Swati Deshpande.NGO Vanashakti had on Feb 16 moved the PIL, saying the notification significantly…
NEW DELHI: In the wake of the recent stampede at New Delhi railway station that led to 18 deaths, Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Indian Railways to address the sale of excess tickets beyond the number of passengers that can be accommodated in a coach.“If you fix the number of passengers to be…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana high court made it clear that it cannot issue any directive compelling the central govt to enact a law mandating all women, without exception, to observe “Karva Chauth” rituals or to penalise those who fail to do so. While dismissing a plea that sought directions to declare Karva Chauth be…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana HC has ruled that when a dispute is essentially personal in nature and a genuine compromise has been reached, the high court may intervene to quash criminal proceedings, recognising that continuing these would be unproductive and unjust.HC passed these orders while quashing an FIR registered against a person declared a proclaimed…
NEW DELHI: The official YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India was hacked on Friday. The channel, which is typically used to live stream hearings of Constitution Bench cases and matters of public interest, is now showing videos promoting XRP, a cryptocurrency developed by the US-based company Ripple Labs.The incident came to light when…
