NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a Lokpal order that allowed it to entertain complaints against high court judges under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013.A special bench headed by Justice B R Gavai issued a notice to the Centre and others, seeking their responses in the suo motu proceedings initiated over the…
DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand high court has issued notices to the Centre and the state govt, directing them to respond within six weeks, while hearing public interest litigations challenging the provisions of the Uniform Civil Code that came into effect in the state last month. Among other submissions, the petitioners have claimed that the Act discriminates…
NEW DELHI: Justice Hrishikesh Roy was given the honour of saying the last word after pronouncement of judgment by CJI D Y Chandrachud in sync with the tradition that evolved during the hearing of the Centre-state dispute over controlling alcohol. “The judgment (majority and dissenting) is now delivered, and since the case relates to intoxicating…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court hearing on the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case on Thursday took a tense turn when Solicitor General Tushar sternly remarked: “Somebody has lost their life. Don’t at least laugh.”Mehta, who was representing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case, presented details during the proceedings highlighting the timeline of when…
NEW DELHI: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday extensively quoted B R Ambedkar while trying to find an answer to the 50-year-old question — whether material resources of the community included private property?Arguing for acceptance of Ambedkar’s views before a bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices Hrishikesh Roy, B V Nagarathna, S Dhulia,…
