NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind order relating to the three-decade-old judges-selecting-judges mechanism, Supreme Court Friday ruled that high court collegiums collectively decide on recommending names for appointment as HC judges and said a HC chief justice individually can’t take a call in this regard.A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Prashant K Mishra gave this…
This is a representational image NEW DELHI: Supreme Court sought to know Friday whether there was any constraint on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal discharging his duties from jail, and signing files before they are sent to the lieutenant governor, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.The SC’s poser was prompted by the delay in processing the remission…
NEW DELHI: Sending a clear message that irrespective of the seriousness of offence, an accused has to be released if statutory procedure is not followed by the investigating agency while arresting him, Supreme Court on Friday directed release of Bhushan Steel promoter Neeraj Singal in a money laundering case for allegedly defrauding financial institutions of…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea that sought to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party from using lotus as its party symbol.“You want name and fame for yourself. Look at the plea, what is the kind of relief claimed by you? Dismissed,” the apex court said.The argument was made that since the…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decision by the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh high court, who had individually rejected the candidacy of two district judges for appointment as high court judges.In a first of its kind order, the bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy and PK Mishra directed, directed the high…
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: After hearing for a whole day, Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s bail plea in the corruption case of the Delhi excise policy scam. Kejriwal told the court that he was not a flight risk, not a hardened criminal or…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on whether an accused is entitled to get at the pre-trial stage documents which are in possession of Enforcement Directorate but not relied upon by the agency in money laundering cases and questioned the agency on the justification for taking a “rigid approach” by denying such documents…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday slammed the opposition and reaffirmed his stance on taking “bulldozer action” against the properties of accused individuals.Speaking at an event while distributing job appointment letters, Yogi praised the efforts of the state’s law enforcement agencies in delivering swift justice and emphasized that making such decisions…
NEW DELHI: On the CBI‘s allegation that a detailed order passed by a Madras high court judge in a corruption case in 2017 was made available only after he had demitted office, the Supreme Court directed the high court’s registrar general on Tuesday to submit a report detailing the date on which the judgment was…
NEW DELHI: In response to the Supreme Court‘s strong stance against bulldozer justice, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday that the use of bulldozers was unconstitutional and expressed their satisfaction that the “bulldozer of justice” has finally been initiated.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi praised the…
