NEW DELHI: “They (ED officers) should remember that there is something called Article 21 in the country (which guarantees right to life and liberty),” Supreme Court on Monday told the agency while expressing concern over the way in which PMLA was being implemented and made it clear that any high-handedness against any accused in violation…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s parliament clipped the powers of the Supreme Court in the early hours of Monday by empowering the executive through an amendment to the constitution passed with a two-thirds majority in both the senate and the National assembly.With full backing from the powerful military, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s govt had been attempting since last…
NEW DELHI: Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav courted controversy on Monday as he allegedly abused Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud over his “praying to God for Ram Mandir solution” remark.When asked about the CJI’s statement recalling how he went on to deliver the verdict in the complex Ram Mandir case,…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the recommendation of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and consequential action by Centre and states, which called for the closure of government-funded or aided Madrassa across the country for alleged non-compliance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act.The decision, delivered by the bench…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk at a rally Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said that if a baby can survive outside the womb it cannot be aborted and at that point it is murder. Musk, who is supporting former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump, held a rally in Pennsylvania where he was asked about…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday expressed “mixed reaction of elation and melancholy” over the Supreme Court judgment upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act.Speaking to mediapersons on the sidelines of an official function on Sunday, Sarma emphasised that Assamese people would have to…
NEW DELHI: At a time when social media is being misused for posting and circulating fake and defamatory messages, Supreme Court sent a clear signal that one has to pay the price for indulging in such activity and directed ex-chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Firoz Bakht Ahmed, to publish an unconditional apology…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to fix a three-year outer limit for all courts to clear their cumulative backlog of more than five crore cases, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.A bench led by CJI D Y Chandrachud told the petitioner that what he was seeking to achieve was very desirable…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday spurned the Union govt’s invitation to direct application of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) to citizens irrespective of their religion and personal laws but suggested that Parliament should consider outlawing child betrothals as well.Delivering a 141-page judgment on a PIL highlighting the persistence of child marriages on…
NEW DELHI: In a rare instance, Supreme Court on Friday recalled its Aug 2022 judgment striking down key provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, finding force in Union govt’s argument that the SC had erroneously ruled on the validity of the provisions even though no party had challenged them.Solicitor general Tushar…
