Forensic Report On Alleged Audio Tapes Of Ex-Manipur CM Biren Singh Ready, Centre Tells Supreme Court

The Central Government on Thursday (April 17) informed the Supreme Court that the forensic report on the authenticity of audio clips allegedly incriminating former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh for the role in the ethnic violence in the State was ready and would be filed before the Court in a sealed cover.Taking note of the submission, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

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'Atrocious, Violates Human Rights' : Supreme Court Questions Foreign Court's Order Imposing Travel Ban On Minor Child

The Supreme Court yesterday expressed strong disapproval of a foreign Court order which imposed a travel ban on a child whose parents were involved in a matrimonial dispute, saying that such orders are "atrocious", violative of human rights and amount to house arrest.A bench of Justices Kant and N Kotiswar Singh was dealing with a habeas corpus matter, where the petitioner-father sought...

'Clear Case Of Honour Killing' : Supreme Court Applies Murder Charge, Criticises UP Courts For Invoking Lesser Offence

"Is it a crime in society if you like somebody? Should they have to hide because they belong to different faiths?" CJI asked.

Supreme Court Gives Time To Union & ECI For Response On Challenge To Conduct Of Election Rules

The Supreme Court today (April 17) granted two-week extension to the Union and the Election Commission of India (ECI) for filling its response to the challenge to the recent amendment to the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961, which restricts public access to polling footage and records. The Court also clarified that the present plea would not bar the High Courts from adjudicating any...

Plea Filed In Supreme Court Challenging Telangana HC Order Which Upheld Law Officers' Termination From Service After Govt Change

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging Telangana High Court's order which upheld discontinuation of the services of certain law officers of the state after change in the government noting that the appointment of law officers shall be subject to pleasure of the government.The matter was listed today before a bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Prashant Kumar...

Supreme Court Expresses Reluctance To Transfer From HCs Petitions Challenging Anti-Conversion Laws Of States

The Supreme Court on Thursday (April 17) expressed reluctance to transfer to itself the petitions pending in various High Courts challenging the State laws against religious conversions.The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar was hearing a transfer petition filed by Jamiat Ulema-E-Hind Gujarat seeking transfer of all petitions before the High Courts of Gujarat, Madhya...

Income Tax Commissioners Must Not Routinely Remand Matters Just Because Assessing Officer Could Not Find Additions: Supreme Court

If the Assessing Officer could not find additions to income, then it can be taken that the assessee's stand was correct.

Supreme Court Proposes Inquiry Into Sports Federations, Says 'They Have Everything Except Sportspersons & Activities'

Lamenting the state of affairs in Sports Federations across India, the Supreme Court today expressed an intention to constitute a Commission to enquire into their activities."Unless, to our satisfaction, a deeper probe is held into affairs of this so-called Federation...we are inclined to appoint a Commission of Inquiry...and not only this Federation, we will expand the scope (to other...

'Article 142 Has Become Nuclear Missile' : Vice President Objects To Supreme Court's Direction Against President

Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar took serious objection to the recent Supreme Court judgment, which laid down timelines for the President to decide on the Bills referred by the Governor. He went to the extent of saying that Article 142 of the Constitution has become a "nuclear missile" available with judges against democratic forces."There is a directive to the President by a...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Filed By Kerala ADM Naveen Babu's Wife Seeking CBI Probe Into His Death

The Supreme Court today dismissed the plea filed by the wife of Naveen Babu, who was an Additional District Magistrate in Kerala, seeking a CBI probe into his death.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran refused to interfere with the Kerala High Court order, which refused to order a CBI investigation.Before the bench, Senior Advocate Sunil Fernandes (on behalf of...

'Broadly Worded Injunction' : Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi HC Order To Remove 'Defamatory' Content In Wikipedia Page About ANI

The Court has allowed ANI to seek fresh injunction order with respect to specific content.