Rafale : Petitioners Raise Doubts On Reliability Of CAG Report [Read Rejoinder]

Responding to the counter-affidavit filed by the Government terming the perjury application in Rafale case "misconceived", the applicants have filed a rejoinder.The Government has placed heavy reliance on the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General to rebut the allegations levelled by the Yashwnat Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushan in the application.Regarding this, the...

Rafale : Perjury Application Misconceived; Based On Selective Leaks And Incomplete Information, Govt Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

The perjury application filed by review petitioners in the Rafale case is based on selective media reports and incomplete internal file notings procured illegally, says the counter affidavit filed by the Government."Media reports cannot form the basis for seeking initiation of 'perjury proceedings' since it is well settled that Courts do not take decisions on the basis of media reports",...

"If Some Papers Say He Is British Citizen, Will He Become British Citizen?" SC Rejects Plea On Rahul Gandhi's Citizenship

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea by two private persons to restrain Congress President Rahul Gandhi from contesting the 2019 General Elections until the determination of the 'dual citizenship' issue upon his supposedly procuring British citizenship. "Some paper says he has British citizenship so he becomes a British citizen? Merely because a company speaks of him as a...

Lawyer Is Not Just His Client's Mouthpiece; Be Responsible While Making Presentation To The Court: SC [Read Judgment]

"Time has come for these issues to be considered so that the citizen’s faith in the justice system is not lost."

SC Dismisses Plea By Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav Against Rejection Of His Nomination From Varanasi

Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by former BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav against the dismissal of his nomination from Varanasi Loksabha constituency. "We don't find any merit to entertain this petition", said the bench headed by Chief Justice GogoiYadav, who was dismissed from Border Security Force in 2017 for allegedly making false complaints about food quality, had filed his...

Breaking: SC Collegium Reiterates The Proposal For Elevation Of Justices Aniruddha Bose And AS Bopanna To SC

Supreme Court Collegium has reiterated the proposal for elevation of Justices Aniruddha Bose And AS Bopanna to Supreme CourtCentre has recently returned the proposals forwarded by the Supreme Court collegium for elevation of Justice Aniruddha Bose and A S Bopanna citing the following reason"The Supreme Court collegium's recommendation to elevate two judges has hit a hurdle, with sources...

Breaking: SC Collegium Recommends Justices BR Gavai And Surya Kant As Supreme Court Judges

Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of Bombay High Court Judge Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai and Himachal Pradesh Chief Justice Surya Kant for elevation to the Supreme Court. "While recommending the names of Mr. Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai and Mr. Justice Surya Kant, the Collegium has taken into consideration combined seniority on all-India basis of Chief Justices and...

Sec.34 Arbitration Act- Unilateral Addition To Contract By Arbitral Tribunal Violates Most Basic Notions Of Justice : SC [Read Judgment]

"When it comes to the 'public policy of India' argument based upon 'most basic notions of justice', it is clear that this ground can be attracted only in very exceptional circumstances when the conscience of the Court is shocked by infraction of fundamental notions or principles of justice"

"Be Brave And Follow The Law, Final NRC List Shall Be Ready By July 31":SC Tells Assam NRC Coordinator

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reiterated that the final NRC for the state of Assam be readied by July 31, regardless of the failure of the objectors to pursue their objections against those whose names have been included in the draft NRC published in July last year."Be brave and follow the law". The NRC must come by July 31, maybe a day sooner but not even one day after, SC told...

'Can't Examine Merits Of Clean Chits To Modi & Shah; File Separate Petition', SC Disposes Of Congress MP's Petition

The Supreme Court today said that it cannot examine the merits of the orders passed by the Election Commission of India giving clean chits to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah in the petition filed by Congress MP Sushmita Dev.This is because the petition filed by Dev was against the inaction of the ECI in dealing with the complaints of alleged violations of Model Code...

SC Seeks ECI Response By Tomorrow In Tej Bahadur's Challenge Against Rejection Of Nomination From Varanasi

The Supreme Court today sought the response of Election Commission of India to the petition filed by Ex-BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav challenging the decision of the Returning Officer to reject his nomination as from Varanasi constituency, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election.The ECI has been asked to give its response tomorrow. Yadav, who was dismissed from...

Chowkidar Remarks: Rahul Gandhi Files Affidavit Expressing Unconditional Apology For The Wrongful Attribution Made To SC

The Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi has filed an affidavit before the Apex Court expressing his 'unconditionally apology for the wrongful attributions' he made to the Supreme Court. In his affidavit filed today, he reiterated that he holds the Court in the highest esteem and respect and has never sought or intended to, directly or indirectly, commit any act that...