CJI Sexual Harassment Case : A Timeline

Today, the in-house committee of the Supreme Court gave a clean chit to the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in the sexual harassment allegations raised against him by a former Junior Court Assistant.It may not possible to say that the issue has attained a quietus, as the opaque manner in which the Committee held proceedings, even after the decision of the woman complainant to...

'Disappointed & Dejected', Complainant Reacts To In-House Panel's Clean Chit To CJI In Sexual Harassment Allegations

Reacting to the clean-chit given to CJI Ranjan Gogoi by the in-house panel in the sexual harassment allegations, the woman complainant in a press release said that she was 'highly disappointed and dejected'."I am now extremely scared and terrified because the In- House Committee, despite having all material placed before them, has given me no justice or protection and said nothing about...

Revision Petition Before NCDRC Not Maintainable Against An Order Passed In Execution Proceedings: SC [Read Judgment]

"Orders passed for enforcement of the final order in the Consumer dispute, cannot be construed to be orders passed in the ‘consumer dispute’."

#Breaking : In-House Committee Finds No Substance In Allegations Against CJI, Report Not Liable To Be Made Public

The In-House Committee which probed the sexual harassment allegations raised by a former woman employee of the Supreme Court against the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has submitted its report. The Secretary General of the Supreme Court has stated that the committee headed by Justice SA Bobde, also comprising of Justices Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra found no substance in the...

SC Stays Disqualification Proceedings Against Two AIADMK MLAs

The Supreme Court Monday stayed disqualification proceedings against two AIADMK MLAs who were served notice by the Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker for allegedly indulging in "anti-party" activities. The notices were served under the Anti-defection law. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta also issued notices on the plea filed by two AIADMK MLAs V T Kalaiselvan and...

Rafale Hearing In SC Adjourned Till May 10; Listed Along With Contempt Case Against Rahul Gandhi

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the Rafale review petitions to 2 PM on Friday. The bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also ordered that the connected matter of the contempt petition moved by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi against Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi for his remark that the apex court, in dismissing the Centre's preliminary objection to the review...

Ex-BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Moves SC Challenging ECI's Rejection Of His Nomination From Varanasi [Read Petition]

Ex-BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav has approached the Supreme Court 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.Yadav, who was dismissed from Border Security Force in 2017 for allegedly making false complaints about food quality, had filed his papers on April 29 as a...

ECI Acts Strict When Other Leaders Use Identical Words Used By Modi & Shah : Dr Singhvi Tells SC

Dr. Singhvi also contended that most of these decisions rendered by the Election Commission in favour of Modi and Shah have not been unanimous, and that the petitioner has not been supplied with the copies of these orders, nor the grounds for them have been disclosed.

SC Agrees To Hear ML Sharma's Petition Alleging Conspiracy By Activist Lawyers Against CJI

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a petition filed by serial PIL Petitioner M L Sharma seeking an SIT probe and direction to the CBI to register FIR against Prashant Bhushan, Kamini Jaiswal, Indira Jaisingh and others alleging that they conspired to malign the the CJI. Sharma today mentioned the petition before Justice Bobde today, who agreed to consider it for listing.The...

Include One Rtd Woman Judge In The Panel, Allow The Complainant To Have Her Lawyer:Details Of Justice Chandarchud's Letter To Justice Bobde Panel

Justice Chandrachud has written a letter to Justice Bobde, who is heading the in-house committee probing the sexual harassment allegations against the CJI, seeking the inclusion of a retired woman judge as an external member, reports the Indian Express.Quoting sources, the report said that "Justice Chandrachud's letter was "not an individual's view" but conveyed the sense of disquiet among...

ECI Gives Clean Chit To Modi & Shah; No Violation OF Model Code Of Conduct Found

Before the expiry of the deadline set by the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India has disposed of the complaints against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah alleging model code of conduct violations, giving clean chits to the duo. . Last week, the SC had directed the poll body to take decision on all pending complaints by May 6, while considering a petition...

ECI Rejects Request For Changing Poll Timing During Ramzan

The Election Commission of India has rejected the request for preponing the poll timing to 5 AM instead of 7 AM during Ramzan observed by Muslims.The poll body said that it was not "feasible to alter the existing hours of poll for the 5th, 6th and 7th phases of general elections".Last week, the Supreme Court had asked the ECI to take a decision on a representation made with the...