Anil Ambani's Reply Affidavit Clearly Demonstrates His Cavalier Attitude To The Highest Court Of The Land: SC [Read Judgment]

"The undertakings given on the footing that the amount of INR 550 crore would be paid only out of the sale of assets was false to the knowledge of the three Reliance Companies. This itself affects the administration of justice, and is therefore, contempt of court."

Deletion Of Cases From The List: CJI Explains The Reason

On Wednesday, Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi inquired from the Registrar why a specific matter being mentioned by an advocate has not been listed since October last year. The Registrar, who was present in court to observe the 'mentioning' in pursuance of the Chief Justice's order, replied that maximum slots being occupied by fixed date cases, only four or five slots are available for...

SC To Hear Ayodhya-Babri Masjid Land Dispute Case On Feb 26

The Supreme Court constitution bench will hear the Ayodhya-Babri land dispute case on February 26.The Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Bobde, Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer will assemble at 10.30 AM on that day.Earlier, Justice Lalit had recused from hearing the matter, after one of the parties informed the court that he had appeared in a...

CBI's Contempt Plea Against West Bengal Police: Justice Nageswara Rao Recuses From hearing

The Supreme Court today deferred to next Tuesday the hearing on the contempt plea filed by the CBI against the West Bengal state police in the Saradha Chit Fund scam. The adjournment was on account of the recusal of Justice L. Nageswara Rao- "in item 1, there is a problem. My brother does not wish to hear the matter. He has earlier appeared for the West Bengal government", said Chief...

Breaking: SC Holds Anil Ambani Guilty Of Contempt; No Jail If Reliance Pays Ericsson Rs 453 Crores In 4 Weeks [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench of Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran has held Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Communications, guilty of contempt of court for defaulting payments to Ericsson as per the undertaking given to the Court.The three Reliance Companies - RCom, Reliance Telecom and Reliance InfraTel- are also held guilty of contempt, and fine of Rs One Crore each has been imposed on...

"You Cannot Compare Those In Army With Those Who Want To Race": SC Rejects Plea By Sikh Cyclist

A turbaned Sikh, barred from participating in a sporting event without a helmet or protective gear, cannot claim discrimination or interference with his religious rights, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The top court refused to interfere with the alleged disqualification of a Delhi-based 50-year-old Sikh cycling enthusiast from a long-distance cycling event for refusing to wear...

India's Claim For Jadhav's Release Outlandish, Pakistan Submits In ICJ

Pakistan cited few articles by Indian journalists to state that Jadhav was an Indian spy.

Assam NRC:"How Can You Expect People To Have Faith In Your Governance?" Asks CJI

"40 lakh persons were excluded from the Assam NRC (implying that they are prima facie illegal immigrants), but only 52,000 have been declared as foreigners by the Foreigner Tribunals? How can you expect people to have faith in your governance amidst this chaos?", asked Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi at Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday. The bench, also comprising Justices L. Nageswara...

SC Restores Indian Citizenship To Assam Native Quashing Foreigner's Tribunal Order

What can be the consequence of minor discrepancies in the name of one's grand father in documents? For Assam native Sirajul Hoque, it meant loss of his Indian citizenship.The fact that the name of his grandfather's name was shown as Keftullah instead of Kematullah in some documents led to the Foreigner's Tribunal declaring him a foreigner. Also, that his grandfather and father later lived...

Commercial Suits: 120 Days Deadline To File Written Statement Mandatory: SC [Read Judgment]

“In view of the fact that the consequence of forfeiting a right to file the written statement; non-extension of any further time; and the fact that the Court shall not allow the written statement to be taken on record all points to the fact that the earlier law on Order VIII Rule 1 on the filing of written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 has now been set at naught.”

SC Declines To Interfere In Nageswar Rao's Appointment As CBI Interim Chief [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha today dismissed the petition filed by Common Cause and RTI Activist Anjali Bharadwaj questioning the appointment of M Nageswar Rao as interim director of the CBI.The bench said that no interference was called for as full time CBI director has already been appointed.The bench also refused to accept the petitioners' prayer...

'Kulbhushan Jadhav Convicted By Military Court Without Due Process', Harish Salve For India Tells ICJ

Yesterday, Senior Advocate Harish Salve submitted arguments for India before the International Court of Justice in the hearing of Kulbhushan Jadhav case.India has approached the world court against the move of Pakistan to execute the death sentence awarded to Jadhav on espionage charges.Salve submitted yesterday that the main issue in the case is whether Pakistan violated its obligations...