Lawyers Collective Case : SC Refuses To Stay Interim Protection Granted To Jaising And Grover By Bombay HC

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the NGO Lawyers Collective and its founders Senior Advocates Indira Jaising and Anand Grover in the petition filed by CBI against the interim protection granted to them by the Bombay High Court in the criminal case registered for alleged FCRA violations.The bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari also...

LIVE-UPDATES - Kashmir Petitions

A Five Judge Constitution bench has commenced hearing the Petitions Challenging Against Scrapping Article 370 And Bifurcation Of State.Live-Updates...

Chowkidar Remark : SC Closes Contempt Case Against Rahul Gandhi With A Word Of Caution

he Supreme Court closed the contempt proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with 'a word of caution for the contemnor to be more careful in future.'The Bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph said that the persons holding such important positions in the political spectrum must be more careful and that a Court should not be dragged into...

Breaking : SC Dismisses Rafale Review Petitions [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions filed against the December 14, 2018 judgment which declined to order probe into the corruption allegations regarding the deal to procure 36 Rafale jets by Indian Government form French company Dassault Aviation.The bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph observed that the review petitions filed by...

SC To Keep Sabarimala Review Pending Till Larger Bench Decides Issues Of Essential Religious Practices [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court on Thursday, by 3 :2 majority, decided to keep the review petitions in Sabarimala matter pending until a larger bench determines questions related to essential religious practices.The majority of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra expressed that the issue whether Court can interfere in essential practises of religion needed examination by larger...

LIVE UPDATES From SC [Can Persons Holding Public Office Comment On Crimes ?]

Watch this space for live updates from Supreme Court.Supreme Court to pronounce the Judgments in Sabarimala and Rafale review petitions at...

SC Cautions Itself Against Making 'Casual & Cavalier' References To Constitution Bench [Read Judgment]

"Article 145(3)mandates a responsibility upon this Court not to indulge in excessive academic endeavors and preserve precious judicial time, and effectively dispense justice in a timely fashion."

Judges Are Not Above Law; Judicial Appointment Process Must Be Made Transparent, Says Justice Chandrachud [Read Judgment]

"Judicial independence is not a shield to protect wrong. It is not a carte blanche to arbitrary behaviour. "

Breaking-SC Doubts Correctness Of Treating Aadhaar Bill As Money Bill; Refers To Larger Bench

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in its judgment examining the validity of provisions of Finance Act 2017 affecting tribunals, has doubted the correctness of the interpretation of the majority judgment which held that Aadhaar Bill is a Money Bill within the meaning of Article 110(1) of the Constitution.The effect of the word 'only' in the interpretation of Article 110(1)...

Temporary President's Rule Cannot Be Used To Permanently Repeal J&K Special Status: Petitioners In Article 370 Cases [Read Rejoinder]

The petitioners in the plea against abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution have remarked that the case is not about the desirability of Article 370 and that the Court must delve into the question whether the Central Government could use the temporary cover of President's Rule in order to effect a permanent and irreversible alteration in the Federal structure of India. "…this...

There Is A Growing Trend Of Speaker Acting Against The Constitutional Duty Of Being Neutral: SC [Read Judgment]

While upholding the decision of former Karnataka Speaker to disqualify 17 rebel MLAs on the ground of defection in the Karnataka MLAs disqualification case, the Supreme Court made some parting remarks on Speakers' acting with political prejudice. "There is a growing trend of the Speaker acting against the constitutional duty of being neutral. Further horse trading and...

Air Pollution : SC Pulls Up The Centre Over The Worsening Air Quality In Delhi-NCR And Other Northern Regions

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre over the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR and most other regions in northern India, ordering that the government look for an appropriate solution." "The whole of North India is suffering and not much has been done by the government", criticised the bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S. A. Bobde. Solicitor General Tushar...