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July Student Protests: Complaints Portal Ready For Launch, High-Powered Enquiry Committee Tells Supreme Court
The High-Powered Enquiry Committee constituted by the Supreme Court to inquire into allegations pertaining to violence during the Gen Z Protests in July, over NEET-Paper Leak and other education system irregularities, has informed the Court that the complaints portal is ready for launch. After launch of the portal, public notices would be published in major newspapers to widely announce...
Democracy Poisoned At The Source If Integrity Of Election Commission Cannot Be Trusted: Justice Kurian Joseph
Former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph today questioned whether the democracy has been poisoned if the integrity of those entrusted with conducting elections could not be relied upon, calling for stronger constitutional safeguards to protect the independence of the Election Commission of India (ECI).Delivering the inaugural address at a seminar titled “Independence of...
Punjab CM Beant Singh Assassination | Supreme Court Seeks Intelligence Bureau Inputs On Convict's Prison Transfer Plea
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought inputs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on whether Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted in the 1995 assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, can be transferred from Tihar Jail in Delhi to a prison in Punjab, after concerns raised by the Punjab government over the possible impact on law and order.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice PB...
'50% Ceiling Breached' : Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law Raising SC/ST Reservation In Education & Govt Jobs
The Karnataka High Court on Monday struck down the provisions of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions and of Appointments or Posts in the Services under the State) Act, 2022, which had increased reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) from 15% to 17% and for Scheduled Tribes (STs) from 3% to 7%.A Division Bench of Chief...
Drug Users Are Victims, Focus Should Be On Breaking Supply Chain Rather Than Punishing Them: Supreme Court
Prosecuting alleged drug users and incarcerating them pending trial may push them further into the narcotics supply chain through prison associations, the Court cautioned.
Supreme Court Adjourns Delhi Protest Matter To October 15
The Supreme Court today adjourned to October 15 the pleas filed relating to protests in Delhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Election Commission's SIR of electoral rolls. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was scheduled to hear the matter today, but considering Justice Mohana's ill-health, the parties expressed that they had...
Supreme Court Dismisses Haren Pandya Murder Convict's Plea After State Refuses Remission
On October 12, the Supreme Court dismissed the plea filed by Mohammed Asgar Ali, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of former Gujarat Home Minister Haren Pandya, seeking premature release after the State of Gujarat informed the Court that it had rejected his remission plea.A bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh heard the matter and passed an...
Plea Filed In Supreme Court Over Mob-Gathering In SC Premises After INDIA Bloc Leaders' Entry
Lawyers have filed writ petitions in the Supreme Court over the mob-gathering which took place on the Supreme Court premises yesterday night after Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders marched to the SC Registry to file their petition against the Election Commission of India and the SIR.Senior Advocates Gaurav Bhatia and Mahesh Jethmalani mentioned the matters before...
Supreme Court Seeks Presence Of Senior Delhi Police Officer To Explain Alleged Assault Of Women Journalists During Protest Coverage
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the personal presence of a senior Delhi Police officer to explain the alleged assault on women journalists during the recent protests in Delhi.Chief Justice of India Surya Kant made the observation after Senior Advocate Indira Jaising mentioned a petition filed by the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), seeking safeguards for journalists covering...
Supreme Court Stays Criminal Defamation Trial Against Rahul Gandhi For Comments Against PM Narendra Modi
The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed the trial proceedings in the criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Choro Ke Sardar” and “Commander-in-Thief”.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh issued notice returnable in 4 weeks on Gandhi's plea against the Bombay High...