'Tired Of Going To Supreme Court, Lost Faith' : Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal

Sibal said that the only institution which can save the Constitution is the Supreme Court of India, but he has not much hope left in it.

Supreme Court Sunday Hearing Against Detentions & Curbs During Delhi Protests [Live Updates]

The Supreme Court will hold a special Sunday sitting today to hear a contempt petition against the closure of Metro stations and the cancellation of trains during anti-CEC protests yesterday.The Court will also hear a habeas petition filed by Sr Adv Menaka Guruswamy against the detention of political leaders.Bench : Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana @ 10.30 AM.Follow the page for...

Contempt Petition Filed In Supreme Court Against Delhi Police Commissioner Over Alleged Violence Against Civilians Amid CEC Protests

A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, IPS, alleging that Delhi Police personnel resorted to indiscriminate violence against citizens during the protests against the Chief Election Commissioner in the national capital on October 10, in violation of the principles laid down by the Court.Filed by advocate Aman Prasad, the...

CEC Protest: CJP Member Moves Supreme Court Seeking Release of Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das & Others Over Alleged Detention

Update at 1:01 am: The Advocates who filed the petition has clarified that the petition is not filed by the Cockroach Janta Party in its official capacity. As per latest developments, the petitioner Gaurav Bharti, has sought withdrawal.Cockroach Janata Party member has filed a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court seeking production and release of its founder Abhijeet Dipke,...

Menaka Guruswamy Files Habeas Petition In Supreme Court Against Detention Of Political Leaders During Delhi Protests

The Supreme Court will hear the matter in a special Sunday sitting tomorrow.

ED Moves Supreme Court Against Delhi HC Order Quashing Money Laundering Case Against NewsClick & Prabir Purkayastha

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court's decision to quash the FIR registered against digital news portal NewsClick and its founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha over alleged irregularities in foreign funding.In a judgment delivered on May 29, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna of the Delhi High Court quashed the FIR registered by the...

Supreme Court To Hold Sunday Sitting To Hear Contempt Plea Over Closure Of Metro Stations & Train Cancellations In Delhi

The Supreme Court will hold a special sitting tomorrow (Sunday to hear the contempt petition which has been filed alleging that authorities continued to shut down Delhi metro stations and cancelled train services in violation of the Court's October 9 order, which directed that there should be no complete prohibition on transport services to handle the October 10 protests announced by CJP...

Questioning Govt On Public Issues Not Defamation, Politicians Must Accept Criticism In Democracy: Delhi Court

A Delhi court has observed that merely asking questions from the government, particularly from a person acting as a public representative, cannot amount to defamation, emphasising that politicians must be prepared to face criticism in a democracy.“Merely asking questions from another, especially from a person acting as a representative of the public in the Parliament, regarding any law...

Delhi Court Rejects CJP Leader Ratna Singh's Plea For FIR Against Cops Over 'Illegal Detention'

A Delhi Court on Saturday (October 10) rejected Cockroach Janta Party's legal affairs head Ratna Singh's plea seeking registration of FIR against policemen alleging wrongful confinement as well as restraining her from going to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in relation to the conduct of SIR.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Abhinav Pandey, Saket Courts also...

CJI Surya Kant Constitutes 'Judicial Well-Being Committee' For Judges' Mental Health

To foster the physical and mental well-being of judges across the country, the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, has constituted a Standing Committee chaired by Justice K. V. Viswanathan. The committee on 'Judicial Well-being' has been constituted on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, celebrated across the world on October 10 each year. The committee will comprise four other...

CEC Protest: CJP Legal Affairs Head Ratna Singh Moves Delhi Court Seeking FIR Against Cops Over 'Illegal Detention'

Cockroach Janta Party's legal affairs head Ratna Singh moved a Delhi Court on Saturday (October 10) seeking registration of FIR against policemen alleging wrongful confinement as well as restraining her from going to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in relation to the conduct of SIR. The application has been filed by Singh before Saket Court's Chief...

CJI Intervenes For Release Of Lawyers Detained Over Protest March

After the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) urgently wrote to the Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, about several advocates being detained and taken to Yamuna Sports Complex for peacefully protesting outside the Supreme Court, the CJI has communicated to the authorities that the lawyers be released.The SCBA passed a resolution this morning bringing to the CJI's attention the excessive use...