Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Review Of Judgment Refusing 100% Cross-Verification Of EVM-VVPAT Data

In the latest development, a plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking review of the judgment in the EVM-VVPAT case, vide which prayer for 100% cross-verification of EVM data with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) records was denied.It may be recalled that a Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta had delivered two separate, concurring judgements in the matter...

2 District Judges Question HC Collegium For Not Recommending Their Elevation; Supreme Court Seeks Report From HP HC

The Supreme Court today (May 13) issued notice to the Registrar General of the Himachal Pradesh High Court directing to furnish a report on whether the High Court Collegium reconsidered the names of two senior most District Judicial Officers in accordance with the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation of January 4. The petition has been filed by two senior district judges Mr Chirag Bhanu...

Delhi Waste Problem : Supreme Court Asks Authorities To Consider Restrictions On Construction Activities In NCR

Today (May 13), the Supreme Court directed the concerned authorities, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), to take immediate measures to ensure that the present quantity of untreated municipal solid waste does not increase in Delhi and its surrounding areas till the proper facilities for processing this waste are in place. In this regard, the Court asked the authorities...

He Will No Doubt Come Out Of Jail, Only Concern Is When: Sibal Presses Supreme Court For Hemant Soren's Release During Lok Sabha Elections

While arguing former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition challenging his arrest by the ED in an alleged land scam case, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court today that Soren was not concerned about not being able to come out of jail. There was no doubt that he would come out, but the question was about the timing, said the senior counsel.The matter was before a...

Supreme Court Extends Stay On Defamation Proceedings Against Arvind Kejriwal For Retweeting Dhruv Rathee's Video On BJP IT Cell

The Supreme Court today extended the stay on defamation proceedings against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for retweeting a video by Youtuber Dhruv Rathee making certain allegations against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell.The Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta adjourned the matter on a request by Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi (for Kejriwal), who said that...

'My Son Studied In That College': Supreme Court Judge Recuses From AAP Leader Satyendra Jain's Case Against VIPS' Chairman

Justice Sanjiv Khanna of the Supreme Court recused today from a case filed by former Delhi Minister Satyendra Jain against Dr SC Vats, Chairman of the governing council of Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies."It will have to go before another bench...my son studied in that college", the judge said. The matter has been listed in week commencing July 8.To put briefly, Vats filed...

Hemant Soren Cites Arvind Kejriwal's Interim Bail Order, Supreme Court To Hear His Plea Against ED Arrest On May 17

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 13) issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a petition filed by former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the ED in a money laundering case related to an alleged land scam.A bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta posted the matter on May 17 for ED's response. Soren has filed the petition challenging...

"Misconceived": Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against Prime Minister Narendra Modi Over Alleged 'Hate Speeches'

The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking immediate action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other candidates for delivering allegedly “communally divisive speeches” in violation of the Model Code of Conduct amid the Lok Sabha polls.Justice Sachin Datta rejected the plea observing that the same is wholly misconceived. The petition sought a direction on the ECI to...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea To Remove Arvind Kejriwal As Delhi Chief Minister

The Supreme Court on Monday (May 13) dismissed a petition seeking the removal of Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal from the post and office of Chief Minister, Delhi because of his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy case.The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said that the Court was not inclined to interfere with the Delhi High Court's...

Arvind Kejriwal Cases In Supreme Court Today : Live Updates

The Supreme Court will hear today two petitions relating to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.One is a petition seeking Kejriwal's removal as the Chief Minister of Delhi because of his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the liquor policy case. Earlier, the Delhi High Court had dismissed the petition imposing a cost of Rs 50,000 on the petitioner.The second petition is filed by...

Lok Sabha Elections : Supreme Court To Hear Plea To Direct ECI To Immediately Publish Absolute Numbers Of Votes Polled On May 17

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday (May 17) a plea seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to publish the absolute numbers of votes polled immediately after the elections.The plea has been filed by non-profits Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Common Cause. When Advocate Prashant Bhushan mentioned the case before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanan and Dipankar...

Hemant Soren's Plea Against ED Arrest : Live Updates From Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will hear today former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition challenging ED arrest.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta will hear the matter. Soren has filed the petition challenging the judgment delivered by the Jharkhand High Court on May 3 dismissing his petition.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal is appearing for Soren.Follow thread for live...