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2020 Delhi riots: Supreme Court adjourns hearing of Umar Khalid’s bail plea for four weeks
Khalid, arrested by Delhi Police in September 2020, had sought bail in HC on grounds that he had no "criminal role" in the violence in North-East Delhi
Allahabad HC fixes September 18 for hearing Gyanvapi mosque case
During the last hearing on August 28, the HC CJI had accepted the mosque committee's plea seeking time to study the case afresh and adjourned the matter till Tuesday
Gyanvapi mosque: Varanasi court grants ASI 8 more weeks to complete scientific survey
The survey is being conducted on the mosque premises barring the sealed area around the ablution pond where a purported Shivlinga-like structure was found in a 2022 May survey.
SC says keeping activist Navlakha under house arrest will set wrong precedent
The lawyer said that SC directed the NIA to file its reply in April on the activist's plea seeking a change of accommodation but the federal anti-terror agency has not submitted its response.
Karti Chidambaram gets court’s nod to travel abroad
Karti Chidambaram was booked for accepting bribe from the Vedanta Group to facilitate visas for 300 Chinese nationals of a company working in collaboration with a Vedanta subsidiary.
SC sets aside HC order on Lakshadweep MP Faizal
The court said the Kerala HC had failed to consider the true position of law with respect to the manner in which application for stay of conviction must be considered.
GOI opposes PIL to replace ‘Central government’ term with ‘Union government’
NEW DELHI: Government of India, on Friday, opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea seeking to replace the term ‘Central government’ with the ‘Union’ or ‘Union government’, as intended by the Constitution in all its orders, notifications, and…
Supreme Court castigates Gujarat HC for adjourning rape survivor’s abortion plea
The Apex court has listed the case on Monday, the August 21.
This side or that deal with those making hate speeches under law: Supreme Court
A lawyer claimed before the bench that the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a political party in Kerala, organised a rally in the state in July where slogans like "death to Hindus" were raised.
Abrogation of Article 370 hearing: Is court being asked to review government’s wisdom, asks SC
These remarks were made as senior advocate Dushyant Dave pointed out BJP’s 2019 manifesto regarding the repeal of Article 370.
SC issues contempt notice to SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday summoned Ajay Singh, Chairman and managing director of SpiceJet, for a personal appearance. The top court issued a contempt notice against Singh for his failure to comply with the agreed terms with…
J&K’s Sovereignty was ceded completely to Union of India: Supreme Court
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court constitution bench hearing pleas challenging the abrogation of Article 370 for the fifth day on Thursday observed that Jammu and Kashmir’s sovereignty was ceded completely to the Union of India. There are…
Corporate insolvency plea against Cafe Coffee Day stayed, hearing on Sept 20
Chennai: The Chennai bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has stayed the admission of the plea earlier allowed by the Bengaluru bench.
The Chennai bench of the National Company Law Appellate
Tribunal (NCLAT) has stayed…
SC decision to stay HC verdict on Rahul in defamation case hailed
Delhi Congress said, “Truth, courage and sacrifice. This is our strength. The storm of questions will run again.
‘Discipline is trademark of Armed Forces’: SC denies Army soldier leave overstay relief.
The Supreme Court did not provide relief to an Army member who had overstayed his leave because "discipline is the hallmark of the Armed Forces." A panel consisting of Justices Hima Kohli and Rajesh Bindal made the observation that…
Centre not willing to implement Constitution: SC
According to the Supreme Court's statement on the delay in quota for women in Nagaland civic elections, the centre is not willing to implement the constitution. The Center's argument that the reserve system does not apply to tribal areas…
SC halts Gyanvapi survey until Wednesday 5 PM
The SC has ordered that the survey at Gyanvapi be halted until Wednesday at 5 PM. The Supreme Court issued the ruling after senior counsel Huzefa Ahmadi, who was representing the mosque committee, told the bench that his client was not…
4 yrs on, 370 case hearing from July 21in Supreme Court
The pleas were last listed on March 2, 2020 when the Constitution bench had held that there was no need to refer the matter to a larger bench.
Teesta Setalvad case: Three-judge Supreme Court bench stays for a week Gujarat HC order
Setalvad approached the apex court for relief soon after the Gujarat High Court rejected her regular bail plea.
Court not an institution to sermonise society on morality, ethics: Supreme Court
The apex court said the case cannot be simply bracketed as a 'cruel and brutal' offence as the woman herself was trying to end her life but was prevented by her niece in the nick of time.
