Tag: Supreme Court

Bhubaneswar: With the country’s Apex court putting a stay on the three new Farm laws enacted by the Modi government and appointing an expert committee to look into the whole gamut of the new Farm laws, the glare has shifted to the future of the Modi government’s ‘revolutionary’ reforms in the farm sector. While the […]

Nayagarh: In a fresh twist to the case involving the brutal murder of a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh in July last year, the mother of the victim on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking CBI investigation. Accepting the petition, the apex Court has sent notices to Odisha Government and the CBI. Saudamini Sahoo, the mother […]

New Delhi: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court with the prayer to direct WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy which is encroaching upon various fundamental rights of the citizens granted by the Constitution of India. CAIT has also prayed that the Union of India […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre that it is for the Delhi Police to decide whether to allow farmers to enter Delhi or not. The top court stressed that it is the Delhi Police who have the authority over the issue and not the Supreme Court. A bench headed by Chief […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain an application by Centre through Delhi Police to stop protesting farmer unions from carrying out tractor rally into the Capital on Republic Day. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde said it is highly improper for the court to intervene in the matter, as […]

New Delhi: There is an urgent need for reforming legal education in the country as its quality is being affected due to the “mushrooming” of law colleges, two Supreme Court judges said on Saturday. “I do believe we are churning out too many lawyers without any analysis of the number of lawyers required,” Justice S […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that freedom of speech is not absolute during its hearing on pleas seeking stay on FIRs against actors and producers of Tandav web series on Amazon Prime. A bench headed by Ashok Bhushan expressed its disinclination to pass any direction to stay the FIRs. The top […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court while hearing a Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind petition against fake and motivated news during the Nizammuddin Markaz incident, cited the Internet ban as a preventive measure to contain violence, taken by the authorities during farmers protest in Delhi on January 26. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde emphasized that at […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre why it was not possible to give a one-time relaxation to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) aspirants, when relaxations have been given earlier. A bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar said: “It is just a one-time relaxation. If it is done before, why not […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui, who had challenged the Madhya Pradesh High Court order, which refused to grant him bail in a case where he allegedly hurt religious sentiments. A bench headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman noted that the Madhya Pradesh Police flouted the top […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has braced up to move the Supreme Court with a writ petition challenging Andhra Pradesh’ announcement to conduct panchayat election in three villages of Kotia in Koraput district. In a letter to the Advocate on Record (AOR) Sibo Sankar Mishra, the deputy secretary of Law Department Bhagaban Nayak stated, “You (Mishra) […]

New Delhi: Amidst the wait for DA and salary hike, here comes a major relief for the central government employees and pensioners. The Supreme Court recently delivered a verdict which states that reimbursement of medical bills cannot be denied to a central government employee either during service or after retirement if s/he does not seek […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that death due to custodial violence is abhorrent and not acceptable in a civilised society. A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and Ajay Rastogi said: “The custodial violence on the deceased which led to the death is abhorrent and not acceptable in the civilised society. The offence […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and Twitter on a plea seeking a mechanism to check content on Twitter spreading hatred through fake news and instigative content through bogus accounts. A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde issued the notice on a plea by BJP leader Vinit […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Supreme Court has served a notice to the Andhra Pradesh government to file its response on a writ petition filed by the Odisha Government seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against the neighbouring state for violation of status quo in the disputed Kotia region of Koraput district. The apex court has […]