Tag: Supreme Court

New Delhi: A seven-member delegation of the Bar Council Of India (BCI) on Sunday met two Supreme Court judges in an attempt to persuade them to resolve the crisis facing the highest judiciary. The delegation met Justice R.K. Agrawal and thereafter Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, two days after four senior-most judges of the court went public […]

New Delhi: A day after four senior-most judges of the Supreme Court went public with their differences with Chief Justice Dipak Misra, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha said it is “our bounden duty to take note of what the judges have said and raise our voice for corrective action”. Sinha, who finds himself at variance with […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and union territories to give details on the payment of Nirbhaya and other funds as compensation to the victims of sexual offences and acid attacks. The bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta gave them four weeks to comply with the order. The […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that playing national anthem before screening movies in cinema halls is not mandatory. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said this while modifying its November 2016 order by which the apex court had made the playing of national anthem in cinemas mandatory.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will re-examine its verdict upholding Section 377 of the IPC that criminalises gay sex. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra decided to re-examine the top court’s earlier order upholding section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. “Our earlier order needs to be reconsidered,” said Justice […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on an NGO seeking directions for enforcement of country-wide prohibition of liquor – a provision under Article 47 of the Constitution’s Directive Principle of State Policy which calls for endeavour to prohibit intoxicating drinks and drugs harmful to health. Describing the plea […]

New Delhi: All the petitioners in the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi case, including the Sunni Waqf Board, on Wednesday said that they totally support senior lawyer Kapil Sibal’s plea to the Supreme Court that the hearing of the case should be deferred till July 2019. They also emphasised that Haji Mehboob — one of the many plaintiffs […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it can’t frame guidelines on how to investigate cases of dowry harassment as it will amount to going beyond the statutory provisions. Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said this indicating it will revisit the judgement by a two-judge bench which had […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today took exception to people holding official positions making adverse comments about the Hindi film “Padmavati”, saying these breached the principle of rule of law. The court also said people in position of responsibility should not comment on the film as it may prejudice the censor board. A bench […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked a batch of petitioners to mention next week their plea for extension of interim relief on linking bank accounts and mobile numbers with the Aadhaar scheme. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud asked senior counsel Shyam Diwan to mention the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked real estate major Jaypee Associates to deposit Rs 275 crore — in two instalments — by December 31, telling it to “behave like a good child”. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud asked the firm to deposit another Rs […]

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved revision in the salaries, gratuity, allowances and pensions of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts as well as those who have retired. As per an official statement the increase in emoluments will be effective from January 1, 2016 and benefit 31 judges of the Supreme […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking to restrain the release of controversial film “Padmavati”, saying that that it is premature and would amount to pre-judging the matter. The reaction of a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra came after it was told that the Central Board of Film Certification […]

Madrid: The speaker of Catalonia’s Parliament, who had presided over votes to allow a separatist referendum and the region’s declaration of independence from the rest of Spain, left jail on Friday after raising bail as stipulated by a Supreme Court judge who set paying a financial bond as a condition for her release. Carme Forcadell […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday axed an order passed by a bench headed by Justice J. Chelameswar to set up a constitution bench to hear a plea for a SIT probe into graft allegation involving a retired Orissa High Court judge, amidst high drama involving noted lawyer Prashant Bhushan, Chief Justice Dipak Misra […]