Category: Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court asks Centre to take further steps to bring back remaining Indians stranded in Kuwait

Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to take steps to bring back remaining Indians stranded in Kuwait amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has said that out of 1.3 lakh citizens who had enrolled for the repatriation with its Embassy, over 87,000 have already been brought back. A bench of

Supreme Court puts on hold Justice Lokur Committee on stubble burning as govt promises comprehensive legislation

Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com New Delhi (ILNS): The Supreme Court of India today has kept in abeyance its October 16 order appointing Justice Madan B. Lokur as head of a one-man committee to monitor/prevent stubble burning in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab. Stubble burning is a major cause of pollution in the Delhi NCR region. A three-judge bench

Supreme Court to review Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Source:-https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court is agreeing to review a Trump administration policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for US court hearings.As is typical, the court did not comment Monday in announcing it would hear the case. Because the court’s calendar is already full through the end of the year, the justices will not

When there are glitches in virtual hearing, how can we order electronic voting for elections: Supreme Court

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com The Supreme Court, citing connectivity issues while hearing a plea via video conferencing on Tuesday, asked how could they tell the common man to vote electronically. A PIL was filed in the top court by advocate Galib Kabir seeking direction to effectuate online voting by citizens. After appearing on screen in the virtual hearing,

Supreme Court order: special court to try cases ‘against’ legislators

Source:-https://indianexpress.com The Delhi Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court’s decision to seek higher judicial opinion on whether it has jurisdiction to hear the defamation suit by former Union minister M J Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani cites an order under which the court was set up in 2018 to try pending criminal cases or offences “against”

Not doing a favour: Supreme Court lashes out at Delhi brothers refusing to pay Rs 7,000 maintenance to father

Source:-https://www.indiatoday.in Supreme Court lashed out at two brothers based in Delhi after their father moved a petition in court, alleging they have forced him to move out of his ancestral house and has also refused to give any financial support. Supreme Court lashed out at two brothers based in Delhi after their father moved a

Supreme Court at near full strength after 7 months

Source:-https://www.nationalheraldindia.com On Monday, after a gap of nearly seven months, the Supreme Court resumed working almost full strength although virtually. Twenty eight judges of the 30 apex court strength sat for hearing cases through video conferencing. The eight benches conducting hearing through video conferencing comprise of three judges while two benches have two judges each.

CBI’s Babri verdict contrary to 2019 SC judgement, constitutional spirit, says Congress

Source:-theprint New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said a special CBI court’s decision to acquit all the accused in the Babri Masjid case runs counter to constitutional spirit and the 2019 Supreme Court judgement that described the demolition of the structure as an “egregious violation of the rule of law”. Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala

State failed in defending Maratha quota in Supreme Court: Fadnavis

Source:-hindustantimes Former Maharashtra chief minister and Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government in the state failed in effectively defending Maratha reservation before the Supreme Court. He said that the state government should have focused more on the legal matter and should now take the development as a

SC stays Maratha quota

Source:-telegraphindia The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Maharashtra government’s policy of providing 16 per cent reservation to Marathas in jobs and education but made it clear it would not disturb those who have already received the benefits. The court also decided to refer to a nine or 11-judge constitution bench the larger question of