Meghalaya mine tragedy: SC to hear Ksan rescue operations PIL in July

The Supreme Court will resume hearing on the PIL pertaining to the rescue operations in Ksan, Meghalaya only in July after summer vacation. The court was requested to hear the matter immediately given its urgency. The apex court, however, asked the lawyers to file their affidavits, but it will hear the matter in July. The […]

Meghalaya: SC grants transportation of over 75,000 metric tonnes of coal for 15 days

The Supreme Court has allowed transportation of over 75 thousand metric tons of coal from Meghalaya for 15 days beginning May 17 but asked the State government to ensure that no other coal should be transported or mined. The court, however, imposed some criteria for transportation of the specified coal. It asked the state government […]

SC allows release of illegal foreigners detained in Assam with riders

The Supreme Court has ordered that illegal foreigners in Assam who have completed more than three years in detention may be released after they provide biometric details in a secured database. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna also directed them to furnish a bond of Rs 1 lakh with two […]

SC reserves order on coal mining ban in Meghalaya

After hearing various petitions on coal mining ban in Meghalaya for about a week, the Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order. The order is expected in July after the summer vacation of the court from May 11 to June 30. The matter pertaining to the NGT ban imposed on Meghalaya was heard by a […]

Rahul Gandhi tenders ‘unconditional apology’ to Supreme Court for ‘chowkidar chor hai’ attribution

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday extended an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for attributing his “chowkidar chor hai” jibe to the court after its Rafale judgement. Congress president Rahul Gandhi has filed a three page affidavit stating an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for wrongfully attributing to the apex court the ‘chowkidar […]

SC refuses to extend July 31 deadline for final draft of NRC in Assam

The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it clear that the final draft of the NRC must be published on July 31. The directive was given by a two judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The bench comprising of CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman gave a “free […]

CJI Ranjan Gogoi gets clean chit in sexual harassment case

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has been given a clean chit in the sexual harassment case levelled against him. A three judge Supreme Court panel investigating the allegations gave a clean chit to the CJI on Monday. The in-house committee, headed by Justice S.A. Bobde, did not find any substance to the allegations levelled […]

Electoral Bonds: Supreme Court asks parties to submit donor details

In a significant development, the Supreme Court in an interim order directed all political parties in the country to submit details of donations received through Electoral Bonds in sealed covers to the Election Commission of India. The apex court, in a bid to bring in transparency into the electoral process has asked the political parties […]

Rafale deal: SC dismisses Centre’s objections on leaked papers, to review its verdict

In a major setback for the Centre, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the preliminary objections raised by the government to petitions seeking review of the December 14 Rafale judgment that gave a clean chit to them in the Rafale deal. A three-judge Supreme Court bench has dismissed preliminary objections by the government to consider […]