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 […]

SC raps Assam govt on illegal migrants issue, seeks details on detenues release

The Supreme Court has rapped the Assam government after state Chief Secretary Alok Kumar admitted before the top court that 44 thousand individuals identified as declared illegal foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunals have gone missing since 2015 to 2018. The chief secretary further admitted that out of the identified illegal migrants only 4 were deported […]

SC raps Assam govt over foreigners’ detention case; Chief secy asked to appear before apex court on April 8

In a startling disclosure, the Assam government has admitted before the Supreme Court that 70,000 declared illegal migrants in the state have disappeared before they could be deported back. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said that the illegal migrants have merged with the local […]