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 […]

SC pulls up Assam govt on identification of Bangladeshi nationals

The Supreme Court on Monday said that the Assam Government had never listed lakh of Bangladeshi nationals as foreigners and had allowed them to merge with the local population. It is unclear as to the period that the court may have been referring to while criticizing the Assam government for having failed in its duty […]

SC revokes life ban on S Sreesanth in spot-fixing case; asks BCCI to reconsider punishment

The Supreme Court on Friday revoked the lifetime ban on former Team India cricketer S Sreesanth, who was found guilty in the IPL spot fixing scandal. Justice Ashok Bhushan directed BCCI to decide afresh on the quantum of punishment for the fast bowler. The 35-year-old cricketer had challenged the decision of the cricket body in […]

SC declines to hear plea from woman alleging rape by Arunachal CM Pema Khandu

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear plea filed by a woman seeking protection and permission to approach the Delhi High Court for legal remedies regarding her complaint of gang rape by 4 persons including Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu. A bench headed by chief justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the woman to approach […]