SC hears plea on Meghalaya mine disaster; dissatisfied with ongoing rescue ops

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Meghalaya government and said that it is not satisfied with the manner in which the rescue operations have been conducted. The two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the apex court is absolutely dissatisfied with the steps taken so far to rescue the 15 trapped miners […]

SC to hear plea on Meghalaya coal mine tragedy

The Supreme Court is all set to hear a plea on Thursday seeking the deployment of adequate manpower and equipment for the rescue of miners trapped in a flooded mine in Meghalaya. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjay Kirshan Kaul agreed to hear the matter. The petition by lawyer Adtiya N. […]

Supreme Court extends deadline for filing NRC claims and objections to December 31

The Supreme Court has extended the last date of filing claims and objections for the inclusion of names in the draft NRC from December 15 to December 31. #BREAKING | SC extends last date of filing claims and objections on inclusion of names in the draft #NRC from December 15 to December 31, 2018. pic.twitter.com/tKsMEM9U2P […]

40 lakh excluded, only 9 lakh file claims for inclusion of names as NRC deadline nears

With less than 10 days to go for the December 15 Supreme Court deadline for filing claims and objections to the NRC updation process, only 9 lakh out of the 40 lakh people left out of the list have staked claim for inclusion of their names in the Citizenship list. The number of objections challenging […]

SC rejects plea seeking recusal of judges hearing Manipur encounter case

The Supreme Court today rejected the plea filed by Manipur Police personnel seeking removal of two judges of the bench in the alleged Manipur fake encounter case. In the petition, personnel of the Manipur police objected to the judges calling the accused who were charge sheeted by the SIT in the encounter cases, as “murderers”. […]

SC adjourns hearing in Ayodhya Ram Mandir title suit hearing till January

Ignoring the Uttar Pradesh government’s request of early hearing, the Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the Ayodhya title suit case to January. The bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict trifurcating the […]

CBI crisis: SC sets deadline for Central Vigilance Commission inquiry

Central Bureau of Investigation chief Alok Verma’s petition, which challenged the government’s decision to strip him of his powers, was heard today by the Supreme Court. Supreme Court today ordered the Central Vigilance Commission probe to be completed under ten days. Interim CBI Chief will not take policy decisions ruled Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. The […]

SC directs Prateek Hajela to submit report on exclusion of five documents to ascertain citizenship

The Supreme Court has asked NRC co-ordinator Prateek Hajela to give his views on his earlier report to the Supreme Court stating that five documents should not be allowed to be used for claiming inclusion of names in the National Register of Citizens. The Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Rohington has also […]

SC refuses blanket ban on firecrackers, green crackers allowed from 8-10 pm

The Supreme Court today imposed restrictions on burning of firecrackers on Diwali. A two-judge bench allowed burning of fire crackers only for two hours from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali day while putting a ban on online sale of firecrackers. The Court was hearing a petition filed by three children that called for […]