Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case

Holding that the FIR registered in Bihar’s Patna over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput was legitimate, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the case. The single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy also said that the Bihar Government was competent to recommend transfering the case to the […]

SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking directions to define freedom of press

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Central government on a petition seeking directions to “restrict assassination of dignity” of individuals, communities, religious saints, religious and political organisations by the broadcasting electronic channels in the name of freedom of the press. “We issue notice returnable in four weeks,” a three-judge bench of the […]

Supreme Court staffer tests positive for COVID-19

A staffer of the Supreme Court tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, triggering alarm bells in the highest court of the country. The employee, working with the judicial section of the apex court, was on duty on April 16 and had come in contact with two apex court registrars, who have been advised self-quarantine as […]

UNHRC moves an intervention application in Supreme Court over CAA

In an unprecedented move, the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights has moved an intervention application in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act issue. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva on Monday that her Office had filed the intervention application. Ministry of External Affairs […]

Permanent commission to be applied to all women officers in Army service: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the permanent commission will apply to all women officers in the Indian Army in service, irrespective of their years of service. The apex court also ordered that after the judgement of Delhi High Court, Centre should grant permanent commission to women officers. While reading out the order on […]

SC refuses to stay Citizenship (Amendment) Act; gives 4 weeks to Centre to respond

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. A bench, headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde, granted four weeks time to the Centre to reply to the petitions challenging the contentious Act. The Court has for the first time noted that the situation in Assam […]

Supreme Court to hear petitions challenging CAA tomorrow

Delegations of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) have left for the national capital for the crucial hearing on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday, January 22. The Supreme Court will hear petitions filed against the Citizenship Amendment Bill by a host of groups and organisations from Assam […]

SC asks Parliament to rethink Speaker’s power to disqualify MLAs

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested the setting up of an independent mechanism to take decisions regarding the disqualification of members of legislative assemblies. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman left it to the Parliament to rethink whether the Speaker of the House, also a member of a political party, should have the […]

Supreme Court dismisses Nirbhaya convicts’ curative pleas

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the curative petition of the two death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case. A five-judge Bench of Justices NV Ramana, Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the petition filed by Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh. The duo had moved a curative petition in […]