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March 12, 2024 7:27 PM

SC directs SBI’s to furnish details of electoral bonds to Election Commission by 12 March

The Supreme Court has dismissed State Bank of India's plea seeking an extension of time and directed it to furnish the details of electoral bonds to the Election Commission by close of business hours tomorrow. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud also directed the Election Commission to publish the details shared by the bank on its official website by 5 pm on 15th March. The SBI had approached the apex court for an extension, allowing it to disclose the details by June 30. ...

September 5, 2023 8:44 PM

SC concludes hearing on batch of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370 of Constitution; Reserves verdict on the matter

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday concluded the hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution which conferred special status on the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. The Top Court has reserved its verdict. The Bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, heard the matter for 16 days. The Bench comprised Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, and Sur...

September 1, 2023 1:54 PM

SC sentences former Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Prabhunath Singh to life imprisonment in 1995 double murder case

The Supreme Court has sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and four-time MP from Biharf to life imprisonment in the 1995 double murder case. The Apex Court also ordered paying compensation of 10 lakh rupees to the victims. The Supreme Court had convicted Prabhunath Singh in the double murder case on the 18th of August. He is already lodged in Hazaribagh jail in another murder case. Prabhunath Singh is accused of killing two people at a polling booth in Mashrakh in 1995. ...

August 28, 2023 8:24 PM

Supreme Court disposes petition against demolition drive near Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura

The Supreme Court, today, disposed of a petition against the demolition drive by the Railways authorities to clear alleged illegal constructions on railway land near Krishna Janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura. A bench, comprising justices Aniruddha Bose, Sanjay Kumar, and SVN Bhatti, said the Railways had informed about the completion of the anti-encroachment drive. The Top Court asked the petitioners to move the trial court for appropriate relief. "The relief claimed in t...

August 25, 2023 8:56 PM

SC transfers all CBI cases pertaining to Manipur violence to a set of designated judges in Assam

The Supreme Court, in its order on Friday, transferred all cases being probed by the CBI in connection with the Manipur violence cases to a set of designated judges in Assam to ensure the safety and protection of victims and witnesses for a fair trial. A bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dr D Y Chandrachud, passed the interim order after hearing a batch of petitions that had been filed after the horrific Manipur violence. The Apex Court said in its orde...

August 21, 2023 8:25 PM

SC dismisses West Bengal govt's plea against CBI probe into municipality recruitment scam

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by the West Bengal Government challenging the Calcutta High Court order transferring the probe in the West Bengal Municipality Recruitment scam to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The three-member Bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud remarked that the municipality recruitment scam appeared to be linked to the teachers recruitment scam which is under investigation by the CBI and ED. The other members of the Bench were Just...

August 4, 2023 9:02 PM

SC refuses to stop ASI survey at Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stop the ASI survey at the Gyanvapi complex at Varanasi. Taking on record an undertaking made on behalf of the ASI that no excavation will be done at the site and no damage will be caused to the structure, the Court allowed the survey to take place. Accordingly, the Court disposed of a petition filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging yesterday's Allahabad High which permitted the ASI....

August 4, 2023 9:00 PM

SC stays Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in criminal defamation case

The Supreme Court has stayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation case over his Modi surname remark, pending final adjudication of his appeal by the apex court. The court's order paves the way for restoration of Mr. Gandhi's status as a member of Parliament. Pronouncing the verdict, Justice BR Gavai said, the ramifications of Gandhi's conviction are wide, since it will also affect the right of the electorate who elected him. The cou...

July 14, 2023 8:36 PM

Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra Assembly speaker on petitions seeking disqualification of CM Eknath Shinde & other MLAs

The Supreme Court today issued notice to Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on a plea by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena accusing him of choosing to deliberately delay the decision on petitions seeking the disqualification of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs who had tied up with the BJP to form a new government in June 2022. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, and comprising Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Mishra issued a notice and sought a response...