The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the alleged remarks made by Rahul Gandhi are "not in good taste", while it stayed his conviction in the 'Modi surname' defamation case, paving way for restoration of his Lok Sabha membership.
Category: The Supreme Court
SC affirms bail granted to Unitech promoter's wife in money laundering case
A bench, headed by CJI D. Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, refused to interfere with the order of the Delhi High Court granting her bail as it disposed of the plea filed by the ED.
At least 22 official languages, but Hindi 'national language', says SC
A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta was hearing an application filed by a vehicle owner seeking transfer of a claim petition pending before a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh to West Bengal's Darjeeling.
SC dismisses OPPO’s challenge to HC order directing it to pay 23% of India sales to Nokia
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Chinese smartphone brand OPPO’s plea against a Delhi High Court order which directed the company to deposit 23 per cent of the amount generated from its sales in the country for infringing upon Nokia's patent.
'Legislative Assembly' cannot replace 'Constituent Assembly' in respect of Article 370, Sibal tells Constitution Bench
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Thursday argued before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that a "Legislative Assembly" cannot be substituted in place of a "Constituent Assembly" in respect of Article 370 of the Constitution.
SC agrees to consider listing Mosque Committee's plea against Allahabad HC nod to ASI survey of Gyanvapi
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider listing the plea filed by the management committee of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi against Allahabad High Court’s ruling that the ASI can survey the mosque premises, except for 'wuzu khana'.
Police should not automatically arrest husband or his relatives in cruelty cases: SC
In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court has reiterated that the police should not automatically arrest a husband or his relatives when an FIR alleging cruelty is lodged at the instance of a married woman.
SC seeks details of crimes against women from Centre, Manipur govts
Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stressed for the need of evolving modalities to deal with the larger issue of sexual violence against women in Manipur and sought details of FIRs registered in all such cases from the Centre and the state government.
Kashmiri Pandits files intervention applications in SC supporting Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370
Days before when a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court is slated to hear the batch of pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370, intervention applications have been filed by Kashmiri Pandits supporting the Centre’s 2019 move stripping special status accorded to erstwhile state of J&K.
'If Rs 1,100 crore can be spent for advertisements...': SC to Delhi govt on infrastructure funding
The Delhi government on Monday agreed to make budgetary provisions towards fulfillment of its share for construction of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project after the Supreme Court earlier raised eyebrows on its expenditure on advertisements.
SC extends ex-Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain’s interim bail by 5 weeks
The Supreme Court on Monday again extended the interim bail granted to former Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain for five weeks on medical grounds in a money laundering case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Manipur viral videos: SC takes suo moto cognizance, seeks report from Centre & state by July 28
The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo moto cognizance of the disturbing viral videos of two young tribal women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur and sought an action taken report from the Centre and state governments by July 28.
SC refuses to interfere with order lifting internet ban in Manipur, asks state to go back to HC
A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and Manoj Misra, granted liberty to the state government to go back to the high court for reconsideration of its decision.
SC to consider referring Delhi govt’s plea against ordinance to 5-judge Constitution Bench on July 20
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will decide on July 20 as to whether the Delhi government's plea challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance brought by the Centre on control of services in the national capital should be referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench.
CJI-led constitution bench to take up pleas challenging Article 370 abrogation on July 11
As per the notice issued by the apex court on its website, a new Constitution bench comprising CJI Chandrachud and Justices S.K. Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, and Surya Kant will continue to hear the matter.
Manipur violence: SC seeks updated status report from the state government
The Supreme Court on Monday called for an updated status report from the Manipur government after its claim that the situation was improving in the north-eastern state after clashes broke out between the Kuki and Meitei communities.
SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking a National Commission for Men
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a PIL seeking the constitution of a National Commission for Men and for framing guidelines on the issue of suicides by married men under domestic violence.
'An ante-timed FIR', SC acquits man sentenced to life imprisonment 25 yrs ago for murder
"The Trial Court completely lost sight of the fact that not only the time has been changed but the word 'PM' has also been interpolated and converted into 'AM'...the FIR has been ante-timed from 1:50 p.m. to 9:00 a.m.," noted the bench.
SC refuses urgent listing of plea challenging Internet shutdown in Manipur
A vacation bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal noted that the Manipur High Court is already hearing the matter, therefore there is no need to duplicate the proceedings.
SC declines to list plea during vacation against RBI decision on Rs 2K note exchange
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to list a petition by advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, during the court's summer vacation, challenging the Delhi High Court's May 29 judgment allowing exchange of Rs 2,000 currency notes without any identification.
Power to summon accused should be used by court after satisfaction on evidence, says SC
The bench said that court's satisfaction preceding the order thereunder must be more than prima facie as formed at the stage of a charge being framed and short of satisfaction to an extent that the evidence, if unrebutted, would lead to conviction.
'Think of damage to image': SC says can't malign judicial officers using social media
The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that no one can malign judicial officers using social media, while refusing to entertain a plea against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order, sending a man to jail for 10 days for levelling corruption allegations on a district judge.
Courts can examine pleas for default bail due to non-filing of charge sheet: SC
The Supreme Court said on Friday that trial courts and high courts can consider default bail pleas in criminal cases on the ground of non-filing of charge sheets within the stipulated period of 60 or 90 days.
'Can't look the other way when theatres are attacked', SC seeks response of TN, Bengal on 'The Kerala Story'
The Supreme Court on Friday posed a series of queries to the West Bengal government in connection with the ban on the film 'The Kerala Story', saying that the film is being exhibited in the rest of the country and there is no reason why it should be banned in the state.
SC: Can't restore Uddhav Thackeray govt after resignation, Guv also erred
The bench said the lack of security to MLAs (Eknath Shinde faction) is not a reason to conclude that a government has fallen and it was nothing, but an extraneous reason to be relied upon by the Governor.