Tag: The Supreme Court of India

Resolution suspending 12 MLAs beyond period of remainder of session unconstitutional: SC

New Delhi, Jan 28: The Supreme Court on Friday held that a resolution suspending 12 BJP MLAs from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly beyond the period of the remainder of the session held in July 2021 is unconstitutional and irrational . The apex court delivered its verdict on the […]

SC reserves judgement on issue of grant of reservation in promotion to SCs/STs

New Delhi, Oct 26:  The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its judgement on the issue of the grant of reservation in promotion to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in government jobs. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Nageswara Rao heard all the parties in the matter […]

Rajiv assassination: SC expresses unhappiness over pendency of convict’s plea for pardon

New Delhi, Nov 3: The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed unhappiness over the pendency of a plea by a convict seeking pardon in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case for over two years with the Tamil Nadu Governor. The top court asked the counsel for petitioner A G Perarivalan, who is […]

SC comes up with new guidelines for hearing matters from May 18 to June 19

New Delhi, May 17: The Supreme Court will hear all cases via video and audio links between May 18 and June 19, and has scaled up its ‘1881’ helpline to assist advocates and litigants in e-filing and virtual hearing, according to a standard operating procedure (SoP) released on Sunday […]

SC takes note of global pandemic COVID-19, decides to restrict hearings to urgent cases only

New Delhi, Mar 13: The Supreme Court on Friday took note of global pandemic Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and decided that only urgent matters shall be taken up for hearing and no persons except concerned lawyers will be allowed inside its courtrooms. The decision was taken in a meeting presided […]

Unnao rape: SC directs transfer of cases to Delhi; orders Rs 25L compensation to survivor

New Delhi, Aug 1: The Supreme Court Thursday directed the transfer of all five cases registered in connection with the Unnao rape incident from a court in Uttar Pradesh to a court in the national capital. The apex court also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to provide Rs 25 […]

SC extends tenure of NCDRC’s judicial member by one year

New Delhi, May 29: The Supreme Court Wednesday extended the tenure of Justice V K Jain, a judicial member of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), which was expiring today. A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose said the extension of tenure would […]

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