New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a CBI probe into the Karur stampede in which 41 people were killed and appointed former apex court judge Ajay Rastogi as head of a committee to monitor it. A bench, comprising Justices J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria, also criticized Justice N Senthilkumar of the…
New Delhi: A court here on Monday framed charges against RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Bihar CM Rabri Devi and their son Tejashwi Yadav, who is the Leader of Opposition in the state, in the alleged IRCTC scam case, setting the stage for a trial ahead of polls in Bihar. Special Judge Vishal Gogne…
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Saturday directed Meta and Google to remove within 48 hours allegedly objectionable videos circulating on social media against renowned Ramkatha narrator and Padma Vibhushan awardee Jagadguru Rambhadracharya. A division bench comprising Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Prashant Kumar passed the order while hearing a…
New Delhi: In a landmark ruling reinforcing India’s digital sovereignty, the Supreme Court has clarified that citizens do not have a constitutional right to use WhatsApp. The verdict came while dismissing a petition seeking the restoration of a blocked account, with the Bench noting that access to any private platform is a matter of choice,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses of the Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL seeking recognition of voting rights for nearly 4.5 lakh undertrial prisoners lodged in jails across India. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran took note of the submissions of lawyer…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a PIL seeking an inquiry and systemic reform in drug safety mechanisms in the wake of deaths of children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, allegedly due to consumption of toxic cough syrups. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and K Vinod…
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday ordered a stay on the implementation of Government Order (GO) MS No. 9, which proposed 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in the upcoming local body elections. In its interim order, the court suspended the operation of the GO until further directions are issued. The bench…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Tuesday expressed concern over oral remarks made by judges during court proceedings being misrepresented on social media. The CJI was speaking during a hearing in the court, a day after a lawyer, who claimed to be unhappy over the chief justice’s remarks made last month on…
New Delhi: In a shocking and bizarre incident, a 71-year-old advocate hurled a shoe at the Chief Justice of India (CJI), B R Gavai, during the proceedings in Court Number 1. The accused was allegedly unhappy with recent remarks made by the CJI during a PIL seeking restoration of a Lord Vishnu idol in the Khajuraho…
New Delhi: In a major security incident, a lawyer robe hurled a shoe towards Chief Justice of India BR Gavai during proceedings in the Supreme Court on Monday, news agency PTI reported quoting lawyers present at the scene. The assailant has been identified as Rakesh Kishore. The lawyer approached the dais, removed his shoe, and…
