New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will not disclose any report that touches the security and sovereignty of the country, but indicated that it may address individual apprehensions of privacy breach. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh said the report of the technical committee should not be…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the expeditious trial of 11 cases related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, in which chargesheets were filed post a reinvestigation. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked the special public prosecutors appointed in the case to enter appearance before…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking a direction to take appropriate steps to prohibit streaming of sexually explicit content on OTT and social media platforms. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih said the petition raises an important concern,…
New Delhi, The Centre on Friday sought the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas challenging the validity of the Waqf Act, 2025, and said there cannot be a “blanket stay” on the law as there was a “presumption of its constitutionality”. In a 1,332-page preliminary counter affidavit, the government defended the contentious law, saying that…
New Delhi: In a mixed outcome for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed an Allahabad High Court order that had refused to quash a summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case over his controversial remarks against freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. However, the court also delivered a stern rebuke,…
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Friday said the police investigation against Kunal Kamra over his remarks against Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde can continue, but the comedian shall not be arrested. A bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and S M Modak admitted Kamra’s petition seeking the quashing of the first information report (FIR)…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal of the Punjab government challenging the bail granted to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia in a drugs case by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. A bench comprising justices J K Maheswari and Aravind Kumar said it will not entertain the Punjab government’s…
Mumbai: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has reserved the verdict in the 2008 Malegaon blast case for May 8. On April 19, the prosecution filed its final written arguments, with some citation marking the end of the hearing in the case, PTI reported. At least six people were killed and over 100 injured…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to stay the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) mains examination scheduled for April 25 and rejected pleas alleging paper leak during a preliminary test on December 13 last year. A bench comprising Justices Dipankar Datta and Manmohan dismissed a batch of petitions seeking the cancellation of the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a plea flagging BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s recent criticism of the apex court and Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih. The counsel told the…
