New Delhi: What sort of statements are you making? The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah, who has challenged a high court order directing an FIR against him for his remarks targeting Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. It will hear his plea on May 16. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before…
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge extended best wishes to B R Gavai after he was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on Wednesday, and said he is well-equipped to serve the judiciary with excellence as well as uphold constitutional values. Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who has been part of several benches that…
New Delhi: Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai was on Wednesday sworn in as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath by President Droupadi Murmu at a brief ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He succeeds Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who demitted office on Tuesday on attaining the age of 65 years. Justice Gavai, who was…
New Delhi: CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday forwarded the three-member in-house committee inquiry report to President Droupadi Murmu and PM Modi on the issue of recovery of cash from the residence of sa itting high court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma. CJI has written to the President enclosing the response received from Justice Varma on May…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday deferred the hearing in the National Herald money laundering case involving Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to May 21 and 22. Special judge Vishal Gogne, after hearing the submissions of the Enforcement Directorate, said that as a notice to co-accused Sam Pitroda was sent via email…
New Delhi: The in-house committee constituted to probe the allegations of cash discovery at Justice Yashwant Varma’s residence has indicted the judge in its report submitted to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna. According to highly placed sources, he has to resign, and if he does not, then the report will be sent to the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the pleas challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act’s constitutional validity will be taken up by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India-designate Justice B R Gavai on May 15. As soon as a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the widow of great-grandson of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar-II, seeking possession of the Red Fort here on account of being the legal ‘heir’. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar termed the plea…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday will hear petitions by AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia against the trial court’s decision to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s charge sheet filed in the alleged excise policy scam. The petitions, filed in 2024, are listed for hearing before Justice Ravinder Dudeja. According to…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a fresh plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan is scheduled to hear petitions on the issue on May 5. The bench, which had earlier made…
