New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) time till August 14 to complete its probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani group. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud also directed the SEBI to file an updated status report on the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will ensure that the political executive does not turn a blind eye to the law and order situation in Manipur, and asked the state government to file a fresh status report on measures taken for security and relief and rehabilitation of the violence-hit people. A bench headed…
New Delhi: Senior advocate K V Viswanathan, whose name was recommended by the collegium for judgeship in the Supreme Court, will become the 58th Chief Justice of India in August 2030 for a period of over nine months if the Centre gives the nod. The collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, in…
New Delhi: Expressing concern over lack of committees in government departments to probe sexual harassment allegations at the workplace, the Supreme Court on Friday said the issue needs urgent amelioration through robust and efficient implementation of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) Act. The top court said it is disquieting to note that there are…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it cannot ordinarily adjudicate disqualification petitions against legislators under the anti-defection law and directed the Maharashtra Assembly speaker to take a decision on such pleas against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other MLAs within a reasonable period. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday held the Maharashtra governor was not justified in calling upon then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in the Assembly on June 30 last year but refused to order status quo ante, saying he did not face the floor test and resigned. It, however, said since Thackeray had resigned…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a clutch of cross-petitions filed by the Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions of the Shiv Sena pertaining to the 2022 Maharashtra political crisis. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud will deliver its verdict on pleas related to the political…
Srinagar: Decks have been cleared for commencement of trial of Shubam Sangra, accused in the Kathua gangrape and murder case of 2018, at a court in Punjab after he was declared an adult by the Supreme Court last November. Sangra was among eight accused arrested in connection with the sensational gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old…
Kochi/Malappuram: With Kerala yet to recover from the shock of the fatal Tanur boat tragedy that claimed 22 lives, the Kerala High Court on Tuesday swung into action by initiating a PIL on its own to probe into the violation of rules that led to the mishap, which it described as “haunting.” Women and children were…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the Bihar government on a plea challenging the state government’s decision to prematurely release former MP Anand Mohan, who was serving life term in the 1994 murder case of then Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and JK…
