New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday disposed of a plea against the upcoming movie ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ after filmmaker Neeraj Pandey informed the court that he has withdrawn the title along with all publicity material. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan disposed of the plea after taking Pandey’s affidavit on record…
New Delhi: Observing that there is a need to inculcate sensitivity in the judicial approach, the Supreme Court has asked the National Judicial Academy to constitute a committee of experts to draft guidelines for the approach of judges when dealing with cases of sexual offences. The top court asked the Bhopal-based academy, through its Director,…
New Delhi: Political leaders must foster fraternity in the country, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday while asking 12 petitioners, including academician Roop Rekha Verma, to file a fresh plea seeking the guidelines on political speeches. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices B V Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi, however, declined to entertain…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of a man challenging his conviction in the death of Telugu actress Pratyusha in 2002, and directed him to surrender within four weeks. Ruling out that there was strangulation and rape in the case, a bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan also dismissed the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against the Telangana High Court order quashing a 2016 FIR against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy under sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the IPC. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the…
Chandigarh: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said that clarity of goals, hard work, discipline, and unwavering determination are essentials for success in life. Integrity, values, and ethics, along with a sense of dedication to society and the nation, are crucial on this path, he stressed. The CJI was addressing a gathering as the…
Kanpur: Shivam Mishra, son of local tobacco baron K K Mishra, got bail from a court here on Thursday, just a few hours after his arrest in connection with the high-profile Lamborghini crash that left several people injured on VIP Road earlier this week. After his arrest, police produced 35-year-old Shivam before the court of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its response to the pleas seeking a direction to lay down criteria for exclusion of the creamy layer of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes from availing benefits of reservation in admissions and public employment. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant…
New Delhi: Former poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bihar Assembly Elections, 2025 and seeking fresh polls in the state. The matter is likely to come up for hearing on Friday before a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi. The BJP-led NDA…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to list for hearing in March a PIL seeking direction to seize the symbol or deregister a political party that promises or distributes “irrational freebies” before polls. Lawyer-petitioner Ashwini Updhyaya told a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that the notices on his…
