New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said the requirement of informing grounds of arrest to an accused was not a “formality but a mandatory constitutional requirement”. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh said non-compliance by the police would amount to violation of fundamental right under…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on a BJP leader’s plea in defamation case against her for allegedly saying the BJP attempted to poach AAP MLAs. “Issue notice to the respondent,” said Justice Vikas Mahajan. The matter would be heard in April. The senior counsel for…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday fixed February 12 to hear pleas against the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners under the 2023 law. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said it would decide the issue on merit and finally. Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association…
New Delhi: Saying the state was “limping back to normalcy”, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a sealed-cover forensic report on the authenticity of leaked audio clips alleging the role of Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh in the ethnic violence. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar sought the report from…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant urgent hearing to a plea alleging violation of election laws by political parties ahead of assembly polls in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said the matter would be heard in the normal course…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre for a legal framework to provide a safeguard to domestic workers observing their exploitation and a “legal vacuum” over the protection of their rights. In the opinion of a bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, for now, there seemed no effective legislative or…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed hospitals, including AIIMS New Delhi, to regularise the unauthorised absence of doctors who were part of protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Hospital, Kolkata. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar took note of the submissions of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would hear after three weeks the pleas, including a contempt petition against the Gujarat authorities for allegedly demolishing residential and religious structures in Gir Somnath district, without its prior nod. When the matter came up before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and S V…
Kolkata: The CBI on Friday filed an appeal before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death penalty for RG Kar hospital rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy. A division bench, presided by Justice Debangsu Basak, said it will hear the CBI’s appeal on January 27, along with a prayer by the West Bengal government seeking admission of…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept in abeyance a plea for contempt action against Punjab government officials after noting that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on a hunger strike, was undergoing medical treatment without breaking his fast. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that representatives from the…
