Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a CBI investigation into the tragic rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor, whose lifeless body was discovered in a seminar hall at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, last Friday. In its ruling, the court instructed the police to transfer all relevant documents to…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) 15 days to obtain the requisite sanctions to prosecute Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and AAP MLA Durgesh Pathak in a corruption case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja allowed the central agency time till August 27 to…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking postponement of the NEET-PG examination, scheduled for August 11, which claimed that candidates have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea against the election of jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh as an MP from Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib. The petitioner claimed before a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan that Article 84 of the Constitution deals with qualification for membership of Parliament…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, noting that he has been in custody for 17 months. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said Sisodia has been in…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday flagged issues pertaining to meagre pension being given to district judges, and asked the Centre to resolve these at the earliest. “We, being the guardian of the district judiciary, urge you (the attorney general and the solicitor general) to sit together with the amicus curiae and find a…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Wednesday said the Constitution is a “powerful tool” to curb disparities and that it creates institutions and structures which are meant to guard against inequality. He said the Constitution provides for checks and balances within these institutions and also stipulates institutional priorities and obligations towards citizens…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the corruption case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam, dealing a massive blow to the AAP leader. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest, holding that it cannot be…
New Delhi: In a significant blow to the Delhi government, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the Lieutenant Governor (LG) is not obligated to act according to the aid and advice of the elected Delhi government. “The Delhi Lieutenant Governor has the statutory power to nominate members to the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) and…
New Delhi: On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to entertain four Public Interest Litigations (PILs) seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe under a retired SC judge into alleged quid pro quo money trails and the awarding of contracts linked to significant political donations via electoral bonds. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y…
