New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to issue a direction allowing people, whose pleas against the deletion of their names from electoral rolls during the SIR are pending in appellate tribunals, to vote in the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal. The bench, comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, which…
New Delhi: Justice Yashwant Varma of the Allahabad High Court has submitted his resignation to the President on Friday. He was earlier transferred from the Delhi High Court back to Allahabad following a controversy over an alleged cash discovery at his residence. His resignation letter to the President of India reportedly does not mention any…
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday backed the restriction on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, saying that the top court’s 2018 judgement proceeds on the assumption that men are superior and women are on a lower pedestal. A nine-judge Constitution bench is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women…
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, observing that he was the “mastermind” and “driving force” behind the conspiracy. A division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, in its…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will appear and argue in person before the Delhi High Court on Monday in a case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, the Aam Aadmi Party said. Kejriwal, along with several other accused, has moved an application seeking the recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma from…
New Delhi: The chief justice of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that around 47 lakh out of the 60 lakh objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal have been disposed of till March 31. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday took umbrage at the conduct of a litigant whose father made a phone call to the CJI’s brother, objecting to a judicial order regarding minority reservation for a medical post-graduate course. The matter pertains to one Nikhil Kumar Punia, born into Haryana’s Jaat Puniya community,…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a person who converts to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism cannot be considered as a member of his/her respective Scheduled Caste. The verdict was passed by a bench of Justices PK Mishra and NV Anjaria, upholding an Andhra Pradesh high court order. The court…
Bengaluru: CJI Justice Surya Kant on Saturday said Artificial Intelligence (AI) must be integrated into the judicial system in a manner that strengthens the institution without undermining its core functions. He was speaking after inaugurating a one-day seminar on “Artificial Intelligence-Prevention and Resolution of Disputes” at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, organised in collaboration with the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted regular bail to Muppidi Avinash Reddy, a key accused in the multi-crore Andhra Pradesh liquor policy scam. The case involves alleged large-scale irregularities and a structured kickback network that operated between 2019 and 2024. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul…
