Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has quashed a “casual” order passed by the Special Judge (SC/ST Act) of Maharajganj, which directed the registration of an FIR against a sub-inspector, a constable, and 20 police officers in a “casual” manner, violating statutory provisions under Section 173(4) of the BNSS dealing with information in cognisable cases. Quashing…
New Delhi: Expressing its concern over the closure of 57 Metro stations and cancellation of trains coming to New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations due to upcoming protests here, the Supreme Court on Friday observed that the Centre “cannot use a hammer to kill a fly” and ordered that there cannot be complete prohibition….
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered fresh elections in 50 municipal wards in Punjab after a fact-finding commission found “widespread obstruction during the nomination process” in the local body polls. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana set aside elections in 50 wards – 28 in Patiala…
New Delhi: Chief Justice Surya Kant on Tuesday administered oath of office to three new judges elevated to the Supreme Court, taking its working strength to 37, one short of the sanctioned 38. Justices Sunita Agarwal, Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Aparesh Kumar Singh took oath in the auditorium of the new Supreme Court block. All…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Election Commission and the Centre on pleas alleging that the poll body took several decisions without the approval of the two election commissioners and said it will annul decisions found not to be in accordance with law. The top court, however, refused to pass…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of the proposed relocation of the 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library (CSL) in New Delhi. A bench on Monday comprising Justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva issued a notice seeking a detailed affidavit from the Centre within three weeks. The affidavit must outline the…
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court ordered a CBI probe into alleged corruption involving close aides of CM Bhagwant Mann. The ED had written three letters to the senior cop alleging widespread corruption in government transfers and postings, Change of Land Use (CLU) matters, and other dealings in Punjab. The agency had sought action…
New Delhi: Artificial intelligence may supplement research and support the judicial processes, but can never replace the legal acumen or decision-making, which must always remain with judges, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said on Thursday. The CJI was addressing the plenary session of the 7th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea by the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC faction to operate four debit-frozen bank accounts. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PB Varale said it was not inclined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order which refused to allow the plea. The top court noted that…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear next week a petition which raised doubts over the decisions taken by the Election Commission of India led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana. Senior advocate…
