New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the summons issued to TV journalist Arnab Goswami in a criminal defamation complaint filed by an advocate for allegedly making defamatory remarks on a news channel in 2016. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also quashed the criminal complaint against Goswami and two former officials of the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it will issue directions on November 7 with respect to the stray dogs menace being faced in institutions, including government and public sector ones, where employees are supporting, feeding and encouraging the canines. A three-judge special bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N V Anjaria…
New Delhi: In a setback to the Centre, the Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a review of the verdict, which directed that IPS officers’ deputation in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) be reduced and asked for a cadre review to be carried out in six months. A bench of Justices Surya Kant…
New Delhi: Justice Surya Kant was on Thursday appointed as the 53rd Chief Justice of India and will assume charge on November 24. The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued a notification announcing his appointment. Justice Surya Kant succeeds Justice Bhushan R Gavai, who demits office on November 23. President Droupadi Murmu…
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Yadgir district administration has granted conditional permission for an RSS route march on Friday, in Gurmitkal town, the home turf of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The Congress chief, currently a Rajya Sabha MP, was elected as MLA from the Gurmitkal constituency eight times in the past. Permission for the march, organized as part…
New Delhi: Expressing its annoyance over the delay in the completion of trials in criminal cases due to non-framing of charges for years even after chargesheets are filed, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it needs to lay down pan-India guidelines to address the problem, which leads to huge pendency of cases in the judiciary….
New Delhi: In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said threatening any person to give false evidence is a cognizable offense and offered a clarification on the ambiguity of a provision inserted in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in 2006 that led different high courts to give contradictory interpretations. A bench of Justices…
Bengaluru: The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday has stayed the state government’s order that required private organizations to seek permission before conducting activities in government premises. The order, seen as targeting RSS activities, has been put on hold by Justice Nagaprasanna’s single-judge bench, which issued an interim stay and posted the…
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday said that the Supreme Court verdict allowing the prospective implementation of MGNREGA in West Bengal from August 1 this year is a “supreme blow” to the Centre and a victory for the poor people of the state. The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Centre’s plea challenging the…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has recommended Justice Surya Kant, the second senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, as his successor. Chief Justice Gavai, in his recommendation, described Justice Kant as “suited and competent in all aspects to take the helm,” adding that both shared a similar social background marked by…
