New Delhi: In a majority 7:2 ruling, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that states are not empowered under the Constitution to take over all privately owned resources for distribution to serve the “common good”. A nine-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, however, said states can stake claim over private properties in certain…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday relaxed the bail condition allowed to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan in a UAPA case registered against him. A Bench headed by Justice PS Narasimha modified the top court’s September 2022 order which had required him to report to the local police station. “It shall not be necessary for the petitioner…
Mumbai: Every institution can be improved, but it should not lead to the conclusion that there is something fundamentally wrong with it, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said here on Saturday while talking about the collegium system. He was speaking during an interaction after delivering the inaugural lecture in a series organized by…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda’s plea seeking a stay on his conviction in a coal scam case to enable him to contest the upcoming state Assembly polls. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar refused to interfere with an October 18 order of the…
New Delhi: Senior-most Supreme Court judge Sanjiv Khanna, who is set to take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India, has been part of several landmark judgements including those related to electoral bonds, and abrogation of Article 370. Justice Khanna, who hails from an illustrious Delhi-based family and is the nephew of late former…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea alleging contempt of its order on demolition of properties by the authorities in Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. A bench of Justices B R Gavai, P K Mishra and K V Viswanathan said it was not inclined to entertain the plea filed by…
New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal is facing criminal proceedings in a defamation case over his alleged remarks over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational qualification after the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed his plea to quash summons. A Gujarat Metropolitan court had summoned Kejriwal and AAP’s Sanjay Singh in…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a PIL seeking to replace the term ‘Hindutva’ with ‘Bharatiya Samidhaanitva’ (Indian constitutionalism). “This is a complete abuse of the process,” said the bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra while junking the PIL on the issue. The…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of the communications issued by child rights body NCPCR urging states to shift students of unrecognized madrassas to government schools. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra took note of the submissions of senior advocate, appearing for…
Panaji: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said the role of the Supreme Court as a people’s court must be preserved for the future, but it does not mean that it has to fulfil the role of an Opposition in Parliament. He said one is entitled to criticise the court for the…
