New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday held that MPs and MLAs do not enjoy immunity from prosecution for taking bribe to make a speech or cast a vote in the legislature. A seven-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud unanimously overruled the 1998 verdict delivered by a five-judge bench in the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has upheld the two-child eligibility criterion of the Rajasthan government for seeking public employment, ruling that it is not discriminatory and does not violate the Constitution. The Rajasthan Various Service (Amendment) Rules, 2001 bar candidates who have more than two children from seeking government jobs. While upholding the two-child norm,…
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday granted bail to former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her daughters Misa Bharti and Hema Yadav in the Railways’ land-for-job case. Misa Bharti, the eldest of RJD president Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi’s children, is a Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar. Special Judge Vishal Gogne granted relief…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday clarified there is no stay on arrest of Trinamool Congrss leaer Sheikh Shajahan, who has been accused of sexual atrocities and land grab in Sandeshkhali. The court directed that Sheikh, the Enforcement Directorate, the CBI, the state home secretary be impleaded as parties in the suo motu matter…
Prayagraj (UP): The Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi mosque management committee’s appeals challenging the Varanasi district judge’s January 17 order that appointed the district magistrate as the receiver of the “Vyas Tehkhana” or southern cellar of the mosque and January 31 order by which he allowed “puja” to be performed there. The…
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud inaugurated the Ayush Holistic Wellness Centre on the premises of the Supreme Court on Thursday. The Ayush Holistic Wellness Centre is a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide holistic care and address physical, mental and emotional well-being, thereby promoting the overall health of 2,000 people — including judges,…
Imphal: The Manipur High Court has ordered the deletion of a paragraph from a March 2023 order that urged the state to consider including the Meitei community in the Scheduled Tribe List, saying the paragraph conflicted with the Supreme Court’s constitution bench stance. The March 27, 2023, directive, believed to be a catalyst for ethnic…
New Delhi: Rich tributes poured in from across the legal fraternity condoling the death of eminent jurist and veteran advocate Fali Sam Nariman with Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud terming him as a “great giant of an intellectual” and former CJI N V Ramana calling him a “conscience keeper for judicial institutions”. Nariman…
New Delhi: Legal doyen and veteran advocate Fali S Nariman died here on Wednesday at the age of 95. He was suffering from multiple ailments, including cardiac issues. In his long and illustrious legal career, Nariman argued in several landmark cases, including the famous case of the National Judicial Appointments Commission, which was struck down…
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, receives big relief as the Supreme Court in its order on Monday has stayed the criminal proceedings against him and some other Congress leaders for a protest march organised by them on February 14, 2022, in Bengaluru. “Issue notice, returnable in 6 weeks, Till further orders, there shall be…
