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SC dismisses pleas to review Article 370 revocation verdict in Dec 2023

SC dismisses pleas to review Article 370 revocation verdict in Dec 2023

Rediff.com22 May 2024

A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud considered the pleas in chambers and dismissed applications for listing of the review petition in open Court.

State has to ensure quality education in govt-run madrasas: SC

State has to ensure quality education in govt-run madrasas: SC

Rediff.com21 Oct 2024

Commencing final arguments on a batch of pleas against the verdict, the bench, heard senior lawyers including Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Salman Khursheed and Menaka Guruswamy for the petitioners.

States can't acquire all private properties for common good, rules SC

States can't acquire all private properties for common good, rules SC

Rediff.com5 Nov 2024

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court by a majority of 7:2 on Tuesday held all private properties cannot form part of "material resources of the community" empowering states to take them over for distribution to serve "common good" under the Constitution.

Liquidation of Jet Airways only option, lenders tell SC

Liquidation of Jet Airways only option, lenders tell SC

Rediff.com27 Sep 2024

Lenders of bankrupt airline Jet Airways, led by the State Bank of India (SBI), on Thursday told the Supreme Court that successful bidder Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC) was "unwilling" to pay the dues and that the "liquidation" was the only option left. The bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud was hearing the SBI-led consortium plea against the NCLAT's March order upholding ownership transfer of the bankrupt airline to JKC.

BJP Plays Dalit Ace In Haryana

BJP Plays Dalit Ace In Haryana

Rediff.com19 Oct 2024

The move, a first in the country after the Supreme Court order, is intended to consolidate the BJP's Dalit outreach in Haryana.

No creamy layer provision in SC/ST quota in Constitution: Union Cabinet

No creamy layer provision in SC/ST quota in Constitution: Union Cabinet

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held a detailed discussion on the Supreme Court judgement on the sub-categorisation of reservation for SCs and STs as granted in the Constitution.

Can't jeopardise careers of 2L students for 5: SC rejects NEET-PG delay

Can't jeopardise careers of 2L students for 5: SC rejects NEET-PG delay

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

The top court dismissed a plea seeking deferment of the NEET-PG which claimed that candidates have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach.

Don't care if called 'Aadhaar judge', I'm committed to Constitution: Justice Chandrachud

Don't care if called 'Aadhaar judge', I'm committed to Constitution: Justice Chandrachud

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

"Since beginning, I am hearing this that if I am not with you, then I am an Aadhaar judge. I don't care," the judge said.

What's CJI Telling The Mantris?

What's CJI Telling The Mantris?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2024

Glimpses from the At Home reception hosted by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Republic Day.

SC calls possession of child porn an inchoate crime. What it means

SC calls possession of child porn an inchoate crime. What it means

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday used the legal term 'inchoate crime' to refer to mere possession of any child pornographic material that it said would constitute offences under the POCSO even if not disseminated further.

AMU order: Dissenting judge flags lack of time, non-exchange of ideas

AMU order: Dissenting judge flags lack of time, non-exchange of ideas

Rediff.com8 Nov 2024

Aligarh Muslim University is not a minority educational institution, Supreme Court's Justice Dipankar Datta said on Friday and noted had it not been a "race against time" he would have articulated better in his dissenting opinion. The judge also flagged a non-exchange of ideas and opinions in a "true democratic spirit" to build a consensus.

Marital rape: SC to hear pleas against immunity to husbands

Marital rape: SC to hear pleas against immunity to husbands

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

The Supreme Court has said it listed for Tuesday pleas on the vexed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex.

SC sets aside NCLAT order against Byju's

SC sets aside NCLAT order against Byju's

Rediff.com23 Oct 2024

In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) verdict that had stopped insolvency proceedings against embattled ed-tech firm Byju's. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra also reversed the order of the NCLAT approving Byju's Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and directed the cricket board to deposit the settlement amount of Rs 158.9 crore with a committee of creditors.

Govt asks social media firms to remove Kolkata victim's details

Govt asks social media firms to remove Kolkata victim's details

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Seeking prompt removal of identifiable references of the deceased from all social media platforms, the IT ministry warned that failure to comply with the apex court's order may result in legal consequences and further regulatory action.

SC on Constitution's structure: Federal, but also unitary

SC on Constitution's structure: Federal, but also unitary

Rediff.com11 Dec 2023

Highlights of the judgment pronounced by a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court that on Monday unanimously upheld the Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution bestowing special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.

In a first, SC elevates 11 women lawyers as senior advocates in one go

In a first, SC elevates 11 women lawyers as senior advocates in one go

Rediff.com19 Jan 2024

A committee headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud designated 56 lawyers and advocate-on-record as senior advocates, 11 of them women.

States have power to sub-classify SC/ST groups for quota: Top court

States have power to sub-classify SC/ST groups for quota: Top court

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

A seven-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, by a majority of 6:1, set aside the apex court's five-judge bench verdict of 2014 in the EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh case which had held that no sub-classification of Scheduled Castes (SCs) can be allowed as they are a homogeneous class in themselves.

Employers may avoid...: SC on period leave

Employers may avoid...: SC on period leave

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

How will the leave encourage more women to be part of the workforce, the court asked the petitioner and said mandating such leave will lead to women "being shunned from the workforce". "...we do not want that," the bench said

SC judge flags abuse of Section 6A in dissenting judgment

SC judge flags abuse of Section 6A in dissenting judgment

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

"The open-ended nature of Section 6A has, with the passage time, become more prone to abuse due to the advent of forged documents to establish, inter-alia (among other things), wrong date of entry into Assam, inaccurate lineage, falsified government records created by corrupt officials, dishonest corroboration of the date of entry by other relatives so as to aid illegal immigrants who are otherwise not eligible under Section 6A by virtue of having entered into Assam after March 24,1971," he noted in a separate 127-page dissenting judgment.

Secularism means live and let live: SC on question of regulating madrasas

Secularism means live and let live: SC on question of regulating madrasas

Rediff.com22 Oct 2024

Observing secularism means to 'live and let live', the Supreme Court on Tuesday said regulating madrasas was in the national interest as several hundred years of the nation's composite culture could not be wished away by creating silos for minorities.

SC scraps Punjab's NRI quota expansion, calls it a fraud

SC scraps Punjab's NRI quota expansion, calls it a fraud

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Punjab government's appeal against a high court verdict quashing its decision to expand the definition of 'NRI quota' for admissions in undergraduate medical and dental courses in the state. "This fraud must come to an end now," the apex court said.

CJI announces launch of e-pass portal to enter SC

CJI announces launch of e-pass portal to enter SC

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday announced the launch of portal 'SuSwagatam', which would enable advocates, visitors, interns and others to register themselves online and get e-passes to enter the apex court.

Child porn: SC nudges Parliament to amend POCSO Act

Child porn: SC nudges Parliament to amend POCSO Act

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday suggested that Parliament should seriously consider bringing an amendment to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for substituting the term 'child pornography' with 'child sexual exploitative and abuse material' with a view to reflect more accurately the reality of such offences.

IMA chief's apology in newspaper illegible, minuscule: SC

IMA chief's apology in newspaper illegible, minuscule: SC

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Indian Medical Association president R V Asokan's unconditional apology published in a newspaper over his "damaging" statements in an interview to PTI was illegible and the font miniscule.

Explained: Section 6A of the Citizenship Act

Explained: Section 6A of the Citizenship Act

Rediff.com17 Oct 2024

Section 6A, which was incorporated in the Citizenship Act 1955 following the signing of the 1985 Assam Accord, was upheld by the Supreme Court.

Centre changed telecom policy after getting Rs 150 cr: Owaisi

Centre changed telecom policy after getting Rs 150 cr: Owaisi

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government has changed the telecom policy after receiving electoral bonds worth Rs 150 crore from a company, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed on Thursday.

Electoral bonds: Can India be democracy if..., asks SC

Electoral bonds: Can India be democracy if..., asks SC

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

Democracy does not begin and end with elections and the integrity of election process is pivotal for sustaining the democratic form of government, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while striking down as unconstitutional the electoral bonds scheme for political funding.

Freedom to vote can't be subject to undue influence: SC in electoral bonds ruling

Freedom to vote can't be subject to undue influence: SC in electoral bonds ruling

Rediff.com15 Feb 2024

It is crucial to electoral democracy that the exercise of freedom to vote is not subject to undue influence, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while striking down as unconstitutional the electoral bonds scheme for political funding.

Allow me to end my life: UP woman judge alleges harassment; CJI seeks report

Allow me to end my life: UP woman judge alleges harassment; CJI seeks report

Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

The woman judicial officer, in her two-page letter, sought the CJI's permission to end her life following the abuse and harassment she had faced in her career during her posting in Barabanki.

Govt asks SC not to hear marital rape plea this week

Govt asks SC not to hear marital rape plea this week

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

The Centre on Tuesday urged the Supreme Court not to hear this week the pleas on the vexed legal question of whether a husband should enjoy immunity from prosecution for the offence of rape if he forces his wife, who is not a minor, to have sex.

SC closes habeas corpus plea against Jaggi's foundation

SC closes habeas corpus plea against Jaggi's foundation

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday closed the proceedings in a habeas corpus petition filed by a man who had alleged that his two daughters were held captive inside the premises of spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation at Coimbatore.

Kerala Sets Up Digital Cheque Bounce Court

Kerala Sets Up Digital Cheque Bounce Court

Rediff.com17 Aug 2024

'Digital courts will alleviate congestion in traditional courts.'

SC stays CBI probe into Bengal officials' role in teacher recruitment scam

SC stays CBI probe into Bengal officials' role in teacher recruitment scam

Rediff.com29 Apr 2024

A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra said it will hear the matter on May 6.

SC refuses to stay Patna HC order on Bihar's 65% quota

SC refuses to stay Patna HC order on Bihar's 65% quota

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwla and Manoj Misra, however, agrees to hear as many as 10 petitions of the Bihar government against the Patna HC verdict.

Electoral bonds: SBI faced searching queries from SC

Electoral bonds: SBI faced searching queries from SC

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

The State Bank of India, which unsuccessfully sought extension of time till June 30 to disclose the details of electoral bonds, on Monday faced searching questions from the Supreme Court which wanted to know about the steps taken to comply with the directions it had issued while scrapping the controversial scheme of anonymous political funding on February 15.

SC dismisses plea to review Adani-Hindenburg verdict

SC dismisses plea to review Adani-Hindenburg verdict

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking review of its January 3 verdict by which it refused to transfer the probe into allegations of stock price manipulation by the Adani Group to a special investigation team or the CBI.

Criminalising marital rape will destroy marriages, govt tells SC

Criminalising marital rape will destroy marriages, govt tells SC

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

Opposing the criminalisation of marital rape, which is sought by many petitioners before the apex court, the Centre has filed its preliminary counter affidavit in the top court.

SC ends caste-based discrimination in jails, overrules jail manuals

SC ends caste-based discrimination in jails, overrules jail manuals

Rediff.com3 Oct 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside caste-based discriminatory provisions of prison manuals of around 11 states while deprecating the practice of distribution of work and segregation of prisoners in separate wards on basis of their castes.

SC to hear plea against Bombay HC upholding hijab ban in colleges

SC to hear plea against Bombay HC upholding hijab ban in colleges

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea challenging a Bombay high court verdict upholding a Mumbai college's decision to ban hijabs, burqas and naqabs inside the campus.

Bengal junior doctors resume 'total cease work'

Bengal junior doctors resume 'total cease work'

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite 'total cease work' on Tuesday to press for various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical establishments.