Former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah had earlier told the top court that the protest was peaceful and inconvenience being caused to commuters was due to barricades "unnecessarily" put by police on roads far away from the site.
A bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph rejected the plea of the accused that the trial in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state could not be held in a free and fair manner owing to the surcharged communal atmosphere in the aftermath of the 2002 Godhra massacre
The bench made clear that it will not shift the schedule date of hearing and asked him to file his response 'as quickly as possible' during the day by 4 pm itself to enable it to peruse the reply.
Hindu bodies except Nirmohi Akhara have opposed the suggestion of the apex court to refer the issue for mediation, while Muslim bodies have supported it.
Drishyam 2 fulfills all the criteria required for a blockbuster in terms of story, message, performances and execution, aplauds Divya Nair.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave relief to political analyst Ashish Nandy by staying the verdict of the Delhi high court which had refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against him by the Gujarat police for his article in a national daily allegedly portraying the state in a bad light.A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph also issued a notice to the Gujarat government on the petition filed by Nandy challenging the high court's order.
The Kerala high court on Wednesday permitted Doordarshan to telecast the India-Bangladesh ODI series.
The Kerala High Court directed ESPN to telecast the series through the Doordarshan channel concerned on revenue sharing basis.
This Mohanlal suspense drama may well go down as yet another modern day classic, raves Joginder Tuteja.
The Supreme Court will on Monday resume hearing arguments on the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act, notwithstanding the ongoing summer vacation.
A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha dismissed the PIL and expressed concern over such petitions being in the Supreme Court.
'Government must take into consideration the human cost of the NRC exercise'
Shashank Rai, 30, allegedly sought millions of dollars in forgivable loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act from two different banks by claiming to have 250 employees earning wages when, in fact, no employee worked for his alleged business.
Justice J Chelameswar, who courted controversy by virtually revolting against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, also said that impeachment cannot be an answer to every problem and there was need to correct the system.
Citing the Aarushi murder case, the Supreme Court on Monday, favoured the idea of evolving certain norms for coverage of criminal cases by the media in order to protect the right of privacy and reputation of affected persons.
The SC underlined that it has no control over what Mughal ruler Babar did.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Jammu and Kashmir government on a plea for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged custodial murder of Rajneesh Sharma, a Hindu youth from the state. The alleged murder was said to be an outcome of a 'honour killing' as the couple belonged to two different communities and the girl's family was opposed to the marriage.
The bench, also comprising Justices Kurian Joseph and Adarsh Kumar Goel, did not allow the plea and asked the probe agency to file a review petition with all the points which have been left out.
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and K M Joseph took this decision while hearing an application filed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The Kerala high court has declined to stay the govt order imposing a ban on the Coca-Cola bottling plant at Plachimada from extracting groundwater till June 15.
"We are not inclined to interfere on the decision taken," the apex court said.
The Supreme Court on Monday extended till further orders the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India, facing allegations of involvement in anti-national and terrorist activities. A bench comprising Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph also transferred the matter to the appropriate bench, which is already hearing similar petitions.
The curse of stardom, especially in a country like India -- which wants its Gods to be tidy and punctilious -- is that stardom forces you to stop exploring the frozen sea inside you, and instead inspires you more and more to perform out of a small puddle, observes Sreehari Nair.
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary.
Ponzi schemes have characteristics that the informed investor can spot easily.
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it would submit a status report on the progress of the investigations into the sensational twin murder of teenager Aarushi and her domestic help Hemraj. The assurance was given by Solicitor General Gopal Subramaniam after a bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and Cyriac Joseph inquired about the progress of the case, during the hearing of a PIL, seeking a slew of directions on the issue.
The FIR against him was re-registered in January 2020, and Navlakha had surrendered before the NIA on April 14, last year. According to the prosecution, some activists allegedly made inflammatory speeches and provocative statements at the Elgar Parishad meet in Pune on December 31, 2017, which triggered violence at Koregaon Bhima in the district the next day.
By raising a banner of revolt against the CJI, the 4 judges have dealt a body blow to the faith of many Indians in the Supreme Court, argues Sudhir Bisht.
A husband and his relatives cannot be prosecuted for 'cruelty' towards wife merely because the mother-in-law or other family members had kicked her or for that matter threatened her with divorce, the Supreme Court has held.
"A long cohabitation and acceptance of society of a man and woman as husband and wife goes a long way in establishing a valid marriage," a Bench of Justices S B Sinha and Cyriac Joseph observed.
The apex court, while hearing a plea raising grievance over the programme, said that the manner in which some media houses are conducting debate is a matter of concern as all kind of defamatory things are being said.
The attorney general admitted that there is no sovereign guarantee, but asserted that there is a letter of comfort by France which would be as good as a governmental guarantee.
Following the Supreme Court's directive, a medical team in Ahmedabad gave permission for termination of a minor rape victim's 25-week-old pregnancy though the law allows abortion only until the 20th week.
The Supreme Court on Friday appointed two amicus curiae on appeals of four condemned convicts in the December 16 gang-rape and murder case against the Delhi high court order upholding their death sentence.
It is for the second time that hearing of their appeal has been postponed by the single bench of the high court which had earlier posted the matter for hearing on Friday.
Senior advocate Parag Tripathi, appearing for the BCCI, referred to the recorded telephonic conversations in the matter and told the court it was clear that money was demanded and was 'probably received' also.
The judges in the minority verdict said that if the Centre does not bring a law within six months, then its injunction on triple talaq will continue.
Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Lekhi, told the bench that the apology tendered by Gandhi should be rejected and action must be taken against him as per the law.
Thakur was sworn in at the Glass House in Raj Bhavan in Bangalore.
Sending a strong message that people against whom criminal and corruption charges have been framed be not inducted as ministers, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said the prime minister and chief ministers should desist from making such appointments and act in "national interest".
