SC dumps plea challenging Justice Khehar's appointment as next CJI

The Supreme Court on Friday termed as "virtually infructuous" a petition filed by a group of lawyers opposing the elevation of Justice J S Khehar as next the Chief Justice of India, observing that......

Ex-CJI Khehar, dancer Shobana among 68 conferred Padma awards

Former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, dancer Shobana Chandrakumar, actor Anant Nag and Vice Chancellor of prestigious King George's Medical University Soniya Nityanand were among 68......

Justice J S Khehar appointed new Chief Justice

Justice J S Khehar will be sworn in on January 4 and will hold the tenure for over seven months till August 27, 2017. Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the......

Justice J S Khehar to be next Chief Justice of India

Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, who led the five-judge constitution bench in the Supreme Court which had struck down the controversial National Judicial Appointments Commission Act for appointment of......

New bench to hear Sahara case on May 19

A new bench has been constituted in the Supreme Court to hear the Sahara case which will take up the matter on May 19. The new bench comprising justices T S Thakur and A K Sikri was set up after J......

To skirt liquor ban, Rajasthan renaming state highways to 'urban roads'

SC had ruled liquor shops licenses along national & state highways won't be renewed after March 31 Rajasthan Public Works Department, (PWD) is mulling de-notification of state highways to urban......

SC declines to recall non-bailable warrant against Subrata Roy

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear Sahara chief Subrata Roy's plea for recall of the non-bailable warrant (NBW) issued by it against him in a contempt case. Appearing for 65-year-old Roy,......

SC notice to Centre on deadline for depositing old notes

The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India on a plea alleging that people were not being allowed to deposit demonetised currency notes till March......