Justice Y K Sabharwal sworn in as Chief Justice of India
He is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court.
Former Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal was not considered for the post of National Human Rights Commission chief because of "adverse media and other reports" about him, the Home Ministry has said.
In a new twist in the murder of Ujjain professor Y K Sabharwal, his son Himanshu's driver has been found murdered near Delhi University campus.
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking judicial inquiry against former chief justice of India Y K Sabharwal.
Twenty-seven people have moved the SC, demanding that they be given the same punishment as the four Mid Day journalists, who were recently awarded four months imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for their reports against former CJ Y K Sabharwal.
Laws included in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution are open to judicial review, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
While seeking relief for the traders who have given an undertaking to stop the misuse, the MCD sought permission for 'de-sealing' of those premises that are protected under the notifications.
The Supreme Court, however, said that the creamy layer has to be excluded from its benefits.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal said the matter will be heard as and when it is listed for hearing.
The Supreme Court is hearing writ petitions challenging the dissolution of the Bihar assembly.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the arrest of four journalists of Mid-Day sentenced to four months imprisonment for their alleged scandalous reports against the former Chief Justice of India Y K Sabharwal.
The Bench directed to set up a Police Establishment Board in each state, which shall decide all transfers, postings, promotions and other service related matters of the personnel.
The judgment will grant relief to several parliamentarians, including the prime minister who was elected to the Upper House of Parliament from Assam, which is not his state of domicile.
The CJI has said this is not a new phenomena.
Terming the episode as 'unfortunate,' the Court said petitioner Vijay Kumar Tiwari could file a criminal complaint against Qureshi.
The MCD has been asked to publish a list of violators within 10 days.
The Supreme Court has dismissed petitions challenging the stringent conditions put by the government in the tender document for bidders to manufacture high security number plates.
During the hearing, the NGO said the beneficiaries of the rule were former chief ministers of all parties.
Balakrishnan will be the 37th Chief Justice of India and the first Dalit to reach the pinnacle of judiciary.
The High Court had directed the demolition of around 855 buildings as per the list provided by the Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation. The residents had sought a stay on the High Court verdict on humanitarian grounds.
The reason is that a similar appeal was pending before the High Court.\n
The traders were found to have complied with the undertakings to stop misuse of residential premises.
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Out of the nearly 25,000 traders who had earlier given undertakings stating they will voluntarily close their shops, about 18,305 have filed the fresh applications after closing down their establishments.
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear a public interest litigation seeking exemption of the operation of the 'creamy layer' rule within the Other Backward Classes for persons engaged in hereditary occupations.
The SC has made it clear that the traders must abide by their undertaking.
The court imposed restraining orders on the transfers sought asking the the holders to file their reply within two weeks.
Alarmed by a petition pointing out a parallel Islamic judiciary for handling "Imrana" type cases, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the central government, All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Islamic seminary Darul Uloom.
They have also sought that the Speaker should restrain from dealing in any manner that adjudication proceedings on the pending disqualification proceedings against them.
The PIL was filed by National Council for Civil Liberties, which accused NBA of indulging in several illegal activities.
"The documentary evidence attesting the allegation was discovered by the reporters of Mid Day from the official website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs," he said.
The Supreme Court in had in 2002 banned the operation of sawmills, but Nayak and Khot gave licenses to six such mills in violation of the order.
The plea was to stop constructionn work to raise the dam's height.
The Supreme Court Monday declined to grant permission to the Election Commission to hold polls in May for 10 Lok Sabha seats left vacant following expulsion of members of Parliament in the wake of the 'cash-for-query' scam.
The court granted four weeks time to the Centre and the states to file their response to the petition.
The bench also took on record, the statements of Solicitor General G E Vahanvati that the government was considering comprehensive changes in the archaic Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, which laid down rules for interception of telephones.
The PIL has been withdrawn since the defence minister has said the headcount has been stopped.
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