Bhadra Sinha

CoA to demit office after newly elected members take charge of BCCI: Supreme Court

The Apex court also said that the committee would be immune from action in respect of any act performed by them as COA in good faith and that no proceedings could be initiated against the member individually or jointly.

Chidambaram gets bail from Supreme Court in CBI’s INX Media case, stays in ED custody

Former finance minister P Chidambaram is also under arrest in a INX Media case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate.

Supreme Court accepts govt’s plan to rebuild Ravidas temple

The apex court ordered the demolition of the 15th century shrine after the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) informed it that the structure was located in a protected forest area.

Guru Ravidas temple demolished in Delhi forest can be reconstructed: SC

The demolition was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority on orders of the Supreme Court because the 15th-century Guru Ravidas shrine was located in a protected forest.

Witnesses in sex CD case against CM Baghel being threatened: CBI to SC

Tushar Mehta, the government’s second most-senior law officer, told the Supreme Court that witnesses were being threatened in this case. The Supreme Court has also issued a notice to the state government.

‘We don’t accept’: Muslim parties deny Ayodhya case settlement report

The Ayodhya mediation panel had submitted its final report to the five-judge bench of the Supreme Court outlining what had been described as a settlement agreement on Wednesday, hours before the top court concluded the 40-day hearing on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit.

CJI Ranjan Gogoi recommends justice SA Bobde as his successor

CJI Ranjan Gogoi has written to the Centre recommending justice SA Bobde as his successor

‘Enough is enough’: SC reserves verdict, prepares way for judicial settlement of Ayodhya dispute

A verdict will be delivered before the CJI retires on November 17.

Supreme Court to decide if a woman who leaves husband should get maintenance

The matter was heard on October 4 by a bench of justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph that issued a notice to the wife, asking her to appear before it.

P Chidambaram asks SC to hear bail plea before Dussehra, Chief Justice to decide

Ex-finance minister P Chidambaram moves Supreme Court for bail in INX Media case, seeks urgent hearing

144 children held in Jammu and Kashmir after Article 370 move: Report

The report, a copy of which has been reviewed by HT says minors as young as 9 and 11 years-old were detained for causing minor injuries and creating law and order problem.

‘Can turn the clock back’: SC declines to stay bifurcation of J&K into 2 UTs

The constitution bench, which was set up last week by Justice NV Ramana, gave the Centre four weeks to respond to a bunch of petitions that challenged the move to scrap special status for Jammu and Kashmir. It will take up the case again on November 14.

Gym owners move SC against sealing move

Won’t join mediation effort, Ram Lalla lawyer tells SC in Ayodhya case

The clarification comes days after the top court allowed the mediation panel to continue its efforts for a negotiated settlement to the land title dispute at the request of two Muslim parties.

Kashmir’s PSA move against Farooq Abdullah blocks petition in Supreme Court

A bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told Vaiko to approach the appropriate court for relief since the government had issued orders to detain Farooq Abdullah under the state’s Public Safety Act.

Will compensate Bilkis Bano, says Gujarat after Supreme Court tweaks order

The Supreme Court had ordered the Gujarat government to provide Bilkis Bano with a job and accommodation apart from Rs 50 lakh, observing that she had lived a nomadic life for 17 years since her gangrape in March 2002.

Will defer bypolls to 15 Karnataka assembly seats, Election Commission to SC on petition by disqualified MLAs

The disqualified legislators had petitioned the Supreme Court that they should be allowed to contest the by-elections in the state - the last date for filing nominations is Monday - or the by-polls should be deferred.

Ayodhya case:Will be a miracle to deliver verdict in 4 weeks’: SC to lawyers

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi told the parties in the Ayodhya title suit case that the apex court has four weeks to write the judgment.

In row over rebel Karnataka MLAs at SC, it is Speaker vs ex-Speaker

The court is hearing the disqualified MLAs’ petition challenging the Speaker’s decision to disqualify them as members of the House instead of giving a final verdict on their resignations.

‘Thinking of giving up my smartphone’: Supreme Court judge on need for social media guidelines

The top court was hearing pleas seeking transfer of cases related to linking of social media accounts with Aadhaar pending in different high courts to the Supreme Court.

‘Strike a balance’: Supreme Court’s advice to Centre on framing social media rules

The Centre has been given three weeks by the Supreme Court to report on the progress made in framing regulations for social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp.

Stop Karnataka bypolls on 15 seats, disqualified MLAs ask Supreme Court

Former Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh disqualified these MLAs and are barred from contesting the election till the term of the current assembly under the anti-defection law.

Law should be toned down, says SC judge on issue of sedition

Justice Deepak Gupta said that if not abolished, the sedition law must be at least toned down so that people are not arrested at the drop of a hat.

On free metro rides, Kejriwal gets a lesson in economics from Supreme Court

In June this year, Arvind Kejriwal had announced that his government was working on a proposal to offer free rides to women in Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, cluster buses and the Delhi Metro.

Supreme Court allows Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter to pay her a visit in Valley

Three former chief ministers, including Mehbooba Mufti, are among hundreds of people, who were detained as the Centre abrogated Constitution’s Article 370 and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories on August 5.

INX Media case: Chidambaram sent to Tihar jail for 14 days, will get a separate cell

Chidambaram’s offer to surrender before Enforcement Directorate was high on symbolism, particularly since the Supreme Court had already rejected his request for pre-arrest bail in the INX Media case being investigated by the ED.

All about the Kashmir petitions and Supreme Court responses

The Centre in its August 5 decision revoked Jammu-Kashmir’s special status and divided the state into two union territories – Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.

‘She’s got the best institute. Now study’: SC gives UP law student some advice

The law student had last month posted a video on social media on August 24 accusing “a big leader of the saint society” of threatening her and “destroying the lives of several girls”. When she went missing, her family blamed former union minister Swami Chinmayanand for her disappearance.

CBI runs out of questions for Chidambaram, will still host him for 2 days

Former finance minister P Chidambaram will continue to stay put in CBI custody despite the Centre telling the top court that it did not need his custody for questioning any longer.

SC orders court-monitored probe in law student’s case, security for her family

The 23-year-old postgraduate student was found by the police in Rajasthan on Friday. She was being taken home by the police when the Supreme Court ordered the police bring her to Delhi instead.