Page 2 - Utkarsh Anand- Read all stories from Utkarsh Anand | Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game
Utkarsh Anand
Articles by Utkarsh Anand

Political past can’t be basis to deny judgeship: SC collegium on Kerala HC judge appointment

The SC collegium called the Centre’s objection based on a Kerala HC judge’s alleged political affiliation as “extremely vague”

Supreme Court of India. (PTI File Photo)
Published on Mar 14, 2024 08:18 AM IST

Kerala turns down Centre’s proposal to borrow 5,000cr

The state has claimed it lacks funds to clear outstanding arrears of salaries, pension, and provident fund for state employees, and for other beneficiaries in the state under various welfare schemes of the government

The Pinarayi Vijayan state government contended before a Supreme Court bench of justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan that the strict conditions imposed with the Centre’s proposal were unacceptable to it. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 06:34 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Electoral bonds: SBI files compliance affidavit before SC, submits two separate sets

The affidavit said that 22,217 bonds were purchased between April 1, 2019, and February 15, 2024, and the total number of bonds redeemed during this period was 22,030

The State Bank of India office building is pictured in Kolkata, India, February 9, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File photo (Reuters File Photo)
Published on Mar 13, 2024 02:44 PM IST

EC appointments: Supreme Court to hear ADR plea on March 15

A high-level selection committee, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and comprising a Union minister and Lok Sabha leader of opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, is likely to meet later this week to finalise the appointments

The Supreme Court of India. (File Photo)
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 11:49 AM IST

‘Dangerous and illegal’, SC disapproves celebratory firing

The Supreme Court has frowned upon the practice of celebratory firing, ruling that those who partake in ballistic revelry must be sent straight to the proverbial naughty corner

HT Image
Updated on Mar 13, 2024 03:28 PM IST
By, New Delhi

SC urges Centre to rescue Kerala with one-time package before Mar 31

The court earlier advised Kerala to exercise prudence in fiscal matters while imploring the Centre to relax its norms to enable the state to tide over the crisis

A bench of justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan heard Kerala’s suit against the borrowing restrictions. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 01:31 PM IST

Indian Union Muslim League moves SC seeking stay of CAA Rules

The application by the political party claimed that the CAA Rules notified creates a “highly truncated and fast-tracked process” for the grant of citizenships to non-Muslim migrants

The Union government on Monday issued the rules for the CAA, four years after the controversial law was passed. (File photo)
Published on Mar 12, 2024 11:51 AM IST

No case for interference with Mahua Moitra’s expulsion: LS secretariat

Lok Sabha secretariat defends expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra in Supreme Court over sharing log-in credentials with Dubai-based businessman.

TMC leader Mahua Moitra. (File)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 02:05 AM IST

Sandeshkhali case: Supreme Court refuses to interfere with CBI probe order

The high court, in its March 5 order, held that the state police are “totally biased”.

Sheikh Shahjahan. (File)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 05:02 AM IST

Electoral bonds case: Supreme Court gives SBI 1 day to furnish data

Supreme Court dismisses SBI's plea for extension to submit electoral bonds data, orders disclosure by March 12. ECI to publish details by March 15.

The court order did not explicitly instruct SBI to provide information to ECI following the correlation of donor data with political party affiliations(File)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 01:10 AM IST
By, New Delhi

‘Atrocious’: Supreme Court berates Madras HC order on watching child porn

The court issued notice on the appeal moved by a coalition of NGOs, “Just Rights for Children Alliance”, and sought replies from the Tamil Nadu govt and others

The Supreme Court agreed to examine the correctness of the January order by the Madras high court. (Sonu Mehta/HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Mar 11, 2024 06:25 PM IST

SC rejects SBI plea for time until Jun 30 to disclose details of electoral bonds

Supreme Court warned the SBI chairman and managing director of being proceeded against for contempt if the order was not complied with within the timeline

The Supreme Court asked the SBI to provide the details until the business hours of March 12. (AP)
Published on Mar 11, 2024 03:27 PM IST

‘Well-reasoned judgment’: Supreme Court rejects plea to stay Saibaba’s acquittal

The court said that the acquittal order is “well-reasoned” and that the “presumption of innocence gets fortified” after an exoneration

Former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 01:30 AM IST

Use of keyword ‘MakeMyTrip’ in Google ads no deception: Supreme Court

The court rejected MakeMyTrip’s argument that the keyword usage amounted to infringement or passing off under the Trade Marks Act, 1999

The court refused to entertain MMT’s appeal against a December order of the Delhi high court. (Sanjay Sharma)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 07:44 AM IST

Every citizen has right to be critical of Article 370 abrogation: Supreme Court

The top court’s remarks came as it quashed a criminal case lodged against Javed Ahmad Hajam, a Kashmiri professor working in a Kolhapur college in Maharashtra.

The apex court held that describing August 5 as a “Black Day” is an expression of protest and anguish. (Sanjay Sharma)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 04:46 AM IST

‘Isn’t it contrary to our judgment?’: SC questions Maha speaker’s Sena order

The bench was on Thursday hearing a petition filed by the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray ) against the assembly speaker’s decision to dismiss disqualification petitions against Shinde and the legislators

the May 2023 Constitution bench judgment in a related case, holding that in case of a vertical split in a party it would be futile to assess which group enjoys a majority in the legislature. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 05:46 AM IST

ADR moves SC on delay by SBI in poll bond data

ADR approached the Supreme Court demanding contempt action against SBI for not submitting details of electoral bonds to ECI, defying court's directive.

On March 4, SBI moved its plea for an extension. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 05:30 AM IST

Literary pursuit vs criminal intent: Decoding the Saibaba verdict

Bombay High Court acquitted ex-DU professor GN Saibaba and others in suspected Maoist links case, emphasizing intellectual pursuits not criminal.

Former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba leaves as he was released from the Nagpur Central Jail after the Bombay high court acquitted him in an alleged Maoist links case, in Nagpur on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 05:01 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Contempt plea moved against SBI for defying SC order on electoral bonds’ disclosure

On March 4, the SBI had moved its plea for extension of time till June 30 arguing that “decoding” the data and matching donors to the donations would be a “complex process”

ADR mentioned the matter before CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud seeking a hearing on March 11. (Reuters file photo of SBI logo)
Published on Mar 07, 2024 11:38 AM IST

Growth without basic rights has no meaning: SC in Vedanta case

Stating that the right to a clean environment is an indispensable entitlement extended to all, the bench stressed that polluted air not only has a detrimental impact on all life forms including humans, but also triggers a cascade of ecological ramifications

The Supreme Court ruled that the plant should stay shut. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 06:12 AM IST

SC asks Kerala, Centre to resolve borrowing row

The Kerala government has said it has no money to clear outstanding arrears for state employees and for other beneficiaries under various welfare schemes of the government

The Supreme Court building is seen in New Delhi. (AP)
Updated on Mar 07, 2024 05:16 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Drawing a clear line on parliamentary privilege

Parliamentary privilege must be balanced with the need to combat corrupt behaviour.

Supreme Court of India. (ANI File Photo)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:00 PM IST

SC quashes ED case against Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar

Shivakumar and a few others were accused of establishing a network of across Bangalore and Delhi with the purpose of transporting and using unaccounted cash.

KPCC president and Karnataka deputy chief minsiter DK Shivakumar. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 02:55 PM IST

SC strikes balance between graft charges, parliamentary privilege

In its Monday verdict, a seven-judge bench ruled there is no immunity for lawmakers who receive bribes for casting votes on the floor of the House.

A 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud delivers the judgment on Monday. (ANI)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 04:17 AM IST
ByAbraham Thomas, , New Delhi

SC gives AAP till June 15 to vacate HQ, says land to expand HC infra

The Supreme Court has directed AAP to vacate its political headquarters in Delhi by June 15, 2024, for expanding judicial infrastructure.

The top court allowed the party to approach the Centre’s Land & Development Office (L&DO) for allotment of a different land for its offices. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 07:04 AM IST

SBI wants till June 30 to reveal details of electoral bond donors

SBI seeks more time to submit electoral bond details to ECI, citing complexity. SC had earlier declared 2018 EB scheme unconstitutional for anonymizing contributions.

On February 15, a five-judge bench struck down the Centre’s 2018 EB scheme of political funding. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 06:18 AM IST
By, New Delhi

No immunity in bribery cases to MPs, MLAs: SC

Supreme Court reverses 1998 ruling, MPs and MLAs can't escape punishment for accepting bribes to vote or speak in House. PM Modi hails clean politics.

A 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud delivers the judgment on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 06:16 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Explained: Supreme Court ruling on no immunity for bribe-taking lawmakers

The verdict defines parliamentary privilege and its boundaries especially in relation to freedom of speech

The Supreme Court of India. (File photo)
Published on Mar 04, 2024 07:37 PM IST
By, Abraham Thomas

No immunity from prosecution if MP/MLA takes bribe to vote or make speeches: SC

The Supreme Court, in a 3-2 verdict, decided in 1998 that MPs who took bribes and voted in the House could not be prosecuted as they enjoyed immunity

The Supreme Court said the offence of bribery is agnostic to the performance of the agreed action. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 11:55 AM IST

Sterlite plant in Tamil Nadu to remain shut, SC dismisses Vedanta plea

The health and welfare of the residents of the area is again a matter of utmost concern, said the court

Sterlite Copper plant in TN has remained shut since 2018.(Reuters)
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 04:30 AM IST
By, New Delhi
SHARE
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • ...
Story Saved
Live Score
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 29, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On