TELANGANA MOVES SC AGAINST HC STAY ON 42% OBC QUOTA
NEW DELHI: The Telangana government has approached the Supreme Court against a State High Court decision to stay two government orders which enhanced the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in seats in municipalities and panchayats to 42%. “Petitioner have implemented the reservation based on the will of the people,” the State said in its special […]
SC REJECTS PROBE INTO RAHUL GANDHI’S VOTE CHORI ALLEGATIONS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL by a lawyer seeking special investigation team (SIT) probe into Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” allegations. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said that the petitioner can pursue his remedy elsewhere but not this Court through PIL. Representation was given to the Election […]
BIG SETBACK TO LALU, WIFE & SON IN DELHI COURT
NEW DELHI: In a big jolt to the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) first family weeks ahead of the high-voltage election in Bihar, a Delhi court on Monday framed charges in a corruption case against party founder Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son and Chief Minister face Tejashwi Yadav, and former Chief Minister and Lalu Yadav’s wife […]
SC TRANSFERS KARUR STAMPEDE TO CBI
SC TRANSFERS KARUR STAMPEDE TO CBI, FORMS A 3-MEMBER PANEL TO MONITOR PROBENEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)-led probe into the Karur stampede in Tamil Nadu, which claimed at least 41 lives during a rally organised by actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on September 27. A […]
SC SEEKS CENTRE, EC RESPONSE ON VOTING RIGHTS OF UNDERTRIAL PRISONERS
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Union government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding recognition of voting rights for nearly 4.5 lakh undertrial prisoners currently lodged in jails across the country. A Bench headed by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. […]
FREE WIFI ACROSS SUPREME COURT: CJI GAVAI
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Friday announced extension of the free WiFi to all areas of the main building of the Supreme Court. Earlier, free WiFi access was restricted to courtrooms. It will now be available to any person – lawyer, litigant and the general public – at any area of […]
NCR STATES CALL FOR LIFTING BAN ON GREEN CRACKERS
NEW DELHI: The National Capital Region (NCR) states on Friday requested the Supreme Court to allow the bursting of green firecrackers in Delhi and surrounding areas during Diwali. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, representing the NCR states, told a bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that green firecrackers could be […]
DEADLINE TO REGISTER WAQF PROPERTIES MAY BE EXTENDED
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear an application seeking an extension of the six-month deadline for registering all Waqf properties, including Waqf-by-user lands, on the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs’ UMEED portal — the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development platform launched in June 2025 to streamline and monitor Waqf […]
CJI ATTACKER BARRED FROM PRACTISING IN SUPREME COURT
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Bar Association has terminated with immediate effect the temporary membership of advocate Rakesh Kishore (71), who tried to attack Chief Justice of India BR Gavai with his shoe on Monday, holding him guilty of “grave misconduct.” A resolution by SCBA stated that Kishore, a temporary member bearing No. K-01029/RES dated […]
SC HEARING ON FRIDAY ON DELHI-NCR FIRECRACKER BAN
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday took up the issue concerning the ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR and agreed to hear the matter again on Friday (October 10), just ahead of Diwali. The Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai was informed that the matter involved the continued restrictions on the […]
