The Supreme Court Wednesday gave the centre a “final” time of two weeks to make appointments to the various Tribunals across the country even as it expressed displeasure on “cherry-picking” names from the list of those recommended for the various posts. A special bench, comprising ustice of India NV Ramana,…
The Supreme Court has orally observed that it will not reopen the issues settled by it in its 2018 judgment on the reservation in promotions in government jobs for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao, Sanjiv Khanna, and BR Gavai said Tuesday that it is for the states…
Attorney General K K Venugopal on Monday granted consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Ajeet Bharti, editor of the newsportal dopolitics.in, over a video critical of the Supreme Court and judges. “I find that the contents of the video which has been watched by about 1.7 lakh viewers are…
New Delhi: Citing inordinate delay in cases being prosecuted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Supreme Court has sought data on the agency’s success rate in court cases and is likely to evaluate its performance. The query on Friday comes after an appeal was filed in the top court regarding a…
New Delhi: In yet another unprecedented decision, a three-member Supreme Court Collegium – headed by Chief Justice NV Ramana – has recommended 68 names in one go for elevation as judges to 12 High Courts, including in Allahabad, Rajasthan and Calcutta, that are facing a severe crunch. The 12 High…
New Delhi: It is a “disturbing trend” in the country that police officers side with the ruling party, the Supreme Court said today, delivering a sharp message at a time there have been allegations of politically-motivated investigations in several states. “Police officers who want to be in the good…
New Delhi: Agencies like the CBI and Enforcement Directorate were reprimanded today by the Supreme Court over delays in investigations against MPs and MLAs. Cases are pending for 10-15 years and chargesheets are not filed, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said, asking the agencies to explain why. The Enforcement…
New Delhi: The Pegasus snooping allegations are based on conjectures and “unsubstantiated media reports” and will be examined by a group of experts to dispel any wrong narrative, the government told the Supreme Court today. In a two-page affidavit filed by the Additional Secretary, Ministry of…
Amazon.com Inc and Walmart’s Flipkart must face antitrust investigations ordered against them in India, the country’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday, in a blow to the leading e-commerce giants which had urged judges to quash the inquiries. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered the investigation…
The Supreme Court Monday said the Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice will monitor weekly the progress made in the CBI probe into the alleged mowing down of a judge by a vehicle on July 28 in Dhanbad, and observed that the sealed cover report of the central agency did not contain many details. A bench of Chief Justice N…