New Delhi: Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde took oath as the 47th Chief Justice of India (CJI) this morning. President Ram Nath Kovind administered him the oath of office at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Bobde succeeds Justice Ranjan Gogoi who retired yesterday. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former…
SC verdict on Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi Land Dispute Muslim Law Board to file review petition
November 18, 2019New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) yesterday announced that it was in favour of seeking a review of the Supreme Court’s judgement in the Ayodhya case and added that it was against accepting the five-acre alternative land given for a Mosque. “The land of the Mosque belongs to Allah and…
SC dismisses ED plea to cancel DKS bail
November 15, 2019Don’t copy-paste arguments from Chidambaram case: Court to ED New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the Delhi High Court order granting bail to Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) in money-laundering case. Taking up the petition this morning, the SC Bench, comprising Justices R.F. Nariman and…
Rafale Deal: Supreme Court dismisses review petitions
November 14, 2019Court cautions Rahul Gandhi, lets him off with warning in Rafale contempt case Sabarimala verdict: Apex Court refers petitions to larger Seven-Judge Bench New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning dismissed a batch of review petitions seeking a Court-monitored probe into the procurement of 36 high-performance and most advanced Rafale fighter jets by the Narendra…
Sabarimala: SC refers petitions to larger Seven-Judge Bench
November 14, 2019New Delhi: A Five-Judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi this morning referred the petitions seeking review of its previous judgment in the Sabarimala case to a larger Bench by 3:2 majority. In its September 2018 ruling, the Apex Court had lifted a ban on menstruating women from entering the Sabarimala Temple….
“Chowkidar chor hai” remark : Rahul Gandhi ‘needs to be careful’: Top Court
November 14, 2019New Delhi: The Top Court also closed the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi for wrongly attributing his “chowkidar chor hai” remark in Rafale case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Top Court. The Bench said that the Court accepted an unconditional apology tendered by the Congress…
Disqualified State MLAs can contest polls: Apex Court
November 13, 2019SC Bench upholds Speaker’s decision on disqualification Decision barring MLAs from contesting till 2023 quashed New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning upheld the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs on the orders of the then Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar but allowed their plea to contest the by-election to the seats that fell vacant. This…
SC to deliver Sabarimala, Rafale verdict tomorrow
November 13, 2019New Delhi: After the historic verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute matter, the Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi will announce verdicts on review petitions against its orders in two important cases tomorrow (Nov.14) — Entry of women to Sabarimala Temple and the Rafale Deal. In the Sabarimala case, a Five-Member Bench…
Supreme Court to hear plea of disqualified MLAs on Nov. 13
November 10, 2019Bengaluru: The fate of the 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs will be decided on Nov. 13 when the Supreme Court delivers its judgment in the case. The disqualified MLAs had moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking deferment of by-elections in Karnataka, until the Court announced its decision regarding their disqualification. The by-elections to 15 Constituencies…
Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid Case: Supreme Court delivers The Judgement
November 9, 2019New Delhi: Bringing down curtains on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid issue, one of the longest running title disputes in India, a Five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court this morning, in a unanimous judgement, allotted the disputed Ayodhya land to the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust while ordering allotment of an alternative piece of five acres of…
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