New Delhi: In a setback to the Government, the Supreme Court (SC) today ruled that the stolen documents were admissible in the Court. A Supreme Court Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, dismissed Centre’s preliminary objections seeking review of earlier judgement giving a clean chit to the Union Government in Rafale…
Anil Ambani case: Two sacked Apex Court officials held
April 8, 2019New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested two sacked Supreme Court (SC) officials in connection with the case of alleged change of an order which directed Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani to personally appear in a contempt of court case. The arrested men have been identified as Tapan Kumar Chakraborty and Manav Sharma, a…
SC directs EC to increase random checking of VVPAT slips
April 8, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning directed the Election Commission (EC) to increase random checking of VVPAT slips from one booth per Assembly segment to five in Lok Sabha polls for better voter confidence and credibility of electoral process. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi however did not agree to the…
Private sector staff to get more pension after SC ruling
April 5, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court has given a major relief to private sector employees by dismissing EPFO’s plea against the High Court ruling that had asked the organisation to pay full pension to retiring employees on the basis of their total salary. The Special Leave Petition was filed against a Kerala HC order that asked…
Ayodhya Dispute Case: SC forms three-member Mediation Panel
March 8, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today gave its judgement, ordering a formal mediation in the Ayodhya case, as a roadmap to amicably settle the 60-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. A Five-Judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi said the case was not about property, but about “mind, heart and healing,…
State order to restore cadre, pay scale to SC/ST staff challenged in Supreme Court
March 1, 2019New Delhi: A plea was filed in the Supreme Court yesterday, seeking stay of the Karnataka government’s order, issued “hurriedly” a day before, restoring cadre and pay scales of thousands of SC/ST employees who were demoted in terms of the top Court’s judgement in the B.K. Pavitra case. Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan and advocate Kumar…
Ram Janmabhoomi Case: Supreme Court to pass order on Mar.5
February 26, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pass order on March 5 on the issue whether Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute be referred to court-appointed mediator. The SC this morning took up for hearing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case which has been impending for a long time now. The hearing, which was supposed…
1.17 million forest families must be evicted, says SC
February 22, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the governments of 17 States to evict an estimated one million tribals and other households living in forests after their claims of the right to live in forests were rejected under the Forest Rights Act. The Court has asked the evictions to be carried out by July 12…
Rafale verdict review: SC agrees to hear plea
February 21, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning said that it would look into the request for an early hearing on whether its verdict giving the Government a clean chit on the Rafale jet deal should be reviewed and whether action should be taken against officers for misleading the Top Court. “This requires constituting a…
Investigations into Saradha Chit Fund Scam: Kolkata Police Commissioner asked to appear before CBI
February 5, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today directed Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to appear before the CBI, in investigations related to the Saradha Chit Fund Scam. The Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, however, said that no coercive step should be taken against Rajeev Kumar. The SC has also issued…
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