Mysore/Mysuru: The Private Hospitals Association has welcomed the Supreme Court’s (SC) direction on fixing a uniform fee structure for treatment at all private Hospitals in the country within a month. In a press release, Association President Dr. S.P. Yoganna said that the Association welcomes the SC ruling in connection with a PIL (Public Interest Litigation)…
SC dismisses money laundering case against D.K. Shivakumar
March 5, 2024New Delhi: In a big relief to Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the Supreme Court (SC) today dismissed a 2018 money laundering case against the Congress leader. The Congress leader was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in September 2019 in connection with this case. In November last year, the Supreme Court ruled that…
Electoral bonds unconstitutional: SC
February 15, 2024New Delhi: In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court this morning invalidated the electoral bonds scheme, terming it unconstitutional. The ruling, which comes just months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, was delivered by a five-judge Constitution Bench, putting an end to a contentious method of political funding that has been under scrutiny since its…
Supreme Court hears petition on deleting ‘Secular’, ‘Socialist’ from the Preamble of Indian Constitution
February 10, 2024New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ could have been inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in 1976 even though the date of the adoption of the Constitution remained unaltered — Nov. 26, 1949. Hearing a pair of petitions that have sought the deletion…
SC stays unveiling of statue at Gun House Circle
January 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: President of Ursu Mandali Sangha HMT Lingaraje Urs has said that Supreme Court (SC) has granted a stay on the unveiling of the statue of the late Pontiff of Suttur Mutt Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji at Shivarathri Rajendra Circle (Gun House Circle). He was speaking to reporters at the Sangha premises in Agrahara…
We intend to close case as both have bright future: SC
January 13, 2024IAS Officer Rohini Sindhuri Vs IPS Officer D. Roopa New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has indicated its inclination to bring the criminal defamation case initiated by IAS Officer and former Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri against IPS Officer D. Roopa to a close, citing the bright future of both officers. Hearing the case filed…
Supreme Court rejects Santro Ravi’s bail application
January 9, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Supreme Court (SC) today dismissed the bail application of Santro Ravi, who is languishing in Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru since a year. The Divisional Bench, comprising Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Justice Pankaj Mittal, which took up the bail plea hearing, heard the arguments from senior advocates Siddharth Luthra and Ravindra Kamath,…
J&K Special Status: SC upholds abrogation of Article 370
December 11, 2023Supreme Court orders Election Commission to hold election in Jammu and Kashmir by September 2024 New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning upheld the Presidential Proclamation of 2019 abrogating Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir. In a unanimous verdict, the Five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court said Article 370…
Scrapping of Article 370: How SC answered three key questions
December 11, 2023New Delhi: In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the Supreme Court (SC) today (Dec. 11, 2023) upheld the Centre’s abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Sanjay KishanKaul presented two separate but concurring opinions, outlining key rulings on three pivotal issues raised in the petitions: 1. ‘Unique’…
‘Beacon of hope,’ ‘promise of a brighter future’: PM Modi
December 11, 2023New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Supreme Court’s historic verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370, calling it a “beacon of hope” and a testament to India’s collective resolve for unity. In a post on X today noon, with the hashtag #NayaJammuKashmir, he stated that the verdict constitutionally affirms the decision taken by…
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