Supreme Court questions Centre over ‘show of independence’ in Election Commission appointmentsThe Supreme Court has raised concerns about the independence of the Election Commission of India. Judges questioned the current selection p...
15 May, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
'Approach Centre': Supreme Court on PIL to regulate all institutions imparting education to children below 14 yearsThe Supreme Court has asked a petitioner to present his plea to the Central government. The plea seeks regulation of all institutions provi...
11 May, 2026, 12.56 PM IST
Tyranny of elected & majority: SC on delayed CEC-EC lawA bench comprising justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma termed Parliament's failure to enact a law governing the appointment o...
08 May, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Delhi High Court issues notice in textbook delay contempt plea; Govt assures supply before summer breakThe Delhi High Court has issued notice on a contempt petition concerning the delayed supply of textbooks to students in government schools....
30 Apr, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
Supreme Court refers Teesta Setalvad's plea for release of passport to 3-judge benchThe Supreme Court has sent activist Teesta Setalvad's plea for her passport release to a three-judge bench. Her passport was deposited in c...
13 Apr, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Supreme Court raps Bengal over SIR officers' gherao, orders central coverJudicial officers faced a nine-hour ordeal in a Malda village. The Supreme Court strongly condemned the incident, calling it a deliberate a...
03 Apr, 2026, 12.18 AM IST
Your conduct does not inspire confidence, why did you appear before committee: Supreme Court to Justice VarmaThe Supreme Court questioned Justice Yashwant Varma's conduct regarding an in-house inquiry report finding him guilty of misconduct in a ca...
30 Jul, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
Maintain work-life balance: Justice Datta on shortage of judges in Bombay HC and high workloadJustice Dipankar Datta spoke about the Bombay High Court judge shortage. He urged judges to balance work and life. He mentioned the court n...
06 Jul, 2025, 12.55 PM IST
SC pulls up Rahul Gandhi over his 'irresponsible' remark against SavarkarThe Supreme Court has expressed strong disapproval of Rahul Gandhi's adverse remarks against Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, deeming them "irresp...
25 Apr, 2025, 11.55 PM IST
"Aa bail mujhe maar", says Supreme Court about poll panel's Voter Turnout appThe remark was made when a vacation bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma was hearing a plea for uploading polling boo...
24 May, 2024, 10.22 PM IST
Supreme Court dismisses pleas for VVPAT-EVM tally, calls ballot system demand 'regressive'The Supreme Court dismissed petitions seeking to tally VVPAT slips with EVM votes, calling the demand to return to the ballot paper system ...
27 Apr, 2024, 12.24 AM IST
Can't allow ongoing poll process to be called into question on mere speculation: Justice DattaWriting his views in a separate verdict while concurring with the opinion of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was heading the bench, Justice Datt...
26 Apr, 2024, 05.18 PM IST
SC asks Udhayanidhi Stalin how can he approach it under writ jurisdiction for clubbing FIRsJustice Datta referred to the cases Udhayanidhi Stalin has cited, including that involving journalists and political persons, for clubbing ...
01 Apr, 2024, 01.45 PM IST
CJI administers oath to newly appointed SC judge Dipankar DattaJustice Datta, son of the late Salil Kumar Datta, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court, and brother-in-law of justice Amitava Roy, who...
12 Dec, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Govt notifies appointment of Bombay High Court’s chief justice as SC judgeHe practised primarily in the apex court and high court in constitutional and civil matters before being elevated as a permanent judge of t...
12 Dec, 2022, 12.49 AM IST
Bombay High Court CJ Justice Dipankar Datta elevated to SCThe sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice of India, is 34. The Department of Justice in the Union Law Minis...
11 Dec, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Two judges traverse over 2000 km by road to assume charge as HC chief justicesJustice Dipankar Datta is travelling by road with his to Mumbai, where he would be taking over as the new Chief Justice of Bombay High Cour...
26 Apr, 2020, 01.07 PM IST