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SC gets three new judges, working strength goes up to 37On Monday, three judges were appointed to the Supreme Court, increasing its working strength to 37. Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice Devendr...
SC seeks Centre, states' response on vacancies, functioning of State Human Rights CommissionsThe Supreme Court has requested responses from the government and various commissions about the staffing issues of State Human Rights Commi...
Proves all institutions working without fear, democracy in action: BJP on SC notice on pleas against ECBJP spokesperson Sambit Patra emphasised the Supreme Court's issuance of notices as evidence of independent institutional functioning. He n...
‘Strikes at very heart of Constitution’: SC judge Ujjal Bhuyan on SIR mass voter deletionsJustice Ujjal Bhuyan highlighted the significance of voting rights during a recent address at NALSAR University. He stated that disenfranch...
Democracy in 'great peril' as 'malfunctioning' EC deletes voters: Former SC judge Justice Rohinton Fali NarimanJustice Rohinton Fali Nariman has raised alarms about democracy's integrity due to unauthorized voter removals. He highlighted that around ...
CEC 'betrayed' Constitution at behest of PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah: Congress after SC notice to EC, CentreCongress on Monday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of violating the Constitution and acting at the behest of PM Narendra ...
SC says police must create fear among goons to prevent crimes against womenThe Supreme Court has underscored the need for effective measures to ensure women's safety in Delhi. Recent incidents of violence against w...
Ecologically damaging saga of retrospective environmental clearances continues: CongressJairam Ramesh has criticised the Modi government for resuming the processing of retrospective environmental clearances. He pointed out the ...
SC takes suo moto note of proposed relocation of 135-year-old Central Secretariat LibraryThe Supreme Court is set to hear a case regarding the relocation of the Central Secretariat Library. This library, which houses over 8.5 la...
Supreme Court seeks explanation after trial judge offers unsolicited advice on granting bailThe Supreme Court is disturbed by a trial judge's unsolicited advice about bail jurisprudence. After rejecting a bail petition, the top cou...
Ex-SC, HC judges form independent panel to look into SIR issueA group of former Supreme Court and high court judges will review the electoral roll revision process. The panel, led by Madan B Lokur, wil...
With a mixed scorecard, Trump poised to test his powers again at US Supreme CourtThe US Supreme Court begins its new nine-month term on Monday with several cases testing the scope of President Donald Trump’s powers. Just...
Supreme Court judges call off JPC interaction over possible review of ONOE BillsIn a recent turn of events, Supreme Court judges have opted against holding an informal dialogue with the Joint Parliamentary Committee reg...
US Supreme Court to hear clash over Trump's immigration detention policyThe US Supreme Court has decided to review a contentious issue surrounding the mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants, a policy bor...
Kapil Sibal slams Parl panel's upcoming 'visit to SC for informal discussion' with judges on simultaneous pollsRajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has objected to the Parliament panel’s proposed informal discussion with Supreme Court judges on “One Nation, On...
Gary Wayne Sutton too on death row in Tennessee but his execution delayed after Christa Pike survives lethal injection: What happens next in Tennessee death penalty case?Sutton has been on Tennessee's death row since 1996 for the 1992 murder of Tommy Griffin. He and his uncle, James Henderson Dellinger, were...
Repeated hospital trips, costly AC travel: Supreme Court pushes for railway concessions for acid attack survivorsSupreme Court has asked the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities to participate in framing a policy for railway travel co...
Matang community's 5% SC sub-quota call paralyses south MumbaiThe Matang community has sought sub-classification of the Scheduled Caste quota. Thousands of the community's members marched to Mumbai wit...
Collegium recommends 3 CJs as judges of Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Surya Kant, recommended three high court chief justices for elevation to the Supreme Court — Gujara...
Trump administration gets Supreme Court green light on expanded voter database - here’s what changesThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap into an expanded federal database for checking voter citizenship....