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Bribes for vote case: SC overturns 1998 ruling, MP/MLAs to face criminal prosecutionOn Monday, a seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court overturned a 1998 ruling that granted lawmakers immunity from prosecution ...04 Mar, 2024, 01.27 PM IST- SC issues directions to HCs for speedy disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAsThe SC orders all high courts to file suo motu cases in order to monitor the early disposal of criminal cases against legislators09 Nov, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
- SC stays sentence of two years awarded to Rahul Gandhi in defamation caseThe Supreme Court has stayed the sentence of two years awarded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 defamation case over 'Modi surname' ...04 Aug, 2023, 10.09 PM IST
- ‘Not enough judges to speed up cases against politicians’A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Wednesday said that the SC couldn’t order HCs to fast-track all cases agains...26 Aug, 2021, 09.11 AM IST
- Congress demands judicial probe by sitting SC judge into entire episode involving Vikas DubeyCongress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said at a press conference that the killing of the gangster in an encounter raises several qu...10 Jul, 2020, 04.17 PM IST
- Parties must explain if they pick tainted candidates: SCPolitical parties must henceforth give reasons on their websites, social media, a national and a local language newspaper why a candidate w...14 Feb, 2020, 09.06 AM IST
- ‘Anti-national’, ‘sedition’ loosely used these days: Supreme CourtThe EC acknowledged existing orders and laws were inadequate to deal with the menace of criminalization of politics but suggested that the ...01 Feb, 2020, 08.48 AM IST
- Supreme Court focus on life ban for criminal politiciansOn Thursday, a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Uday U Lalit and K M Joseph took the PIL petitioner by surprise by asking w...02 Nov, 2018, 11.38 AM IST
- Centre to set up 12 special courts to exclusively deal with cases against 1,581 tainted lawmakersTotal of 10 special courts will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telengana, ...13 Dec, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
- Government should have reversed order on Dahi Handi festival: Shiv SenaSena said the apex court has increased the work load on police, which will now have to keep a strict vigil on dahi handi celebrations to en...25 Aug, 2016, 01.38 PM IST
- Government compiling record of tainted MPs, MLAs as HCs of no helpHowever, even six months after the SC deadline passed, the government has not received information from any HC on the completion of trials.14 Sep, 2015, 11.22 AM IST
- Criminal justice system: Why it’s come out a loser?The case against J. Jayalalitha was lodged in 1997 in Chennai. In 2003, it was shifted to Bengaluru. The verdict came last year.20 Apr, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
- Why political class needs to evolve to have clean ministersWhat is needed is for the political class to evolve a new, inclusive politics that does not pit one section against the other for a piece o...29 Aug, 2014, 07.08 PM IST
- Law panel chief says political class not serious about electoral reformsLaw Commission chairman and former Delhi High Court chief justice A P Shah said, "Institutional integrity is important to preserve."14 Apr, 2014, 12.36 PM IST
- If elected, criminals may lose Lok Sabha seats by May 2015The Supreme Court order setting a year's deadline for lower courts to dispose of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs could adversely impact...11 Mar, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
- Right to reject: Four SC verdicts that will change the way we voteThe combined effect of 4 landmark judgments from SC, delivered in a span of just 80 days, has triggered a debate by touching crucial aspect...28 Sep, 2013, 01.11 PM IST
- Congress asks Goa govt to move SC to prosecute guilty miners, politicosThe state Mines and Geology department had filed case with the crime branch in connection with illegal mining in the state.27 Jul, 2013, 06.32 PM IST
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