Tag: Supreme Court

“There Has To Be Sanctity,” Supreme Court Tells Election Body In VVPAT Case

April 18, 2024 admin

New Delhi: There has to be sanctity in the electoral process, the Supreme Court told the Election Commission of India today, asking the poll body to explain in detail the steps followed to ensure free and fair polls. “This is (an) electoral process. There has to be sanctity. Let nobody have apprehension that something which is…

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Poll Officer Who Tampered Chandigarh Ballots Apologises To Supreme Court

April 5, 2024 admin

The bench said it will hear the matter in the second week of July. New Delhi: The returning officer for the Chandigarh mayoral polls, Anil Masih, on Friday tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court for making a false statement that the ballots were invalid. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Mr Masih, told…

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Supreme Court Rejects Petition On Gap For Civil Servants To Contest Elections

April 5, 2024 admin

The plea was filed in the top court through advocate Sravan Kumar Karanam. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking implementation of the 2012 recommendations of the Election Commission regarding the cooling-off period to prevent public servants from contesting polls immediately after retirement or resignation. A bench of Justices Surya…

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Chief Justice, Senior Lawyer’s Courtroom Banter

April 4, 2024 admin

The courtroom erupted in laughter. New Delhi: Senior advocate Dinesh Dwivedi and Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud shared a jovial moment in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Mr Dwivedi, with a hint of jest, attributed his multi-coloured hair to the recent Holi festivities. “Apologies for my colourful hair,” he chuckled, adding, “It is because…

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Probe Agency Can Summon Anyone Necessary For Investigation: Supreme Court

April 2, 2024 admin

The court had asked five district magistrates from Tamil Nadu to appear before the agency. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly deprecated the non-appearance of five district collectors of Tamil Nadu before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an ongoing money laundering probe related to alleged illegal sand mining, despite the court’s order….

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AAP MP Sanjay Singh Gets Bail After 6 Months In Jail In Liquor Policy Case

April 2, 2024 admin

Sanjay Singh is a two-time Rajya Sabha MP for the Aam Aadmi Party. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh, even as it posed tough questions to the Enforcement Directorate – which had arrested Mr Singh – including asking why he had been jailed for over six…

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Court Rebukes Patanjali, Centre In Misleading Ads Row

April 2, 2024 admin

Patanjali Ayurved was co-founded by Baba Ramdev in 2006. New Delhi: Patanjali Ayurved co-founder Baba Ramdev; the company’s top executive, Acharya Balakrishna; and the centre were reprimanded by the Supreme Court Tuesday during a hearing on misleading advertisements, including those that disparage modern medicine and medical practitioners. Ramdev and Balakrishna were rapped for “absolute defiance”…

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Supreme Court To Ramdev In Misleading Ads Case

April 2, 2024 admin

The Supreme Court pulled up Patanjali over misleading advertisements (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on Patanjali Ayurved’s co-founder Ramdev and Managing Director Balakrishna for their “absolute defiance” in not filing proper affidavits over the company’s misleading advertisements. “Not just the Supreme Court, every order passed by the courts across this…

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Your Apprehension Has No Basis, Supreme Court To Haryana On Probe Into Man’s Death At Farmers’ Protest

April 1, 2024 admin

22-year-old Shubhkaran Singh died in February during a clash between farmers and Haryana Police New Delhi: The Supreme Court declined to stay a judicial investigation ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court into the death of a 22-year-old man during the protest by farmers at the Punjab-Haryana border. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant…

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Supreme Court Seeks Responses From Election Commission, Centre On Petition For VVPAT Slips’ Complete Count

April 1, 2024 admin

The top court issued the notice and tagged the VVPAT plea with pending matters on the issue. New Delhi: In a significant development, the Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Election Commission and the Centre on a plea seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips in polls as opposed to the current practice…

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