Tag: Supreme Court

Ex-Chief Justice DY Chandrachud On Criticism Over Supreme Court Vacations

January 8, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The criticism that the Supreme Court has a lot of vacations is “completely unfounded” since the judges are working “24*7 and 365 days”, former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has said. In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Justice Chandrachud also said the Supreme Court of India is among the world’s…

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In A 1st, Chief Justice Of India, 24 Judges To Hold ‘Full Court’ Meet In Visakhapatnam

January 8, 2025 admin

For the first time in the Supreme Court’s history, 25 judges including Chief Justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna, will meet in Visakhapatnam, along with their families and also discuss issues related to the top court and hold a ‘full court’ meeting. The initiative has been started by Chief Justice Khanna and the 24 judges and…

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States Gave Money For Freebies But Not To Retired Judges: Supreme Court

January 8, 2025 admin

The court was hearing a plea filed by the All India Judges Association regarding retired judges’ pension. New Delhi: States have enough money to give freebies to people who do no work but they claim financial constraints when it comes to paying salary and pension to judges of the district judiciary, the Supreme Court said…

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Top Court Raps Army Over Appointment Of Officer In Permanent Commission

January 7, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the Army for acting with a “prejudiced mind” and not considering an “outstanding” Short Service Commission officer for permanent commission, saying this is the reason why people do not like to join the force. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said when…

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“You Want Publicity For Everything?” Supreme Court Raps Jharkhand Minister

January 6, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today berated a Jharkhand minister who allegedly revealed a minor rape survivor’s identity. “You want publicity for everything?” the top court berated Irfan Ansari while refusing to examine his petition that sought to dismiss the criminal prosecution against him for allegedly revealing a minor rape survivor’s identity. “It was only…

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Supreme Court On Caste Discrimination In Colleges

January 3, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Terming it as a sensitive issue, the Supreme Court on Friday said it will devise an effective mechanism to combat caste-based discrimination in educational institutions in the country. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the University Grants Commission (UGC) to notify draft regulations to ensure no caste-based discrimination happened…

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Dera Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Gets Top Court Notice In 2002 Murder Case

January 3, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today issued a notice to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh along with four others, in connection with the 2002 murder case of Ranjit Singh, a former Dera manager. The notice comes after the CBI moved a plea challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision to acquit…

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Right To Property A Constitutional Right, Says Supreme Court

January 3, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that the right to property is a constitutional right and an individual cannot be deprived of his property without him being paid adequate compensation in accordance with the law. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said the right to property ceased to be…

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Supreme Court Irked At Lawyer Over ‘Scurrilous’ Remark

January 3, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday took exception to the “scurrilous and unfounded allegations” made in a plea against the conferment of senior designations to lawyers. “How many judges can you name whose offsprings have been designated as senior counsel?” a bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan asked advocate Mathews…

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Never Directed Ending Farm Leader’s Hunger Strike: Supreme Court

January 2, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it has never directed to end the hunger strike of farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on a fast unto death, but is only concerned with his health. “There appears to be a deliberate attempt in the entire media where state government officers (of Punjab)…

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