New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday closed a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu in view of its recent judgment upholding the revision exercise in Bihar. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the order, observing that the issues raised in the Tamil Nadu petitions stood covered by its earlier judgment delivered in …
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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) seeking a court-monitored investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the management of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya.As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana is scheduled to take up …
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez to withdraw her special leave petition challenging a Delhi High Court order refusing to quash the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) prosecution complaint and the trial court’s decision framing charges against her in the Rs 200 crore money laundering case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. A Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Joymalya Bagchi permitted Jacqueline to withdraw her plea w…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, holding that the revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the electoral process.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi ruled that the impugned SIR exercise did not violate the provisions of the…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to deliver a crucial verdict on Wednesday on a series of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) move to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Wednesday after reserving judgment in the matter earlier this year, following extensive hearings.The petitions challenge the legality o…
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) In a significant judgment to be delivered on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will decide a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to undertake a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on May 27 after reserving judgment in the matter earlier this year, following extensive hearings.The petitions challenge…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday warned the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction against making public statements suggesting that the apex court was delaying the hearing of petitions relating to the Shiv Sena split.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition challenging the Election Commission of India’s decision to recognise the Eknath Shinde camp as the official Shiv Sena, along with a petition filed by Sunil Prabhu challeng…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disappointment over the slow pace of trial in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and directed the trial court to take lawful measures to secure the presence of witnesses while ensuring compliance with the witness protection scheme.A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi highlighted with concern that no prosecution witness had been examined during the last two months despite the issuance of ba…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concerns over excessive judicial intervention in matters of religion, orally observing that indiscriminate challenges to religious practices before Constitutional courts could disrupt the civilisational fabric of India. A nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant was hearing arguments in the Sabarimala reference matter, which involves broader constitutional questions concerning the scope of reli…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the locus and intent of the Indian Young Lawyers’ Association in filing the public interest litigation (PIL) that led to the much-debated Sabarimala judgment, with a nine-judge Constitution Bench repeatedly asking why a lawyers’ body had chosen to intervene in a matter concerning religious practices. Hearing the Sabarimala review reference, the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and comprising Justices B.V. …