New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Madras High Court judgment that had quashed the appointment of 17 Personal Assistants (PAs) to its judges over alleged irregularities in the selection process. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice on a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the July 1 judgment of the Madras High Court and stayed its operation.The apex court directed that notice be made returnable in four weeks while grant…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to initiate any action against a litigant appearing in person who allegedly hurled abuses, threw papers in open court and disrupted proceedings during the hearing of his plea challenging an order of the Allahabad High Court. A Bench of Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe, while dismissing the Special Leave Petition (SLP), recorded that the petitioner, Prabal Pratap, “instead of presenting the case, made incoherent and unparliam…
Jaipur, July 8 (IANS) In wake of delayed elections by the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), the Supreme Court has declined to interfere with the Rajasthan High Court’s order and directed time-bound polls under the supervision of an administrator. During the hearing on Tuesday, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the delay in conducting elections and questioned the continuation of the ad-hoc committee, which was originally formed as a temporary arrangement. The Court termed the petiti…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Taking note of prolonged incarceration and the slow progress of the trial, the Supreme Court has granted bail to an accused in an attempt-to-murder case who has been in custody for nearly five years, while the prosecution has examined only five witnesses so far.A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan passed the order while hearing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Tota Pahelwan alias Sunil Yadav against an Allahabad High Court order denying him regu…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Muslim side has moved the Supreme Court challenging the recent verdict of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which recognised the Bhojshala complex in Dhar as a Hindu temple and granted exclusive worship rights to the Hindu community.As per details available on the apex court’s official website, a Special Leave Petition (SLP) has been filed by Quazi Moinuddin, and the matter has been registered as Diary No. 32281/2026.The plea, filed at around 8.30 p.m. on Thursday, is …
Jaipur, April 18 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the Sub-Inspector (SI) Recruitment Examination-2021 in Rajasthan has reached the Supreme Court, with selected candidates filing a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging the cancellation of the entire recruitment process.The petitioners have challenged the Rajasthan High Court decision, which annulled the recruitment citing irregularities such as paper leaks and rigging.They have urged the apex court to uphold the recruitment and argued that c…
Jaipur, Feb 26 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court seeking a postponement of elections to 113 municipal bodies, citing the need to redo the ward delimitation process after it was struck down by the High Court.A Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the state government states that the Rajasthan High Court had quashed the ward delimitation exercise carried out for 113 of the 309 urban local bodies.As a result, the Rajasthan government has sought additional time to com…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with the Delhi High Court’s refusal to suspend the sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor’s father. Taking note that Sengar’s criminal appeal against his conviction and 10-year sentence is already listed before the Delhi High Court on February 11, a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant observed that the High Court may be requested…
Hyderabad, Jan 20 (IANS) BRS leader and former Minister T. Harish Rao on Tuesday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the phone-tapping case.Amid tight security, he reached Jubilee Hills Police Station at 11 a.m. to make himself available for questioning by the SIT officials. Several leaders and cadres of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) had gathered near the Police Station to express solidarity with Harish Rao.His lawyer was not allowed to be present during the questioning.T…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court’s order suspending the life sentence and granting bail to expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case. The Special Leave Petition (SLP), filed under Article 136 of the Constitution, challenges the December 23 order passed by the Delhi High Court allowing Sengar’s application for suspension of sentence during the pendency of his ap…