New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. As per the causelist uploaded on the apex court’s official website, the batch of matters is listed before a bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana.The petitions include a writ pe…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed activist Sonam Wangchuk to be shifted from Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta Hospital, observing that there was a consensus among doctors that he required constant medical monitoring and directing that a panel of doctors be constituted at the private hospital to oversee his treatment.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that Wangchuk would be shifted to the hospital of his choice and…
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) As educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s fast-unto-death entered its 19th day, the Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Centre and the Delhi government to ensure daily clinical monitoring of his medical condition and undertake all necessary medical intervention to address any deterioration in his health.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia passed the direction while disposing of a Public Interest Litigation…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a cost of Rs 3 lakh each on comedian Samay Raina and four other stand-up comedians, observing that Raina had “taken the court for a ride” by failing to comply with the undertakings given in connection with insensitive jokes on persons suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the order after being informed that Raina had failed to…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to July 21 the hearing on the Meghalaya government’s plea challenging the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi, the prime accused in the Raja Raghuvanshi honeymoon murder case. A Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and P.B. Varale deferred the matter after Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Meghalaya government, sought a later hearing.The apex court initially posted the matter for hearing later in the day. However, it…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the plea from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress faction seeking a fast-track hearing on its petition challenging the freezing of three bank accounts of the party. Earlier this month, the authorities of the private sector commercial bank, where these three accounts are maintained, chose to freeze them following an instruction from the police.The police directed the bank authorities to freeze the…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Centre has approved the re-appointment of Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General of India for a further term of three years with effect from July 1, 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) cleared the proposal for Mehta’s continuation as the country’s second-highest law officer.”The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approve…
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the situation following the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday, as the apex court stressed the need to fix individual accountability within the National Testing Agency (NTA) to prevent recurring lapses in national-level examinations. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe was hearing a batch of pleas seeking structural reforms in the conduct of the NEET-UG examinatio…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned till July 16 the hearing on a plea filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the discharge of former Chief Minister of Delhi and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia and others, in the alleged excise policy corruption case.A single-judge Bench of Justice Manoj Jain took on record the submission that ‘vakalatnamas’ have been filed on behalf of Kejriwal, Sis…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) As the Supreme Court heard the case related to the death of former actor-model Twisha Sharma, her family’s lawyer Anurag Srivastava on Monday said the apex court’s intervention has brought great satisfaction to the family, which had earlier struggled to get its concerns heard. Speaking to IANS, Advocate Srivastava said: “It was a very sensitive matter. There was a time when no one was listening to Twisha’s family, and they were running from place to place. This is a …