Notice issued to advocate Prashant Bhushan on contempt petition filed by AG and Centre
Supreme Court: The Bench of Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha, JJ has given 3 weeks to advocate Prashant Bhushan on contempt pleas by
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AG and Central Govt file contempt petition against advocate Prashant Bhushan in SC
After advocate Prashant Bhushan made some comments on Twitter regarding the appointment of former interim chief of CBI M Nageswara Rao, the Attorney
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Breaking | UK’s green signal for the extradition process of business tycoon Vijay Mallya
As reported by the media, Sajid Javid the UK Home Secretary signed the extradition order of Vijay Mallya on 04-02-2019. Westminster Magistrates’
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CBI v. Kolkata Police Row: Kolkata Police chief not to be arrested during investigation
Supreme Court: In the CBI versus Kolkata Police controversy, the Court has directed that no coercive steps, including arrest of Rajeev Kumar,
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M Nageswara Rao’s appointment as interim CBI director: Now Justice NV Ramana also recuses himself
Supreme Court: After CJI Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Dr. AK Sikri, Justice NV Ramana becomes the third judge to recuse himself from
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SC again refuses to stay the amendments to SC/ST Act; Matter to be heard on Feb 19
Supreme Court: The Court once gain refused to stay amendments to the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act)
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SC asks Centre to provide details on Detention centres and Foreigners detained in Assam
Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has directed the Centre to provide the details of the functional
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10% reservation to economically backward candidates from general category: SC issues notice to Centre
Supreme Court: Agreeing to examine the Centre’s decision to grant 10 % reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general
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SC| No stay on proposed amendments to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
Supreme Court: A bench headed by Justice Dr, AK Sikri refused to stay the proposed amendments to the SC & ST (Prevention of
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After CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice AK Sikri recuses himself from plea against M Nageswara Rao’s appointment as CBI’s interim Director
Supreme Court: After CJI Ranjan Gogoi recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Centre’s decision to appoint M Nageswara Rao as interim
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CJI recuses himself from plea challenging M Nageswara Rao’s appointment as CBI’s interim Director
Supreme Court: CJI Ranjan Gogoi has recused himself from hearing the plea challenging appointment of M Nageswara Rao as the interim director of
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Maharashtra Law on running of Mumbai Dance Bars partly upheld
Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, JJ set aside certain provisions of Maharashtra Prohibition of Obscene Dance in
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Here’s why Sabarimala Review hearing may not begin from Jan 22
Supreme Court: The Court said that it may not start the hearing on pleas seeking review of the Sabarimala verdict from January 22
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2002 Gujarat Riots: SC to hear Zakia Jafri’s plea against clean chit to PM Modi after 4 weeks
Supreme Court: In the plea filed by Zakia Jafri, challenging the SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in connection
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SC seeks Centre’s response on PIL against ‘snooping’ notification
Supreme Court: On a plea challenging the notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer system, the Court sought
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Ayodhya Matter adjourned to Jan 29 after Justice UU Lalit recuses himself from the case
Supreme Court: After Justice UU Lalit recused himself from the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute title case famously known as the Ayodhya dispute,
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Officials making arrests under scrapped S. 66A of IT Act will be sent to jail: SC tells Centre
Supreme Court: The Court has sought Centre’s response on a plea alleging prosecutions even after the Supreme Court scrapped Section 66 A of
Continue readingKerala HC | Breaking| Ban on “Flash Hartals”; 7-day prior notice required
Kerala High Court: An order has been passed by the Court banning flash hartals in the wake of the series of hartals
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PMLA Court | Vijay Mallya declared first offender under Fugitive Economic Offenders Act
BREAKING| Special PMLA Court declared Vijay Mallya a fugitive economic offender, which means his properties can now be confiscated by the government.
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File status report till Jan 7 on steps taken to rescue trapped Meghalaya Miners: SC to Centre & State
Supreme Court: After the Centre told the Court that they were facing difficulties in the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in an
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