Tag: Supreme
Plea In SC Seeks To Restrain Centre From Appointing Election Commissioner
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court to retrain the Union government to not fill the recently arisen vacancy in the Election Commission in accordance with the legislation which excludes the Chief Justice of India from the process of appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs).....
SC Dismisses Pleas Seeking Mandatory EVM-VVPAT Tally
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking mandatory cross-verification of the votes cast in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.....
SC To Hear On Monday WB Govt Plea Against Court-monitored CBI Probe Into Sandeshkhali Cases
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the plea filed by the West Bengal government challenging the court-monitored CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe into land grabbing and extortion cases in Sandeshkhali.....
SC Refuses To Entertain PIL Against Three New Criminal Laws
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against the three recently enacted criminal laws replacing the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act.....
SC Refuses To Entertain BJP's Plea Challenging Calcutta HC Order On Ads Against Trinamool
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against a Calcutta High Court order restraining it from publication of “offending” advertisements against the Trinamool Congress (TMC). ....
Delhi Water Crisis: SC Directs Himachal Pradesh Govt To Release Surplus Water
The Supreme Court has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to release surplus water on Friday so that it reaches the national capital "uninterruptedly" and is made available to the Delhiites for drinking purposes.....
Supreme Court Upholds Appointment Of Aldermen To MCD By Delhi Lieutenant Governor
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the decision of the Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) to appoint 'aldermen' to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) without the aid and advice of the elected government.....
CM Kejriwal Moves SC Challenging His Arrest By CBI In Liquor Policy Case
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has petitioned the Supreme Court challenging his arrest by the CBI in the corruption case linked to the alleged liquor policy scam.....
Bharat Ratna For Mahatma Gandhi: SC Refuses To Issue Directive
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to issue any directive to the Centre on a PIL seeking to confer the Bharat Ratna on Mahatma Gandhi.....
SC On Delhi Violence: We Can't Stop Things From Happeningg
"We are not saying that people should die. That kind of pressure we are not equipped to handle. We cannot stop things from happening," said the Supreme Court on Monday, agreeing to hear on March 4 a plea seeking lodging of FIRs against BJP leaders -- Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra and Abhay Verma -- for their alleged hate speeches in Delhi where more than 40 people lost their lives.....
