Tag: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing on Challenges to Places of Worship Act

The Act imposes penalties for altering the religious nature of any place of worship, and the petitioners argue that it denies Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, and Sikhs the right to restore places of worship and pilgrimage sites that were destroyed during invasions.

February 17, 2025

SC to Hear Pleas in April on Bringing Political Parties Under RTI Act

The case concerns multiple petitions requesting that national and regional political parties be declared "public authorities" under the RTI Act.

February 14, 2025

11 Supreme Court lawyers to represent Chinmoy Krishna Das in bail hearing today

Led by advocate Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee, the legal team will defend Chinmoy, in a sedition case resulting from allegations of disrespecting Bangladesh's national flag.

January 2, 2025

Farmers protest: SC asks Punjab to tackle health situation of farmers’ leader Dallewal

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan cautioned Punjab authorities on the repercussions if anything untoward happens to the farmer's leader.

December 18, 2024

“We did not expect such insensitivity”: Protesting farmers refuse to meet committee formed by SC

A notable recommendation of the report is to provide a Minimum Support Price (MSP) to Farmers as a Legal Guarantee.

December 18, 2024

INDIA bloc to approach Supreme Court over EVM issue: NCP (SCP) leader Prashant Sudamrao Jagtap

He said that the INDIA alliance has faith in the apex court and hoped that it will give a decision in their favour regarding "the scam that happened in Maharashtra assembly elections".

December 11, 2024

SC to hear petitions on Dec 12 challenging provisions of Places of Worship Act

A special bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Vishwanathan will hear the case at 3.30 pm.

December 7, 2024

Cash-for-jobs scam: SC notes trial yet to commence, hundreds of witnesses to be examined

The top court was also informed that Chatterjee was under judicial custody in another case being probed by the CBI.

November 27, 2024

Should one party decide what cases Supreme Court should hear? Former CJI Chandrachud on UBT Sena allegations

The Supreme Court asked Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to decide on the disqualification petitions of the rival factions. In January this year the Speaker declared the Shinde faction as the "real" Shiv Sena.

November 26, 2024

SC seeks Gyanvapi Masjid Committee’s response on plea for ASI survey of sealed area

Allahabad High Court had allowed the scientific survey of the "Shivaling" in the premises of the Gyanvapi complex under the supervision and direction of District Judge Varanasi.

November 22, 2024