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Wife Seeks Aid For Husband's Treatment; Hospital Offers 15% Discount; Supreme Court Asks Petitioner To Apply Under National Policy
The wife's plea was filed seeking the release of approximately 1 crore from PM Cares & State CM Relief Funds as financial assistance for getting her husband a lung transplant.
[Jantar Mantar & Similar Incidents] Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Prevention Of Pre-Announced Hate Speeches By Conferring Duty On Public Authorities
In the backdrop of alleged communal sloganeering at Delhi's Jantar Mantar and other similar incidents, a writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking prevention of pre-announced hate speeches in public places. The petition has been filed by Dr. Syeda Hameed, a former member of the Planning Commission of India and Prof. Alok Rai, former faculty member of Delhi...
If Govt Denies Pegasus Use, Will Petitioners Withdraw Petitions? Solicitor General In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing on the batch of petitions in connection with the Pegasus controversy.At the outset, Chief Justice N. V. Ramana inquired from all senior advocates appearing in the matter if they have perused the counter-affidavit filed by the UOI- "You must have seen the affidavit of the State, the government of India? They have denied in the first two pages, and in...
[Pegasus]"We Don't Want A Government That Might Have Used Pegasus to Set Up a Committee Of Its Own": Kapil Sibal Submits Before Supreme Court
"We don't want a government that might have used Pegasus and its agencies might have used Pegasus to set up a committee of its own. If they say 'yes, Pegasus was used', we cannot have a committee. If they say Pegasus was not used, there is no need for the committee. So where is the question of the committee coming?"Kapil Sibal
'Unconstitutional Legislative Overriding Of Judgment' : Jairam Ramesh Moves Supreme Court Challenging Tribunal Reforms Act 2021
Member of Parliament and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Tribunals Reforms Act 2021, passed by the Parliament last week, stating that it has re-enacted the very same provisions struck down by the Court in Madras Bar Association case. He has submitted that the impugned legislation abrogates the principle...
Nothing To Do With Pegasus : WhatsApp Tells Supreme Court
WhatsApp's counsel told the Supreme Court on Monday that it has got nothing to do with Pegasus.This happened before a bench led by the Chief Justice of India which is hearing a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team or a judicial probe into the reports of snooping of activists, journalists, politicians and constitutional authorities using the...
BREAKING : Supreme Court Refuses Interim Protection To Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh In PMLA Case
The Supreme Court today declined to grant interim relief to Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh who had moved the Top Court seeking protection from any coercive action in a money laundering case. A full bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Krishna Murari and V Ramasubramanian while granting Deshmukh liberty to access remedies under CrPC, 1973 said, "We are...
Gauri Lankesh Murder Case: Supreme Court To Hear Sister's Plea Challenging Quashing Of KCOCA Charges Against Accused On September 8
The Supreme Court today listed for final disposal special leave petition filed by filmmaker Kavita Lankesh, sister of Gauri Lankesh who was shot dead in Bengaluru in 2017, challenging a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which quashed the charges under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) against accused Mohan Nayak for September 8, 2021. The matter was listed for...
"Show Us One Appointment You Made": Supreme Court To Centre In Tribunal Matter- Read Full Courtroom Exchange
The Supreme Court on Monday demanded from the Centre the rationale behind the recently-passed Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 after the Court struck down the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021.The bench of Chief Justice N. V. Ramana and Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha Bose was hearing a petition seeking directions for the constitution of the Goods...
Pegasus: Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking SIT Probe-Live Updates
Supreme Court to continue its hearing today of a batch of petitions seeking SIT/judicial probe into the reports of snooping using Pegasus spyware.The Supreme Court on August 10 granted time to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek instructions from the Government on the petitions seeking probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy, on a request made by...