New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea from AAP national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who had challenged the summons against him in a criminal defamation case regarding his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's educational qualifications. A bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice S V N Bhatti noted that they had already dismissed a similar plea from AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, a co-accused in the case, on April 8, 2024. “...Read More

New Delhi: The Gir Somnath District Collector on Tuesday justified the demolition of illegal structures in the region, stating that they were located on public land adjacent to the Arabian Sea. In a counter-affidavit to the Supreme Court, Collector Digvijaysinh Jadeja asserted that the recent demolition did not violate a previous ruling of the apex court. The affidavit states, "The said encroachments are on Government lands abutting a water body, being the Arabian Sea; and, therefore, the ac...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to issue an order to maintain the status quo regarding the demolition of allegedly illegal religious structures, near Somnath temple in Prabhas Patan of Gujarat. However, the court stressed that state authorities would be held responsible if they were found to be in violation of its prior directive. Justices Bhushan R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan warned that any breach of their restraining order on demolitions would result in serious consequences, sta...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on Gujarat Police for publicly whipping five individuals a village in Kheda in 2022. The court questioned the authority the police had to tie people to poles and physically assault them. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta heard an appeal from four police personnel—Inspector AV Parmar, Sub-Inspector DB Kumavat, Head Constable KL Dabhi, and Constable RR Dabhi—against the Gujarat High Court's October 19, 2023 order...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday nullified the remission of 11 convicts involved in the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of seven of her family members in 2002. The apex court ruled that the Gujarat government lacked jurisdiction to consider applications for the remission of sentences for 11 convicts. The convicts have now been directed to surrender within two weeks and serve their imprisonment. The court asserted that only the government of the state where the offenders were ...Read More

New Delhi: Supreme Court of India today upheld the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, deeming it constitutionally valid. While delivering the judgment, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud stated that Article 370 was intended for the constitutional integration of Jammu and Kashmir with the Union, not for disintegration. The President has the authority to declare that Article 370 ceases to exist. The CJI also remarked, "We direct that steps shall be taken by the Election Commission ...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India rejected three petitions of former controversial IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt and imposed a fine totalling 3 lakhs on him on Tuesday. Bhatt had accused a lower court judge of bias during his trial in a case involving alleged drug planting. Justices Vikram Nath and Rajesh Bindal, presiding over the case, imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for each of the three separate petitions and directed Bhatt to deposit this amount with the Gujarat High Court Advocates Association....Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on Friday dismissed the special leave petition filed by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to stay the trial in the criminal defamation case filed by Gujarat University concerning his comments about the Prime Minister's degree. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti pointed out that Kejriwal's plea to halt the trial was still under consideration by the Gujarat High Court and is scheduled for August 29. "We do not find it suitable to issue notice in the ...Read More

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has moved an application in the Supreme Court in an attempt to halt his ongoing trial for a criminal defamation case filed by Gujarat University. This move comes after his request for a stay was turned down by both a city sessions court and the Gujarat High Court earlier this month. Kejriwal, in an application submitted to the city sessions court, stated that due to the denial of interim relief without an explanation,...Read More

New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India today granted permission to a pregnant woman from Bharuch, who is 27 weeks into her pregnancy, allowing her to undergo the medical termination of her pregnancy. The woman had been a victim of rape based on false marriage pretences.. A bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan approved the request made by the survivor, who was employed as a domestic helper. The bench instructed her to present herself at the KMCRI Hospital, Bharuch on eithe...Read More