The standing committee on Law and Personnel said there is a need to institutionalise the mechanism of regular filing of assets by the judges and putting it in the public domain
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said since the Delhi HC is seized of the matter and hearing it on a day-to-day basis, it was not going to entertain the plea at this stage
Nine cheetahs, including three India-born cubs, have died in Madhya Pradesh's KNP since March this year, raising questions about the management of the project
The Committee says it feels that the age of retirement of judges needs to be increased in sync with the increase in the longevity and advancement in medical sciences leading to improved health of the population
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear the plea challenging Patna High Court judgement upholding the caste survey ordered by the Bihar Government on August 14.
After Supreme Court stayed Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case on August 4, the Congress was keen that his Lok Sabha membership is restored at the earliest.
The three membered committee will be headed by former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal and include Justices (retd) Shalini P Joshi and Asha Menon.
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya said the reinstatement of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership is a temporary relief to the Congress leader till the matter is finally settled.
The Supreme Court commenced hearing on a batch of petitions pertaining to ethnic violence in Manipur, with the state government proposing to set up SITs headed by district SPs to probe cases.
Balaji, who continues to be a minister without portfolio in the Tamil Nadu government even after his arrest on June 14, and his wife assailed a Madras High Court order upholding his arrest by the probe agency in a money laundering case.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed the SC order staying Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 criminal defamation has exposed the Union government's "vindictive politics".
The Supreme Court on August 4, had stayed the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case against him, thus paving the way for restoration of his Lok Sabha membership.
Supreme Court clarified that the AP government will have to present its final arguments before the Telangana High Court itself. "We feel that Telangana High Court should enquire these cases on the basis of merit and take a decision," the top court said. However, the apex court granted liberty to the state government to challenge the jurisdiction issue again before it.
