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Pronouncing the verdict, the CJI said bribery is not protected by parliamentary privileges and the interpretation of the 1998 verdict is contrary to Articles 105 and 194 of the Constitution.

While the opposition parties hailed the Apex Court decision, the ruling BJP said that the scheme was brought in for transparency in electoral funding.

The call to donate money comes after the Supreme Court in February delivered a unanimous verdict, striking down the Electoral Bonds scheme as unconstitutional.

The proposal to establish regional benches for the Supreme Court deserves serious consideration

Hyderabad: The Maharashtra Irrigation officials on Friday released 0.6 tmc of water from the Babli project for Telangana. The water release was made according to the Supreme Court orders issued in 2013 to meet the drinking water needs in the downstream reaches. Irrigation officials from both Maharashtra and Telangana States and representatives of the Central […]

A bench of justices Hima Kohli and A Amanullah issued a notice to Patanjali Ayurved and its managing director asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them.

The apex court was hearing the state government's plea against an Andhra Pradesh High Court order dated November 20, 2023 granting regular bail to Naidu in the case.

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra quashed the decision by Returning Officer Anil Masih by which he declared BJP candidate Manoj Kumar Sonkar as Chandigarh Mayor on January 30.

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud directed the Chandigarh administration on Monday to provide security to the judicial officer, to be appointed by the high court, to ensure the safety of the officer and the records.

The agitation was staged after a contractor, Santosh Patil, died by suicide accusing Eshwarappa of demanding 40 per cent commission for a public work in his village.

Whatever the mode of funding, the objective should be to ensure transparent funding of parties in a healthy democracy

SC ruling on electoral bonds comes as a tight slap on the face of NDA govt which tried to project it as a reformative measure

Differentiating between the services rendered by a lawyer and a doctor, senior advocate Narendra Hooda, appearing for bar bodies and other individuals, told the SC bench that first and foremost, the duty of a lawyer is towards the court to assist it in a settlement of law and not his client

Electoral bonds (EBs) are bearer instruments, like currency notes. The electoral bonds were introduced with the Finance Bill (2017). On January 29, 2018 the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government notified the Electoral Bond Scheme 2018.

Supreme Court's five-judge CJI DY Chandrachud, and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra pronounced the judgement.

On November 2 of the previous year, a Constitutional bench comprised of five judges, with Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud at the helm, had reserved its verdict on the issue.

A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra had on November 2, 2023, reserved the judgement in the case.

In another decision, the collegium has recommended the appointment of 10 additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as permanent Judges

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta issued notice to the Centre on a plea filed by an NGO, Association for Democratic Reforms, and listed the matter along with other pending petitions on the issue for hearing in April.

On July 26, 2022, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The bail was rejected by the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court.