COMING DOWN heavily on the conduct of the returning officer during the Chandigarh mayoral polls on January 30, the Supreme Court said Monday that what happened during the election was “mockery of democracy” and underlined that “we will not allow democracy to be murdered like this”. A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of India …
Delivering the inaugural address at the Diamond Jubilee Celebrations of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today (January 28) that the Union Government has approved a sum of Rs.800 crores for expansion of the court’s complex. “I am also conscious of the difficulties being faced by you all in the present Supreme Court …
The Supreme Court seven-judge Constitution Bench on Wednesday expressed its surprise over the statement made by the Centre’s top law officer, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who said he does not support the 1981 amendment by Parliament to confer minority status on Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). On the fifth day of the hearing on the batch …
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice Bela Trivedi The Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Thursday refused to intervene in the issue of listing of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain’s petition for bail in a money laundering case before the bench headed of Justice Bela M Trivedi. CJI Chandrachud …