The order was passed by the Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana after hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by K.S. Raju Legal Trust through its representative, Dr Jagmohan Singh Raju.
While hearing the matter, a bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi denied bail to RTI activist Rakesh Kumar Behl and his aide.
The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued detailed guidelines for courts dealing with cases involving the custody of a child who is an alleged victim under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, emphasising that the child’s welfare, dignity, emotional security and psychological well-being must remain the paramount consideration at all stages of the proceedings.
The Bench noted that the calculation of compensation based on historically low notional income figures "grossly undervalue" the role of homemakers.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh accused the Modi government of adopting a policy of hiding and deflecting the truth on China.
The Tamil Nadu government on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court interim order that restrained the use of names of living individuals, portraits of former Chief Ministers and ideological leaders, and party insignia in advertisements promoting government welfare schemes.
Riding on the Supreme Court of India’s criticism of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his Indian Army remark and Chinese encroachment claim, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched a scathing attack on him and his party, Congress, demanding an apology for questioning the sacrifices of the country's brave soldiers.
As the Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for his alleged remarks disparaging the Indian Army, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju also criticised the Congress MP, calling his statements an "irresponsible claim".
However, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih also cautioned Gandhi over his public remarks.
