A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana issued notice to the petitioners who have challenged the amended law before various High Courts and sought their response to the Union government's plea that all such cases be heard together, preferably by the Delhi High Court.
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 People's Union for Civil Liberties(PUCL) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging "arbitrary and unlawful" action by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in directing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the entire country.
ADR contends that the move contravenes the Representation of the People Act, 1950, and Rule 21A of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.
HDFC Bank Managing Director and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan has approached the Supreme Court seeking quashing of a criminal FIR filed against him by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which manages Mumbai’s prominent Lilavati Hospital.
In a landmark decision, the US Supreme Court has effectively redefined the limits of judicial intervention in executive policymaking.
The recent judgment of the apex court makes it clear that it is extremely hard to modify arbitration awards, says Dr P. Madhava Rao
