The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has asked for directions to restrict the use of Aadhaar cards strictly for identity verification.
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 recent intervention by the Supreme Court in a sexual assault case has reignited concerns about judicial sensitivity and legal interpretation in cases of sexual violence.
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court not to assign any judicial work to Justice Yashwant Varma, when, upon transfer, he assumes charge as a Judge of the Allahabad High Court.
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a public interest plea (PIL) seeking registration of an FIR into the alleged recovery of a huge amount of cash from the outhouse of the official residence of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, now recommended to be transferred to the Allahabad High Court.
The Allahabad High Court is the parent high court of Justice Verma where initially he was appointed as an Additional judge and later confirmed as a permanent judge.
A Jharkhand resident Binay Kumar Singh had approached the top court seeking an independent probe by the CBI or a SIT into alleged honey trapping of legislators, public servants and judges in Karnataka.
