The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI investigation into alleged corruption and horse-trading in securing support during the trust vote won by the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 13, 2026.
The Supreme Court has moved on front foot into the vexing case of waste management. Its directions last month reflect the growing impatience about heaps of waste which scar India’s landscape, affect the health of citizens and dent its developmental aspirations.
Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh, the RSS teachers’ front, staged a protest march in Burdwan on Thursday against the Supreme Court order mandating that all teachers who have not cleared TET must qualify it.
The anti-defection law was meant to end the era of the “Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram” politician. Four decades later, it has produced constitutional alchemists seeking ever newer ways to turn defection into legality.
The plea, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, has asked for directions to restrict the use of Aadhaar cards strictly for identity verification.
The pleas challenge the decision of the Madras High Court upholding the ED’s right to take the DMK leader into custody in connection with an alleged cash for jobs scandal.
The apex court made it clear that no application for any further extension would be entertained and he will cease to be ED director from midnight of September 15-16.
Sibal will continue his arguments on next Tuesday (August 1) and not August 2 as written in the last line. Error is regretted.
The Centre on Wednesday moved an application before the Supreme Court seeking extension of tenure of the present ED Director Sanjay Mishra, when his term is set to end on July 31 in accordance with a recent SC judgement.
These policemen including some officers, had publicly flogged about a dozen Muslims held following a skirmish with them.
