Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a preliminary inquiry into allegations that government contracts in Arunachal Pradesh were awarded to firms linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu's family…
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee may become the first sitting chief minister to personally argue her own case before the Supreme Court, if permitted, when her petition challenging the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special…
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has shown a “shocking pattern” of barging into premises when statutory authorities carry out official proceedings. The…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, citing their alleged “central” and “strategic” roles in the purported conspiracy, which set them…
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to student leaders Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid, who have been in custody for several years in connection with the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots case. Citing the gravity of the…
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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order that had suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP leader and former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and granted him bail in the Unnao rape case. “In view of the peculiar facts,…
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday transferred the monitoring of the investigation into the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital to the Calcutta High Court and directed that status reports filed…
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The nationwide chaos triggered by IndiGo’s mass flight cancellations has now reached both the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court. While the Supreme Court on Monday described the situation as “a serious matter,” it refrained from…
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The Supreme Court on Friday said it would allow the sale and bursting of firecrackers in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) for five days during Diwali, marking what could be the city’s first festive season with legal fireworks in…
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Chief Justice of India BR Gavai narrowly escaped an attack on Monday at the Supreme Court, when a lawyer attempted to throw a shoe at him inside Court No. 1. The assailant, identified as 72-year-old Rakesh Kishore, was immediately handed…
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