Supreme Court

Very improper to file plea and say make me HC judge: SC

8:40 pm September 16, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said it is very improper that someone files a petition and says that he should be made a judge of the high court. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde observed that nobody can become a high court by saying I want to be . The observations […]

SC sets aside closure report, orders fresh probe into mysterious death of NLU student

8:26 pm September 16, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday set aside a closure report filed by Rajasthan Police and ordered fresh probe into the mysterious death of a third-year student of National Law University, Jodhpur, in August 2017, saying it was needed to sustain the “confidence of the society” in rule of law. The apex court said the probe be conducted by a fresh […]

Wisconsin presidential recount in 4th day, with few changes

Wisconsin election clerks rush to mail ballots after delay

11:24 pm September 15, 2020

Madison: Election clerks across the presidential battleground of Wisconsin rushed to mail absentee ballots Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the state Supreme Court lifted a temporary freeze on sending them while it considered a legal challenge. “Oh, we’re busy,” said Wendy Helgeson, the Town of Greenville clerk who also serves as president of the Wisconsin Municipal Clerks Association. More than 1,850 […]

There should be some kind of self-regulation in media, says SC on “rabid” TV programme

8:01 pm September 15, 2020

New Delhi: There should be some kind of self-regulation in the media, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday while raising questions over a “rabid” Sudarshan TV programme, claimed by the channel as a ‘big expose on conspiracy to infiltrate Muslims in government service’ in the promos. The apex court, while hearing a plea which has […]

No slum dwellers along railway tracks in Delhi will be removed till decision is taken: Centre to SC

8:37 pm September 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday that no slum dwellers along the 140 km length of railway tracks in Delhi would be removed till a final decision is taken by the government. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that a final […]