Supreme Court

SC rejects PIL seeking cancellation of LS polls

8:01 pm July 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea which questioned the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in polls and sought cancellation of the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman termed the PIL filed by lawyer M L Sharma as “devoid of merits” and dismissed it. “What […]

SC convicts 12 persons in Haren Pandya murder case

1:36 pm July 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court convicted 12 persons on Friday in the 2003 murder case of former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya. The apex court allowed the appeals of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Gujarat government challenging the high court order by which the convicts were absolved of the murder charge in […]

SC fixes plea challenging Maha CM’s election for final disposal on Jul 23

2:10 pm July 3, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday fixed for final disposal a plea challenging the election of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the state assembly for alleged non-disclosure of pending criminal cases against him in the nomination papers. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said that it […]

SC judge recuses herself from hearing pleas against Bombay HC order on laws on beef

8:15 pm July 1, 2019

New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra Monday recused herself from hearing a batch of appeals and cross-appeals challenging a Bombay High Court verdict which held that mere possession of beef of animals slaughtered outside the state cannot invite criminal action. A bench headed by Justice A M Sapre said that Justice Malhotra was […]

SC dismisses PIL to earmark PoK and Gilgit as LS seats

1:32 pm July 1, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to earmark and declare Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit as parliamentary seats. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on former RAW official Ram Kumar Yadav for filing the petition and termed […]