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Coming Soon, Top Court Verdicts In 7 Regional Languages, Including Tamil

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday July 3, 2019

The judgments of the Supreme Court will be available in seven regional languages, including Tamil, sources in the top court said.

Top Court Notice To Bengal Government On BJP Activist's Plea In Meme Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday July 4, 2019

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a show cause notice to the West Bengal government in connection with a contempt plea filed over the delay in release from jail BJP activist Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested in May for allegedly postinga meme on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media.

'Go To Speaker': Top Court To AAP Lawmaker On Disqualification Notice

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday June 28, 2019

The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with a notice of disqualification issued by the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly to rebel AAP leader Devinder Sehrawat

Setback For Congress, Top Court Rejects Request On Rajya Sabha Bypolls

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday June 25, 2019

The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by the Gujarat Congress challenging the Election Commission's decision to hold separate bypolls to two Rajya Sabha seats that fell vacant after BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani moved to the Lok Sabha.

Encephalitis Outbreak: Supreme Court Gives Centre, Bihar 7 Days To Respond To Plea

Cities | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday June 24, 2019

The Supreme Court, which also directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file a response after being informed of a similar plea in that state, was told by the centre that the situation was under control

Top Court Notice To Poll Body On Congress Petition On Rajya Sabha Bypolls

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday June 19, 2019

The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Election Commission over a petition by the Congress seeking simultaneous elections to two Rajya Sabha seats that have fallen vacant after the BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani moved to the Lok Sabha.

Free Journalist Jailed For "Defaming" Yogi Adityanath: Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday June 11, 2019

Journalist Prashant Kanojia, who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police for "defaming" Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, must immediately be released, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. The right to liberty, a fundamental right, is non-negotiable, the court said as it granted bail.

Assam List: Supreme Court Instructs Officials, Cites Disturbing Reports

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday May 30, 2019

The Supreme Court today told officers handling the Assam citizens' list to be accurate instead of rushing through verifying people to meet the July 31 deadline after which the final list will be published.

"Pay Attention To Constituency": Top Court On Karti Chidambaram's Request

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Wednesday May 29, 2019

The Supreme Court today declined to refund Rs 10 crore security deposit to Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram, and asked him to "pay attention to his constituency" - Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu. Karti Chidambaram, facing several criminal cases, won from the Sivaganga parliamentary seat, a Congress stronghold, by a margin of...

Top Court Gets 4 New Judges As Collegium Overrules Centre's Objections

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday May 22, 2019

Four new judges are likely to be sworn in as Supreme Court justices soon, taking the total to the court's full strength of 31 for the first time in five years. Justices Aniruddha Bose, AS Bopanna, Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai and Surya Kant have been elevated to the top court.

Election 2019 - Dissent In Poll Code Violation Cases Won't Be Made Public: Election Commission

India News | Reported by Anuj Pant, Edited by A Vaidyanathan | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Dissent and minority views in Election Commission's orders in cases of Model Code of Conduct violations would not be made public, the poll panel said today, rejecting the demand of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa.

Election 2019 - "Nonsense": Top Court Rejects Request On Counting Of 100% VVPATs

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday May 21, 2019

The Supreme Court today dismissed a request seeking 100 per cent matching of VVPAT or voter paper trail slips with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during counting of votes on Thursday for the national election.

Pranab Mukherjee's Message Amid Opposition Attacks On Election Commission

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday praised the Election Commission as an institution but seemed to make an oblique reference to individuals in the commission when he said "only a poor workman blames his tools". The Election Commission has been accused of bias by the Congress and other opposition parties throughout the campaign for the nati...

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Gets 7 Days To Seek Protection From Arrest By CBI

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday May 17, 2019

Former Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar has been given seven days to seek protection from arrest by the CBI for his alleged role in destroying evidence related to the Saradha chit fund scam in West Bengal when he was heading the probe.

Election Body Invokes Article 324 After Bengal Clashes. What It Says...

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday May 18, 2019

The Election Commissionon Wednesdayinvoked Article 324 of the Constitution to prohibit election campaigning in nine constituencies of West Bengal from 10 pm on Thursday until the conclusion of the Lok Sabha polls on May 19. It took the decision in view of clashes between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress over the last 24 hours, which resulted in l...