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"Must Find Out Truth": Top Court On 'Conspiracy' Against Chief Justice

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday April 24, 2019

The conspiracy angle in the sex harassment allegations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has to be thoroughly looked into, a bench of the Supreme Court said today. The conspiracy allegation had come from Utsav Bains, a lawyer of the top court, who said in an affidavit that the Chief Justice was being framed in a false case that would forc...

21 Opposition Parties Ask Top Court To Increase EVM Paper Trail Count

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Twenty-one opposition parties today asked the Supreme Court to review its order on counting the slips of only five EVM paper trail machines in every assembly segment. The parties reiterated its request for counting at least 50 per cent of the voter-verifiable paper trail (VVPAT) slips, a plea that was turned down by the Supreme Court earlier this m...

Top Court Summons CBI, Intel, Cops On 'Conspiracy' Against Chief Justice

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday April 24, 2019

The joint director of the CBI, the director of the Intelligence Bureau and the chief of Delhi Police met three Supreme Court judges in their chamber after Utsav Bains, a lawyer who claimed there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice India Ranjan Gogoi on sex harassment allegations, submitted proof to the top court in a sealed cover today.

On Allegations Against Chief Justice, Supreme Court Judges' Panel Set Up

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday April 23, 2019

A panel of three Supreme Court judges -- including a woman judge -- will look into the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, levelled by a former employee of the court. According to sources, the decision to set up the panel was taken by a full court - attended by all the judges except Chief Justice Gogoi. Jus...

Poll Panel Asks For Report On Allegations Of PM Roadshow After Voting

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mini roadshow in Gujarat's Ahmedabad -- where he had gone to vote today -- is being examined, the Election Commission has said. Ahead of casting his vote, the Prime Minister rode an open jeep, walked down the road and even gave a short address.

Rahul Gandhi Gets Supreme Court Contempt Notice Over Rafale Order Comment

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Expressing regret has not earned Rahul Gandhi any reprieve after he admitted yesterday to misquoting the Supreme Court on its order on the Rafale fighter jet deal. The Congress chief has been asked to explain by next Tuesday why he should not be held in contempt for suggesting that the court had endorsed his sharpest political attack on Prime Minis...

Top Court Notice To Lawyer Who Claimed Conspiracy To Frame Chief Justice

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 23, 2019

A lawyer's affidavit claiming that the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi are a conspiracy to frame him will be taken up by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Chief Justice Gogoi has strongly denied the allegations of a former Supreme Court employee and said the independence of the judiciary is "under threat" ...

Judges Back Chief Justice On Harassment Charges, Lawyer Claims Conspiracy

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday April 22, 2019

A lawyer today filed an affidavit claiming there is a conspiracy to frame the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in a "false case of sexual harassment" that would force him to resign.

"Share Report On PM Biopic With Producers": Top Court Tells Poll Body

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday April 22, 2019

The Supreme Court today asked the Election Commission to share its report on "PM Narendra Modi", a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the movie producers three days after the poll body submitted the report in the top court in a sealed cover.

Smriti Irani Gets Top Court Notice Over Her Case Against Congress Leader

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday April 22, 2019

Union Minister Smriti Irani has been issued a notice by the Supreme Court in a case connected to two cross defamation complaints filed by her and Congress leader Sanjay Nirupm against each other.The top court today agreed to examine Mr Nirupam's appeal for cancelling the defamation case filed against him by Ms Irani in 2013.

Rahul Gandhi Regrets In Court Rafale Comments "Made In Heat Of Campaign"

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday April 22, 2019

Rahul Gandhi today admitted that he had misquoted the Supreme Court after its ruling on the Rafale fighter jet deal and said he had done it as "rhetorical flourish in the heat of political campaigning", without having seen, read or analysed the order.

"Judiciary Under Threat": Chief Justice Denies Sex Harassment Allegation

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Sunday April 21, 2019

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Saturday strongly denied allegations of sexual harassment and said the independence of the judiciary is "under threat" and it "cannot be made a scapegoat". A special bench of the Supreme Court called an emergency hearing on Saturday after a former employee at the top court, in an affidavit to several Supreme C...

"Only Because Of Sabarimala": Top Court To Hear Plea On Women In Mosques

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Supreme Court today said it will examine a plea for allowing entry of women into mosques without any restrictions, and issued a notice to the government, the Central Waqf Council and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. "We are hearing this case because of the Sabarimala verdict. We will see..." the top court said today. In a landmark verdi...

Mayawati Gets No Reprieve From Ban, Top Court "Satisfied" With Action

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday April 16, 2019

A plea by Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati that challenged a ban on her from campaigning for 48 hours by the Election Commission was turned down by the Supreme Court today. "It seems the Election Commission has woken up by our orders and barred various politicians from campaigning for varying timing. This makes it clear no further orders are requ...

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Polls May Be Cancelled For Tamil Nadu Seat After Cash Haul At DMK Office

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday April 16, 2019

The Election Commission today decided to cancel the Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu's Vellore after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from a DMK candidate's office a few days ago, sources said. The district police had filed a complaint against the accused, Kathir Anand, as well as two party functionaries on the basis of a report from the In...