Rajoana was awarded the death sentence for his involvement in the assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh on August 31, 1995 at Chandigarh.
A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih also directed Delhi-NCR states to immediately constitute teams for monitoring steps/actions which are required under GRAP-IV.
A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan told the Ajit Pawar faction that they must fight the elections under their own identity and refrain from using Sharad Pawar’s name during the electioneering.
The opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh has received a boost in the bypoll campaigning following the Supreme Court's adverse comnent on the Yogi government's bulldozer action and putting a break on this trend
The apex court bench comprising Chief Justice Mr Justice D Y Chandrachud, Justices Mr JB Pardiwala and Mr Manoj Mishra passed the interim order in the case Friday.
This came during the hearing of a petition challenging a Gauhati High Court decision that dismissed a PIL seeking accountability for these incidents.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday assured the Supreme Court that the State authorities won't take any action till Wednesday - October 23 - on the notices for the demolition of the buildings belonging to persons allegedly involved in the October 13, 2024, Bahraich violence in the state.
The Supreme Court said on Monday that secularism has always been held to be part of the basic structure of the constitution and the words ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ on the preamble of the constitution should not be seen through Western lenses.
Referring to an earlier rejection of the AAP leader Sanjay Singh's plea by the top court in the same matter, a bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice S V N Bhatti, while refusing to entertain Kejriwal’s plea, said, “We must have a consistent approach.”
In a significant move aimed at promoting equality in opportunities, the Haryana Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, on Friday approved the recommendations of the Haryana Scheduled Castes Commission's report.
