A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar while hearing the petitions observed that being socialist in the Indian sense is understood only to be a "welfare state."
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 Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India(ECI) to examine and probe the allegations about four EVMs having erroneously logged in votes in favour of BJP during mock polls held in Kasaragod.
The AAP leader accused the prime minister of defending the bribe taken by the BJP in defiance of the apex court’s ruling declaring the electoral bonds unconstitutional and illegal.
The bench said that it was not inclined to issue a notice on the plea for anticipatory bail as it has declined it.
Appearing for the PIL petitioner political outfit – the Janavahini Party – the advocate told the bench that since the model code of conduct is imposed, no voter should be allowed to vote under the influence of alcohol.
The plea by one Naulak Khamsuanthang and others was mentioned before a bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, who refused an urgent listing of the matter.
