The Supreme Court must set an example in ensuring a harassment-free, safe, and a respectful workplace in the judiciary, says Tiasha Mukherjee
The new Digital Data Protection regime could have chilling consequences for Press freedom, says Srinivas Madhav
The Supreme Court was hearing the PIL challenging the poll panel’s communications whereby the maximum number of electors per polling station had been increased from 1200 to 1500.
Justice Sanjiv Khanna assumed office as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday, following Justice DY Chandrachud’s tenure. The oath of office was administered by President Droupadi Murmu in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Dismissing the plea, a bench of Justice B R Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta said they were not convinced to interfere with the High Court order which had also refused to stay the trial.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will lay the foundation stone and launch a part of it on Thursday. The Supreme Court rebuked the government for ‘moving forward aggressively’ with the plan even as petitions are being heard for the same.
The FIR had named 13 persons, including the former advocate general of AP Dammalapati Srinivas, his wife and the two daughters of a Supreme Court judge for purchasing land in the core area of the proposed capital allegedly taking advantage of their prior knowledge that the TDP government was going to set up a greenfield capital at Amaravati.
The top court said, “We are hearing of a huge spike in the current month. We want a latest status report from all states. Worse things may happen in December if states aren't well prepared.”
Comedian Kunal Kamra in a statement addressed to the judges of the apex court and the A-G said, “I don’t intent to retract my tweets or apologise for them. I believe they speak for themselves,”
A recent judgment of the Supreme Court holding that narcotics officers are police officers within the meaning of Section 25 of the Evidence Act will raise questions about the procedures followed in cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, writes.
