The top court bench further said that the High Court should not have imposed costs on Poonawala and Dadlani after holding that no offence was made out against them.
In a landmark judgment, the court curtailed the arbitrary exercise of powers by Governors, vested under Article 200 of the Constitution.
Following the recent Supreme Court verdict on the 2016 SSC recruitment panel, which has sent shockwaves across West Bengal, the principal of a Bankura college is now facing mounting pressure as a local citizens’ committee has threatened legal action should he be allowed to continue in his role.
President Droupadi Murmu had, on April 5, gave her assent to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on April 3, and the Rajya Sabha on April 4.
The Supreme Court in a judgment on Thursday upheld a Calcutta High Court decision cancelling en bloc a “tainted” selection process that saw the appointments of nearly 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff in government and aided schools across the state.
Heading a bench, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud on a mentioning for an early listing by senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “We will hear the bail plea on July 14.”
Ever since violence broke out in Manipur two months ago, 142 people have been reportedly killed in the past, N…
The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has moved the Supreme Court against the draft delimitation proposal in Assam recently published by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The Supreme Court has set aside the order of the Single Bench of the Calcutta High Court that 32,000 primary…
While the US Supreme Court ruling striking down race-conscious admission rules based on a pair of cases challenging “affirmative action” at Harvard and the University of North Carolina has predictably stirred up a hornet’s nest globally, a close look at the observations made by the several judges throws up profound insights into several aspects of how diversity should be treated.
