Justice Sheel Nagu of the Supreme Court has recused from hearing the State of Punjab’s appeal against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order directing a CBI probe into allegations linked to the Chief Minister’s office [State of Punjab v. Nikhil Saraf]. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday saw Justice Sheel Nagu recuse from […]
Justice Dipankar Datta of the Supreme Court has orally questioned the Court’s practice on death penalty commutations, remarking in a remission matter that the Court’s forgiving nature has to come to an end somewhere. New Delhi: Hearing a remission matter involving a convict in a murder case on Thursday (October 8), Justice Dipankar Datta of […]
The Supreme Court has adjourned the State of Punjab’s challenge to the High Court order directing a CBI probe linked to the Chief Minister’s office, after the file reached one of the judges late. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the plea of the State of Punjab against the Punjab and Haryana High […]
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has said the Court will examine an application seeking recall of the split verdict on the CEC appointment law, which alleges an apprehension of bias against one of the two judges. New Delhi: The Supreme Court will examine an interlocutory application seeking recall of the September 23 split verdict […]
A Civil Suit Cannot Seek Reinstatement of a terminated employee, the Supreme Court has held, since a contract of personal service cannot be specifically enforced; the employee, however, may still claim damages. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has revived an employee’s suit against Tata Communications Ltd after the plaint was rejected, holding that reinstatement cannot […]
Teachers who signed undertakings to refund benefits released by mistake cannot resist later demands to return them: recovery of excess pay is permissible in such cases, the Supreme Court has held while dismissing appeals by lecturers of the National Institute of Technology. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of appeals by teachers […]
Dr. Jaya Thakur has filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court seeking recall of the September 23 split verdict in the challenge to the 2023 law on the appointment of the CEC and Election Commissioners, contending that Justice Satish Chandra Sharma should not have heard the case because his son has been a standing counsel for the Election Commission of India before the Madhya Pradesh High Court since July 2024.
