Himachal Pradesh will receive 11,973 million units of electricity from Punjab and Haryana over 20 years towards its 7.19% share, after the Supreme Court accepted a cashless settlement and closed the decades-old Bhakra-Nangal power dispute. New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh’s entitlement to a 7.19% share of power from the Bhakra-Nangal and Beas hydro-electric projects will now […]
Can Tarun Tejpal’s ten-year sentence be suspended while his appeal is pending? Not on the material before it, the Supreme Court has said, finding on a prima facie view of the evidence, emails and messages on record that this is not a fit case for suspension. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, November 6, […]
“Your argument may have some substance, but we don’t want to express any opinion,” the Chief Justice said in oral remarks as the Supreme Court declined to examine the Azam Khan ED arrest itself and transferred his writ petition to the Allahabad High Court, with records to reach it within two days and a Division […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking a preliminary ruling on limitation in the election petition against former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, with the Bench saying “let the trial proceed” and stressing time-bound disposal of election cases. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking that the objection of limitation […]
The Supreme Court has named former judge Ranjana Prakash Desai as sole mediator in the KG Basin gas dispute between Reliance Industries, its consortium partners and the Centre, after being told the parties could not reach a settlement on their own.
Requests to courts and tribunals are directions, the Supreme Court has said, asking the NCLAT to explain why an appeal was not heard as asked and barring constitution of the CoC.
Kapil Sibal said the master of the roster system, Collegium bargaining and the secretive in-house procedure have eroded the accountability of the higher judiciary.
Supreme Court Lists Sena (UBT) MPs’ Merger For Final Disposal, noting that the Lok Sabha Speaker has not entered appearance in the petition despite notice issued in July. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday (October 27) directed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) petition challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker’s recognition of the merger of six […]
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission, the CEC and the Election Commissioners on the INDIA Bloc SIR Petition by Rahul Gandhi, Kharge and others; CJI Surya Kant said the Court would also ask one petitioner about his conduct. The allegations are untested.
Metro and rail services to run normally, internet to stay undisturbed, people free to move, and no detention except by procedure established by law: those were the Supreme Court’s directions at a special Sunday sitting on the Delhi protests, along with notice on a contempt petition. The allegations of contempt and illegal detention are disputed […]
