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 […]
Supreme Court Delhi protests: a special Sunday Bench has directed that no one be detained except by the procedure established by law, and that Metro and rail services run normally, unless restrictions are needed for public order. The allegations before the Court are untested, and its directions are subject to the law and order situation. […]
A sharp exchange broke out in the Supreme Court during the hearing of TM Krishna’s Vande Mataram challenge, after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta remarked that law-making cannot be dictated by Naxalites. Senior Advocate Dr. S. Muralidhar strongly objected and asked that the remark be withdrawn; the Solicitor General said he was not sorry for it and later clarified it was not meant personally. Justice Joymalya Bagchi observed that the Court had not taken note of the remark.
The Supreme Court today rejected a plea to postpone the NEET-PG 2024 exam scheduled for August 11, emphasizing the risk to two lakh students’ futures. The plea cited difficulties in reaching exam cities and undisclosed normalization formulas. Another petition submitted similar concerns. The court stressed the impact on numerous candidates and their families.
In a recent Supreme Court hearing, the West Bengal government was instructed to persist with its investigation into a criminal case stemming from a family property dispute, without yielding to any external pressures. The plea, brought forward by Bani Roy Choudhury, alleges that Protap Chandra Dey, the spouse of a sitting Calcutta High Court judge, […]
