The Supreme Court has stayed a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that restrained judicial officers in the Rohtak Sessions Division from hearing bail applications in a real estate fraud FIR, and issued notice returnable in four weeks.
KN Nehru challenges Madras High Court order directing an FIR on ED material, and the grievance at the heart of it, as reflected in his review, is that he was never heard before the direction was given. New Delhi: A special leave petition in the Supreme Court by former Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru takes […]
Rs 1 lakh in costs, an affidavit and a personal appearance: that is what the Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed for the Chief Secretary of Punjab over non-compliance with its order to release pending dearness allowance to government employees. Chandigarh: Unpaid dearness allowance (DA) arrears have now cost Punjab’s Chief Secretary Rs 1 […]
Can a nomination deadline move when candidates say they were physically stopped from filing? The YSR Congress Party has asked the Supreme Court to say so in the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Polls, alleging violence, and wants protection, more time and a hold on unopposed declarations. New Delhi: Challenging an October 18 order of the Andhra […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the Andhra Pradesh Government’s plea against the High Court order quashing the 34% Backward Class quota in local body elections, calling the High Court’s approach very reasonable. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the special leave petition filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh against the Andhra Pradesh […]
Supreme Court Asks Allahabad High Court Chief Justice to examine whether matters on non-release of pension can be given prioritised hearing and early disposal, after a retired peon’s writ petition filed in 2018 was left unlisted. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has requested the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court to examine whether pension […]
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 […]
The Supreme Court has held that an election petition must be presented by the petitioner personally and not through counsel, upholding the dismissal of a challenge to the 2026 election of DMK MLA S. Regupathy. New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a special leave petition against the Madras High Court’s order throwing out an […]
Thirty-two years as a peon, then nearly ten years waiting for a pension. The Supreme Court has pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government over the retired peon’s pension delay, calling pension a deferred payment for services already rendered and not a bounty or charity. New Delhi: Shocked that the Uttar Pradesh government had not paid […]