Kejriwal to stay in jail as his plea against arrest rejected

April 10, 2024

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate, asserting that the investigative agency possessed substantial evidence warranting his arrest. “The arrest, therefore, does not violate any laws, and the subsequent remand is justified,” stated the court. The court...

SC Halts Karnataka Board Examinations Results For Classes 5, 8, 9 and 11

April 9, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the order of Karnataka High Court permitting the state government to go ahead with Board Examinations for classes 5, 8, 9 and 11. The Apex court also put a stay on declaring the results of such examinations. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi...

SC orders Indian Coast Guard to re-induct woman officer

April 9, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday came down hard on the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) over the treatment meted out to a woman, who was discharged as a short service commission officer in 2021, and ordered the maritime force to re-induct her. The bench headed by Chief justice D Y Chandrahud...

CAA: Muslim League files affidavit in SC just before hearing, demanding repeal of law

April 9, 2024

Hearing on CAA is to be held in the Supreme Court on 9 April. Just before this, All India Muslim League has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court. In which it demanded a ban on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 and the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024, arguing that...

Delhi HC to pronounce order on Kejriwal’s plea challenging arrest today

April 9, 2024

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday will pronounce order on a petition by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam. On April 3, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma after hearing the arguments put forth by...

Rouse Avenue Court Refuses Interim Bail to K. Kavitha

April 9, 2024

Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi Refused to grant interim bail to K. Kavitha, leader of BRS, in connection with the Delhi Excise policy-related money laundering case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja rejected the plea, stating that the current stage was not appropriate for granting interim bail. Kavitha had sought interim bail...

SC agrees to consider AIFF constitution finalization pleas

April 6, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider listing the pleas concerning the All-India Football Federation (AIFF) and the finalization of its constitution, which was framed by former apex court judge Justice L Nageswara Rao. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj...

SC seeks response from UP govt on Abbas Ansari’s plea

April 6, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday directed Uttar Pradesh to submit its response to Abbas Ansari’s plea to attend the ‘Fatiha’ ceremony scheduled for April 10, commemorating his father Mukhtar Ansari, who recently passed away in jail. A bench led by Justice Surya Kant listed the matter for further hearing on...

SC rejects plea for repatriation of Sufi saint’s remains from Bangladesh to India

April 6, 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking the transportation of the mortal remains of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Muhammad Abdul Muqtadir Shah Masood Ahmad from Bangladesh to India. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud along with Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra stated that there is...

Elgar Parishad case: SC grants bail to activist Shoma Kanti Sen

April 6, 2024

The Supreme Court granted bail to Shoma Kanti Sen on Friday, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and Augustine George Masih directed that, among other conditions, Sen must not leave the state of Maharashtra without the permission of the special court. The...