CJI Ranjan Gogoi reconstitutes 5-judge bench for Ayodhya bench
Besides CJI Gogoi, others in the bench are Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer.
Supreme Court upholds Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in entirety
The top court, however, rules that related parties under the IBC should mean a person connected with the business.
Final report of Assam NRC should be completed by July 31, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said that the upcoming general election and exercise of NRC should not be affected, and asked the competent authorities to sit together to plan them.
Won’t betray collegium trust but recent decisions disappointing: Retired SC judge Lokur
Retired judge breaks silence on judge elevation row, says not aware of additional material that could have led to collegium rescinding December decision.
Bar Council asks Modi for Rs 50,000-crore allocation in Budget for lawyers’ welfare
In letter to Modi, BCI lists 10 demands for welfare of advocates, including an insurance cover of Rs 20 lakh and stipend for ‘needy new entrants’.
SC grants bail to 4 rioters convicted in 2002 Naroda Patiya massacre
The rioting had taken place on February 28, 2002, in the Naroda Patiya area of Ahmedabad where a mob had killed 97 people.
SC quashes Modi govt appeal, university teaching jobs to have department-wise quotas
The apex court upheld the Allahabad High Court's 2017 order in the matter. It is feared that the number of reserved posts will now come down.
SC’s newest judges had set aside AAP MLA disqualification, ruled fashion shows are taxable
Supreme Court got 2 new judges Friday — Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Delhi High Court judge Sanjiv Khanna.
Supreme Court judges unhappy as collegium ignores seniority in judge selection
In light of the collegium decision, Supreme Court judges are reportedly discussing ways to protect 'institutional decisions'.
Prevent ‘another historical blunder’: Ex-judge to President on names cleared by SC collegium
Former judge Kailash Gambhir flags Supreme Court collegium’s elevation of judges Khanna and Maheshwari, wants President Ram Nath Kovind to intervene.
Blood, bodies and scars: What I saw after the 1983 Nellie massacre in Assam
On the anniversary of the Nellie massacre in Assam, which claimed thousands of lives in a few hours, I recall the horrid sights.
As Pakistan’s leverage with US, China, Saudi Arabia grows, is it even possible to isolate it?
Pakistan signed deals worth $20 billion with Saudi Arabia, even as India vows to isolate the neighbour diplomatically after the Pulwama attack on a CRPF convoy.
Defence
IAF deputy chief and other senior officers set to fly Rafale at Aero India
Even as political slug-fest continues over the deal, IAF is throwing its weight behind Rafale, the first of which is to be delivered in September 2019.
Suicidal Pakistan should know Modi may not be scared of its nuclear button
Pakistan has taken too much of a chance with Pulwama — with the wrong government in India, and at the wrong time.