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Supreme Court rejects plea seeking inquiry into conduct of ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

The apex court termed the plea as infructuous and said the petitioner did not press for a hearing in the last two years and now Justice (retd) Gogoi has already demitted office.

Mistake must be realised, and it must come from the heart, SC tells Prashant Bhushan

The bench asked advocate Prashant Bhushan to reconsider his statement, in which he did not apologise after being found guilty of contempt of court.

Bombay High Court grants bail to Wadhawan brothers in Yes Bank fraud case

Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan were granted bail as bail as the Enforcement Directorate failed to file its charge sheet against them within the stipulated 60-day period.

Got only PDFs of Kafeel Khan case from SC in May, not original case record, says Allahabad HC

While the SC had on 18 March ordered transfer of the case to the Allahabad High Court, the latter has now said it received an email from the apex court only two months later. 

‘In economy vs environment, latter reigns supreme’ — why HC upheld Vedanta plant closure

Madras HC dismisses Vedanta’s claims of being ‘victimised’ with the closure of its Sterlite Copper plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi.

Supreme Court dismisses plea against retired Justice Chauhan-led panel in Vikas Dubey case

A bench headed by CJI Bobde said that there were enough safeguards to ensure fair inquiry by the judicial panel into the encounter which took place in Kanpur.

CBI will probe Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, not Mumbai Police, Supreme Court orders

SC invokes Article 142 of Constitution, which allows it to exercise its jurisdiction, to order CBI probe into Sushant Singh Rajput's alleged death by suicide on 14 June.

UGC vs states — how the battle over final-year exams is playing out in Supreme Court

The UGC has mandated universities to conduct final-year exams by September-end. The states and students are fighting against this. The court reserved its verdict Tuesday.

Not holding final year exams not fatal, won’t dilute standards — 4 states challenge UGC in SC

Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal and Odisha challenged UGC’s authority over its directive mandating that final year exams be held despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Supreme Court collegium elevates 6 advocates as Delhi High Court judges

The collegium also approved the proposal for elevation of advocate Rajesh Kumar Bhardwaj as judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.

On Camera

India uses BRICS to push reforms—not to challenge the US

India has been pleading for long to bring reforms in institutions like the United Nations, IMF, and World Bank, which it believes are West-dominated and don’t reflect current global realities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.