Topic: Indian Supreme Court
‘I’m not Sachin Tendulkar,’ says CJI Ramana, lauds ‘team effort’ at Bar Council felicitation
The Chief Justice of India also spoke about challenges faced by women lawyers at the event, also attended by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. Snapshots from the ceremony.
It’s a sorry state of affairs in Parliament, there’s no clarity in laws, CJI Ramana says
Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana recalls earlier debates as 'very wise and constructive', urges lawyers to contribute their knowledge, wisdom and experience to lawmaking.
SC issues notice to Centre, others on plea for disclosure of data on Covid vaccines’ trials
The SC bench asked advocate Prashant Bhushan whether entertaining the plea would create doubt over vaccines. Bhushan said the disclosure of data will rather clear all the doubts.
More ‘citizen requests’ for PM Modi, and SC’s concern over ‘safety’ of judges
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
‘Scooter’ on vaccine certificates, and ‘all eyes’ on Supreme Court
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
SC readies new e-system to immediately issue bail orders to jails, awaits security audit
New mechanism, aimed at ensuring quick release of prisoners, entails emailing the bail orders to jails as well as the district court under whose jurisdiction the prison falls.
SubscriberWrites: How Right to Food is more entitlement than a fundamental right
According to Shaunak Desai, food, education, and healthcare are entitlements that an individual needs to obtain for himself.
‘Shocking, terrible’ that people still booked under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act, SC says
An application filed before the top court by People’s Union for Civil Liberties claimed 745 cases were pending trial in courts in 11 states under the now-defunct Section 66A of IT Act.
‘Don’t play games with court’ — SC tells BSP MLA’s husband seeking bail in murder case
SC refused to entertain the bail plea of the accused arrested for the murder of Congress leader Devendra Chourasia, and pointed out how 17 cases were pending against him.
IUML moves SC against govt inviting applications for citizenship from non-Muslim refugees
Indian Union Muslim League's petition argues that Centre is trying to circumvent the assurance given to SC on its previous plea challenging the constitutional validity of CAA.
Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif have pulled off the greatest Bollywood ‘heist’
How to be private people in a 24x7 online world? Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif just pulled off an impossible feat.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.