Friday, May 17, 2024

Topic: Supreme Court of India

‘Shaky, flawed’: SC on scraping Muslim reservation in Karnataka

The Supreme Court on Thursday called the decision-making process behind scraping 4% OBC reservation provided to Muslims under Category 2B by the Karnataka government...

SC slams Lalit Modi over remarks against judiciary, directs to tender unconditional apology

The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed ex-IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi over his remarks against the judiciary in a social media post and directed him...

“Press has a duty to speak truth to power”: Supreme Court quashes MediaOne TV ban

Supreme Court has quashed order of Ministry Of Information Refusing to renew its broadcast license for want of security clearance to Malayalam news channel MediaOne TV.

90 former civil servants condemn Union law minister’s ‘authoritarian remarks on retired judges’

A group of 90 former civil servants criticized Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks about retired judges, stating that labelling public-spirited citizens as "anti-India" and threatening action against them gives off an authoritarian vibe.

SC to hear Abdullah Azam Khan’s plea to stay conviction which led to disqualification as MLA

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, agreed to take up the plea filed by Samajwadi Party’s Mohammed Abdullah Azam Khan, who has now been disqualified from Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly after he was convicted and sentenced to 2 year imprisonment in a 15-year-old case.

Sheer political vendetta

Yet the decision of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Surat to convict and sentence a prominent Indian politician like Rahul Gandhi to two years in prison is unique and, in a sense, a denial of the Supreme Court's concept.