NEW DELHI — The time has come to enlighten and educate the police machinery about the concept of freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court has said and set aside an order of the Bombay High Court against an academic accused of criticising the abrogation of Article 370 that bestowed special status on Jammu […]
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Review petitions filed against Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370
SRINAGAR — Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a review of its judgment, which upheld the validity of the Union government’s 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which conferred the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Doctor Hussain, president of the J&K People’s Movement, and Muzaffar Shah, president of […]
Bilkis Bano case: SC quashes remission order of 11 convicts by Gujarat govt
NEW DELHI — Supreme Court on Monday quashed the remission of 11 convicts in the Bikis Bano gangrape case and the murder of her family members, by the Gujarat government. It stated that it was not under the territory of Gujarat that the sentence was passed and the accused were convicted. The convicts will have […]
SC Collegium recommends appointment of 2 permanent judges in J&K and Ladakh HC
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, has recommended appointment of 2 additional judges of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court as permanent judges. The High Court had forwarded its recommendation naming Justices Moksha Khajuria Kazmi and Rahul Bharti for appointment as permanent Judge on […]
Mosque committee moves SC against Allahabad HC order allowing survey of Mathura Shahi Idgah complex
NEW DELHI — The mosque committee has moved the Supreme Court challenging a recent Allahabad High Court order that allowed a court-monitored survey of the Shahi Idgah adjoining the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple in Mathura. The high court, on December 14 last year, had agreed to the appointment of a court commissioner to oversee the survey […]
SC refuses SIT probe into stock price manipulation allegations against Adani group
NEW DELHI — In a relief to the Adani Group, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to transfer the probe into the allegations of stock price manipulation by the Indian corporate giant to a special investigation team and directed market regulator SEBI to complete its probe into two pending cases within three months. Holding that […]
CJI refuses to respond to criticism over judgements on scrapping Article 370, same-sex marriage
NEW DELHI — Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Monday refused to fuel any further the controversy over the Supreme Court’s unanimous verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution that bestowed special status on the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, saying tersely the judges decide a case “according to the […]
Supreme Court’s decision on Article 370 not ‘God’s verdict’: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti said that her party will continue struggle for the restoration of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. In response to the Supreme Court’s decision on December 11, upholding the Centre’s move to revoke Article 370, which granted special status to the erstwhile state, Mufti said that […]
Supreme Court verdict on Article 370 ‘historic’: Modi, Shah
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution as “historic” and said this gives a stamp of approval to the move as being “completely constitutional”. Taking to ‘X’, the two top leaders instrumental […]
SC upholds abrogation of Art 370, directs restoration of J&K statehood, polls by Sep 2024
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 bestowing special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, and directed restoration of statehood “at the earliest” as well as elections to the assembly by September 30 next year. Ending a decades long debate, […]