NEW DELHI — Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah, an accused in a terror funding case, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that he had met five prime ministers of India on the Jammu and Kashmir issue and his speeches mostly represented the aspirations of the people in the erstwhile state. A bench of justices […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant bail to student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the alleged “larger conspiracy” case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. Pronouncing the judgment, a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale said that the prosecution material disclosed a prima facie case […]
NEW DELHI — Taking a strong note of the delay, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to provide a proper space within a month for functioning of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) at Jammu. The top court was hearing a 2020 PIL filed by one Achal Sharma […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear the bail plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah in a terror funding case on January 7. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after the counsel appearing for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought adjournment on […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday opposed in the Supreme Court the request made by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk to appear through video conferencing from Jodhpur jail in the case related to his detention under the National Security Act. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of Wangchuk, […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife which termed the climate activist’s detention under the stringent National Security Act as illegal and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights. The top court had on October 29 sought response of the Centre and the […]
JAMMU — Asserting that the BJP-led government is not sincere about restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday said people of the Union Territory are pinning their hopes on the Supreme Court, which has been delivering justice in the country for decades. Choudhary made the remarks while visiting Bhagwati […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Friday granted four weeks’ additional time to the Union government to respond to a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran passed the order after Solicitor […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a batch of applications demanding the time-bound restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. According to the causelist published on the apex court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran will resume hearing the […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking safety of tourists in remote hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the recent Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh pulled up advocate Vishal Tiwari for filing […]
