Supreme Court Rejects Plea Against Renaming Aurangabad, Osmanabad

02 Aug 2024

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Bombay High Court's decision to uphold the renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities in Maharashtra. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti affirmed the High Court's order, rejecting the plea against changing the names of the two cities....

SC Denies Plea To Delay CA Exams Scheduled For May

29 Apr 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider a plea requesting the postponement of specific papers for the Chartered Accountancy (CA) exams scheduled for May due to the Lok Sabha elections. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, sitting on the bench, highlighted that the Institute...

SC Adjourns Nawab Malik’s Plea in Money Laundering Case to July

16 May 2023

Former Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik, who has been in jail since February 23, 2022, in a money laundering case, had his petition adjourned by the Supreme Court on Tuesday until July. Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh specified that the High Court has the freedom to address the matter during...

BJP on Rahul’s plea dismissal: SC’s ruling a slap on Gandhi family’s face

20 Apr 2023

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) praised the Surat court judgement rejecting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's request for a stay of execution following his conviction in a defamation case, and labelled the appellate court's decision a "slap on the face of the Gandhi family" on Thursday. The BJP said, "the court...

‘Matter of choice’: Delhi HC refuses to entertain PIL to make voting compulsory

17 Mar 2023

Delhi High Court categorically refused a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make voting compulsory in the Parliament and State Assembly elections. The court said that casting vote is a matter of choice and the judiciary cannot pass such directions. The bench of Justice...

Supreme Court reserved order on mercy plea by Balwant Singh

02 Mar 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea by Balwant Singh Rajoana, convict in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, seeking to commute his death penalty for delay in considering his mercy plea. A bench of justices BR Gavai, Vikram Nath, and Sanjay Karol reserved the order...

Supreme Court to hear CBI plea seeking cancellation of bail for Anil Deskhmukh on 20 January

18 Jan 2023

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a plea seeking the cancellation of bail granted to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh by the High Court. The Supreme Court will hear the plea on 20 January 2023.

SC To Hear Rapido’s Plea On 23 January

17 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday listed a plea to hear on 23 January of Rapido, the bike taxi and auto service provider, against the decision of the Bombay High Court order which ordered the company to stop operations in Maharashtra immediately as it does not have a license to operate...

SC gives more time to Centre to response on Ram Setu national monument plea

12 Jan 2023

Subramanian Swamy, the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, had petitioned for Ram Setu to be designated as a "national monument," and the Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Union government an extension until the first week of February to submit its response. In November, after the government asked for...

Joshimath Demolition: SC denies urgent hearing

10 Jan 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a plea for an immediate hearing regarding the Joshimath land collapse occurrences and scheduled the case for hearing on January 16. The top court said that everything which is important need not come to the apex court, adding that there are democratically elected...