Param Bir Singh was last week transferred from the post of Mumbai police commissioner in the midst of a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the recovery of an explosives-laden SUV near Mukesh Ambani's home.
The Supreme Court has been hearing a clutch of cases challenging the Bombay High Court verdict which upheld the grant of quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs in Maharashtra.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday termed the cancellation of around three crore ration cards by the Centre due to non-linking with Aadhaar card as “too serious”, and sought response from the Central government and all states on the issue.
Supreme Court is hearing appeals filed against a Bombay HC judgment. The HC had upheld the validity of the Maharashtra SEBC Act which grants 16% reservation to Maratha community in educational institutions and government jobs. The HC had upheld the validity of the law but reduced the quota to 12% in educational institutions and 13% in jobs.
NOTA does not hold any electoral value. Even if a majority of votes are cast, the candidate with the largest vote share will be declared the winner. The NOTA option was first used in the 2013 assembly elections held in Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
The Supreme Court will hear all states in a case related to Maratha reservation. The day-to-day hearing in the case will begin from March 15.
In the March 1 observations, the bench headed by Bobde was hearing a plea filed by the accused, serving as a technician in Maharashtra State Electricity Production Company Ltd, who had moved the apex court against a Bombay High Court February 5 order cancelling his anticipatory bail.
Supreme court granted protection from arrest to Amazon Prime Video's India head Aparna Purohit in FIRs lodged over web series Tandav. The apex court observed that the Centre's regulations on social media are mere guidelines and do not have provision.
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to submit before it the guidelines for OTT platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and others.
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed displeasure on the streaming of films on web platforms without any prior screening of the content and also cited some films having adult content.
A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta rejected the plea and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the petitioners for making such claims and directed them to deposit the amount with the Supreme Court Advocates Welfare Fund within four weeks.
Actress Taapsee Pannu on Monday reacted strongly to Supreme Court asking a rape accused if he is willing to marry his victim. Take a look
Supreme Court judges will not be allowed to choose between Covaxin and Covishield vaccines, the Health Ministry clarified on Monday. Media reports claim that the judges of the apex court will be inoculated Tuesday onward.
In a circular, the registry said that instead of WhatsApp, the links for virtual court hearings in the apex court will be shared on registered email ids and registered mobile numbers of the concerned advocates-on-record and party-in-person.
During the hearing, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Ansari, said that he (Ansari) was "small fry" being cornered by the "might of the state".
On February 9, the Centre had told the top court that it is against granting one-time relaxation on age limit to UPSC civil service aspirants, including those who had exhausted their last attempt in 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as it will be discriminatory to other candidates.
On September 7 last year, Maharashtra Police had informed the top court that it has punished "delinquent" policemen for dereliction of duty in the case. The top court on August 6 last year had asked Maharashtra Police to apprise it of the inquiry and action taken against the errant police personnel in the case.
Nepal's Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives, in a major setback to embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli who was preparing for snap polls amidst a tussle for power with his rivals in the ruling communist party.
Maharashtra government had earlier informed the apex court that all guilty police officials have been punished or suspended from services.
The Supreme Court Tuesday cautioned a law student not to address the judges as “Your honour” as it was not the “US Supreme Court”.
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