The National Medical Commission is seeking applications for standing counsels aimed at bolstering its legal expertise. New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has invited applications from advocates to empanel 17 standing counsels to represent it before the Supreme Court, High Courts and their benches across the country, with preference for lawyers experienced in medical…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday cancelled the bail granted to expelled JD(U) leader Anant Singh in the murder case of Dularchand Yadav and directed him to surrender before the authorities on or before December 1, 2026.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and PV Varale observed that the Patna high court had erred in…
SC slammed the corporate affairs ministry for “completely hijacking” NCLT and NCLAT, citing infrastructure failures, large vacancies and contractual hiring that undermine the tribunals’ autonomy. New Delhi: In an outburst sure to embarrass the govt, Supreme Court Thursday slammed the ministry of corporate affairs for “completely hijacking” the two most important quasi-judicial financial adjudicatory bodies…
SC said it may restrain courts from granting bail to those arrested for putting senior citizens under digital arrest, calling such crimes “dacoity to say the least”. NEW DELHI: Keeping up the heat on accused in cyber fraud cases, SC on Wednesday said if the situation demands, it will restrain courts from granting bail to…
The clarification came during a hearing on a petition alleging a lack of transparency in notices. The Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that it has not yet delivered a final ruling on the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) use of the “logical discrepancy” category to flag voters’ details during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
Ex-SC judge Justice Kaul flags ‘punishment’ of prolonged custody before conviction NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul has said that the period before conviction or acquittal has become a “punishment” in India, commenting on the denial of bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. He said that prolonged legal proceedings can themselves…
The three-judge bench adjourned the hearing to November 17. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would examine all aspects of the Election Commission of India‘s (ECI) decision-making process amid allegations that key decisions, including those related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were taken without the unanimous consent.“We…
The affidavit was approved unanimously by the CEC and both Election Commissioners NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Monday filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court defending its functioning and the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The poll body rejected allegations of irregularities and questioned the basis of a petition challenging…
The Delhi HC had quashed laundering case against news platform NewsClick. NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has moved Supreme Court against the Delhi high court’s order quashing the money-laundering case against digital news platform NewsClick and its founder-editor Prabir Purkayastha, alleging that the HC committed a grave error by quashing the 2020 ECIR without examining the…
SC judges jokingly threaten dharna over foot overbridge, pedestrian path NEW DELHI: In the season of dharnas and protests in Delhi, a Supreme Court bench led by Justice J B Pardiwala last week threatened in a lighter vein to sit on dharna at the Delhi HC main gate if by Nov 25 the govt failed…
