‘Question for you’: M Khage hits back at PM’s ‘intimidating and bullying’ comments

New Delhi: Congress MP Malikajung Haq tonight strongly rebutted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that “intimidation and bullying are part of the Congress culture”. In a statement that began with the mild “It is not appropriate form for the Prime Minister to comment on our judiciary”, the Congress president went on to ask four tough … Read more

Manipur Bar Association in a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said, “You have made our courts strong

A bar association writes to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud over ‘despicable attack’ on judiciary New Delhi: The All Manipur Bar Association has written to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, stressing the need to speak out against “despicable attacks” on the judiciary. In its letter, the Law Society said it was extremely concerned … Read more

Anti-money laundering laws cannot be invoked unless…: Big Supreme Court ruling

Section 120B of IPC provides punishment for criminal conspiracy. New Delhi: The Supreme Court dismissed a petition seeking review of its judgment, which held that Section 120B of the IPC cannot be invoked if the alleged criminal conspiracy is not related to an offense under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Someone registers. PMLA. … Read more

Pre-trial injunctions against media platforms should be exception: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said the presiding judge needed to analyze why such a unilateral injunction was necessary. New Delhi: The Supreme Court said that courts should not unilaterally issue injunctions against the publication of news articles except in exceptional circumstances, as this could have a serious impact on the author’s right to freedom of expression … Read more

Karnataka moves to Supreme Court over drought management funding issue

Karnataka Announces Old Pension Scheme Benefits For 13,000 Employees

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court New Delhi: The Karnataka government has approached the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Center to release drought management financial assistance to the state from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF). The petition also seeks to declare that the … Read more

When Chief Justice DY Chandrachud comes under attack for changing chair

The distorted video led to what he described as “vicious trolling and knives being drawn.” New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Saturday shared an incident in which he was trolled and abused online for “misrepresenting facts” during a court hearing. CJI Chandrachud narrated a recent incident where a live video from … Read more

Karnataka approaches Supreme Court to release funds to deal with drought

The chief minister said that the state government has allocated Rs 650 crore from the state treasury. Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking directions from the Center for immediate release of National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) disbursements to the state, which … Read more

Kerala moves Supreme Court against governor’s reservation of 7 bills for presidential assent

The state said none of the bills dealt with Madhya Pradesh nexus. New Delhi: The Kerala government has moved the Supreme Court against Governor Arif Mohammad Khan’s decision to retain seven bills for the assent of President Drupadi Murmu, calling it “manifestly arbitrary”. In the petition, the Kerala government sought a declaration of the Kerala … Read more

Supreme Court: Preventive detention based on arbitrary exercise of power must stop

New Delhi: Considering that preventive detention is a stringent measure and any such move based on capricious or routine exercise of power must be nipped in the bud, the Supreme Court has set aside the Telangana High Court order dismissing the appeal of the detainee. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud … Read more

Nitin Gadkari reveals ‘main intention’ behind electoral bonds, recalls meeting Arun Jaitley

Nitin Gadkari talks about the main intention behind the electoral bonds scheme. Ahmedabad: It is impossible to run a political party without funds, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, adding that the Center introduced the electoral bonds scheme in 2017, which has now been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, The original intention is “good”. A … Read more