Supreme Court shifts Umar Khalid bail plea hearing to January 24 on lawyers’ request Supreme Court agreed to hear a petition by Umar Khalid, seeking bail in a case registered under the UAPA. The Hindu · Jan 10, 2024
Delhi riots: SC adjourns hearing of Umar Khalid's bail plea for January 24 A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mittal Satish adjourned the hearing as senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Khalid and Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, representing Delhi police, sought adjournment. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jan 10, 2024
Seizure of digital devices | Supreme Court issues notice to investigative agencies, Delhi Police on NewsClick plea for guidelines Supreme Court issues notice to investigative agencies and Delhi police on petition by NewsClick highlighting lack of transparency in seizure of journalists' personal digital devices. The Hindu · Jan 5, 2024
Decide Sena camps’ pleas by January 10: SC to Maharashtra Speaker Supreme Court gives Maharashtra Speaker till Jan 10, 2024 to deliver judgment on disqualification petitions filed by Shiv Sena factions. The Hindu · Dec 15, 2023
Supreme Court verdict to respond on petitioners claim that Article 370 assumed ‘permanent character’ Headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, a Constitution Bench is to give its verdict on the abrogation of Article 370, primarily on the cardinal issue raised by petitioners as to whether the now-extinct provision was part of the basic structure and beyond the amending powers of Parliament. The Hindu · Dec 10, 2023
Harshness of amendments made to PMLA in 2019 shocking, says Kapil Sibal Justice Trivedi questions Sibal on his role in Opposition when PMLA was passed in 2002. Sibal argues that amendments made in 2019 were violative of Article 20(3) and 21 of the Constitution. He says ED can arrest a person without informing him of the charges. The Hindu · Nov 22, 2023
T.N. govt. told to come out with modalities for future route marches SC directs TN to present HC with proposal for organising rallies/marches in future. RSS had sought permission to conduct march on Nov 19. SC granted liberty to State to finalise route. TN asked SC to intervene & close contempt proceedings in HC. SC directed TN to submit proposal & exempted… The Hindu · Nov 20, 2023
Legal luminaries say Governor has to grant assent to 10 Bills Legal luminaries view TN Governor must act on Bills readopted after "withholding assent"; must decide whether to refer to President for constitutional infirmity; Governors stalling legislative business; must grant assent when Bill readopted; Home Ministry's rep; no power to return Bill. The Hindu · Nov 19, 2023
Verdict on Article 370 challenge pending, Supreme Court judge Kaul retires in December Supreme Court judge, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, is set to retire on December 25. He was the senior most puisne judge on the five-judge Constitution Bench, which reserved the case challenging the dilution of Article 370 of the Constitution for verdict. The petitioners argued it was an attack on federalism… The Hindu · Nov 17, 2023
CBI is not a limb of Centre, Union government tells Supreme Court CBI independent, no control by Centre: Union govt. in SC; West Bengal govt. says CBI cannot ignore its 2018 notification withdrawing consent for probe. The Hindu · Nov 9, 2023
Governors should do a ‘little bit of soul-searching’, Supreme Court says The Hindu Evening Wrap on November 06, 2023 The Hindu · Nov 6, 2023
SC nod to RSS route march in Tamil Nadu; State given the liberty to amend the route The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) route march in Tamil Nadu on either November 19 or November 26, but gave the State authorities the liberty to pick one of the two dates and decide the course of the march. The Hindu · Nov 6, 2023
NewsClick founder tells SC he is not supplied with the grounds of his arrest SC hears plea of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha, booked under UAPA, for grounds of arrest. Justice Gavai agrees to hear plea after Diwali vacations; Sibal seeks interim bail on medical grounds. Journalists’ collectives write to CJI to check “inherent malice” behind raids at NewsClick. The Hindu · Nov 6, 2023
NewsClick row | SC defers hearing on pleas of portal founder, HR head against arrest under UAPA NewsClick row: SC defers hearing on pleas of NewsClick founder, HR head against arrest under UAPA. SC to take up matter after Diwali vacation. The Hindu · Nov 6, 2023
The Hindu · Nov 3, 2023 RSS route marches case: SC asks why Tamil Nadu appealed directly in top court SC questions TN govt's decision to appeal directly to SC on RSS route marches without approaching HC Div. Bench; seeks clarity on whether case heard on civil or criminal side; HC orders in Oct concluded refusal to permit marches was "not in tune with Secular or democratic way of governance".
The Hindu · Nov 1, 2023 Time for courts to wake up to blatant misuse of PMLA: Sibal after ED summons Kejriwal Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal alleges ED targeting Opposition leaders and using PMLA as political weapon; After ED summons Delhi CM Kejriwal and SC denies bail to Manish Sisodia in excise policy cas, Mr. Sibal urges INDIA alliance to speak up in one voice.
The Hindu · Oct 31, 2023 Supreme Court flags possibility of electoral bonds being used to trade favours CJI raises scenario of influential entities setting up persons with verified accounts to purchase electoral bonds for them to curry favour or enter into quid pro quo with ruling parties. Scheme allows corporate sector to conceal individual political donations from shareholders, promoting corruption & kickbacks. Petitioners argue right to know…
The Hindu · Oct 18, 2023 Supreme Court adjourns NewsClick case to October 19; indicates it may issue notice to the police The case had reached the top court after the Delhi High Court refused to interfere with the arrest and subsequent police remand of Mr. Purkayastha and Mr. Chakraborty
The Hindu · Oct 16, 2023 CJI agrees to look into NewsClick founder’s plea for early listing of his petition against arrest, remand The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to list early a special leave petition challenging the Delhi High Court order dismissing petitions filed by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its human resources head Amir Chakraborty against their arrest by the Delhi Police under the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).In an…
Newslaundry · Oct 16, 2023 NewsClick editor, HR head move SC against Delhi HC order NewsClick’s editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty have moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order which upheld their arrest on Friday last week, LiveLaw reported.
The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023 Umar Khalid’s bail plea: a timeline of court hearings and adjournments In jail since September 2020, Umar Khaild’s bail plea has been adjourned seven times by the top court
The Hindu · Oct 12, 2023 Delhi riots: SC to hear Umar Khalid’s bail plea on November 1 SC fixes Nov 1 to hear plea for bail of Umar Khalid, accused of conspiracy in UAPA case linked to Delhi riots. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued that accusations against Khalid were vague, while Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju countered that the accused were the reason for delay in framing…
Newslaundry · Oct 9, 2023 Delhi HC reserves order as NewsClick founder insists ‘not a penny from China’ The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order in the petitions moved by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty against their police remand in a UAPA case, LiveLaw reported.
The Hindu · Oct 9, 2023 SC to hear on October 13 Sharad Pawar camp plea against Speaker’s ‘inaction’ on disqualification proceedings of breakaway NCP MLAs The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list on October 13 a petition filed by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar’s loyalist, Jayant Patil, to intervene with Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar to hear disqualification proceedings against party legislators who have changed fealty to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.…
Newslaundry · Oct 6, 2023 NewsClick founder challenges arrest, Delhi High Court seeks police response Hearing a petition by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the outfit’s HR head Amit Chakraborty against their arrest in a UAPA case, the Delhi High Court sought the Delhi police’s response on Friday, according to a LiveLaw report. The court will hear the matter again on Monday.