The Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered last month, noted that under the Mental Health Care Act, 2017, there is a statutory right for mentally ill persons to live with dignityThe bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar ..
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Delhi High Court against the anticipatory bail granted to Robert Vadra in a money laundering case he was implicated in.In its plea before the High Court, the Enforcement Directorate has pleaded that the ..
Fresh petition filed by former Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar refused to be entertained by the Supreme Court. The petition was to seek protection from arrest in the Saradha Chit Fund ScamThe Court, however, granted liberty to Kumar to approach the ..
The Central Government has cleared the appointment of Justice DN Patel as the next Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.The appointment was made pursuant to a Collegium resolution passed earlier this month. The resolution was passed in view of the i ..
The Centre has approved the appointment of J Surya Kant, J BR Gavai, Aniruddha Bose & AS Bopanna within 2 weeks of the recommendation by Supreme Court Collegium. It was on the 8th of May that the Supreme Court collegium recommended the elevation ..
A petition seeking notification and implementation of guidelines for fixing accountability on schools for the safety of children has been filed in the Supreme Court.The petition has been filed by NGO, Bachpan Bachao Andolan, run by Nobel prize winner ..
Seven persons who had been convicted by the trial court and the Delhi High Court for their alleged involvement in the 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots have been acquitted by the Supreme Court of India 89 persons including the seven appellants were convicted unde ..
In the matter of sexual harassment allegations against the Chief Justice of India, the apex court will pass orders today on the inquiry into the bench-fixing allegations raised by the Advocate.Advocate Bains filed an affidavit in suomoto proceeding b ..
A panel of Justices SA Bobde, NV Ramana and Indira Banerjee will inquire into the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.Justice Bobde, who is next in line to be the Chief Justice of India was assigned by the CJI ..
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court of India challenging the provisions of Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1951 (RP Act). Section 62(5) prohibits a person confined in the prison from casting his/her ..