Supreme Court asks Centre to explain rationale behind different pricing of Covid vaccines

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union of India (UOI) to explain the basis and rationale adopted with respect to the pricing of COVID vaccines and other necessary items. Justice DY Chandrachud also said that the UOI shall also clarify in its affidavit the basis and rationale adopted in regard to the pricing of […]

Justice NV Ramana sworn in as 48th Chief Justice of India

Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana on Saturday took over as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India. He is now the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI) and succeeded the post after Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Justice Ramana in the presence of Prime Minister […]

Justice NV Ramana appointed next Chief Justice of India

Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana was on Tuesday appointed by President Ram Nath Kovind as the next Chief Justice of India. Justice Ramana will take oath as the 48th CJI on April 24 and will have a tenure of around 16 months. According to a notification issued by the government, Justice Ramana would take over as […]

Supreme Court quashes FIR against Shillong Times journalist Patricia Mukhim

In a relief to the Editor of Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the FIR lodged against her for a Facebook post condemning violence against non-tribal people in the state. The Bench headed by Justices L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat allowed the appeal of Patricia Mukhim, who had challenged the […]

Manipur encounters: SC to hear NHRC’s plea seeking release of officer from SIT on Mar 17

The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear on March 17 a plea filed by the NHRC seeking release of its Senior Superintendent of Police Mahesh Bhardwaj, who has been promoted as DIG in his parent cadre, from the SIT probing alleged fake encounters in Manipur. The application filed by the National Human Rights […]

SC reserves verdict on Meghalaya scribe Patricia Mukhim’s plea to quash FIR over Facebook post

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea filed by journalist Patricia Mukhim against Meghalaya High Court ruling which refused to quash an FIR against her for allegedly creating communal disharmony through her Facebook post. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Ravindra Bhat heard arguments during which senior advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing […]

SC asks Centre to apprise on govt’s plan to regulate OTT platforms

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to apprise it on what government proposes to do to regulate Over-the-top (OTT) platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde asked the Central government to file an affidavit on what it is planning to do after the government said […]

Supreme Court accepts resignation of Nagaland Lokayukta Uma Nath Singh

The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the resignation of Nagaland Lokayukta Justice (retd) Uma Nath Singh, days after he said he was willing to step down as suggested by the apex court provided the state government or others are restrained from initiating any kind of action or defaming him in media based on the pending […]

SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking laws to regulate social media platforms

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre on a PIL seeking directions to make laws to regulate social media platforms and to hold Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram directly responsible for spreading hate speeches and fake news. Chief Justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde, while hearing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) today, said […]