Ashish Sinha

SC orders release of 6 convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case

November 12, 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of six convicts, including Nalini Sriharan and RP Ravichandran, serving life imprisonment in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.In the month of May this year, the Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers to free a seventh convict, Perarivalan....

After father, son ‘Chandrachud’ becomes Chief Justice of India, creates history

November 10, 2022

Justice Dhananjaya Yeshwant (DY) Chandrachud on Wednesday created a record as he took oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI). He is the son of former CJI Y.V. Chandrachud. This has become the first time in the history of the judiciary, Father and son have become CJI.President Droupadi...

No Violation of Constitution: SC upholds 10% quota for EWS

November 8, 2022

In a majority judgement, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of 10 per cent quota for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) among the general category in admissions and government jobs.A five-judge Constitution bench in a 3:2 majority verdict has held that the Constitution’s 103rd Amendment Act 2019, saying...

SC to hear plea on worsening pollution

November 5, 2022

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on 10 November a plea seeking measures to curb worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR.A bench of Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit and Bela M Trivedi posted the case for hearing on 10 November after an advocate mentioned the matter for urgent...

Plea to restrain Chandrachud from taking oath as next CJI dismissed

November 3, 2022

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea seeking to restrain Justice DY Chandrachud from taking oath as the next Chief Justice of India terming the petition as misconceived. A writ was filed by Mursalin Asijith Saikh.A bench comprising CJI UU Lalit, Justices S Ravindra Bhat, and Bela M Trivedi...

‘Two-finger test’ on rape survivors will be treated as misconduct: SC warns

November 1, 2022

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern about the ‘two-finger test’ on the rape survivors and said that anyone conducting such tests on the victims shall be held guilty of misconduct.Supreme Court reprimanded agencies saying this practice re-victimises and re-traumatises the rape victims.The order came from a bench of justices...

Politics over Yamuna in Chhath Puja

October 28, 2022

The Chhath Puja has returned, but Yamuna is still dirty. The holy Yamuna stinks, water bodies are dying, and government officials say the next Chhath Puja will be held in a clean and pious Yamuna. The Yamuna is getting filthy not only from the factory waste of Delhi but also...

Whose god is it anyway?

October 27, 2022

In yet another example of ‘competitive Hindutva’, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider including the images of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh on currency notes in India to “improve the economic situation of the country”.“Today I appeal to the central government and...

SC rejects urgent hearing plea on Delhi firecracker ban

October 21, 2022

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined an urgent hearing of a plea filed by BJP MP Manoj Tiwari challenging the Delhi government’s decision to ban the sale, purchase and usage of firecrackers during the festive season in the national capital. A bench headed by Justice MR Shah, while refusing the...

‘Inescapable conclusion’: HC dismisses Umar’s bail plea in Delhi riots case

October 19, 2022

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Umar Khalid accused in a larger conspiracy case related to the Northeast Delhi riots of February 2020. In its damning observations, the court reached an “inescapable conclusion” that allegations against the appellant are “prima facie true”. “Thus, Umar’s application...

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