judicial review

Bengaluru, April 7 The Karnataka High Court has ordered a re-verification of the 279 postal ballots that were rejected in the Sringeri Assembly constituency during the 2023 election.The court has also stated that the Returning Officer (RO) will need to recount the postal ballots and announce...

New Delhi, April 7 – A nine-judge Constitution Bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, is scheduled to hear the long-standing Sabarimala review matter on Tuesday. This case involves a batch of petitions that raise significant constitutional questions regarding religious freedom and...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed criminal proceedings against a doctor who had performed surgery on a one-and-a-half-year-old child, stating that continuing the case would be an abuse of the court's process.A bench of Justices Pamidigantam Sri Narasimha and Manoj Misra...

New Delhi, April 6 Observing that central forces will remain deployed considering recent incidents, the Supreme Court on Monday said that around 60 lakh claims and objections of those removed from voter lists in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West...

Raipur, April 6 – The Chhattisgarh High Court has sentenced Amit Jogi, the son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment for the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ramavatar Jaggi, stating that he was the "mastermind" and "driving force" behind the conspiracy.A division bench of Chief...

New Delhi, April 6 Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared in person before the Delhi High Court on Monday, seeking the recusal of Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma from hearing the CBI petition challenging the discharge of the AAP convener and all other accused in the liquor policy case...

Kolkata, April 5 Congress candidate Mohtab Sheikh, whose name had been placed in the "adjudication cases" column of the final electoral roll on February 28, was a happy man on Sunday evening after a tribunal ordered that his name be reinstated.A relieved Sheikh told reporters, "Justice has...

New Delhi, April 5 Supreme Court Judge Justice BV Nagarathna highlighted that the Election Commission is the primary institution entrusted with maintaining the integrity of elections, stating that if those conducting elections depend on those contesting them, the neutrality of the process cannot...

New Delhi, April 4 A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court is scheduled to commence hearings on petitions relating to discrimination against women in religious places, including the Sabarimala Temple, and on the scope and extent of religious freedom practiced by multiple faiths, starting from...

New Delhi, April 4 The Supreme Court has reinstated the dismissal of a bank's senior manager, emphasizing that authority comes with accountability, and his position carried with it an increased degree of responsibility and integrity.The top court noted allegations that the senior manager had...

Islamabad, April 3 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, approached a high court on Friday to request an expedited hearing of their appeals in a case related to the unlawful sale of state gifts.The couple was sentenced to 14 years in the Toshakhana-I case on...

Lucknow, April 2 In a major relief to the Uttar Pradesh government, the Allahabad High Court on Thursday stayed an order of a single-judge bench that had extended the Old Pension Scheme's (OPS) benefits to certain employees, a move that could have imposed a substantial financial burden on the...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a prospective Congress candidate to approach the newly constituted appellate tribunal in Kolkata against the deletion of his name from the electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.A bench comprising Chief...

Chennai, April 2 The Madras High Court on Thursday ruled that in matters relating to the remission and premature release of convicted prisoners, the Governor is bound by the advice of the council of ministers.A Full Bench comprising Justices A D Jagdish Chandra, G K Illanthiraiyan and Sunder...

Jabalpur, April 2 The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday directed that a criminal contempt case be registered against BJP MLA and mining baron Sanjay Pathak for attempting to contact a judge regarding an alleged illegal mining issue.With this direction, MP Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court has discharged a woman accused of using forged documents to apply for her son's passport, holding that the act does not contain the essential elements of the offense charged. It has also cautioned against framing criminal charges in court to settle scores in a...

New Delhi, April 1 The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a fine of ₹25,000 on the Centre for pursuing unnecessary litigation, after the Centre challenged a Punjab and Haryana High Court order that overturned the dismissal of a CISF official.Upholding the high court ruling, a bench of Justices B...

New Delhi, April 1 The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that approximately 4.7 million out of the 6 million objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal have been addressed by March 31.A bench...

Washington, April 1 – US President Donald Trump said he plans to attend a hearing at the US Supreme Court regarding birthright citizenship, as the top court prepares to hear a closely watched legal challenge to his executive order on the issue.“I think so. I do,” Trump said when asked if he...

Kolkata, March 31 – Based on the average daily deletion rates of voter names during the ongoing judicial review of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy” category, the Election Commission of India (ECI) estimates that the final deletion figure at the end of the process will be...