On Monday a five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether right to free speech and expression of persons holding public offices may be curtailed by other fundamental rights.
The University Grants Commission has directed that final exams should be held, with Covid-19 precautions observed and in a possible hybrid form. Proceedings in the Supreme Court on the issue are examining the likely options which affect the future of all students
In the wake of Covid-19, all courts have remained shut for nearly five months and have been holding hearings through video conferencing. Although lockdown restrictions were eased from June onwards, courts have continued to hold only virtual hearings.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions “to refrain from holding upcoming elections in Bihar till the state is declared COVID 19 and flood free.”
Our democracy in true sense is in threat if our press is not allowed to function freely, said Senior Advocate Vikas Singh during the hearing of plea filed by veteran journalist Vinod Dua seeking quashing of FIR registered against him.
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court against the press release by State of Tamil Nadu by which it had disallowed the installation of Vinayaka idols and procession of the idols for immersion in sea or water bodies.
The Supreme Court today dismissed as infructuous a plea seeking an in-house probe into alleged acts of "commission and omission" by former CJI Ranjan Gogoi during his tenure as Supreme Court judge.
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Mishra, B.R. Gavai, Krishna Murari today heard arguments, especially by Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave for advocate Prashant Bhushan, and later gave Bhushan two days to reconsider his statement.
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the CBSE’s decision to hold compartment exams for class X and XII students amid the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Registry of the Supreme Court of India has written to the President of Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association informing about the decision made in a meeting held on August 11 among Judges of the Committee with regards to the resumption of physical hearing of cases in the Court Rooms.