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SC closes Jharkhand's plea against HC order on festival power cuts
New Delhi, April 8: The Supreme Court on Tuesday closed a plea filed by the Jharkhand government challenging the Jharkhand High Court order barring power cuts during Ram Navami and other festivals.
CJI Sanjiv Khanna inks MoU for cooperation with Nepal's Supreme Court
New Delhi, Apr 7: The Supreme Court of India on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Supreme Court of Nepal to promote and strengthen the judicial cooperation between the two nations
SC dismisses plea seeking 100 pc counting of the VVPAT slips
New Delhi, April 7: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) that there should be 100 per cent manual counting of the VVPAT slips in addition to electronic counting by the control unit of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).
Pleas challenging validity of Waqf Act mentioned before CJI for urgent listing
New Delhi, April 7: The pleas in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments introduced to the Waqf Act were mentioned on Monday before Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna for urgent listing.
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 8 judicial officers as Allahabad HC judges
New Delhi, April 4: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointment of eight judicial officers as Allahabad High Court Judges.
'Tainted beyond resolution': SC upholds cancellation of over 25K appointments made in Bengal schools in 2016
New Delhi, April 3: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court's order cancelling 25,753 appointments in teaching and non-teaching posts made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016.
30 Supreme Court Judges submitted their declaration of assets
New Delhi, April 3: In a bid towards transparency in the judiciary, all the Judges of the Supreme Court have agreed to make a declaration of their assets.
CJI-led Bench to hear PIL against Places of Worship Act 1991 on Tuesday
New Delhi, March 31: The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Tuesday, a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the constitutional validity of a provision of the Places of Worship Act, 1991.
Justice Joymalya Bagchi takes oath as SC judge
New Delhi, March 17: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Joymalya Bagch as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Centre clears appointment of 4 permanent judges in Madras HC
New Delhi, March 4: Acting swiftly on the recommendation made by the Supreme Court Collegium, the Centre on Tuesday cleared the appointment of 4 permanent judges in the Madras High Court.
SC Collegium recommends elevation of 5 advocates as as judges of the Patna HC
New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, has approved the proposal for the appointment of five advocates as judges of the Patna High Court.
SC Collegium recommends appointment of permanent judges in Bombay, Madras HCs
New Delhi, Feb 21: The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by CJI Sanjiv Khanna, has recommended the appointment of 3 permanent judges in the Bombay High Court and 4 permanent judges in the Madras High Court.
Justice K Vinod Chandran takes oath as Supreme Court judge
New Delhi, Jan 16: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Thursday administered the oath of office to Justice K Vinod Chandran as a judge of the Supreme Court.