Supreme Court increases number of EVMs for VVPAT counting

New Delhi, Apr 8 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Monday increased the number of EVMs for physical VVPAT counting from one constituency to five for legislative constituencies, after hearing a petition filed by 21 opposition parties seeking to equate the EVM counting with VVPAT.

Fodder scam: Supreme Court to hear Lalu Prasad's bail plea on Apr 10

New Delhi, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has said it will hear the bail plea of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, who is serving a jail term related to multi-crore fodder scam cases, on Apr 10, media reports said.

No hearing to defer Tamil Nadu polls in view of Easter: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Thursday declined urgent hearing to a mentioning which had sought a direction to defer the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha elections to Apr 21 from 18th of the same month as the date clashes with Easter.

Statues built in UP represent will of people: Mayawati tells Supreme Court

Lucknow/New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): Justifying her act of building life-like statues in Uttar Pradesh during her tenure as the Chief Minister, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati told the Supreme Court such statues represent the will of people, media reports said.

Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing of Hardik Patel's plea seeking stay on conviction

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear Congress leader Hardik Patel's plea seeking suspension of his conviction in a 2015 rioting case on an urgent basis, media reports said.

Kolkata's ex-police commissioner Rajeev Kumar in SC line of fire

New Delhi, Mar 26 (UNI): Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that the CBI status report on former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar has made extremely grave disclosures.

Supreme Court asks CBI for status report on disproportionate assets case against Mulayam-Akhilesh

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a status report on the disproportionate assets case against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Ministers and Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav, media reports said.

SC reserves order on leaked documents in Rafale deal case

New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI): Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on the preliminary objections and claims of privilege over the leaked documents in Rafale deal case.

Rafale files not stolen, petitioners used photocopies: Attorney-General

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Amid controversy over the missing documents related to the Rafale case, the Union government's top lawyer on Friday clarified to Indian news agency PTI what he meant was the petitioners had used "photocopies of the original" papers deemed secret by the government.

Should not leave any stone unturned in resolving Ayodhya issue: Sri Sri Ravishankar

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar, who has been appointed as one of the mediators in resolving the Ayodhya land dispute by the Supreme Court, said a complete effort must be employed in resolving the issue.

Supreme Court orders mediation in Ayodhya land dispute case

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): A five-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, of Supreme Court on Friday ordered mediation in the politically-sensitive case which pertains to whether Ram temple can be built in the disputed land of Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya where Babri Masjid stood till 1992, media reports said.

Ayodhya case: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on mediation today

New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Friday will deliver verdict on whether the politically-sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case can be adjudicated through a mediation, media reports said.

Ayodhya case: Supreme Court to deliver verdict on mediation tomorrow

New Delhi, Mar 7 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday will deliver verdict on whether the politically-sensitive Ayodhya land dispute case can be adjudicated through a mediation, media reports said.

Opposition takes dig at Modi over 'stolen' Rafale documents

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): The opposition has taken a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Centre told Supreme Court in a hearing on Wednesday that the Rafale documents cited by petitioner Prashant Bhushan were stolen.

Rafale documents were stolen: Centre tells Supreme Court

New Delhi, Mar 6 (IBNS): The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the Rafale documents were stolen and the petitioners are violating law by relying on such papers, media reports said.