Supreme Court to name new BCCI administrators on January 24, modifies order on disqualification
A newly-set up bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud modified the order.
Jan 21, 2017, 00:35 AM IST
All about new Chief Justice of India JS Khehar
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar was on Wednesday sworn in as the Chief Justice of India (CJI), becoming the 44th and the first Sikh top judge of the country. Born 28 August 1952) is a judge of the Supreme Court of India since 13 September 2011.
Jan 05, 2017, 04:54 AM IST
Outgoing CJI Thakur questions Centre over transfer of HC judges
The Supreme Court today questioned the Centre as why judges and chief justices of high courts are not being transferred despite the recommendations of the collegium and asked it to file a status report on such pending transfers with detailed reasons in two weeks.
Jan 02, 2017, 17:29 PM IST
Law Ministry faced flak over vacancies in courts in 2016
2016 can be summed up as a year when the Law Ministry came under constant fire of outgoing Chief Justice of India TS Thakur for rising vacancies in the higher judiciary even as its efforts to finalise a document to guide appointments in high courts and the Supreme Court failed to get finalised.
Dec 26, 2016, 10:16 AM IST
Plea opposing Justice Khehar's elevation as CJI infructuous: Supreme Court
On December 19, President Pranab Mukherjee had cleared the name of Justice Khehar as the next CJI.
Dec 23, 2016, 14:37 PM IST
Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Lodha panel recommendations till December 14
This is the second time that the hearing on this vexed issue, involving the BCCI has been postponed by the apex court.
Dec 09, 2016, 16:16 PM IST
Justice JS Khehar to succeed TS Thakur as next Chief Justice of India
Jagdish Singh Khehar will be sworn-in by President Pranab Mukherjee on January 04, 2017.
Dec 06, 2016, 19:28 PM IST
Names for HC judges rejected due to serious complaints: Govt
The Supreme Court had informed the government, that it had reiterated every one of the 43 names, that was sent back by the government to the collegium for reconsideration.
Nov 25, 2016, 18:14 PM IST
Supreme Court to hear CAB's plea for implementation of Lodha panel report
In its third status report submitted in the apex court on November 14, the Lodha panel has sought a direction to appoint Pillai as an observer to "guide" BCCI.
Nov 25, 2016, 18:07 PM IST
Supreme Court slams BCCI for defiant attitude towards reforms; threatens to pass order in 24 hours
The apex court decided to pass an order on the issue of implementation of directions of the committee headed by former CJI Lodha tomorrow.
Oct 06, 2016, 22:09 PM IST
With less than 24 hours to adopt Lodha Committee recommendations, BCCI list reforms undertaken under Anurag Thakur
The writing is on the wall. The Board of Control for Control in India (BCCI) just can't ignore what the Supreme Court has tasked it to do. And the Indian board has less than 24 hours to adopt the Lodha Committee recommendations.
Oct 06, 2016, 20:17 PM IST
Supreme Court reserves order on Subramanian Swamy's plea against ban on IPL franchise CSK
The Lodha panel had banned CSK and Rajasthan Royals after holding that its top officials like Raj Kundra and Gurunath Meiyappan were found involved in betting.
Oct 04, 2016, 19:53 PM IST
CJI urges govt to relieve judiciary of 'avoidable burden'
The CJI also asked the government to set up a panel, comprising former judges, to decide on whether or not to fight a case against any citizen when the issue could be resolved outside court.
Oct 01, 2016, 20:58 PM IST
Don't behave like Lords, 'fall in line': Supreme Court tells BCCI
The bench has given BCCI time till October 6 to file its reply to the status report of the Lodha panel.
Sep 28, 2016, 20:31 PM IST
SC asks expelled AIADMK MP Sasikala Pushpa to join probe in criminal cases
Supreme Court on Monday asked expelled AIADMK Rajya Sabha member L Sasikala Pushpa to join the probe into two criminal cases of alleged sexual harassment of her family maids and forging of documents in her anticipatory bail petition lodged by the Tamil Nadu police.
Sep 26, 2016, 18:40 PM IST
SC refuses urgent hearing of PIL on India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a PIL seeking declaration of the India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty as unconstitutional.
Sep 26, 2016, 12:51 PM IST
SC takes serious view of mushrooming NGOs, many not paying tax
With the government cracking the whip on NGOs for alleged violation of foreign funding rules, the Supreme Court has also taken a serious view of mushrooming of about 30 lakh such bodies across the country and many of them not filing Income Tax returns for years.
Sep 15, 2016, 18:59 PM IST
No logjam on judges' appointments, SC told
The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there was no longam in clearing name for appointment of judges to the high courts and it was on the job.
Sep 14, 2016, 17:25 PM IST
SC to hear plea for 'public body' to appoint judges today
The Supreme Court is due to hear on Monday a plea seeking the setting up of a "public body", independent of the executive and judiciary, to ensure fair appointment of judges in High Courts and the apex court and check nepotism.
Sep 12, 2016, 09:10 AM IST
REVEALED: 'Be progressive, not obstructionist' - Here's why Supreme Court slammed Arvind Kejriwal government
The Supreme Court of India on Monday slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government.
Aug 23, 2016, 13:26 PM IST
