SC judges to make assets public on assuming office

The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Friday a plea seeking a direction to the Delhi police to lodge an FIR over the alleged discovery of semi-burnt stash of cash from the official residence of high court judge Yashwant Varma. IMAGE: High court judge Yashwant Varma. Photograph: ANI Photo According to the SC's cause list for Friday, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan is scheduled to hear the matter. A bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna on Wednesday had refused urgent ...

In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court late on Saturday night uploaded on its website an in-house inquiry report (external link), including photos and videos, into the alleged discovery of a huge stash of cash at the residence of Delhi high court judge Yashwant Varma. IMAGE: A screengrab of the cash allegedly discovered at a storeroom at Justice Varma's house, taken from the video shared by the Delhi Police Commissioner with the Delhi high court. Photograph: SC website As recommended ...

Supreme Court judge, Justice B R Gavai, on Saturday expressed hope that the "current difficult phase" in ethnic strife-torn Manipur will be over soon with the assistance of the executive, legislature and judiciary and the state will prosper like the rest of the country. IMAGE: Supreme Court judges led by Justice B R Gavai visit violence-hit Manipur. Photograph: ANI on X Justice Gavai, who led a delegation of Supreme Court judges that visited Manipur, called upon the people of the state to work ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat on Tuesday formed a committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to assess the need for the Uniform Civil Code in the state, and also draft a bill for the same. IMAGE: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel attends an event by Surat Municipal Corporation, in Surat, January 25, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo While the Opposition said the decision was aimed at diverting attention from pressing issues ahead of the upcoming local body polls, the ...

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa against an order reviving a corruption case against him. IMAGE: Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra, party leader BS Yediyurappa take part in a protest against the state government over alleged price hikes on essential commodities, in Bengaluru, April 2, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo The Karnataka high court, on January 5, 2021, allowed a plea of ...

The Supreme Court has said ED should also think of the fundamental rights of the people and frowned upon the agency's plea seeking the transfer of the Nagrik Apurti Nigam scam case from Chhattisgarh to New Delhi. IMAGE: A view of the Supreme Court of India. Photograph: ANI Photo A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan questioned the agency on how it had filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution meant for individuals. Article 32 of the Constitution guarantees the ...

A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna will hear on April 16 as many as 10 petitions, including the one filed by AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India. Photograph: ANI Photo According to the apex court website, besides the CJI, Justices Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan are part of the three-judge bench for hearing the petitions. In addition to Owaisi's plea, the court has ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday took a strong exception to the Allahabad high court's recent views that mere grabbing of a woman's breasts and pulling drawstrings of her "pyjama" wasn't rape, and stayed the observations, outlining total "insensitivity" and "inhuman approach". IMAGE: The Supreme Court of India. Photograph: ANI Photo Calling it a "very serious matter", a bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih said, "In normal circumstances, we are slow in granting stay at this ...

Strongly denouncing the police for suppressing the freedom of speech, the Supreme Court on Friday said mere recital of a poem, stand-up comedy or any form of art or entertainment couldn't be alleged to lead to animosity or hatred amongst communities. IMAGE: Imran Pratapgarhi. Photograph: Imran Pratapgarhi/Twitter While quashing an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, a bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said literature including poetry, dramas, films, stage shows including ...