Supreme Court
Supreme Court notice on INDIA bloc’s SIR petition: What the court did, what it did not and what is reported
The Supreme Court on October 15 issued notice to the Election Commission on the petition by Rahul Gandhi and other INDIA bloc leaders challenging the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, and…
Opposition’s Supreme Court petition on SIR: What it asks, what it alleges, what is not yet known
Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and other opposition leaders filed a petition in the Supreme Court on October 12 challenging the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and seeking an audit of voter…
Supreme Court’s Sunday directions: Metro, internet, barricades, lawyers and journalists
At a special Sunday sitting on October 11, the Supreme Court directed that Delhi's Metro and rail services be restored, internet access kept uninterrupted and barricades reviewed, and sought responses on alleged…
What the contempt plea says: 45 stations, 9 pm to 6 pm, and a court order
The Supreme Court will hear a contempt plea on Sunday, October 11, alleging that Delhi Metro stations were kept closed on October 10 despite its October 9 order against a complete prohibition…
What the Supreme Court told Delhi on Metro and road closures
The Supreme Court said on October 9 that Delhi's Metro and trains cannot be shut down entirely ahead of the CJP protest, while allowing regulated movement; on October 10 entry and exit…
The N. Ravi case in brief: From 2003 arrests to a closed reference
A seven-judge Supreme Court bench closed the two-decade-old N. Ravi reference on legislative privilege and free speech as infructuous on October 6, because the Tamil Nadu Assembly had withdrawn its 2003 resolution,…
Supreme Court’s Delhi women’s safety order: Patrols, mapping, lighting and CCTV
The Supreme Court told the Centre and Delhi Police on October 5 to ensure that every woman in the capital feels safe, directing dedicated police teams in each district, better patrols and…
What is the Form 6 declaration the Supreme Court says it never approved?
The Supreme Court said on October 5 that it has not approved any modified Form 6 used to enrol voters during the Special Intensive Revision, and asked the Election Commission to produce…
Delhi SIR: Prashant Bhushan calls flagging process ‘totally opaque’
The Supreme Court heard a petition on September 22 challenging notices issued to 33 lakh Delhi voters in the Special Intensive Revision, with advocate Prashant Bhushan arguing the process was opaque; about…
Why did Delhi voters get SIR notices? Election Commission explains
About 33 lakh Delhi voters are being issued notices in the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll, including prominent names such as S Jaishankar, Arvind Kejriwal and L K Advani; the…