Supreme Court News

N V Ramana rues lack of basic judicial infrastructure, stresses need of filling vacancies, raising number of judges

The CJI was speaking as the chief guest at the National Seminar on Adjudication of IPR Disputes in India' organised by the Delhi High Court

Pegasus row: SC issues notice to Centre, says govt need not disclose anything that compromises national security

The apex court said it will take up the pleas for hearing after 10 days and will see what course of action should be adopted in the matter

COVID-19 deaths to be counted as such despite comorbidities, but there are exceptions: All you need to know

In its affidavit before SC on Sunday, the govt said, situations of an alternative cause of death where COVID-19 is an 'incidental finding' will not be issued a COVID-19 death certificate

Palghar lynching case: SC asks Maharashtra Police to place fresh chargesheet on record

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy was informed by the counsel for the Maharashtra govt that a second supplementary chargesheet has been filed in the case

'Genuinely interested to solve problem': SC suspends implementation of farm laws until further notice, forms panel

The ruling came on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the three farm laws that were enacted last September. A detailed order is expected later today

Farmers' Protest Updates: ML Khattar should tell Centre to repeal laws instead of holding outreach events, says Hooda

Farmers' Protest LIVE Updates: On Sunday, Haryana Police had used water cannons and lobbed teargas shells to prevent the farmers from marching towards the venue of Khattar's event

Loan moratorium case: Lenders to credit ‘interest on interest’ to borrowers by 5 Nov, Centre tells SC

The Ministry of Finance has said that after crediting this amount, the lending institutions would claim reimbursement from the Central government

Moratorium period on loan repayment extendable by two years due to COVID-19: Centre, RBI tell SC

The apex court had earlier asked the Centre and the RBI to review the move to charge interest on deferred EMIs during the moratorium period

JEE Main, NEET 2020: Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to postpone exams 'until situation is conducive'

The TMC supremo said she was vocal about the issue during the last video conference of chief ministers with Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prashant Bhushan contempt case: 'Show remorse,' says court; tweets expressed my bonafide belief, argues lawyer

Prashant Bhushan told SC that he did not tweet in 'absence mindedness' and it would be insincere and contemptuous on his part to offer an apology for the tweets that expressed what was and continues to be his bona fide belief