Supreme Court
KPSC 2011 recruitment case: What the Supreme Court decided and what happens to appointees
The Supreme Court has struck down Karnataka's 2022 law that validated appointments from a 2011 recruitment cancelled over corruption and nepotism, and ordered fresh recruitment for the vacant Group A and Group B posts with a one-time age relaxation.
SIR petition in Supreme Court: Notice issued, what happens next
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 said it would ask one petitioner about his conduct.
SIR petition in Supreme Court: Who filed it and what it demands
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 deletions, after police stopped their march.
Who are Justices Bagchi and Mohana? The Sunday bench on Delhi’s protest curbs
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 excessive force and illegal detentions.
Who is the petitioner? Shailendra Mani Tripathi and the contempt plea
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 of Metro and train movement.
Who argued against the Delhi closures? The lawyers before the Supreme Court
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 were limited at 45 Metro stations and mobile internet was cut near Kartavya Path.
Who is on the seven-judge bench? The judges who closed the privilege 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reference on legislative privilege and free speech as infructuous on October 6, because the Tamil Nadu Assembly had withdrawn its 2003 resolution, while keeping the constitutional questions open.
Who are Justices Pardiwala and Vinod Chandran? The bench on women’s safety
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 an audit of lighting and CCTV.
Who is on the bench? The judges hearing the Form 6 plea
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 records showing who made the changes.
Who is on the Supreme Court bench hearing the Delhi SIR case?
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 47.7 lakh names were removed from the draft roll.
