The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the timing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest ahead of the 2024 general elections and asked the central agency to respond.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta queried an Election Commission official related to the functioning of the EVMs, including whether the microcontrollers fitted in them are reprogrammable.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta while extending the interim bail of Boinpally stated in the order, "The matter is taken on board. Interim bail was granted by an earlier order dated. Will continue till the next date of hearing which is May 8."
A bench of Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta was not convinced with advocate Prashant Bhushan's arguments to go back to election via ballot paper instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
The meetings are scheduled on April 15, July 15 and October 16. This initiative is in furtherance of several directives of the Supreme Court of India for conducting periodic reviews of the detention of all prisoners.
A bench led by Justice Sanjiv Khanna directed to release of Sanjay Singh on bail during the pendency of trial in a money laundering case relating to excise policy irregularities.
The Supreme Court on Monday told the Tamil Nadu minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin that he cannot claim to be in the same position as media and news channels while seeking clubbing of multiple FIRs registered against him for his "eradicate Sanatan Dharma" remark.
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to put on hold the two Election Commissioners' appointments under the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which dropped the Chief Justice of India from the selection panel for Election Commissioners.
A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta adjourned the matter on the request of the parties and ordered that interim orders continue till the next date.
A five-judge Constitution bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra ordered that the details be disclosed by the bank on March 12.
The Supreme Court on Thursday while striking down the Centre's Electoral Bonds scheme said that the purpose of curbing black money is not a sufficient justification to anonymise the identities of donors and the details of the contributions in the Electoral Bonds scheme.
In a separate but concurring opinion in the Electoral Bonds case, Justice Sanjiv Khanna highlighted significant data related to contributions via such bonds. He observed that a majority of these contributions were directed towards parties holding power at both the national and state levels.