A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and A Amanullah was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the state, that the government said there were "serious doubts" about petitioners' locus and motive.
A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph emphasised that the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners should be "procedure-based and transparent".
The Supreme Court on Monday remarked that forced religious conversion is a "very serious issue" and may affect the "security of the country" along with the freedom of conscience of citizens as far as religion is concerned.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will be heading the Indian delegation to the 41st Session of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
New Delhi [India], August 26 (ANI): Dushyant Dave, senior advocate and former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Friday broke down into tears as he bid adieu to the outgoing Chief Justice of India NV Ramana.
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Central government to take "proactive steps" with the world football governing body FIFA to ensure that the suspension of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) is lifted and the country gets to host the Under-17
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for the Centre told Supreme Court that considering several factors about what can be done, yesterday Centre has taken it up the issue with FIFA and Committee of Administrators (CoA) also played a key role and there is some breaking of the ice which has taken
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): After the Supreme Court on Tuesday transferred various pleas related to Agnipath Scheme to Delhi High Court, the Delhi HC on Wednesday fixed the date to August 25, 2022 to hear all the petitions challenging Agnipath Scheme.