Holding the disqualification of 16 Karnataka assembly members as mala fide, the Supreme Court Wednesday said that the speaker acted in haste to ensure that then chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa did not lose a trust vote. Therefore, we hold that the impugned order of the speaker is vitiated by mala fides,” said an apex court [ Read More ]
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Supreme Court to hear Prashant Bhushan’s plea on contempt of courtThe Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would hold hearing on counsel Prashant Bhushan’s plea seeking reference to the constitution bench of the question whether bonafide expression of opinion on the extent of alleged corruption in judiciary amounted to contempt of court. The apex court bench of Justice Altamas Kabir, Justice Cyriac Joseph and [ Read More ] Doctor’s death in jail: Family moves Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will Friday hear a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Lucknow deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan, who was found dead in a jail toilet. The plea was filed by the doctor’s family, which claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government was engaged in a cover-up [ Read More ] Supreme Court appoints probe team on money launderingThe Supreme Court is likely to pronounce Monday its verdict on a plea that a special investigation team (SIT) probe the alleged money laundering by suspected tax evader Hasan Ali Khan and Kolkata based-businessman Kashinath Tapuria, among others. The plea by jurist Ram Jethmalani also sought a direction to the central government to disclose names, [ Read More ] Apex court restores membership of 16 Karnataka legislatorsThe Supreme Court Friday restored the membership of 16 disqualified Karnataka legislators, a development that could threaten continuation of B.S. Yeddyurappa as chief minister. The 16 lawmakers, 11 of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and five Independents, were disqualified Oct 11, hours before Yeddyurappa was to seek confidence vote in the assembly following their [ Read More ] |
