Ashish Kumar Bhargava Sunil Prabhu

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today ruled that an MP or MLA cannot claim immunity from prosecution if he/she is accused of taking a bribe for a vote or a speech in the House.

In a landmark verdict by the Supreme Court, a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said members of parliament and state legislatures are not immune from prosecution in bribery cases.

In a stern response to the alleged defacement of ballot papers during the Chandigarh mayoral election, the Supreme Court has directed the prosecution of the returning officer, Anil Masih.

The Supreme Court has declared the Electoral bond Scheme launched in 2018 with much fanfare as unconstitutional on several counts.

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has asked for a report after an open letter - purportedly by a woman judge in Uttar Pradesh alleging sexual harassment by a senior and requesting permission to kill herself - went viral on social media.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition against a summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and directed him to move the state's High Court instead.

The Congress has raised vehement objections to the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Abdul S Nazeer as new Governor of Andhra Pradesh, within six weeks of his retirement, reigniting the debate over the mandatory cooling off period for judges.

The Supreme Court has doubled down on the elevation of three lawyers to High Court, publicly scrapping the Centre's objections. One of them is Saurabh Kirpal, who alleged that his sexual orientation was the reason he was rejected by the government.

The Supreme Court, in a first, made public the reasons for the government's objections to the elevation of a senior advocate and its own response to the matter. The elevation of Saurabh Kirpal has been pending for five years.

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court today ruled that an MP or MLA cannot claim immunity from prosecution if he/she is accused of taking a bribe for a vote or a speech in the House.

In a landmark verdict by the Supreme Court, a seven-judge bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said members of parliament and state legislatures are not immune from prosecution in bribery cases.

In a stern response to the alleged defacement of ballot papers during the Chandigarh mayoral election, the Supreme Court has directed the prosecution of the returning officer, Anil Masih.

The Supreme Court has declared the Electoral bond Scheme launched in 2018 with much fanfare as unconstitutional on several counts.

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud has asked for a report after an open letter - purportedly by a woman judge in Uttar Pradesh alleging sexual harassment by a senior and requesting permission to kill herself - went viral on social media.

The Supreme Court has refused to hear Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's petition against a summons by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case and directed him to move the state's High Court instead.

The Congress has raised vehement objections to the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Abdul S Nazeer as new Governor of Andhra Pradesh, within six weeks of his retirement, reigniting the debate over the mandatory cooling off period for judges.

The Supreme Court has doubled down on the elevation of three lawyers to High Court, publicly scrapping the Centre's objections. One of them is Saurabh Kirpal, who alleged that his sexual orientation was the reason he was rejected by the government.

The Supreme Court, in a first, made public the reasons for the government's objections to the elevation of a senior advocate and its own response to the matter. The elevation of Saurabh Kirpal has been pending for five years.