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The Supreme Court on Monday notified the composition of a 7-judge Constitution Bench which will hear the reference against its 1998 judgment granting immunity to lawmakers from criminal prosecution for accepting bribes to make a speech or vote ...

Days after the Supreme Court came down heavily on Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar over the four-month delay in deciding the disqualification petitions filed against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his camp, the Speaker on Monday ...

The Supreme Court on Monday notified a seven-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud to decide on the validity of a controversial 1998 decision that allowed lawmakers who receive bribes to cast a vote or make a speech in the legislature to go scot-free. | Latest News India

The Supreme Court has constituted a seven-judge bench to hear the reference of the judgement in PV Narasimha Rao v State (1998) which had held that legislators enjoyed immunity from prosecution in...

The Supreme Court of India will have a permanent Constitution bench. This was a long overdue legal reform and will see the Supreme Court adjudicate complex constitutional questions and interpret laws.

The Supreme Court Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud was speaking at the inaugural session of an international lawyers conference hosted by the Bar Council of India, which also saw the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Court also held that the death of the complainant is not fatal to the case as corruption allegations can be proved through other evidence

In State of Haryana v. Dharamraj, the Court has effectively held that any person declared a ‘proclaimed offender’ must first assail such proclamation before availing the relief of pre-arrest bail.

The circulars were stayed till November 6, against which the Delhi government had appealed.

Pending SC decision, govt explores options given complaints that certain communities within SC category get more benefits