File photo: Michele Beckwith and US President Donald Trump Michele Beckwith, a seasoned federal prosecutor who had pursued terrorists, sex traffickers and violent gangs for over 15 years, was abruptly removed from her role as acting US attorney in Sacramento this summer following a dispute over immigration raids.Beckwith had stepped into the post in January […]
NEW DELHI: In a case reflective of relationship issues that are unique to today’s times, Supreme Court has come to the relief of an 80-year-old man and his 78-year-old wife and ordered eviction of their 61-year-old son from two rooms owned by the man in Mumbai after he failed to provide them with maintenance, as […]
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by actress Jacqueline Fernandez in connection with the Rs 200 crores fraud case linked to conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, refusing to grant her any relief. Jacqueline had approached the apex court challenging the Delhi High Court’s July 3 order, which had rejected her plea to quash the […]
The Donald Trump administration on Thursday urged Chief Justice John Roberts to issue a temporary order removing Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, while also requesting a broader ruling from the full Supreme Court as her legal battle continues.“Put simply, the president may reasonably determine that interest rates paid by the American […]
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a few of the key provision of the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, but held the constitutionality of the law.A bench of CJI BR Gavai and justice Augustine George Masih, in its 128-page interim order said, “Presumption is always in favour of constitutionality of a statute and […]
NEW DELHI: Extending the Sept 30 deadline for completion of the Maharashtra local body elections by four months to Jan 31 next year, Supreme Court on Tuesday upbraided the state election commission (SEC) for its inability to complete the delimitation process and requisition adequate number of EVMs and poll staff.Though it acceded to the SEC’s […]
File photo of India and Pakistan fans. (Image credit: AFP) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to urgently list a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking cancellation of the upcoming India vs Pakistan cricket match scheduled for September 14 in Dubai as part of the Asia Cup. The petition, filed by four law students led by […]
S Sreesanth and Rahul Dravid (Image-X) The long shadow of a decade-old case involving former India fast bowler S Sreesanth has once again reached the Supreme Court, pulling the Rajasthan Royals into the spotlight. Back in 2012, Sreesanth was ruled out of the IPL season after suffering a knee injury during a practice match in […]
Neal Katyal (Image: Milbank LLP official website) An Indian-American son of immigrants from India took the lead role in the case challenging the imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump. It was the latest of many wins Neal Katyal has notched up in a stellar career, and he — and much of the world […]
A US federal appeals court on Friday ruled that most tariffs imposed by president Donald Trump under emergency powers were illegal, striking at the heart of his trade policy and setting up a likely battle in the Supreme Court, news agency Reuters reported.The ruling by the US court of appeals for the federal circuit in […]
