[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down two vital provisions of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 and set aside all prosecution carried out under […]
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Apex court order on eco-sensitive zones may hamper development works around SGNP, TCFS
[ad_1] The recent Supreme Court judgement concerning the extent of eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) around protected areas could hamper new development activities in close proximity to certain parts of Sanjay Gandhi […]
Development necessary but safeguarding environment equally important: SC
[ad_1] The Supreme Court said this as it placed curbs on an Andhra Pradesh government tourism project in Vishakapatnam’s ecologically-sensitive Rushikonda Hill New Delhi: Development is necessary for the economy […]
Ratan Tata ‘grateful’ as SC rejects Shapoorji Pallonji’s plea to review order on Cyrus Mistry
[ad_1] Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Sohini Goswami, New Delhi The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea of the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) group, seeking a review of […]
Indrani Mukerjea gets bail from Supreme Court, her 10th request: A Timeline
[ad_1] MUMBAI: Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, arrested in August 2015 on charges of killing her daughter Sheena Bora three years earlier, was granted bail by the Supreme Court on […]
ED can examine TMC leader, wife in Kolkata: SC
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Delhi high court order, which had dismissed the pleas filed by TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee seeking quashing […]
Protect ‘Shivling area’ but allow namaz: SC
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that a section of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Masjid complex where a “Shivling” was ostensibly found shall remain protected until further orders but […]
Gyanvapi Mosque row: Supreme Court refuses plea seeking intervention | 5 points
[ad_1] The decade-old Gyanvapi Mosque controversy rages on, with both the Hindu petitioners and the Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee firm on their claims. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed the […]
SC asks CAG to examine Andhra reply on plea against SDRF fund transfer
[ad_1] Advocate Gaurav Bansal, appearing in the Supreme Court for petitioner Palla Srinivasa Rao, had alleged that Andhra Pradesh has diverted funds from SDRF to personal deposit accounts which is […]
Dissapointed, say petitioners on Delhi high court’s split marital rape judgment
[ad_1] Women activists and petitioners asking for the criminalisation of marital rape expressed their disappointment at the split verdict delivered by the Delhi high court on Wednesday. In the high […]
‘Victory…’: Mahua Moitra tweets after Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold
[ad_1] Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra tweeted Wednesday afternoon after the Supreme Court put on hold the 152-year-old sedition law as it emphasised the need to preserve the civil liberty […]
Supertech asks SC for time till Aug to demolish Noida twin towers; lists 4 reasons
[ad_1] Supertech on Tuesday requested the Supreme Court for an extension of the deadline to demolish 32-storeyed twin towers — Apex and Ceyane — in Noida, which were to be […]
Govt to reconsider minority tag for Hindus in some states
[ad_1] The Union government will initiate a “wide consultation” with states and other stakeholders to examine a plea as to whether Hindus can be granted minority status in states where […]
Demolition drive triggers protests in New Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Hundreds of people shouting slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-controlled South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) and the central government took to the streets in Shaheen Bagh […]
Centre defends validity of sedition law in SC, says no need for review
[ad_1] New Delhi: Defending the penal provision of sedition in India, the Union government on Saturday leaned on a six-decade-old constitution bench judgment to assert that Section 124A (sedition) in […]
Supreme Court gets a full house as Centre clears elevation of 2 new judges
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The union government on Saturday cleared the elevation of Gauhati high court chief justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat high court judge Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala to the Supreme […]
2 Myanmar journalists in Delhi for refugee status rebut ‘untraceable claim’ in SC
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Seven Myanmar nationals, believed to be untraceable by Centre, told the Supreme Court on Friday that they are neither migrants nor Rohingyas and the place of their […]
‘Has he vanished into thin air’: SC rebukes UP govt on missing Covid patient
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police and state administration over its inability to trace an 82-year old Covid patient who went missing from a […]
Brinda Karat takes on BJP in Supreme Court over Jahangirpuri demolitions
[ad_1] New Delhi: Communist Party of India (Marxist) Politburo member and former Rajya Sabha MP Brinda Karat has told the Supreme Court that the demolition exercise at the Capital’s Jahangirpuri […]
SC to review Centre’s decision to blacklist foreign Jamaat visitors
[ad_1] The Supreme Court will examine next week the legality of the Union government’s action of blacklisting foreigners who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat event held in Delhi in March […]
SC to get two more judges as CJI-led collegium sends recommendations
[ad_1] The Supreme Court is set to get two more judges as the collegium, led by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, on Thursday recommended the elevation of chief justices […]
Public interest demands five-judge bench decide Delhi’s power over services: Centre
[ad_1] Larger public interest requires Delhi’s power under Article 239AA on matters concerning transfers and postings of officers in the Capital to be decided by a Constitution bench, said the […]
No diversion of disaster funds: Andhra tells Supreme Court
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Andhra Pradesh chief secretary to file a response on whether the state had allegedly diverted funds from the state disaster response fund, […]
Supreme Court gives states, HCs 8 more weeks to notify new criminal trial rules
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave two months to high courts and states to implement a set of guidelines meant to streamline inadequacies and deficiencies in criminal […]
Telangana to review cancellation of ration cards: SC
[ad_1] A government cannot deprive the poor of essential food grains by cancelling their ration cards without conducting a ground verification, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday as it directed […]
Involve children in sports, or else they will be engaged on screen: Supreme Court
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the Centre and states to a petition that asked to make sports or physical literacy a fundamental right […]
Ban halal certified products across India, says petition in Supreme Court
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A petition filed in the Supreme Court has sought a complete ban on halal products and halal certification, claiming that fundamental rights of 85% citizens were being […]
Carmakers liable to pay damages if airbags don’t deploy, orders Supreme Court
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Deployment of airbags in a car ought to prevent injuries and failure to meet this standard will make carmakers liable to pay damages, said the Supreme Court […]
Former Supreme Court judge to oversee restoration plan for Karnataka mining districts
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday constituted an oversight committee headed by a former Supreme Court judge justice B Sudershan Reddy to oversee and approve the plan for […]
Assam to move SC for Aadhaar cards to persons whose biometrics locked for NRC
[ad_1] GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet decided on Wednesday to approach the Supreme Court to ensure that those residents whose biometrics were locked during the process of updating the National Register […]
Jahangirpuri demolition drive: SC orders status quo
[ad_1] Senior advocate Dushyant Dave called the drive completely illegal as no notice was given to anyone and nobody was heard NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the […]
SC rejigs panel formed to oversee new e-way
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Tuesday expanded the 12-member expert panel formed to oversee implementation of mitigation measures as part of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway project by adding two independent members […]
SC cancels bail of minister’s son in UP farmers’ killing, asks him to surrender
[ad_1] Lakhimpur Killing: Ashish Mishra was granted bail in February by the Allahabad High Court. The Supreme Court on Monday canceled the bail of Ashish Mishra, accused in the killings […]
Islamic body moves SC over razing of houses
[ad_1] Islamic organisation Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind has moved the Supreme Court against employing bulldozers to raze down the houses of persons suspected to be involved in criminal incidents such as violence. […]
Top court attaches conditions for brick kilns to revive operation in NCR
[ad_1] The Supreme Court has removed the stiff condition imposed by the National Green Tribunal requiring brick kilns operating only on piped natural gas (PNG) to operate in the national […]
Passport rule on sex change certificate flies in face of SC ruling: Delhi HC
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India’s passport rules that require a transgender person to produce a certificate of gender reassignment surgery flies in the face of the Supreme court’s directive that trans […]
Supreme Court to hear plea on Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act
[ad_1] The plea in Supreme Court contended that the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act was passed by both houses of Parliament in a “controversial” manner. ByPress Trust of India, New Delhi […]
No comments, says India on Imran Khan driving Pakistan into political turmoil
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The external affairs ministry on Thursday declined to comment on the political turmoil in Pakistan arising from Prime Minister Imran Khan’s sudden decision to dissolve Parliament and […]
Laws should not be reduced to ‘lip service’, top court tells govt
[ad_1] The government must take care of the financial aspects of a welfare law so that it does not become “lip service”, the Supreme Court observed on Monday. The remarks […]
SC rejects plea by Maharashtra govt for SIT probe against Anil Deshmukh
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Maharashtra government’s request for a court-monitored probe into the corruption case against former home minister Anil Deshmukh, saying that the probe by […]
SC seeks status on measures to protect GIB, says ‘conscious of need for development’
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it was conscious of the need for development and honouring international commitments after the Centre and Rajasthan government objected to […]
Top court scraps 10.5% TN reservation for Vanniyars
[ad_1] Providing reservation within a reserved category on the sole basis of either caste or population is impermissible under the Constitution, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, as it affirmed […]
Supreme Court opens review into death penalty process
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Tuesday initiated proceedings on its own motion (suo motu) for revamping the manner in which death sentences are handed down by the courts in the […]
1998 road rage case: SC reserves plea seeking review order to let off Sidhu
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday reserved an order on a plea seeking to enlarge the scope of notice in the 1988 road rage case against Congress leader Navjot Singh […]
‘Unsubstantiated presumption’: Kashmiri Pandit body files curative plea in SC
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Roots in Kashmir (RIK), a prominent Kashmiri Pandit organisation, on Thursday, headed back to the Supreme Court with a curative petition to seek an independent probe into […]
Mullaperiyar safety issues can be left to supervisory committee: SC
[ad_1] New Delhi The Supreme Court Thursday suggested to Tamil Nadu and Kerala that issues regarding structural safety of the 126-year-old Mullaperiyar dam can be left to be dealt with […]
Covid-19 vaccines not mandatory: Centre to Supreme Court
[ad_1] The centre on Tuesday clarified in the Supreme Court that it has not made Covid-19 vaccines mandatory and has only said that the vaccination should be 100 per cent. […]
Centre considering letting evacuees from Ukraine continue courses in India, SC told
[ad_1] The Union government is looking into the matter of students flown back from war-torn Ukraine continuing their studies in India, and the Supreme Court need not intervene, attorney general […]
Hijab ban in classroom: Fresh plea in SC challenges HC verdict
[ad_1] The petition has been filed by one Sajeeda Begum, who had also sought to get herself impleaded as a party in the proceedings related to hijab ban before the […]
‘After holi break’: Supreme Court on pleas against HC’s hijab ruling
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday refrained from putting a date to hearing a clutch of petitions against the Karnataka high court’s ruling that wearing of hijab by Muslim women […]
Supreme Court denies bail to Shivinder Mohan Singh in Religare Finvest case
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied temporary bail to former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh considering the serious charges against him and an apprehension that he […]
Amazon urges SC to halt RIL take over of FRL stores
[ad_1] Talks between Amazon and the Future Group aimed at resolving their long-running legal battle over the latter’s proposed $3.4 billion sale of retail assets to Reliance Industries have failed, […]
Got 3,500 complaints against Thanjavur institution: NCPCR tells Supreme Court
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has offered to share complaints received against the Christian institution in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur where a 17-year-old girl […]
Supreme Court stays Centre’s ban on Malayalam news channel MediaOne
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the Central government’s order banning telecast of Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ on security grounds. The apex court directed the news and current affairs […]
Supreme Court notice to Centre on plea over homoeopathy medicine for Covid-19
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre’s response on a petition seeking immediate prohibition of a homoeopathy medicine prescribed by the ministry of Ayush as preventive […]
Top court mulls CAG probe into fake Covid-19 ex-gratia claims, seeks details from Centre
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Monday said that an enquiry by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) may be necessary to probe the possible misuse of its order to provide […]
‘She is a man’: Plea in Supreme Court demands cheating case against wife
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine a man’s plea that his wife should be criminally prosecuted for cheating since she has a male genital. Initially reluctant to […]
SC asks Centre to produce records on MediaOne ban by Tuesday
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a petition filed by the Jamaat-e-Islami-affiliated ‘Media One’ channel questioning the ban on its broadcast imposed by the Centre […]
Imprisonment to bail: How the 32-yr-old legal journey unfolded
[ad_1] After 32 years of wait, the Supreme Court’s bail to A G Perarivalan— a life convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case — is being viewed by his support […]
SC refuses urgent hearing to plea for enhanced VVPAT verification
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing to a petition seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) for mandatory verification of Voter-verified Paper Audit […]
SC notice to Centre, court registry on plea to build a ‘judicial vista’ in Delhi
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Centre’s response on a petition for developing a “judicial vista” on the land adjoining the Supreme Court building providing more […]
File affidavit on Abu Salem’s plea for release: Supreme Court to home secretary
[ad_1] New Delhi: Pulling up the central government for being “evasive”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla to submit a personal affidavit on whether […]
Top court stays order on feeding community dogs
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order of the Delhi high court permitting stray dogs to be fed in every residential society. The top court issued notice on […]
SC ‘shocked’ over HC order on protection to ex-Punjab DGP
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday expressed “shock” on the “unprecedented” order passed by the Punjab and Haryana high court of protecting former Punjab director general of police (DGP) Sumedh […]
Supreme Court trashes Loop’s plea for refund of 2G licence entry fee
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a petition by Loop Telecom seeking refund of ₹1,400 crore paid as entry fee for acquiring 2G licences for 21 service […]
‘Sophisticated trickery’: Govt rebuts Lancet study on children affected by pandemic
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday rejected the findings of a recent study which estimated that more than 1.9 million children lost their primary caregivers due to coronavirus infection in […]
Supreme Court gives Centre 2 days to allay concerns on kids’ vaccination
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave the Centre time till Saturday, to respond to a petition challenging the states’ vaccine mandate for children aged between 15 and […]
Enforce laws to ensure safe, dignified housing
[ad_1] The Bombay HC’s judgment calls for strict and efficient legal mechanisms to check for such malpractices, but such laws may achieve little if they’re allowed to be derailed by […]
Need to appoint more judges on urgent basis: CJI Ramana
[ad_1] New Delhi Mere allocation of funds is not enough to improve the judicial infrastructure, which is not even meeting the basic minimum standards, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV […]
SC seeks data from Centre on domestic violence law within 4 weeks
[ad_1] Not happy with the decision by states to have revenue officers and district collectors appointed as protection officers, meant to be the first contact for women in distress under […]
Employers must pay for the damages due to delay in payment of EPF contribution, rules SC
[ad_1] Tt is the responsibility of the employer to compulsorily deduct the provident fund (PF) and deposit the same in the employee’s account in the EPF office, SC clarified. Employers […]
20 years since the 2002 Gujarat pogrom: A timeline of the violence and its aftermath
[ad_1] Gujarat had been a hotbed of communal tensions since the 1960s, but the scale of the violence that ensued in 2002 shook the socio-political fabric of modern India. Be […]