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- Land return: Subhash Ghai to appeal in Supreme Court
Mumbai, Feb 9: Bollywood director Subhash Ghai will challenge in the Supreme Court the Bombay High Court order today asking him to return a plot of land allotted to his Whistling Woods Internat....
- Workers' welfare boards' accounts to be audited: Apex court
New Delhi, Feb 8: The Supreme Court has said that accounts of all state welfare boards set up for collecting cess and disbursal of funds under schemes meant for construction workers would be a....
- SC issues notice to CBI on Pappu Yadav's bail plea
New Delhi, Feb 6: The Supreme Court (SC) today asked CBI to respond to a plea by former RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav seeking bail.
Pappu Yadav is serving life imprisonment f....
- SC issues notice to Centre on clinical trials
New Delhi, Feb 6: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking investigation into illegal and unethical clinical trials of drugs which are yet to be approve....
- Apex court's final hearing on Gujarat Lokayukta on March 20
New Delhi, Feb 3: The Supreme Court today said it would hold the final hearing on the Gujarat government's plea challenging the state high court judgment that upheld the appointment of Just....
- No mandatory gallows for killing with illegal arms: Apex court
New Delhi, Feb 1: The Supreme Court today held that Section 27(3) of Arms Act, 1959 that provides for "mandatory death penalty" in case of death being caused by use of prohibited arms ....
- Prosecuting corrupt officials: court sets deadline for government
New Delhi, Jan 31: The Supreme Court today set the government a three-month deadline for sanctioning public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The apex court said this w....
- Apex court upset at former judges giving opinion on matters
New Delhi, Jan 29: The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the tendency among litigants to attach opinions by former apex court judges to their PILs in a bid to bolster their claim.
- Apex court angry over ex-judges' opinions filed by litigants
New Delhi, Jan 28: The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to the tendency among litigants to present opinions from former judges of the top court in a bid to bolster their case pending be....
- Supreme Court stays Kobad Ghandy's bail
New Delhi, Jan 27: The Supreme Court today suspended the Andhra Pradesh High Court order granting bail to Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, accused of being involved in the Aug 15, 2005 bomb attack t....
- Sex workers issue trans-gender, rehabilitation key: Apex court
New Delhi, Jan 27: The Supreme Court today said rescue and rehabilitation of girl sex workers was a complex problem, and could not be solved without schemes for their rehabilitation. The transg....
- Apex court to hear Krishna's plea on Friday
New Delhi, Jan 27: The Supreme Court will today hear a petition by External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna challenging the registration of an FIR by the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) police on....
- Apex Court to hear Amit Shah's plea with CBI petition
New Delhi, Jan 25: The Supreme Court today said it would hear former Gujarat minister Amit Shah's plea to be allowed to enter the state along with the CBI petition seeking cancellation of h....
- Amit Shah seeks Supreme Court nod to stay in Gujarat
New Delhi, Jan 24: Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah today sought the permission of the Supreme Court to "enter, stay and function" in the state, from where he has been barred since Oct....
- Release Pakistani prisoners who've completed sentence: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jan 24: In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court today directed the government to immediately release 54 Pakistani nationals who are languishing in Indian jails despite completi....
- Paying minimum wages in rural job scheme: Apex court
New Delhi, Jan 23: The Supreme Court today reminded the central government that the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was a socially beneficial legislation and the governm....
- Iskcon factions in court battle over Krishna temple
New Delhi, Jan 22: After winning a "ban Gita" petition in a Rusian court, two sets of Iskcon followers are now bracing for a turf war before the Supreme Court of India to determine who ....
- Vodafone needn't pay tax for Hutch acquisition: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jan 20: The Supreme Court today set aside the Bombay High Court order directing Vodafone to pay a tax of Rs.11,218 crore ($2.5 billion) for acquiring the operations of Hutch Essar in....
- Apex court stays bar association resolution on membership
New Delhi, Jan 19: The Supreme Court today stayed a resolution of its bar association that sought to overcome an apex court verdict restricting its membership to regularly practising lawyers in....
- Gujarat moves apex court on Lokayukta's appointment
New Delhi, Jan 19: The Gujarat government Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging a state high court verdict that upheld the appointment of Justice (retd) R.A. Mehta as the state's Lok....
- Gujarat to move apex court on Lokayukta Thursday
New Delhi, Jan 18: The Gujarat government plans to move the Supreme Court on Thursday for suspension of the state high court order that upheld the appointment of Justice (retd.) R.A. Mehta as L....
- No role in Ramdev's eviction, home ministry tells apex
New Delhi, Jan 16: The union home ministry today told the Supreme Court that it had no role in the police operation past midnight June 4, 2011, for evicting yoga guru Ramdev and his followers f....
- Supreme Court extends Sukh Ram's interim bail
New Delhi, Jan 16: The Supreme Court today extended the interim bail granted to former telecom minister Sukh Ram and two others for their alleged involvement in a telecom scam.The apex court be....
- Three year jail for Mumbai hit-and-run convict: Apex court
New Delhi, Jan 12: Over five years after Alistair Pereira, driving under the influence of alcohol, ran over 15 labourers sleeping on a Mumbai pavement killing seven of them, the Supreme Court t....
- BMW case: Apex court chides police for delay
New Delhi, Jan 11: The Supreme Court today chided Delhi Police for delay in challenging a Delhi High Court order reducing the sentence of Sanjeev Nanda in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case.
- Larger apex court bench to decide Pakistani accused's plea
New Delhi, Jan 11: The Supreme Court today referred to a larger bench a Pakistani national's petition challenging his death sentence in the 1997 Karol Bagh bomb blast here in which four peo....
- Apex court notice on plea on Rajya Sabha polls in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 10: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central government and the Election Commission on a plea seeking direction that the biennial election for the three Rajya Sabha s....
- No need to reveal design of Metro pillar: Apex court
New Delhi, Jan 9: The Supreme Court Monday stayed a Delhi High Court order directing the Delhi Metro to disclose the design of an elevated corridor's pillar that collapsed in south Delhi in....
- Supreme Court breather for 5 HJC legislators
New Delhi, Jan 4: In a breather to five Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators who sought to merge their party's legislative wing with the Congress, the Supreme Court today stayed the Pu....
- Mangalore crash: Apex court notices on Rs.75 lakh compensation
New Delhi, Jan 3: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central government and Air India on a petition seeking a minimum compensation of Rs.75 lakh for the immediate family members of Mo....
- Supreme Court notice to CBI in minister's killing
New Delhi, Dec 15: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the CBI on a petition by accused Ranjan Dwivedi in late railway minister L.M. Mishra bomb attack case seeking quashing of charges and....
- Apex court gives bail to suspended Gujarat bureaucrat
New Delhi, Dec 13: The Supreme Court today granted bail to suspended Gujarat Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Pradip Sharma, who is in jail for alleged involvement in a land scam.
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- Apex court seeks clarification on Lokpal, Lokayukta
New Delhi, Dec 12: The Supreme Court today sought a clarification from the central and state governments on whether a Lokpal at the centre or the Lokayukta in the states would have a bearing on....
- Dead man alive: Apex court asks Jhansi court to probe
New Delhi, Dec 9: Two step brothers had similar names and one of them was allegedly murdered 11 years ago. The three men convicted for the crime have told the apex court they were falsely impli....
- Why security for those who don't deserve: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 9: The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the taxpayers' money spent on providing security to people who don't deserve it.
An apex court bench headed by....
- Don't corrode judiciary, says apex court
New Delhi, Dec 8: The Supreme Court today said that any attempt to corrode or erode the judiciary would weaken a pillar of the state that is still strong.
"If the institution is c....
- Apex court wants just relief to road accident victims
New Delhi, Dec 8: The Supreme Court today awarded a compensation of nearly Rs.11 lakh, including interest, to the parents of a man who died in a road accident in Tamil Nadu in 1999 and emphasis....
- Supreme Court stays Goa information panel order
New Delhi, Dec 8: The Supreme Court today stayed all proceedings arising out of a notice by the Goa information commissioner asking the governor's office to furnish all the reports it had s....
- Apex court quashes order for CBI probe against Punjab officer
New Delhi, Dec 7: The Supreme Court today quashed a Punjab and Haryana High Court order directing a CBI probe into the alleged involvement of a senior IPS officer of Punjab in the killings of B....
- No mercy for kidnappers of children, says Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 5: The Supreme Court today said it was incumbent upon it and subordinate courts to award severe punishment to those involved in kidnapping children for ransom as they deserved no....
- Why not death, apex court asks Hawara
New Delhi, Dec 5: The Supreme Court today issued a notice to Jagtar Singh Hawara, convicted for involvement in the assassination of then Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, on a plea by the Cent....
- Policy issues not for courts: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 5: The Supreme Court today said it was not for the courts to involve themselves in issues of policy which come under the domain of the government and parliament.
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- Apex court admits plea against Varun Gandhi's election
New Delhi, Dec 2: The Supreme Court today admitted a petition seeking the overturning of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi's election from the Pilibhit Lok Sabha constituency in ....
- Apex court notice to SEBI on Sahara companies' plea
New Delhi, Nov 28: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the securities and exchange regulator on a plea of two Sahara group companies which challenged a Securities Appellate Tribunal's ....
- Hear land owner before acquisition: Apex court
New Delhi, Nov 24: The Supreme Court has said that before any individual is deprived of his land by way of compulsory acquisition by a government or its instrumentalities he must get an opportu....
- Apex court to lay down bail principles
New Delhi, Nov 15: The Supreme Court today said it would hold hearing to decide the principles for grant of bail in cases which attract jail terms ranging from three to seven years.
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- Supreme Court asks for mercy plea details
New Delhi, Nov 15: The Supreme Court today directed the government to furnish details of all mercy petitions of death row convicts pending before the president.
An apex court bench o....
- Apex court to hear plea against n-plants on Monday
New Delhi, Nov 12: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition seeking to restrain the central government from setting up any new nuclear plants till an analysis of their safety and cost ....
- Supreme Court seeks report on foreigners in Indian jails
New Delhi, Nov 11: The Supreme Court today asked the central government to file a comprehensive report on foreign nationals who had been languishing in Indian jails for a long time.
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- Supreme Court notice to Gujarat on Bhatt's plea
New Delhi, Nov 11: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Gujarat government on a petition by suspended police officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking that the probe into an email hacking case again....
- Agnivesh should weigh his words: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Nov 8: The Supreme Court today pulled up activist Swami Agnivesh for allegedly hurting people by describing as "fraud" the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath shrine in Jammu a....
- Use discretion to further ends of justice: Apex court
New Delhi, Nov 7: The Supreme Court has said that when a court exercises its discretion in either condoning or refusing to condone delay in initiating a proceeding, it should be to further the ....
- 'Killers' of man, who turns out to be alive, set free
New Delhi, Nov 4: The Supreme Court today released, on bail, four members of a family who were sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a person who later surfaced to tell the court that he....
- Notice to centre on MPs facing criminal charges
New Delhi, Nov 4: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking fast tracking of cases against 162 MPs facing serious criminal charges.
The ap....
- Supreme Court dismisses plea by retired judge
New Delhi, Nov 4: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by Justice Dharamveer Sharma (retired) seeking to be appointed to the National Green Tribunal.
Justice Sharma, a retired....
- Supreme Court rejects Jayalalithaa plea
New Delhi, Oct 19: In a setback to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court today declined her plea and directed her to appear before a trial court in Bangalore to record he....
- Karnataka asked to detail security for Jayalalithaa
New Delhi, Oct 19: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Karnataka government to state the steps taken by it to provide security cover to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa when she come....
- Haj VIP quota is bad: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Oct 18: Terming the VIP quota for Haj pilgrims as a "bad religious practice", the Supreme Court today said it would lay down the Haj policy for 2012.
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- Supreme Court: Provide toilets in government schools
New Delhi, Oct 18: Provide toilet facilities in all government schools by Dec 31, the Supreme Court today told all the states and union territories (UT).
Temporary facilities must be....
- Apex court query on river linking's viability
New Delhi, Oct 17: How much would it cost and would it be viable, the Supreme Court today asked about a proposal to network India's rivers.
An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.....
- Apex court suggests fine in cheque bounce cases
New Delhi, Oct 15: The Supreme Court has suggested that the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, could be amended so that a convict in a cheque bounce case is made to pay a fine from which the com....
- Supreme Court rejects Manohar Joshi's erase strictures plea
New Delhi, Oct 15: The Supreme Court has slammed former Maharashtra chief minister Manohar Joshi while rejecting his plea to erase the strictures passed against him and the then minister of sta....
- Apex Court criticises Salman Khurshid's businessmen remark
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Supreme Court today took a serious view of union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's statement that keeping businessmen in jail was affecting the investment climate of the....
- Supreme Court criticises Salman Khurshid's observation
New Delhi, Oct 12: The Supreme Court today took a serious view of union Law Minister Salman Khurshid's statement that keeping businessmen in jail was affecting the investment climate of the....
- Apex court stays Ajmal Kasab's death sentence
New Delhi, Oct 10: The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence awarded to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone gunman captured alive during the Nov 26-29, 2008 Mumbai terror attack.
An ap....
- Supreme Court to hear Rajiv killers plea Oct 19
New Delhi, Oct 10: The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing on a petition seeking transfer of a case pending before Madras High Court in which the execution of death sentence awarded to three....
- Review law on property rights: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Sep 30; The Supreme Court today said that parliament may consider abolishing or amending a law that enables a trespasser take the title of a building or land from the true owner ....
- Apex court sets terms for bar election
New Delhi, Sep 26: The Supreme Court today said that members of the Supreme Court Bar Association, whose name do not figure in the final list of regular practitioners, would not be entitled to ....
- Apex court divided on black money SIT
New Delhi, Sep 23: A Supreme Court bench was today divided on the maintainability of the central government's application for recall of a July 4 apex court judgment setting up a Special Inv....
- Apex court divided on black money SIT
New Delhi, Sep 23: The Supreme Court today referred to Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia the maintainability of the central government's application, seeking recall of a July 4 apex court judgeme....
- Supreme Court to rule Sep 29 on Hasan Ali's bail
New Delhi, Sep 20: The Supreme Court today reserved for Sep 29 its order on the centre's plea seeking cancellation of the bail granted to alleged money launderer Hasan Ali Khan, who is des....
- Don't open Kerala temple's vault B for now: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Sep 16: Reserving its order on opening vault B of Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, the Supreme Court today said it would take into account the traditions and faith of the te....
- Beef up apex court security: PM gives direction
New Delhi, Sep 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Law Minister Salman Khurshid to meet Chief Justice of India (CJI) S.H. Kapadia and take immediate ste....
- Chief Justice Kapadia to visit blast site
New Delhi, Sep 7: Supreme Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia today adjourned the hearing of a case after a Delhi High Court bomb explosion, and decided to visit the blast site.
Saying t....
- Bhullar allowed to amend plea against death penalty
New Delhi, Sep 5: The Supreme Court today permitted Devender Pal Singh Bhullar - awarded the death sentence for his involvement in 1993 car bomb blast at the Youth Congress office here - to ame....
- Apex court pulls up three states on digital number plates
New Delhi, Aug 30: The Supreme Court today issued contempt notices to the Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh governments for failing to implement digital high-security number plat....
- Panel probing judges can probe more charges: Apex court
New Delhi, Aug 27: The Supreme Court today held that a committee set up under the Judges Inquiry Act can go beyond the charges contained in the notice of motion admitted in the Lok Sabha or Raj....
- Draw up workable scheme for free treatment to poor patients: Apex court
New Delhi, Aug 25: The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi government to draw up a "workable scheme" for the 27 city private hospitals to provide free treatment to poor patients which t....
- Apex court's final hearing on Sterlite project next year
New Delhi, Aug 23: Even as the Supreme Court was told today that the withdrawal of environment clearance for the joint venture bauxite mining project of Orissa Mining Corporation and Sterlite I....
- Horoscope weak proof of birthdate, rules apex court
New Delhi, Aug 22: The Supreme Court has held a horoscope to be a very weak piece of material to prove age of a person and the "heavy onus lies" on the person to prove the authenticity....
- Mining ban stays if miners don't cooperate: Apex court
New Delhi, Aug 19: The Supreme Court today said that unless the private miners co-operated in the reclamation and rehabilitation of the devastated mines in Aravalli ranges of Faridabad and Gurg....
- Don't pass burden on fellow judges: Apex court
New Delhi, Aug 17: The Supreme Court has expressed its "strong disapproval" of the approach of certain judges who pass the burden to their fellow judges or to subordinate courts when co....
- Apex court takes up 11 women ex-army officers' plea
New Delhi, Aug 11: The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the central government on a plea of 11 former women officers of the Indian Army, who sought reinstatement in the wake of a Delhi Hi....
- Court probes finances of woman seeking son's custody
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Supreme Court today sought details on the economic status of a Muslim woman who wants her 14-year-old son, lost eight years ago and being brought up by his Hindu foster f....
- Supreme Court upholds Karnataka's acquisition of Devika Rani's estate
New Delhi, Aug 9: The Supreme Court today turned down the plea of K.T. Plantation, which had challenged the acquisition of the Roerich and Devika Rani Roerich Estate of yesteryears actress Devi....
- Apex court approves common curriculum for Tamil Nadu schools
New Delhi, Aug 9: In a jolt to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court today directed the state government to implement the uniform system of school education providing fo....
- Apex court partially lifts mining ban in Bellary
New Delhi, Aug 5: Partially lifting its ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka's Bellary district, the Supreme Court today asked the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) to start mi....
- Supreme Court panel to decide on endosulphan export
New Delhi, Aug 5: The Supreme Court today asked a panel of experts, set up to inquire into the harmful effects of pesticide endosulphan, to suggest if it can be exported.
A bench of C....
- I-T authorities can dissect any takeover deal: Apex court
New Delhi, Aug 4: The Supreme Court today said income-tax (I-T) authorities can go behind a deal to ascertain whether it is a genuine and legal transaction or something else dressed up as a bus....
- Apex court reserves verdict on right to education
New Delhi, Aug 3: The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions by private schools challenging the right to education law that makes it mandatory for them to earmark 25 p....
- Apex court orders funds for panel on sex workers
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Supreme Court today directed the central government to provide a permanent office and funds to a penal set up by it for educating people and to train manpower for the resc....
- Apex court for clarity on OBC students' admission
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Supreme Court today said the additional 10 percent weightage being given to students from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in relation to their general category counterpar....
- Package for canal-hit and dam displaced not same, rules court
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Supreme Court today said that people affected by the canal network of the Narmada were not entitled to the same relief and rehabilitation (R&R) package as given to th....
- Plea against legislator's 'kangaroo court' dismissed
New Delhi, Aug 1: The Supreme Court today asked a petitioner to move the Allahabad High court on his demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the holding of kangaroo court ....
- Supreme Court questions environment ministry on Niyamgiri
New Delhi, Aug 1: The Supreme Court today asked the ministry of environment and forests to respond to a plea of the Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) challenging the withdrawal of environmental a....
- Trip to CBI leaves school kids fascinated
New Delhi, July 29: It was a dream come true for 17-year-old Pranav Aggarwal, an ardent fan of crime novels and television shows, as he got a rare opportunity today to lay his hands on a finger....
- Supreme Court to hear Tamil Nadu's free TV case Friday
Chennai, July 28: The Supreme Court today is likely to hear the case related to free colour television (CTV) distribution scheme of the Tamil Nadu government.
City based advocate S. S....
- Delhi's private hospitals told to treat poor free
New Delhi, July 25: The Supreme Court today directed private hospitals in Delhi to give free treatment to poor patients referred to them by government institutions, till a policy on the issue ....
- Canal water allocation not in judicial domain: Apex court
New Delhi, July 25: The Supreme Court today said the decision on releasing water from rivers' canals is in the domain of the government and the judiciary has no role to play in it.
- Can Rs.10 or 20 buy enough food, asks apex court
New Delhi, July 22: The Supreme Court today asked the Planning Commission if Rs.10 in rural areas and Rs.20 in urban areas was enough to buy eatables to get 2,400 calories per head per day.
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- Apex court dismisses PIL against top Uttar Pradesh bureaucrat
New Delhi, July 22: The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL moved against the appointment of Shashank Shekhar Singh as cabinet secretary of Uttar Pradesh.
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- Apex court rejects Jagan's petition against CBI inquiry
New Delhi, July 22: The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by YSR Congress Chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy seeking a stay on a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into alleged amass....
- Only bureaucrats, politicians gain from quotas: Apex court
New Delhi, July 21: The Supreme Court today said that the benefits of quotas are being grabbed by bureaucrats and politicians and don't reach the people they are intended for.
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- Charity can't fund education-for-all: Apex court
New Delhi, July 20: The Supreme Court today said that public-private partnership for achieving the goal of universalisation of education up to Class 8 has to be based on a viable formula and ca....
- Apex court appoints panel for sex workers
New Delhi, July 19: The Supreme Court today set up a panel to conduct a survey of sex workers and rehabilitate them.
An apex court bench of Justice Markandey Katju and Justice Gyan Su....
- Company Law Board to hear dispute on The Hindu newspaper chief
New Delhi, July 18: The Supreme Court today directed the Company Law Board (CLB) to hear the dispute involving the members of the family owning The Hindu newspaper over the naming of a new edi....
- Apex court asks government to respond to endosulphan makers
New Delhi, July 15: The Supreme Court today asked the central government to respond to endosulphan manufacturers' plea to relax the ban on the production and sale of the pesticide, to meet....
- Supreme Court judge Sudershan Reddy retires
New Delhi, July 7: Two days after delivering a judgment against use of tribals as special police officers (SPOs) in anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh, Supreme Court's Justice B. Suder....
- Apex court seeks timely disposal of mercy petitions
New Delhi, July 6: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central government on a petition filed by an NGO seeking time-bound disposal of mercy petitions lying with President Pratibha Pa....
- Apex court hints at lapses in admissions quota in varsities
New Delhi, July 4: The Supreme Court today hinted at lapses in procedure adopted by Delhi University and the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) for admitting students from the other backward cl....
- Supreme Court constitutes probe team on black money abroad
New Delhi, July 4: The Supreme Court today set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe black money stashed abroad by Indian citizens. The committee will be headed by former apex court j....
- Apex court rejects Chautala brothers' plea
New Delhi, July 4: The Supreme Court today rejected the plea by Haryana legislators Abhay and Ajay Chautala that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) needed prior permission of the assemb....
- Apex court cautions against maligning judges
New Delhi, June 20: While cautioning against the "dangerous trend" of making false allegations against judicial officers of subordinate courts, the Supreme Court has said that judges w....
- Circumstantial proof must stand on its own feet: Apex court
New Delhi, June 15: The Supreme Court has said that an accused could be convicted solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence but such a decision must survive on its own strength and not on....
- Huge case backlog before Supreme Court's constitution bench
New Delhi, June 15: Around 750 cases involving complicated issues of law or interpretation of statutory provisions have been pending before the Supreme Court's constitution bench years, ca....
- Apex court wants panel to examine Tamil Nadu school books
New Delhi, June 14: The Supreme Court today directed the setting up of an experts committee to look into the content of textbooks published by the Tamil Nadu government for schools.
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- Apex court reserves verdict on Dinakaran's petition
New Delhi, June 1: The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a petition by Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran challenging the framing of charges by the Judges Inquiry Committ....
- Custody disputes: Call for India to sign Hague Convention
New Delhi, May 27: A Supreme Court judgement affirming the jurisdiction of Indian courts to deal with disputes of children's custody even if they are foreign citizens has raised demands fo....
- Ganguly loses school plot after years of protests, legal battles
Kolkata, May 26: The Supreme Court's order today setting aside the West Bengal government's allotment of land to former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly for a school comes after ye....
- Supreme Court quashes land allotment to Sourav Ganguly
New Delhi, May 26: The Supreme Court today set aside the decision of the West Bengal government to allot land in Kolkata's Salt Lake area to former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly.
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- Apex court restores membership of 16 Karnataka legislators
New Delhi, May 13: In a setback to Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court today restored the membership of 16 legislators who were disqualified before a no-confidence vote....
- Apex court orders CBI probe in job scheme implementation
New Delhi, May 12: The Supreme Court today ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guaran....
- Plea questioning cash awards for cricketers rejected
New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking to restrain the central, Delhi, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttarakhand governments from announcing monetary awards for memb....
- Don't divide people into pro, anti-Maoist supporters: Apex court
New Delhi, May 6: The Supreme Court Thursday mocked the Chhattisgarh government's contention that the civilians designated as Special Police Officers (SPOs) have historically played a usef....
- Supreme Court slams ED in black money case
New Delhi, May 4: The Supreme Court today slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for interrogating Hasan Ali, allegedly country's top tax evader, only in 2011 when the case was registere....
- Supreme Court asks lawyer to file fresh apology
New Delhi, May 3: The Supreme Court today expressed its displeasure over the contents of apology affidavit lawyer R.K. Anand filed, pleading against the enhancement of punishment for his attemp....
- CP shootout case: apex court confirms cop's life sentence
New Delhi, May 2: The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeal by former Delhi assistant commissioner of police (ACP) S.S. Rathi and others, undergoing life imprisonment for the killing of two ....
- Supreme Court stays enquiry proceedings against Justice Dinakaran
New Delhi, April 29: The Supreme Court today stayed the enquiry proceedings by the Judges Inquiry Committee (JIC) against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, who is facing charges o....
- Two Supreme Court judges withdraw from Dinakaran case
New Delhi, April 28: The hearing on a petition by Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, facing an impeachment motion, was deferred today as two Supreme Court judges withdrew themselve....
- Supreme Court moved on endosulfan ban
New Delhi, April 26: The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) today moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the central government to ban the manufacture, sale and use of endosulfan....
- Supreme Court refuses to lift ban on tobacco sachets
New Delhi, April 13: The Supreme Court today declined to lift a ban on the sale of tobacco products in plastic sachets and asked the central government to file its reply to a petition challengi....
- Supreme Court lifts ban on Karnataka iron ore exports
New Delhi, April 5: The Supreme Court today said that the ban on the export and transportation of iron ore in Karnataka will be revoked from April 20, 2011.
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- Supreme Court seeks report on probe into Azad killing
New Delhi, April 4: The Supreme Court today asked the Andhra Pradesh government to file a status report on its probe into the killing of Communist Party of India-Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkuma....
- Supreme Court seeks status report on Azad killing
New Delhi, April 4: The Supreme Court today asked the Andhra Pradesh government to file the status report on its investigation into the killing of Communist Party of India-Maoist leader Cheruku....
- Exercise caution in reopening cases: Supreme Court
New Delhi, April 3: The Supreme Court has held that a frivolous application for reopening a case and recalling witnesses for adducing evidence should be rejected with exemplary costs on the pet....
- Supreme court upholds poll panel stay on Kerala's rice scheme
New Delhi, March 30: In a setback to Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front, the Supreme Court today upheld the Election Commission's order directing the state government to defer its de....
- Child witness's testimony carries weight: Supreme Court
New Delhi, March 21: The courts can rely on evidence tendered by a child if it inspires its confidence and there was no embellishment or improvement in it, the Supreme Court has said.
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- Supreme court rejects N.D. Tiwari's plea challenging blood sampling
New Delhi, March 18: The Supreme Court today rejected veteran Congress leader N.D. Tiwari's appeal challenging a Delhi High Court order directing him to submit his blood samples for DNA pro....
- Supreme court rejects plea to review verdict on 'keep'
New Delhi, March 16: The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by the Mahila Dakshta Samiti seeking the review of its earlier verdict in which a woman cohabiting with a man was described as a....
- Right to education law, spectrum scam top apex court's agenda
New Delhi, March 13: A suit challenging the right to education law, the investigations into the 2G spectrum scam and the black money stashed away by Indians abroad will figure prominently in th....
- Supreme court cautions judges on summoning officials
New Delhi, March 10: The Supreme Court has said it was not proper for high courts to routinely summon government officials just to satisfy their egos. The court said that it should only be done....
- Supreme Court reduces former Kerala official's sentence
New Delhi, March 10: The Supreme Court today reduced former Kerala power official Ramabhadran Nair's jail sentence to that already undergone during trial in the corruption case related to t....
- Interpret laws to further social interests: Supreme Court
New Delhi, March 8: The Supreme Court today said that constitutional provisions should be interpreted in a way that they "further the social interest" and the purpose behind them.
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- Supreme court chides ministry for bypassing telecom panel
New Delhi, March 8: The Supreme Court today chided the communications ministry for going by its convenience in approaching the Telecom Commission as and when it was expedient and ignoring it on....
- Supreme Court chides ministry for bypassing telecom panel
New Delhi, March 8: The Supreme Court today chided the communications ministry for going by its convenience in approaching the Telecom Commission as and when it was expedient and ignoring it on....
- Apex court norms to decide fate of terminally-ill patients
New Delhi, March 7: The Supreme Court today laid down the guidelines on withdrawal of life support systems of terminally-ill patients. It was hearing a plea related to Aruna Shanbaug, 63, a com....
- Aruna Shanbaug to live: Supreme Court
New Delhi, March 7: The Supreme Court today rejected a petition for the mercy killing of Aruna Shanbaug, who has been in a "persistent vegetative state" for the past 37 years after bein....
- Aruna Shanbaug to live, says Supreme Court
New Delhi, March 7: The Supreme Court today rejected a petition for the mercy killing of Aruna Shanbaug, who has been in a "persistent vegitative state" for the past 37 years after bein....
- Aruna Shanbaug will live, says Supreme Court
New Delhi, March 7: Aruna Shanbaug will live, the Supreme Court ruled Monday on the case of the nurse who has been lying in a "persistent vegetative state" in Mumbai's KEM hospital ....
- Supreme Court to rule on mercy killing plea this week
New Delhi, March 6: The Supreme Court appears all set to shed light on Monday on the complexities involved in laying down a law on mercy killing in the case of a nurse lying in a "persisten....
- Court notice on plea for protecting bureaucrats
New Delhi, March 4: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the central and state governments and the union territories on a petition by former bureaucrats of all India services seeking guidel....
- Supreme Court to decide CVC's fate today
New Delhi, March 3: The Supreme Court today will pronounce its verdict on a petition challenging the appointment of P.J. Thomas as the head of the country's anti-corruption watchdog Central....
- Only we can decide Aruna's future, hospital tells Supreme Court
New Delhi, March 2: Even as the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a petition seeking mercy killing for Aruna Ramachandra Shanbaug, a nurse of the King Edwards Memorial Hospital in Mum....
- Supreme Court seeks status report on K.G. Balakrishnan
Delhi, Feb 18: Supreme Court today asked Attorney General G. Vahanvati to submit the status report on the home ministry's investigation into a complaint alleging former chief justice K.G. B....
- Deadline for ban on gutkha in plastic sachet stays
New Delhi, Feb 17: In a setback to chewing tobacco manufacturers, the Supreme Court today declined to extend the March 1 deadline banning the marketing of tobacco products in plastic sachets.
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- Supreme Court asks government why it wants to remove Prasar Bharati's CEO B.S. Lalli
New Delhi, Feb 14: The Supreme Court today asked the central government to file a statement of facts stating why it wants to remove public broadcaster Prasar Bharati's CEO B.S. Lalli, who i....
- No party wants strong judiciary, moans Supreme Court
New Delhi, Feb 11: In a dig at every political party, the Supreme Court today said that "no government wants judiciary to be strong", and cited the paltry allocation of 0.76 percent of ....
- Supreme Court concerned over phone tapping
New Delhi, Feb 11: What if the Indian Army chief's telephone was tapped by a foreign country? The Supreme Court today posed this question while voicing serious concern over the possibility ....
- Supreme court gives one-year jail to former Kerala minister
New Delhi, Feb 10: The Supreme Court today sentenced former Congress minister from Kerala R. Balakrishna Pillai and two others to one-year imprisonment for abusing their position in the award o....
- Supreme court slams Amar Singh for wasting time in wiretap case
New Delhi, Feb 9: The Supreme Court today slammed Rajya Sabha member and estranged Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh for wasting its time by going back on the allegation that the Congress party....
- Panel on food ingredients norms not per law: Supreme court
New Delhi, Feb 8: The Supreme Court today said the experts' panel - to frame guidelines on what ingredients could be used in food products - was set up contrary to the provisions of the Foo....
- Apex court laments inaction against child marriages
New Delhi, Feb 8: The Supreme Court today lamented that thousands of marriages involving minor girls were being solemnised in India, particularly in Rajasthan, and yet no action was being taken....
- Supreme Court to hear pleas against homosexual relationship in April
New Delhi, Feb 7: The Supreme Court today fixed April 19 for hearing a bunch of petitions challenging a Delhi High Court judgment decriminalising homosexual relationship among consenting adults....
- Supreme Court to hear pleas against gay relationship in April
New Delhi, Feb 7: The Supreme Court today fixed April 19 for hearing a bunch of petitions challenging a Delhi High Court judgement decriminalising homosexual relationship among consenting adult....
- Major's widow's pension raised from Rs.80 to Rs.18,000
New Delhi, Feb 7: The pension of an army officer's widow has been revised from Rs.80 to Rs.18,000 a month, the government today informed the Supreme Court, which, however, observed there wa....
- Confession statement to police is weak evidence: SC
New Delhi, Feb 4: Observing that the "rampant" practice among the police to use third degree methods to extract confessions was well known, the apex court has said that courts should be....
- Supreme Court slaps Rs.10 lakh fine on frivolous litigant
New Delhi, Feb 2: The Supreme Court today slapped an exemplary cost of Rs.10 lakh on an appellant for filing a frivolous litigation aimed at frustrating attempts to acquire his land for the Ban....
- Supreme Court pulls up government in Amar Singh tapping case
New Delhi, Feb 2: The Supreme Court today pulled up the central government and other contenders in the Amar Singh wire tapping case for filing a "very casual and vague" affidavit and as....
- Media tarnished my image: CVC tells Supreme court
New Delhi, Feb 1: Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas today told the Supreme Court that media tarnished his image as he did not oblige them by speaking to them amidst the ongoing c....
- Supreme Court dismisses plea to stop Haj subsidy
New Delhi, Jan 28: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by former Bharatiya Janata Party MP and Hindu ideologue Praful Goradia seeking the abolition of the subsidy given to Haj pilgrims....
- Vedanta University: Supreme court orders status quo
New Delhi, Jan 28: The Vedanta University project in the holy city of Puri in Orissa will continue to remain stalled as the Supreme Court today ordered status quo in respect of land acquired or....
- Supreme Court questions CVC Thomas' appointment procedure
New Delhi, Jan 27: The Supreme Court today said it wanted to know if correct procedure was followed in the selection of Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas.
The court ask....
- Black money: Supreme court seeks details on government steps
New Delhi, Jan 27: The Supreme Court today asked the central government to furnish details of the steps it had taken to get back the black money stashed away in foreign banks.
The ape....
- Supreme Court modifies Graham Staines murder verdict
New Delhi, Jan 25: Supreme Court today modified a portion of its judgment in the Graham Staines murder case as, many pointed out, by implication it justified the killings citing the Australian ....
- Sibal's comment on CAG 'unfortunate', says Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jan 21: The Supreme Court today described as "unfortunate" union Communications Minister Kapil Sibal questioning the methodology adopted by the Comptroller and Auditor (CAG) ....
- Supreme court upholds life for Graham Staines' killer
New Delhi, Jan 21: The Supreme Court today upheld the life imprisonment awarded to Dara Singh alias Ravinder Kumar Pal for leading a mob that burnt to death Australian Christian missionary Grah....
- Supreme Court pulls up Teesta Setalvad
New Delhi, Jan 20: The Supreme Court today pulled up convenor of NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace, Teesta Setalvad, for sending communications addressed to the special investigating team (SIT....
- Black money stashed abroad a national plunder: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Jan 19: The Supreme Court today said stashing away ill-gotten money in foreign banks was a "national plunder" and asked the central government to give it all the information ....
- Use discretion for poor, Supreme court tells states
New Delhi, Jan 18: The Supreme Court today said state governments should exercise their discretionary power for the poor and not for the rich and well-connected people with political clout.
- Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise for comment on chief justice
New Delhi, Jan 13: Senior counsel Prashant Bhushan today declined the Supreme Court's suggestion that he apologise for calling Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia corrupt, a reference to when the ju....
- Supreme court turns down Assam's plea to reduce compensation
New Delhi, Jan 7: The Supreme Court today declined the Assam government's plea seeking reduction in the amount of compensation to be paid to those killed by security forces in violence orch....
- Break silence, face probe, Iyer tells ex-CJI
Kochi, Jan 4: Retired Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer today dared former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan to break his silence over allegations of wealth amassment by his relative....
- Ex-judge asked me not to complain against Balakrishnan: VRK Iyer
Kochi, Jan 3: Stepping up pressure for a probe into graft allegations against former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, retired Supreme Court judge V.R. Krishna Iyer today said a former ....
- Don't evict 'unauthorized occupant' without permission: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 22: The Supreme Court has held that even an unauthorized occupant of a house in a slum is treated as a tenant and permission of competent authorities is needed to initiate evicti....
- Supreme Court asserts its powers, overrules technicalities of law
New Delhi, Dec 20: The Supreme Court has said that it holds vast powers under the constitution and an aggrieved person could not be rendered remediless on mere technicalities of law.
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- Raja was impolite to PM: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 17: A Supreme Court verdict directing court monitoring of the CBI probe into the 2G spectrum scam has revealed the impolite language that sacked communictions minister A. Raja ha....
- Orissa gets show cause notice from Supreme court
New Delhi, Dec 16: The Supreme Court today asked Orissa why a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe should not be ordered into the alleged diversion of central funds.
The apex c....
- Supreme Court stays counsel's suspension
New Delhi, Dec 15: The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court order suspending senior counsel R.K. Chandramohan from the membership of the Tamil Nadu Bar Council and as its chairman.
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- Supreme Court rebukes Vilasrao Deshmukh
New Delhi, Dec 14: The Supreme Court today pulled up former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh for interfering in the enforcement of law to regulate private money lending in the state....
- Supreme court questions states over students' fate
New Delhi, Dec 14: The Supreme Court today issued notice to all the states asking them how they would accommodate students of 44 private deemed universities if they were to be derecognised.
- Behave, Supreme Court tells media
New Delhi, Dec 13: The Supreme Court today cautioned the media not to distort the judicial proceedings and not to tarnish the image of people by crossing the 'Lakshman Rekha'.
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- Government didn't prevent NREGS fund diversion: Supreme court
New Delhi, Dec 13: The Supreme Court today pulled up the central government for doing nothing to prevent states' diversion of funds allocated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employm....
- Deferment of pictorial warnings on tobacco items challenged in Supreme Court
New Delhi, Dec 13: A petition challenging the government decision postponing the implementation of the new pictorial warnings on tobacco products by a year has been filed in the Supreme Court, ....
- Supreme court clears way for common medical entrance test
New Delhi, Dec 13: The Supreme Court today permitted the Medical Council of India (MCI) to conduct a common test for undergraduate medical courses while it is yet to decide on pending cases aga....
- Apex court to hear Allahabad High Court's plea today
New Delhi, Dec 10: The Supreme Court today would hear the Allahabad High Court's petition for expunging adverse remarks from an apex court judgment that said that something was "rotten&....
- New courts needed to try economic offences, says apex court
New Delhi, Dec 8: The Supreme Court today favoured setting up of special courts to try cases of economic offences involving the violation of laws like the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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- Supreme court permits construction of Noida park
New Delhi, Dec 3: In a major relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, the Supreme Court today permitted the construction of the Dr.Bhim Rao Ambedkar Park in Noida subject to certain con....
- Don't interfere in governance, CJI tells courts
New Delhi, Nov 26: Supreme Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia today urged the courts to refrain from interfering in the governance of India as otherwise they would become like a bull in a china s....
- Plea on appointment of judges referred to larger bench
New Delhi, Nov 26: The Supreme Court today referred to the larger bench a petition seeking details of the apex court collegium on the appointment of judges in higher judiciary.
Using ....
- Supreme Court reserves order on Swamy petition
New Delhi, Nov 24: The Supreme Court today reserved its order on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's petition seeking that the prime minister be directed to grant him sanction to prosecu....
- Sanction provision in graft cases misused: Supreme court
New Delhi, Nov 23: The instrument of sanction which was treated as a "shield" against vexatious complaints has now become a "sword" to defeat the legal provisions on punishing c....
- Supreme court wants better work conditions in national tribunals
New Delhi, Nov 22: The Supreme Court today asked the central government why one standard notification providing for uniform working conditions of all national tribunals was not being issued. Th....
- Integrity rule also for judicial posts, government tells court
New Delhi, Nov 22: The central government today told the Supreme Court that if the criterion of impeccable honesty and integrity in appointments to higher positions has to be followed in every ....
- Managements free to fix hours of work, rules Supreme Court
New Delhi, Nov 19: The Supreme Court said that courts must exercise restraint and refrain from interfering with functions of the managements that involve administrative decisions including fixi....
- Three-member team to oversee Prasar Bharti functioning: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Nov 19: The day-to-day functioning of public broadcaster Prasar Bharti would be carried out by a three-member committee comprising its chief executive officer and two other officers,....
- Supreme Court asks Vodafone to deposit Rs.2,500 crore
New Delhi, Nov 15: The Supreme Court today directed telecom major Vodafone to deposit Rs.2,500 crore ($550 million) as part of a tax liability in the takeover of Hutch Essar group's India o....
- Supreme court grants interim relief to Amar Singh, Jaya Prada
New Delhi, Nov 15: The Supreme Court today granted interim relief to former Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh and actor-turned politician Jaya Prada from being expelled as MPs even i....
- Apex court judge mourns inconsistency in judgments
Lucknow , Nov 13: Expressing concern over inconsistency in judgments, Supreme Court judge R.V. Raveendran said today that such anomalies had led the common man to lose faith in the judicial sys....
- Supreme court reserves order on Amar Singh, Jaya Prada plea
New Delhi, Nov 10: The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a petition of former Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh and actor Jaya Prada, and said that as unattached members of t....
- Apex court puts off order on Amar Singh, Jaya Prada plea
New Delhi, Nov 10: The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a petition by Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh and actress-turned-MP Jaya Prada pleading that they should not attract disqualificat....
- Monica Bedi's conviction upheld, sentence reduced
New Delhi, Nov 9: The Supreme Court today upheld the conviction of Bollywood actress Monica Bedi in a passport forgery case, but reduced the sentence to the imprisonment already undergone.
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- Supreme Court adjourns Mayawati graft case to Feb 15
New Delhi, Nov 8: The Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing in the disproportionate assets case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati till Feb 15.
The apex court bench of ....
- Supreme Court cautions high courts on use of powers
New Delhi, Nov 3: The Supreme Court has said that "delays and laches" is one of the important factors which a high court must bear in mind while exercising discretionary powers under Ar....
- Fairness is backbone of show cause notice: Supreme court
New Delhi, Oct 31: The Supreme Court has said that a quasi-judicial authority acting in exercise of its statutory powers "must act fairly and must act with an open mind" while initiatin....
- How long will 2G spectrum probe take, asks Supreme Court
New Delhi, Oct 29: The Supreme Court today asked the central government how long it would take to complete investigations into the 2G spectrum scam.
The court also sought the central ....
- Orissa moves Supreme court over mining by POSCO
Bhubaneswar, Oct 29: Orissa today moved the Supreme Court against an Orissa High Court order that disapproved its grant of permission to South Korean steel major POSCO to mine iron ore in Sunde....
- No patch up between Modi and BCCI: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Oct 27: The Supreme Court was today informed that efforts for a patch up between former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi and the Board of Control for Cricket in In....
- Compensate Nandigram firing victims: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Oct 27: The Supreme Court today asked the West Bengal government to pay compensation to all the victims of Nandigram police firing in 2007.
The state government told the ap....
- Amar Singh, Jayaprada's plea hearing adjourned to Nov 9
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court today adjourned till Nov 9 the hearing on a petition by actor-turned-politician Jayaprada and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh challenging the provi....
- Cops involved in barbaric acts threat to society: Supreme court
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court today said some policemen in India still lived with a colonial mindset and perpetrated barbaric acts which were an anathema to a democratic society.
- Supreme Court asks CBI if it can give Nandigram report to West Bengal government
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court today asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) whether it was willing to share the report of its investigations into the 2007 Nandigram police firing....
- Jaya Prada, Amar Singh's plea on anti-defection law adjourned
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court today adjourned hearing on a petition by senior star-cum-politician Jaya Prada and Amar Singh challenging the provisions of the anti-defection law that bind....
- Supreme Court adjourns Vodafone plea on income tax order
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court today adjourned the hearing on a petition by Vodafone challenging an income tax department order asking the telecom giant to pay Rs.11,218 crore ($2.5 billi....
- Mahesh Bhupathi's plea on tax relief dismissed
New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi seeking tax relief on Rs.28,50,000 which he said his father spent on his training from 1989-....
- Supreme court rejects woman's alimony claim
New Delhi, Oct 21: The Supreme Court today set aside an Andhra Pradesh High Court verdict recognising the rights of the second wife and awarding her maintenance of Rs.500 per month.
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- Supreme court dismisses poacher Sansar Chand's appeal
New Delhi, Oct 20: The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by notorious poacher Sansar Chand who had challenged his conviction and five-year sentence for selling leopard and tiger skins.
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- Supreme court to hear Mulayam's plea on Feb 1
New Delhi, Oct 19: The Supreme Court today said it will hold a two-day hearing from Feb 1, 2011 on former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's plea seeking review of the court....
- Plea on right to property dismissed by Supreme Court
New Delhi, Oct 18: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking restoration of right to own property as a fundamental right.
An apex court bench of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia,....
- Justice Bhandari for changes in copyright bill
Mumbai, Oct 16: Emphasising the need for changes in the Indian copyright amendment bill 2010, Justice Dalveer Bhandari of the Supreme Court today said it is necessary to stop unauthorised use o....
- Death reduced to life in Priyadarshini Mattoo case
New Delhi, Oct 6: The Supreme Court today commuted the death penalty given to Santosh Kumar Singh and sentenced him to life imprisonment in the 1996 rape and murder of Delhi University student ....
- Dismayed by Priyadarshini verdict, CBI must intervene: activists
New Delhi, Oct 6: Activists who fought for justice in the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case today voiced disgust after the Supreme Court reduced the killer's death sentence to life imprisonm....
- Punish officials who sit on files of legal matters: Supreme court
New Delhi, Oct 5: The Supreme Court has said that it was high time that the "malpractice" and the "racket" of officials sleeping over the files of cases that have gone against t....
- Supreme court clears way for verdict in builder's murder case
New Delhi, Oct 5: The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the pronouncement of a special TADA court's verdict in the 1995 murder of real estate builder Pradeep Jain. Underworld don Abu ....
- Supreme Court seeks answers on permanent service for women army officers
New Delhi, Oct 4: The Supreme Court today questioned the central government over the Indian army's branches, other than those dealing with education and legal matters, in which women office....
- Poacher Sansar Chand faces Supreme court's wrath
New Delhi, Oct 4: The Supreme Court today slammed notorious poacher Sansar Chand for killing tigers, leopards and other endangered species for commercial gains and said the day was not far when....
- Supreme court stays Sterlite company closure order
New Delhi, Oct 1: The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court order that directed the closure of Sterlite company engaged in copper smelting operations in Tamil Nadu.
The mat....
- Supreme Court court rejects Vodafone plea in $2.6 bn tax case
New Delhi, Sep 27: The Supreme Court today dismissed Vodafone's petition contesting a lower court verdict on the tax liability of $2.6 billion towards capital gains claimed by the administr....
- Supreme Court to hear Lalit Modi's plea on Oct 20
New Delhi, Sep 23: The Supreme Court today said it will hear on Oct 20 a petition filed by suspended Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi, who has challenged the Indian cricket b....
- Lalit Modi moves apex court on disciplinary panel
New Delhi, Sep 22: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief Lalit Modi on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking the stay on the July 15 Bombay High Court refusal to reconstitute the disciplin....
- Supreme court clears decks for Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls
New Delhi, Sep 21: The Supreme Court today cleared the decks for the holding of panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh (UP) with seat reservation for marginalised sections based on the 2001 censu....
- Supreme Court concerned over lack of potable water for citizens
New Delhi, Sep 20: The Supreme Court today expressed concern that even after 60 years of India's independence the people were not getting "clean potable water".
"We ar....
- Supreme court dismisses Gawli petition for bail
New Delhi, Sep 20: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by Mumbai's underworld don Arun Gulab Gawli seeking bail in a case under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime....
- Supreme court anguished over Rs.80 pension to major's widow
New Delhi, Sep 17: The Supreme Court today voiced dismay over a paltry Rs.80 pension being paid to the octogenarian widow of an Indian Army Major who fought in the 1962 and 1965 wars.
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- Court questions cricket board's secretary on dual role
New Delhi, Sep 16: The Supreme Court today suggested to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary N. Srinivasan to either contest election for the presidentship of the cricket body....
- Welfare of child paramount in deciding custody: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Sep 14: The Supreme Court today held that the "welfare of the minor" and not the statutory rights of the parents or the relatives was paramount in deciding the custody of the....
- Supreme Court issues notice to Raja on 2G allocation
New Delhi, Sep 13: The Supreme Court today issued notice to Communication and Information Technology Minister A. Raja on a petition seeking court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)....
- Lawyers need to follow law in petitions, says Supreme Court
New Delhi, Sep 13: The Supreme Court today said that lawyers would have to follow the discipline of law while drafting petitions making averments and prayers.
A bench of Chief Justice....
- Supreme Court issues notice to A. Raja on the allocation of 2G spectrum licenses
New Delhi, Sep 13: The Supreme Court today issued notice to Communication and Information Technology Minister A. Raja on the allocation of 2G spectrum licenses.
The apex court bench o....
- Supreme court stays fresh probe into Rizwanur case
New Delhi, Sep 10: The Supreme Court today stayed the Calcutta High Court order for reinvestigation into Rizwanur Rehman's mysterious death and the quashing of the charge sheet in the case.....
- Abu Salem can be tried for all crimes in India: Supreme court
New Delhi, Sep 10: The Supreme Court today ruled that the 1993 Bombay bomb blasts accused and underworld don Abu Salem can be tried for all the crimes he had committed in the country.
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- No hearing needed before ordering unfair trade practices probe
New Delhi, Sep 9: The Supreme Court today held that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) could order preliminary enquiry against a company allegedly engaged in unfair trade practices witho....
- Supreme Court seeks DDA's response to charge of irregularities
New Delhi, Sep 9: The Supreme Court today sought the Delhi Development Authority's (DDA) response, within two weeks, to the apex court monitoring committee's report contending that the ....
- Yamuna Expressway gets Supreme court nod
New Delhi, Sep 8: The Supreme Court today gave permission for the 160-km six-lane Yamuna Expressway project connecting Greater Noida with Agra.
The $350 million project, that would al....
- Supreme court calls for panel for retired defence staff
New Delhi, Sep 8: The Supreme Court today suggested to the central government to set up an independent commission which would hear the grievances of retired defence officers and make recommenda....
- Supreme Court rules out further punishment in Ajit Seth case
New Delhi, Sep 7: A man, who underwent 20 years of imprisonment for lynching two children, will not be sent to the gallows, the Supreme Court has said while upholding the trial court's verd....
- Supreme court seeks details from Uttar Pradesh government on construction in Lucknow park
New Delhi, Sep 7: The Supreme Court today directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit listing the construction activities it was undertaking at a 195-acre eco-park located on Luc....
- Gujarat High Court free to probe Ishrat Jahan case, rules Supreme court
New Delhi, Sep 6: The Supreme Court today said that the Gujarat High Court is free to appoint any agency for investigation of Ishrat Jahan shootout case.
The apex court passed this or....
- Supreme Court stays death sentence of 3 Akshardham attackers
New Delhi, Sep 6: The Supreme Court today stayed the death sentence of the three men who were given death sentence for attacking Akshardham temple in Ahmedabad in 2002.
The sentence w....
- Courts cannot 'ordinarily' order reinvestigation of offence - Supreme Court
New Delhi, Sep 2: The Supreme Court of India has said that "ordinarily" the appellate courts could not order re-investigation or fresh investigation into an offence and also there could....
- Apex court directs troops to vacate northeast schools
New Delhi, Sep 1: The Supreme Court today asked the home ministry to have all schools in the northeast that have been occupied by paramilitary forces vacated in two months.
The apex c....
- Supreme Court pulls up Pawar for not implementing its orders
New Delhi, Aug 31: The Supreme Court today pulled up Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for saying that the court had only made a suggestion and not passed an order regarding the distribut....
- Salwa Judum on its way out, Supreme Court told
New Delhi, Aug 31: The central government today told the Supreme Court that the vigilante group Salwa Judum was on its way out and the Chhattisgarh government has been told not to extend any su....
- Orissa to move Supreme Court against Polavaram project
Bhubaneswar, Aug 30: Orissa today said it will move the Supreme Court against the clearance granted by the union environment and forests ministry to the multi-purpose Polavaram irrigation proje....
- Notice to Maharashtra on Pragya Singh's bail plea
New Delhi, Aug 30: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Maharashtra government on a bail petition by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, the main accused in 2008 Malegaon blast.
Thaku....
- Supreme Court upholds death for three in bus burning case
New Delhi, Aug 30: The Supreme Court today confirmed the death sentence awarded to three AIADMK activists for causing the death of three women students of an agricultural university in a bus bu....
- Supreme court asks Gujarat to shift Ishrat Jahan case to SIT
New Delhi, Aug 27: The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing the state government to transfer investigations into the Ishrat Jahan staged-shootout case from the stat....
- Cleaning legal dirt
New Delhi,Aug 22: The Supreme Court under the stewardship of Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia appears set to make lawyers accountable for their actions.
The other day he took a serious view....
- Indians always 'manage' things
New Delhi, Aug 22: The Supreme Court had an interesting piece of advice for a former advocate general of Sikkim whose plea to get his office de-sealed was rejected - manage things instead of ta....
- India has no quality law journal
New Delhi, Aug 22: How come there is no quality Indian law journal like the Harvard Law Review? The reason lies in lawyers being too self-centric and contributing little towards the development....
- Exploitation, says apex court of prolonged contract job
New Delhi, Aug 19: The Supreme Court today said that uninterrupted prolonged employment on contract amounts to exploitation and government agencies are not expected to adopt such unfair practic....
- Suicide by subordinate: Court says no conviction sans proof
New Delhi, Aug 18: The Supreme Court has said that an individual can not be charged with abetting a suicide if an aggrieved member of his staff, who honestly feels wronged by him, kills himself....
- Government should deal with non-performing assets: apex court
New Delhi, Aug 18: The Supreme Court today said the recovery of mounting non-performing assets was beyond its jurisdiction and the government and the legislature should deal with it.
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- Pappu Yadav arrested by CBI
Gurgaon, Aug 16: Following a Supreme Court order, former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from a hospital in Har....
- A medal for poor translation
New Delhi, Aug 15: There is one field where India could be assured a Commonwealth Games medal - erroenous judgements, many caused by poor translation. Or so believe some honourable judges of th....
- Proletariat or bourgeoisie
New Delhi, Aug 15: Is a lawyer who has taken up the case of a land tiller part of the proletariat or the bourgeoisie? The question surfaced when a tenant - essentially a land tiller - from the ....
- Gujarat keeps them in high 'spirits'
New Delhi, Aug 15: Gujarat, the home state of Mahatma Gandhi, is the only state that officially practises prohibition. But the picture on the ground is different -- as it appeared a little befo....
- Foodgrain for thought
New Delhi, Aug 15: During the course of a hearing on the supply of foodgrain through the public distribution system to people living below the poverty line, Justice Dalveer Bhandari wondered wh....
- Fight corruption, bring back institutional integrity: Chief justice
New Delhi, Aug 15: Supreme Court Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia said on the occasion of India's 64th Independence Day today that "institutional morality and integrity" must be brought b....
- Apex court stays anti-Sikh riots case against Sajjan
New Delhi, Aug 13: In a major relief to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court today stayed the criminal proceedings against him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
While setting....
- Distribute free food to poor: Supreme Court
New Delhi, Aug 12: In an order of far reaching consequences, the Supreme Court today asked the central government to distribute free foodgrains to families below the poverty line.
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- No review of court ban on forced narco-analysis test
New Delhi, Aug 11: The government has no proposal to seek a review of a Supreme Court judgment banning forced narco-analysis, polygraph and brain-mapping tests on accused or suspects, the Lok S....
- Court to Chhattisgarh: respond to plea on Salwa Judum
New Delhi, Aug 11: The Supreme Court today asked the Chhattisgarh government to respond on the plea seeking the disbanding of the Salwa Judum set up to counter Maoist violence.
The ap....
- Bofors pay-off case records sent to trial court
New Delhi, Aug 10: The Supreme Court today directed the transfer of records of the Bofors pay-off matter to a trial court hearing a plea opposing the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI)....
- Aarushi murder: Apex court cautions media
New Delhi, Aug 9: The Supreme Court today cautioned media to show "sensitivity" while reporting matters rooted in crime, as an irresponsible act could damage the reputation of people in....
- FIR cannot be encyclopaedia of incident: Supreme court
New Delhi, Aug 7: The Supreme Court has said that a first information report (FIR) was not an "encyclopaedia" that would contain the minutest details of an incident and it was not neces....
- What can we do, if our orders are not obeyed: Apex court
New Delhi, Aug 3: Hearing a plea seeking arrest of a politician's musclemen, the Supreme Court today said policing is not a part of its mandate and it could not help if its orders were not ....
- Apex court to decide if act covers Hindu marriage abroad
New Delhi, Aug 2: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the estranged wife of a petitioner who has sought the court's ruling on whether the Hindu Marriage Act applies to an American citi....
- Commercial arbitration? No thanks!
New Delhi, Aug 1: There are growing concerns over India's judicial system lagging behind in commercial jurisprudence. The legal fraternity believes a sound commercial arbitration mechanism ....
- Of what value human life
New Delhi, Aug 1: The other day Justice G.S. Singhvi lamented that human life has little value these days. He said even when a person cries for his life, everyone around remains a mute spectato....
- Praying for 'amritdhara'
New Delhi, Aug 1: Can courts answer all your prayers? Petitioners seem to expect no less from the judiciary than 'amritdhara' - a medicine used to cure common ailments, pointed out a ju....
- Are judges kings? No judicial activism please
New Delhi, Aug 1: Here's a staunch opponent of judicial activism from within the judiciary itself. Supreme Court's Justice Markandey Katju seldom misses an opportunity to slam courts fo....
- Apex court rejects Maharashtra plea on 1993 mosque firing
New Delhi, July 31: In a blow to the Maharashtra government, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected its petition and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to continue with its probe ....
- Plea to release Rajiv Gandhi's assassin dismissed
New Delhi, July 28: The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking the release of Nalini Sriharan, her husband Murugan and five others awarded death or life sentences in the Rajiv Gandhi assass....
- Apex court stays Ghaziabad provident fund scam trial
New Delhi, July 28: The Supreme Court today stayed the trial in the Ghaziabad provident fund scam case pending before a CBI court in the Uttar Pradesh town on the capital's outskirts.
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- Apex court admits petition against Soren's acquittal
New Delhi, July 26: The Supreme Court today admitted a petition challenging the acquittal of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Shibu Soren and four others in the abduction and murder of Soren....
- Show rule that makes women ineligible for army: Apex court
New Delhi, July 26: The Supreme Court today asked the defence ministry to produce the Army Act notification that makes women ineligible for permanent commission in the regular army. When the ap....
- Apex court notice on 1993 bombing convicts
New Delhi, July 26: The Supreme Court today issued notice on appeals by the Maharashtra government seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted for their involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bomb ....
- Initiation of a new trend in Justice: Standing on its own ground!
New Delhi, July 25: It seems that Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia is all set to check the tendency of the top court to step into the domain of other wings of the state, particularly the official.
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- Judging by commonsense!
New Delhi, July 25: Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju believes that cases cannot be decided on the basis on law alone and at times there is need to apply commonsense to extricate the truth ....
- Homemakers happy, apex court recognises their contribution
New Delhi, July 24: They feel they were always taken for granted and did not get the credit for their work in spite of doing the "toughest job". But homemakers in the capital are now ha....
- Apex court rejects women panel's plea against rapist
New Delhi, July 23: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by the National Commission for Women (NCW) challenging the Delhi High Court order setting free a rapist on the ground that he ha....
- Supreme Court questions government on by-poll norms
New Delhi, July 22: The Supreme Court today asked the central government whether it was mandatory for the Election Commission (EC) to hold an election in a constituency where the outcome of the....
- Aarushi murder: Father seeks legal curbs on media
New Delhi, July 22: Rajesh Talwar, father of teenager Aarushi who was murdered along with the family's domestic help in 2008, on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the me....
- Babhali Barrage issue hearing in Supreme Court in August
Nanded (Maharashtra), July 21: The vexed issue of the Babhali Barrage, currently at the centre of a controversy between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, is scheduled to come up for further heari....
- Court accepts Ahmadi's resignation from Bhopal trust
New Delhi, July 19: The Supreme Court today accepted the resignation of former chief justice A.M. Ahmadi as chairman of the Bhopal Memorial Hospital Trust.
The court accepted the cent....
- Learn basics, Supreme Court to judges
New Delhi, July 18: Judges in the Supreme Court have often expressed concern over the state of affairs in the appellate judiciary, particularly the high courts. The other day Justice G.S. Singh....
- No contempt proceedings against Sibal: Supreme court
New Delhi, July 15: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking initiation of contempt of court proceedings against Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal for criticising judi....
- Supreme Court warns media against sensationalization
New Delhi, July 14: The Supreme Court today cautioned the media against sensationalizing court matters and quoting out of context the observations that are made during hearings.
The m....
- Apex court okays Tamil Nadu quota law
New Delhi, July 13: The Supreme Court today granted protection to the Tamil Nadu government's quota law, which provides for 69 percent reservation in educational institutions and jobs.
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- 'Case backlog due to lack of settlement culture'
New Delhi, July 10: Chief Justice of India S.H. Kapadia today said that the absence of a settlement culture among litigants was the single most important factor in the flooding of courts with c....
- Supreme Court summons Shinde's daughter, estranged husband
New Delhi, July 8: The Supreme Court today asked union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's daughter Smriti Shinde and her estranged husband to appear before it in person on Aug 9 to explor....
- Court raps government for denying IAS job to blind candidate
New Delhi, July 8: The Supreme Court has pulled up the government for denying a visually handicapped man an appointment in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) despite there being vacancies ....
- Supreme court for higher penalty for false civil claims
New Delhi, July 7: The Supreme Court has favoured increasing the costs that are imposed on litigants to deter false or vexatious civil claims aimed at delaying cases.
The maximum cost....
- Supreme Court chief justice lists ways to improve judicial operation
New Delhi, July 6: The long-awaited improvement in the infrastructure of the lower courts could soon become a reality with Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia on Monday telling the apex court that a ben....
- Mafia don Arun Gawli gets bail in extortion case
Mumbai, July 2: Nearly 27 months after he was arrested and jailed, mafia don-turned-politician Arun Gawli secured bail in an extortion case, his lawyer said here today.
However, Gawli....
- Former Goa minister denied anticipatory bail
New Delhi, July 1: The Supreme Court today rejected a petition by former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the death of his alleged lover, 28-year....
- Notice issued to Karnataka on proposed military memorial
New Delhi, June 28: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Karnataka government on a petition challenging the proposed setting up of the National Military Memorial at the Indira Gandhi Mu....
- Reply to plea on contempt proceedings, Andhra told
New Delhi, June 25: The Supreme Court today asked Andhra Pradesh to file a reply on a petition seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against the state government for breaching the court'....
- 33-year-long legal battle on wages ends
New Delhi, June 24: The curtains have finally come down on a 33-year-long legal battle, with the Supreme Court ruling in favour of a group of now-extinct railway coach attendants who wanted hig....
- Court relief for British Airways
New Delhi, June 23: Providing relief to the British Airways (BA), the Supreme Court today said the airline could not be held guilty of indulging in unfair trade practices over alleged delay in ....
- Supreme Court notice to central minister on election
New Delhi, June 16: The Supreme Court today issued notice to union Rural Development Minister C.P. Joshi on a petition related to alleged bogus votes cast during the 2008 Rajasthan assembly ele....
- Apex court stays High Court order on Bellary Iron Ores
New Delhi, June 16: The Supreme Court today stayed an Andhra Pradesh High Court order permitting Bellary Iron Ores Pvt Ltd to lift 1.03 tonnes of processed iron ores after depositing Rs.1.5 cro....
- Apex court pulls up Karnataka judge for indiscipline
New Delhi, June 15: The Supreme Court today pulled up Justice D.V. Shylendra Kumar, judge of the Karnataka High Court, for breaching judicial discipline by using intemperate language and encroa....
- High court adjourns judgment in Khairlanji massacre case
Nagpur, June 15: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court today adjourned to July 14 the judgement in the 2006 Khairlanji dalit massacre case, in which a mother and her three children were sex....
- Dinakaran spat in Karnataka High Court reaches apex court
New Delhi, June 14: The spat between Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran and Justice D.V. Shailendra Kumar reached the Supreme Court today when the state high court filed a petiti....
- Implement Kerala high court's anti-encrochment order: apex court
New Delhi, June 14: The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with a Kerala High Court order asking the state police to clear the encroachment of government land by tribals within four week....
- Apex court refuses to hear Haldiram's owner's petition
New Delhi, June 14: The Supreme Court today declined to hear a petition by Prabhu Shankar Agarwal, the owner of the Haldiram Group, seeking bail after being convicted for conspiring to kill a t....
- Apex court declines to stay cancellation of golf club licence
New Delhi, June 11: The Supreme Court today declined to stay operation of the Kerala government's November 2008 notification informing the Trivandrum Golf Club (TGC) about the cancellation ....
- Forget about freedom, apex court tells married men
New Delhi, June 10: Married men should forget about their freedom after they tie the nuptial knot as restrictions on their independence are like "dividends" they have to pay for matrimo....
- Apex court notice in Congress leader's murder
New Delhi, June 9: The Supreme Court today issued notice in the 2006 murder of Maharashtra Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar on a CBI petition challenging a high court order granting bail to ....
- Apex court questions Kerala on licensing of clinic
New Delhi, June 8: The Supreme Court today issued notice to Kerala on a petition challenging a law that requires private clinics that dispense medicines to patients to obtain licences.
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- Court orders status quo on Uttar Pradesh land acquisition
New Delhi, June 7: The Supreme Court today ordered status quo on the proceedings for acquisition of land in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district on which Sahara City Homes had planned to deve....
- Give alternate plot or acquire land, apex court to government
New Delhi, June 4: The Supreme Court today asked the defence ministry to consider giving an alternate plot to a co-operative housing society in Secunderabad cantonment in lieu of land which it ....
- Apex court tells Haryana to protect Dalit victims
New Delhi, June 2: The Supreme Court today said courts cannot solve problems linked to social prejudices and conflicts, and directed Haryana to provide protection to the victims of caste violen....
- Provide protection to Dalit victims, apex court tells Haryana
New Delhi, June 2: The Supreme Court today said it was incumbent upon the Haryana government to provide protection to the victims of caste violence in Mirchpur village in Hisar district.
- Supreme Court dismisses plea on suspected staged shootout
New Delhi, May 31: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition filed by the parents of a paralytic man allegedly killed by Uttar Pradesh Police in a staged shootout in Mathura on May 15-16.
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- Apex court notice to Haryana over Dalit arson attack
New Delhi, May 31: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Haryana government on the plight of 150 Dalit families who were driven out of their village in Hisar district after an arson atta....
- Delay in hanging leads to reduced sentences, show rulings
New Delhi, May 30: The government may be unwittingly entitling condemned prisoners - including parliament attack convict Mohammad Afzal Guru - to a lesser life sentence by delaying decisions on....
- Apex court pulls up litigant for intemperate language
New Delhi, May 28: The Supreme Court today pulled up a litigant for using intemperate and indecorous language against judges of the Bombay High court and the apex court for allegedly denying hi....
- Plea against sugar mills' privatisation admitted
New Delhi, May 28: The Supreme Court today admitted a petition challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to privatise 11 state-run sugar mills of the Uttar Pradesh State Sugar Cor....
- Don't disparage lower courts, apex court tells judiciary
New Delhi, May 27: The Supreme Court has said that the appellate courts should use utmost restraint before making adverse observation against the judges of the subordinate judiciary.
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- Apex court to hear plea against sugar mills' privatisation
New Delhi, May 27: The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a petition challenging the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to privatise 11 operating sugar mills under the control of the Uttar ....
- Supreme Court raps Uttar Pradesh over 'encounter' death
New Delhi, May 26: The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to file an affidavit within three days to describe the status of the body of the victim of an alleged fake gun batt....
- Court stresses law for surrogacy, twins headed for Germany
New Delhi, May 26: The central government should enact a legislation to take care of surrogacy and related issues, the Supreme Court said today as the last hurdle was cleared in the travel of s....
- Apex court notice to Uttar Pradesh over shootout victim
New Delhi, May 25: The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government and asked it to explain why the body of a man allegedly killed in a shootout with police was not being....
- Apex court stays Madras High Court order on bar poll
New Delhi, May 24: The Supreme Court today stayed the Madras High Court's directions related to elections to the high court's Advocate Association (MHAA) and wondered how could there be....
- Plea seeking restraint on airfield modernisation dismissed
New Delhi, May 24: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking to restrain the central government from awarding a contract for the modernisation of 30 airfields of the Indian Air Force....
- Don't deny bail for co-accused's lapses: Apex court
New Delhi, May 22: The Supreme Court has said that an accused can not be jailed and denied bail if a trail court fails to ensure the presence of co-accused who, after getting bail, obstructs th....
- Apex court moved against Soren as chief minister
New Delhi, May 21: A petition was moved in the Supreme Court today seeking directions to the Jharkhand governor to stop the "misuse of the constitution" by repeatedly administering the ....
- Caste-based census controversy reaches apex court
New Delhi, May 20: The controversy over the caste-based census today reached the Supreme Court after a Chennai-based advocate filed a pre-emptive caveat, praying that if the Madras High Court v....
- Supreme Court grieves over corruption
New Delhi, May 20: The Supreme Court today regretted not acting firmly earlier in cases of corruption in judicial appointments becau
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