Category: Judiciary

Judges should possess sterling quality of integrity: SC

New Delhi, Sep 22: The judiciary is an institution founded on honesty and integrity, the Supreme Court has said, reasserting that it is necessary judicial officers possess the “sterling quality of integrity” to be able to serve the public. It made the observation while refusing to show any leniency […]

Nowhere in the world people sent to gas chambers to die, says SC on manual scavenging

New Delhi, Sep 18: Expressing serious concern over people dying during manual scavenging and sewage cleaning in India, the Supreme Court Wednesday said nowhere in the world people are sent to “gas chambers to die”. Although over 70 years have passed since the Independence, caste discrimination still persists in […]

HC orders registration of case against MHADA officials

Mumbai, Sep 18: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the police to register a case against officials of MaharashtraHousing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) for allegedly colluding with developers and causing a loss of Rs 40,000 crore to the state exchequer. A division bench of Justices S C […]

HC awards Rs 10 lakh to kin of man killed in MRI mishap

Mumbai, Sep 17: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the BMC to pay an interim compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of a 32-year-old man from the city who died in 2018 after getting pulled into an MRI machine at the civic-run BYL Nair Hospital. The […]

SC seeks report from J&K HC CJ on claims about people being unable to approach court

New Delhi, Sep 16: Terming as “very very serious” the claim that people are finding it difficult to approach the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, the Supreme Court Monday decided to verify it by asking the Chief Justice there to “forthwith” submit a report in this regard. “If you […]

Not against inter-religion or inter-caste marriages: SC

New Delhi, Sep 11: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it is not against inter-religious or inter-caste marriages, but expressed concern over instances of women being left in the lurch by men who enter into such commitments with mala fide intention. The top court was hearing a plea by […]

Investigation is prerogative of police, courts should not interfere: SC

New Delhi, Sep 5: Investigation into crimes is the “prerogative” of police and courts should not interfere in its each and every stage as this would affect the normal course of probe, the Supreme Court said Thursday. The apex court, while denying anticipatory bail to senior Congress leader […]

SC extends protection from arrest to Chidambaram till Thursday in INX Media money laundering case

New Delhi, Aug 28:  The Supreme Court Wednesday extended till tomorrow the interim protection from arrest granted to former finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX Media money laundering case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). A bench of Justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna heard arguments […]

SC to examine challenges to abrogation of Art 370; refers matter to five-judge bench

New Delhi, Aug 28: The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred a batch of petitions challenging the changes brought in the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 to a five-judge Constitution bench. The apex court issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration […]

HC agrees to hear a fresh plea on Uniform Civil Code

New Delhi, Aug 26:  The Delhi High Court Monday agreed to hear on Tuesday a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to constitute a judicial commission or a high level expert committee to draft a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) for securing gender justice, equality and dignity of women. […]

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