Category: Judiciary

Babri demolition case: Special judge seeks 6 months’ time from SC to conclude trial

New Delhi, Jul 15: A special judge holding trial in Babri Masjid demolition case, involving BJP veterans L K Advani, M M Joshi and others, Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking six more months to conclude the trial in the case. The special judge, in a letter written in […]

SC allows 10 rebel K’taka MLAs to meet Speaker, asks him to take decision during the day

New Delhi, Jul 11: The Supreme Court Thursday allowed 10 rebel MLAs of the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka to meet the assembly Speaker at 6 pm to convey to him their decision to resign. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the Karnataka Assembly Speaker to decide […]

SC to hear in August pleas on Centre’s move to deport illegal Rohingyas

New Delhi, Jul 9: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it would accord final hearing in August on a batch of petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to deport illegal Rohingya Muslim immigrants to Myanmar. The top court is also seized of petitions which support the government’s stand to […]

SC convicts 12 persons for killing ex-Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003

New Delhi, Jul 5: The Supreme Court convicted 12 persons on Friday for killing former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra allowed the appeals of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Gujarat government challenging the high court order by […]

SC judge recuses herself from hearing pleas against Bombay HC order on laws on beef

New Delhi, Jul 1: Supreme Court judge Justice Indu Malhotra Monday recused herself from hearing a batch of appeals and cross-appeals challenging a Bombay High Court verdict which held that mere possession of beef of animals slaughtered outside the state cannot invite criminal action.  A bench headed by Justice […]

SC dismisses PIL to earmark PoK and Gilgit as LS seats

New Delhi, Jul 1: The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to earmark and declare Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit as parliamentary seats. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on former RAW official […]

Do not prevent protests over water crisis: Madras HC to TN govt

Chennai, Jun 29: The Madras High Court has said that the Tamil Nadu government should work with organisations interested in conservation of water bodies, in the wake of severe water crisis faced in several parts of the state. It also asked the state government not to prevent protests highlighting […]

Chopper scam: SC stays HC order allowing Rajeev Saxena to go abroad for treatment

New Delhi, Jun 26: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Delhi High Court order permitting Rajeev Saxena, an approver in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland chopper scam, to go abroad for the treatment of blood cancer and other ailments.  A vacation bench of Justices Sanjiv […]

The act of lynching is unlawful says Supreme Court

every citizen has to abide by the law and the law never confers the power on a citizen to become the law unto himself or take law into his hands Guidelines of Supreme Court laid in case tiled as ” Tehseen S. Poonawalla …Petitioner(s) Versus Union of India […]

LOC ought to be used only when person evading probe: HC

New Delhi, Jun 11: A look out circular (LOC)should to be used only when a person is evading investigation as it seriously affects the fundamental rights of a citizen who is restrained from travelling, the Delhi High Court has said. The ruling by the high court came while allowing […]

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