Category: Judiciary

1984 anti-Sikh riots: HC to pronounce verdict on Monday

New Delhi, Dec 15: The Delhi High Court is likely to pronounce on Monday its verdict on the appeals challenging a trial court’s judgement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was acquitted. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel had on […]

Need spl courts in each districts of 18 states for trial of MP, MLA cases, SC informed

New Delhi, Dec 13: Special designated courts in all districts of 18 states should be set up for speedy trial of criminal cases involving sitting and former lawmakers, the Supreme Court was informed Thursday. Senior advocate and amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria told the top court that high courts in […]

HC stays online sale of drugs, prescribed medicines

New Delhi, Dec 13: The Delhi High Court has stayed the sale of drugs and prescribed medicines on the internet by online pharmacies. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao passed the interim order on a plea seeking a ban on “illegal” sale of […]

SC to pronounce verdict Friday on pleas for probe into Rafale fighter jet deal with France

New Delhi, Dec 13: The Supreme Court is scheduled Friday to pronounce verdict on pleas seeking court-monitored probe into India’s multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas on November 14. Advocate […]

Punjab, Haryana DGPs to continue in office till Jan 31: SC

New Delhi, Dec 12: The Supreme Court Wednesday allowed the Director Generals of Police (DGPs) of Punjab and Haryana to continue in office till January 31. The police chiefs — Suresh Arora (Punjab) and B S Sandhu (Haryana) — were due to retire on December 31. The Punjab and […]

Not necessary to disclose identity of rape, sexual assault victims to arouse public opinion: SC

New Delhi, Dec 11: The Supreme Court Tuesday said it is not necessary to disclose the identity of victims of rape and sexual assault to “arouse public opinion and sentiment” as these issues need to be dealt with sensitively. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta […]

Pollution by stubble burning: SC to hear plea in January

New Delhi, Dec 11: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will hear in January second week a plea seeking steps to curb pollution in Delhi-NCR caused by stubble burning in neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. A bench of justices A K Sikri, Ashok Bhushan and S […]

Can special consideration be shown to man with skin disorder: HC asks Centre

New Delhi, Dec 9: The Delhi High Court has asked the Centre whether a man suffering from a rare skin disorder can be allowed to use solar control film on his vehicle as a “special consideration”. “Can’t you give him a special consideration,” a bench of justices S Ravindra […]

CBI director Alok Verma’s plea: SC says essence of govt action must be in interest of institution

New Delhi, Dec 6:  The Supreme Court, which is hearing CBI Director Alok Verma’s plea against the Centre’s decision to divest him of powers and send him on leave, on Thursday said the essence of government action must be in the interest of the institution. A bench headed by […]

Fight between 2 top CBI officers exposed agency to ridicule, Centre tells SC

New Delhi, Dec 5: The Centre Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the fight between two top officers of the CBI — Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana — in public exposed the premier probe agency to ridicule. Attorney General K K Venugopal told a bench headed […]

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