Supreme Court
- India
Plea in SC for independent committee probe into killings of Atiq, Ashraf
New Delhi: A day after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead under police escort, a plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking the constitution of…
- India
2 weeks before killing, Atiq moved SC for protection in UP police custody
New Delhi: Two weeks before gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad was shot dead while under police escort in Prayagraj, the Supreme Court had dismissed his plea seeking protection during his custody with the Uttar…
- India
Quota withdrawal for Muslims: Karnataka BJP upbeat despite SC rap
Bengaluru: Though opposition parties are celebrating and criticising the BJP-led Karnataka government following a reprimand by the Supreme Court over the withdrawal of four per cent reservation quota for Muslims, the ruling…
- India
Full strength SC should not be aberration but regular feature: CJI Chandrachud
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud has said a Supreme Court functioning at its full strength should not be an “aberration” but a “regular feature” and asked the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s parliament, SC on collision course
Islamabad: Pakistan’s parliament and judiciary have arrived at a standoff as the ruling alliance rejected the eight-member bench constituted to hear the petitions challenging the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Viveka murder case: CBI makes key arrest
Kadapa: Stepping up the investigation into the 2019 murder case of former Andhra Pradesh minister Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday made a key arrest. The…
- India
Ensure appointment of child marriage prohibition officers: SC to Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to ensure appointment of child marriage prohibition officers in every district and directed it to specify the policy steps it has taken…
- India
HC allows family to alienate property already notified, to treat terminally ill members
Bengaluru: A family living in the city has been allowed by the High Court of Bengaluru to alienate a part of their property even though it has already been notified for acquisition.…
- India
‘Christians are in danger..false’, Centre to SC on plea over attacks
New Delhi: The Centre has brought on record data from eight states before the Supreme Court to claim that plea alleging increasing attacks on Christians across the country is an “attempt by…
- India
SC slams ex-IPL boss Lalit Modi, directs him to tender apology
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on ex-IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi over his remarks against the judiciary in a social media post, and directed him to tender an…
- India
Is there any study to show liquor consumption reduced after prohibition, SC asks Bihar govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday queried the Bihar government whether there is a study or any empirical data to show reduction in liquor consumption in the state after enactment of…
- Politics
Jaipur serial blasts: Rajasthan BJP says SLP will be filed in Supreme Court
Jaipur: A Special Leave Petition will be filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of the family members of the victims of the 2008 Jaipur serial bomb blasts against the Rajasthan High…
- India
SC confirms HC order quashing land acquisition for Vedanta University
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed the 2010 Orissa High Court decision to quash acquisition of 6,000 acres of land in 2006 for Anil Agrawal-led Vedanta Resources Ltd to establish…
- India
SC to hear plea challenging provision of Maternity Benefit Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court agreed to hear on April 28 a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of a provision of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which states that a woman who…
- India
Compensate woman for illegal detention for a day, SC to Maha Police officers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked police officers in Maharashtra to compensate a woman for keeping her in illegal detention despite she being granted interim protection and two weeks to surrender…
