Supreme Court
- India
Clean environ a right to life: SC issues pan-India directions on waste mgmt
New Delhi: Flagging the “uneven” compliance with the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules across India, the Supreme Court has said the present generation cannot afford to wait for further legislative refinement while…
- India
Huge victory for the people: TMC hails SC order on judicial officers in SIR
Kolkata: The political war over the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls escalated on Friday, February 20, with the ruling TMC hailing the Supreme Court’s decision to deploy judicial officers in the exercise…
- India
‘Advised Tantri to close Sabarimala temple during 2018 women entry row’
Alappuzha: Senior BJP leader P S Sreedharan Pillai on Friday, February 20, said that he had advised Kandararu Rajeevaru, the Tantri of Sabarimala Temple, to close the temple doors during the 2018…
- World
US Supreme Court strikes down Trump global tariffs
Washington: The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, February 20, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision…
- Featured News
Democracy on trial: Umar Khalid’s endless wait for justice
On February 17, the Press Club of India in New Delhi hosted the release of “Umar Khalid and His World,” a book put together by his friends, supporters and fellow travellers, honouring…
- India
Extraordinary decision: SC orders deployment of judicial officers for Bengal SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, February 20, directed the Calcutta High Court to assign judicial officers to help complete the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal, calling it an “extraordinary…
- Andhra Pradesh
SC raps AP police, sets deadline in murder case against YSRCP MLC
New Delhi: Observing that the Andhra Pradesh Police is in “complete collusion” with those in power, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the trial against YSRCP MLC Anantha Satya Udaya Bhaskara…
- India
SC refuses plea against mosques named after Babur
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to restrain the construction, establishment or naming of any mosque or religious structure in the name of…
- India
Battle over CAA enters final phase as Supreme Court to hear challenges on May 5
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday, February 19, said that it will commence the final hearing on May 5 over 200 pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment)…
- India
Lucknow University students protest RSS chief’s visit, detained
Lucknow: Protests erupted at Lucknow University on Wednesday, February 18, during a visit by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, chanting, “Mohan Bhagwat Go Back” and “RSS Murdabad,” criticising the varsity…
- India
Generate jobs, pay salaries instead: SC slams govts on freebies culture
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India (SC) on Thursday, February 18, slammed the freebies culture, saying it was high time to revisit such policies that hamper the country’s economic development. Taking…
- Business
Won’t leave India without prior permission, will cooperate in probe: Anil Ambani tells SC
New Delhi: Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has filed an undertaking in the Supreme Court that he will not leave the country without its prior permission and fully cooperate with agencies’ probe…
- India
SC to hear plea today against Sonam Wangchuk’s detention
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday, February 19, a petition filed by Geetanjali Angmo, wife of Ladakhi social activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention and seeking his…
- India
I-PAC raids: SC adjourns next hearing to March 18
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to March 18 the hearing on a plea moved by the ED alleging obstruction by the West Bengal government, including by Chief Minister Mamata…
- India
Supreme Court vs High Courts: Two diferent views on what constitutes rape
India saw two significant but contrasting judicial views – one from the Supreme Court and the other from the Chhattisgarh High Court – both interpreting a woman’s bodily integrity and the legal…
