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The counsel appearing for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought two-week time to file an affidavit on the bail plea

Supreme Court-appointed committee comprising three woman judges to inquire into the violence against women in Manipur has submitted three reports

Supreme Court’s Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes will help clean up judicial discourse

Supreme Court on Monday junked a plea filed by the West Bengal government against the Calcutta High Court order allowing CBI and ED to investigate the alleged multi-crore recruitment scam

SC reserved its order on the bail plea of Pradeep Sharma, who was arrested in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and the killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra termed it a "very important issue"

New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Monday it will lay down the broad guidelines to be followed by courts across the country while summoning government officials. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra said there must be different sets of procedure to deal with contempt […]

The SC said it will constitute a bench to hear the decades-old dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka over sharing Cauvery river water.

A panel headed by former judge Gital Mittal submitted three reports to the Supreme Court, including one on the need to upgrade the compensation scheme for the strife-torn people of the state.

The top court said power and accountability go hand in hand and noted that while all citizens shall have the 'right to information' under Section 3 of the Act

Supreme Court has sought the assistance of Attorney General R Venkataramani in a plea seeking to fix a time period for the Union government to notify appointment of judges

If someone find it is essential to use social media, then he should be ready to face the consequences also, said Supreme Court

The apex court said it would take up the case as first item on August 21. The bench also sought a response from the state government and agencies concerned on the plea.

SC sought a response from the Centre on a PIL seeking a direction to decriminalise the law on statutory rape often invoked against 16- to 18-year-old adolescents for indulging in consensual sex.

The decision of a caste census was taken by the Bihar cabinet on June 2 last year, months after the Centre ruled out such an exercise in the Census.

Notably, the caste-based survey in Bihar has been completed and its results are expected to be out soon in the public domain.

In an important verdict, the top court also held the state government was not required to review its orders of detention every three months after it has passed the confirmatory order following the report of the advisory board.

The Supreme Court bench held that to deprive the state and its citizens of the benefit of these experienced judicial officers at a senior position would not be in public interest

Commenting on the remission policy of states, the bench said the question is whether the policy of premature release is being implemented uniformly in all cases in respect of all those who have completed 14 years and are eligible for it.

The regulatory authorities of 30 States/UTs have operationalised their websites under the provisions of RERA.