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Political parties must eschew their blinkered approach and make an effort to repeal this unlawful law
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court said a model builder-buyer agreement is needed in the real estate sector and the Centre should file its reply on the issue as it is an “important matter in the public interest”. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna asked Additional Solicitor General KM Nataraj to seek instruction […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain submissions from a counsel of a deceased accused, who was allegedly lynched in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence incident, seeking CBI probe in the matter. A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli told the senior advocate Arun Bharadwaj, […]
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Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while putting off the matter for further hearing after the Diwali vacation, has directed the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president Mohd Azharuddin and secretary R Vijayanand to jointly sign the cheques. “Till these matters are finally heard by this court, and with the consent of the parties, we deem […]
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New Delhi: ‘Justice must not only be done, but also be seen to be done’, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday while declining the Centre’s plea to allow it to appoint an expert committee to probe the allegations of use of spyware Pegasus for surveillance of certain people in India. Such a course of action […]
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Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Uttar Pradesh government, submitted that there was a question of law that needed examination and for the time being ignore the reason why summon was issued.
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"We want to know who are the accused, whether arrested or not," a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli asked UP's Additional Advocate General Garima Parshad.
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Hyderabad: Senior officials from Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) and Godavari River Management Board (GRMB) visited the Nagarjuna Sagar Project (NSP) in Nalgonda district and Peddvaggu in Khammam district on Wednesday. The visit by the Board officials is being seen as a prelude to the Centre’s move to take over the irrigation projects on both […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said no state should deny the ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50,000, as recommended by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), to the kin of persons who died of COVID-19 on the sole ground that death certificate does not mention it as the cause of death. The bench said that the […]
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice on a plea seeking direction to the Centre to frame a “model builder agreement” and agent-buyer agreement in the real estate sector to infuse transparency and fairness, restraining builders and agents from indulging into unfair and restrictive trade practices. A bench comprising justices D.Y. Chandrachud […]
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The Supreme Court prodding the Centre to allow female candidates to appear for the National Defence Academy (NDA) examination, scheduled in November this year, is a welcome development. It reinforces the path to gender equality and justice as women candidates will now be able to become commissioned officers in the three services through the coveted […]
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Hyderabad: The Supreme Court-appointed three-member inquiry commission, probing the alleged encounter killing of four suspects in the Disha rape and murder case, on Tuesday examined two of the tehsildars who had conducted the inquest. Tehsildars of Farooq Nagar, Kondurg, Kothur, and Keshampet had conducted the inquest of the bodies of four accused. The commission, which […]
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A bench headed by chief justice N.V. Ramana made it clear that the court will allow it for the last time - the immersion of idols -- this year, and no more immersion from next year.
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New Delhi: Nudged by the Supreme Court, the Centre on Wednesday informed the top court that it has taken a decision to allow women into the National Defence Academy (NDA). Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that there is a good news, as […]
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There is a constitutional provision for setting up Cassation Benches in different regions
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The indiscriminate exploitation of the fragile Himalayan region in the name of development projects has extracted a heavy price in terms of environmental damage. A string of hydroelectric and road projects in the Himalayan States, particularly in Uttarakhand, involving large-scale hill cutting and change in the land-use pattern, has already resulted in the fragmentation of […]
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Hyderabad: A judge’s mind is always filled with pros and cons of a case even when he or she is off the Bench or with family members, Telangana High Court Chief Justice Hima Kohli said on Friday. Speaking at the Full Bench farewell accorded to her on her elevation as Supreme Court judge, Justice Kohli […]
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Khammam: Rakhi Pournami was celebrated in an innovative way at Wyra in the district on Sunday opposing the Centre’s three contentious Farm Laws, which the Supreme Court has already put on hold in January. The women members of the Telangana Rythu Sangham made Rakhis with farm produce. At a programme organised under the aegis of […]
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SC ruling allowing women to sit for NDA entrance for entry into the Army is path-breaking
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There is a strong case for undertaking caste census to enable policymakers to fine-tune affirmative programmes
