SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking court-monitored probe into Sandeshkhali violence caseA bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Augustine George Masih said the Calcutta High Court is already seized of the matter and taken cognis...
19 Feb, 2024, 04.26 PM IST
Sandeshkhali row: What is it? How did it start?The Sandeshkhali controversy started last month after the assault of an ED team. Since then, the area has been witnessing protests with acc...
18 Feb, 2024, 10.34 PM IST
SC to hear plea seeking transfer of investigation, subsequent trial outside WB over Sandeshkhali issue tomorrowThe plea has been filed by Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava, who has moved the Supreme Court to seek the transfer of the investigation and su...
18 Feb, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
Sandeshkhali case court-monitored probe: Supreme Court agrees to consider listing PILSeveral women in the region have accused the local Trinamool Congress strongman Shajahan Sheikh and his supporters of land-grab and sexuall...
16 Feb, 2024, 03.22 PM IST
Advocate moves Supreme Court seeking transfer of Sandeshkhali probe outside West BengalAdvocate moves Supreme Court seeking transfer of investigation and trial outside West Bengal in alleged sexual assault case in Sandeshkhali...
16 Feb, 2024, 07.13 AM IST
Delhi L-G grants prosecution sanction against Shehla Rashid for tweets against Indian ArmyThe tweets were aimed at promoting enmity between different groups and indulging in acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, said the L-...
10 Jan, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
SC notice to UPSC, Centre on plea seeking postponement of UPSC examsThe petitioners have sought postponement of the Civil Services Exam for two to three months, so that the flood/incessant rains go away and ...
24 Sep, 2020, 03.49 PM IST
JEE, NEET exams 2020 to be held as per schedule, NTA releases clarificationIn the letter tweeted by NTA, the agency has shared Supreme Court's order stating that that examination cannot be postponed any further. NT...
21 Aug, 2020, 10.57 PM IST
Can't stop or monitor movement of migrant workers on roads, says Supreme CourtThe court’s reaction was in response to a petition filed by Alok Alakh Srivastava seeking a direction to district magistrates throughout th...
16 May, 2020, 06.38 AM IST
Virus spread slower in india due to lockdown, social distancing: Government to Supreme CourtPrompt measures, particularly social distancing and the lockdown, have halted the spread of the disease in a heavily-populated country. As ...
27 Apr, 2020, 11.55 PM IST
SC says 'fear', 'panic' bigger problem than Covid-19, asks govt for report on exodusThe Supreme Court on Monday dubbed 'fear' and 'panic' over the Covid-19 virus outbreak as a bigger threat than the pandemic itself and aske...
31 Mar, 2020, 08.30 AM IST
COVID-19: Amid fear and panic among migrant labourers, SC seeks report from governmentThe court said it would not create more confusion by issuing directions on measures which the government is already taking. Hearing two sep...
30 Mar, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
Shehla Rashid booked for sedition over tweets on Kashmir situationShe has also been charged with spreading "fake news" with the intention to "malign the image of Indian Army", they said.
06 Sep, 2019, 05.05 PM IST
Centre to amend law for death penalty in child rape cases below 12-year of ageIn a letter submitted to Supreme Court the Centre had said that it has started process to amend POCSO Act to ensure maximum punishment of d...
20 Apr, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
In 2016, over 1 lakh children faced sexual assault: SC informedThe top court directed its Registry to communicate the order to the registrar generals of the high courts seeking a district wise detailed ...
18 Mar, 2018, 12.26 PM IST
Supreme Court dismisses plea for minor rape survivor's abortionThe bench expressed satisfaction over the medical care being provided to the rape survivor at present and dismissed the plea seeking aborti...
28 Jul, 2017, 05.21 PM IST
SC notice to Centre on PIL seeking 10-yr-old rape survivor's abortionThe bench also said that the medical board will have to examine the aspect whether if they allow the girl to abort the foetus, then what co...
24 Jul, 2017, 01.19 PM IST