Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan passes away at 97Bhushan served as India's law minister from 1977 to 1979 in the Morarji Desai cabinet. He was best known for successfully arguing for setti...
31 Jan, 2023, 11.46 PM IST
Senior advocates seek larger bench ‘to review standards of criminal contempt’The bench said it would on August 20 hear arguments on what sentence to be given to him. The Contempt of Courts Act envisages a maximum jai...
18 Aug, 2020, 07.25 AM IST
Develop tolerance, laugh off criticism: Supreme Court to politiciansSC dismisses plea of a YSR Congress MLA to allow him to file defamation case against a newspaper for targeting party chief Jaganmohan Reddy
20 Feb, 2018, 07.58 AM IST
Showering monies on bar dancers is against dignity: Supreme CourtRefusing to accept showering of currency notes on women dancers as tip, the bench said, "this provision shows respect for women. This digni...
30 Aug, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
Supreme Court dismisses plea of Dera Sacha Sauda chief in rape caseA bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and C Nagappan said the tenor and the language of the letter allegedly written by the victim does n...
01 Jul, 2016, 06.39 PM IST
Jiah Khan case: Supreme Court asks mother to move Bombay HC for SIT probe"The trial in the lower court is not proceeding in a proper manner and there are likelihood of accused (Sooraj) being discharged in the cas...
17 May, 2016, 05.59 PM IST
Centre, states plan to approach Supreme Court for saving AadhaarThe Centre and some states plan to approach the SC seeking a review of its decision to restrict the use of Aadhaar to just food and LPG sub...
21 Sep, 2015, 04.03 AM IST
Shanti Bhushan's CD case: Delhi High Court slams Delhi police for lack of responseThe court direction came after senior advocate Jayant Bhushan raised objection over Delhi Police counsel seeking adjournment of the matter.
23 May, 2014, 07.42 PM IST
Supreme Court declines to stay trial court proceedings against KejriwalDelhi HC had on Jan 16 had refused to quash defamation proceedings against AAP leaders but had told the trial court to consider their disch...
15 Apr, 2014, 01.00 PM IST
- Sex workers should not be allowed to operate: Government to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court said it would examine the government's plea that sex workers should not be allowed to operate in any manner.
13 Jul, 2012, 03.50 AM IST
- SC stays Rs 5,000 cr NTPC tender for cooling towers
The Supreme Court today stayed the Rs 5,000 crore tender of the country's largest power producer NTPC for a cooling tower.
28 Jul, 2011, 06.48 PM IST
- Bhushans file reply in stamp duty case; next hearing on May 30
The office of Stamp and Registration Department fixed May 30 for further hearing in the matter following a reply filed on behalf of the ren...
05 May, 2011, 06.32 PM IST
- CD row: Amar Singh demands resignation of Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan from Lokpal Panel
While Amar Singh demanded the resignation of both Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan, Digvijaya Singh ridiculed Shanti Bhushan for filing ...
22 Apr, 2011, 01.37 PM IST
- Bhushans won't resign, credence should not be paid to malicious campaign: Arvind Kejriwal
Lokpal Bill drafting committee member Arvind Kejriwal and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi issued a statement, saying nobody would resign from...
22 Apr, 2011, 11.53 AM IST
- CD row: Shanti Bhushan knows me, I chartered plane for him, says Amar Singh
Amar Singh has contradicted the claim of Shanti Bhushan that he never met him, by saying that Bhushan used a plane chartered by Singh to Lu...
21 Apr, 2011, 04.46 AM IST
- I don't support or encourage politics of smear campaign: Sonia Gandhi
With the attack on Hazare and his backers threatening to drive a wedge between Congress and civil society, Sonia Gandhi said she will not s...
21 Apr, 2011, 03.29 AM IST
- Anti-corruption campaign: Shanti Bhushan lands in fresh controversy
A fresh controversy involving anti-corruption campaigner Shanti Bhushan broke out over allotment of priced farmhouse plots to him and his s...
20 Apr, 2011, 02.34 PM IST