Tell us what Commission for Air Quality Management's done so far, Supreme Court asks CentreA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was told by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, that the gove...
After Centre’s assurance, Supreme Court puts off call on Lokur PanelEven if a new authority is created overnight, it would take time to implement measures to curb pollution, an immediate crisis in Delhi-Nati...
Stubble burning: SC keeps in abeyance its Oct 16 order appointing Justice M B Lokur panelA bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde passed the order while considering the Centre's stand that it is coming out with a comprehensive ...
SC doing its part to deal with stubble burning, Centre & states have to do theirs: Delhi HCThe court made this observation while declining to entertain a plea seeking immediate steps to prevent stubble burning in Punjab and Haryan...
Supreme Court appoints ex-judge M B Lokur as one-man panel to prevent stubble burningThe bench, also comprising Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, directed the states concerned to provide adequate security, secretar...
More die due to potholes than terror: Supreme CourtA bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur said the large number of deaths caused due to potholes was "unacceptable" and was "probably more th...
Supreme Court forms panel to bring in jail reformsThe Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a panel headed by a retired judge of the court to usher in drastic prison reforms and decongest overcro...
Supreme Court constitutes committee to look into jail reformsA bench headed by Justice M B Lokur said the panel will look into the issues including over-crowding in prisons.
CJI J S Khehar reinstates Justice M B Lokur as e-panel in-chargeThe e-Committee set up in 2004 is a body constituted by the Government under the Supreme Court for policy formation on and implementation o...
3/4th death row convicts socio-economically backward: ReportThe report also states that more than 80% of the death row inmates are subjected to 'inhuman, degrading and extreme forms of physical and m...
Supreme Court orders handing over of former CBI director Ranjit Sinha's visitors' diary to panelInitially, it was said that the panel will have access of all requisite documents, Prashant Bhushan, appearing for NGO Common Cause, said.
SC rejects Sinha's objection on handing over visitors' diaryThe Supreme Court today rejected the plea of Ranjit Sinha not to allow the court-appointed panel access to the alleged original visitors' d...
Supreme Court poses questions on the working of National Judicial Appointment CommissionSC today posed questions in regard to the working of the NJAC for appointing judges to higher judiciary, asking how it would make judicial ...
NJAC Act violates 'basic structure' of Constitution, SC toldSCAORA, Bar Association of India (BAI) and few others are challenging validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act, 2014.
CJI refuses participation to choose NJAC members until legality is decided by apex courtChief Justice of India H L Dattu has refused to participate in a three-member panel for selecting two eminent persons in the six-member Nat...
Supreme Court refuses to stay National Green Tribunal order on restarting Sterlite unit"It would be appropriate to wait for the judgement (of NGT). Let the judgement come, then we may see," a bench of Justices Gyan Sudha Misra...
Supreme Court to hear plea against restart of Sterlite copper plant in Tamil NaduEarlier, TNPCB, on May 29, had ordered closure of Sterlite plant on complaints that it was emitting toxic sulphur dioxide.