Supreme Court wants Bengal to wait for outcome of Pegasus petitionsA three-judge bench, led by CJI CV Ramana, urged Bengal to show restraint while tagging a plea challenging a state government notification ...
26 Aug, 2021, 09.07 AM IST
UP's anti-conversion law cannot be sustained, contains many defects, says ex-SC judge Madan B Lokur"The Constitution says Ordinance can be passed if there is a need for immediate action. What is the need for immediate action to pass it wh...
22 Dec, 2020, 11.41 PM IST
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...
27 Oct, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
SC tasks Justice Madan Lokur to deal with stubble burning threatening to overwhelm Delhi NCRThe top court directed the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana and UP to assist Justice Lokur, enable physical surveillance of fields wher...
16 Oct, 2020, 09.34 PM IST
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...
16 Oct, 2020, 02.41 PM IST
Ex-Supreme Court judge Madan Lokur sworn in as a judge of Fiji SCHe was on Monday sworn in by the President of Fiji Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Jioji Konrote.
12 Aug, 2019, 10.53 PM IST
Disappointed collegium revisited December list: Justice Madan B LokurJustice Lokur denied that corruption was rampant in the judiciary but admitted that a ‘faster and a more honest system of accountability’ w...
24 Jan, 2019, 10.45 AM IST
Justice delivery system: Reasons for no headway in reformsAlmost 50 lakh cases are pending in the high courts. Given these figures, there is undoubtedly a crying need for reforms in the justice del...
17 Jan, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
'Is parallel system running in jails': Supreme Court frowns over special treatment to Chandra brothersThe report had said that the Unitech bosses had sofas, TVs and phones inside the jail. The court demanded an explanation from the central g...
23 Nov, 2018, 07.07 AM IST
Supreme Court asks Bihar DGP to appear in Muzaffarpur orphanage caseThe CBI claimed the main accused Brajesh Thakur was highly influential and was found with a phone in his cell in jail.
13 Nov, 2018, 08.32 AM IST
SC expresses concern over Taj discolouringThe top court has over the years shifted out several polluting industries in and around the monument to protect it from the hazards of air ...
02 May, 2018, 07.20 AM IST
CJI-led Five-judge bench to hear land acquisition lawIn 2014, a three-member bench interpreted the 2013 law in a manner that land acquisition would lapse if the compensation money was not depo...
07 Mar, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
It was simmering for some time: SC judges had written another letter of protest in OctoberET has learnt that several SC judges shared their concern on the matter with Justice Lokur, prompting him to write to the CJI.
12 Jan, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
Skill training in juvenile homes can help children: SC judgeLokur asked the participants to take out time to visit juvenile homes to see the problems children are facing and the condition they are li...
06 May, 2017, 04.13 PM IST
Chhattisgarh government won’t arrest Nandini Sundar for nowThe court permitted Chhattisgarh to probe the case if any further material came up after giving four weeks’ notice to the rights activist.
16 Nov, 2016, 07.11 AM IST
AFSPA does not give immunity for killing: Supreme CourtThe verdict is likely to have far reaching consequences in places where security forces have been insulated by Afspa to carry out counterin...
09 Jul, 2016, 02.08 AM IST
- Vakkom B Purusothaman new governor of Mizoram
Vakkom B Purusothaman, 83, was sworn-in as the 11th Governor of Mizoram here today.
02 Sep, 2011, 09.53 PM IST