Four SC verdicts on same-sex marriage made critical analyses of dissenting viewsThe five-judge bench of the Supreme Court unanimously refused to legalize same-sex marriage in four concurrent verdicts. They differed on i...
18 Oct, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
SC seeks report on recovery of illegal arms made from all sources in ManipurThe Supreme Court has asked the Manipur government and law enforcement agencies to provide a status report on the recovery of arms from all...
06 Sep, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
Government to hold Lok Adalats to settle consumer casesGroundwork for this exercise has already been initiated and all consumer commissions have been asked to identify cases which have an elemen...
13 Oct, 2022, 12.25 AM IST
Litigation is like bleeding wound, says CJI-designate Justice Uday Umesh Lalit; wants free legal aid for poorLADC, constituted under NALSA, intends to provide free legal assistance to the poor who are forced to hire private counsel to fight their c...
21 Aug, 2022, 08.24 PM IST
CJI terms govts as biggest litigants, says docket explosion due to executive, legislatureChief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana on Saturday termed governments as the "biggest litigants", accounting for nearly 50 per cent of pen...
30 Apr, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Bank of India refers over 3 lakh cases involving Rs 5,700 cr to National Lok Adalat"An amount of Rs 23.76 crore have been recovered upfront on March 12, 2022. Efforts are on to recover the balance of compromised amount wit...
15 Mar, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Legislature does not conduct studies or assess impact of law, leading to big issues: CJIChief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana on Saturday said the legislature does not conduct studies or assess the impact of the laws that it p...
27 Nov, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
Supreme Court to examine laws on media reporting in sexual assault casesThe apex court was told that in today's world, parallel media trials were going on even when proceedings of cases were pending before the c...
10 Aug, 2018, 08.00 PM IST
Section 377: Government leaves decision to the wisdom of the Supreme CourtSubmitting affidavit in the apex court, ASG Tushar Mehta told the five-judge constitution bench that the Centre will leave the matter of co...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.06 PM IST
Supreme Court to resume hearing on Section 377 on WednesdayAppearing for petitioner Keshav Suri, former AG Mukul Rohatgi, stressed that with change in the society there is change in the values. He a...
10 Jul, 2018, 07.39 PM IST
Make 2017 a year for providing relief to victims of crime: CJI J S KheharCJI was apparently referring to the case of 1993 Mumbai blast lone death row convict Yakub Memon whose petition challenging his capital pun...
18 Mar, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
SC can't question Muslim personal law: JamiatThe assertion marks a challenge to the intent to extend gender equality to Muslim women and can open a fresh phase in the fraught debate.
06 Feb, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
Keep ego in check to make Lok Adalat successful: Supreme Court judge Justice AR DaveSecond Nation Lok Adalat, to be held in all courts across the country today, was inaugurated by Supreme Court judge Justice A R Dave who as...
06 Dec, 2014, 12.15 PM IST
Second National Lok Adalat to be held on December 6 in all courtsThe Lok Adalat will be inaugurated by Supreme Court judge A R Dave, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee.
04 Dec, 2014, 07.08 PM IST
National Lok Adalat 'wipes out' over 28 lakh cases in IndiaNational Lok Adalat organised throughout the country today "effectively wiped out" a record 28.26 lakh cases pending in various courts.
23 Nov, 2013, 10.31 PM IST
National Lok Adalat to be held tomorrow across the countryFor the first time, Lok Adalats will be held tomorrow across the country in all courts including the Supreme Court and High Courts.
22 Nov, 2013, 06.13 PM IST
The Reserve Bank asks NBFCs to take part in Lok Adalat on November 23RBI has asked all non-banking financial companies to participate in the Lok Adalat on November 23 for settlement of any pending cases or du...
20 Nov, 2013, 03.50 PM IST