SC agrees to hear after Apr 15 PIL on speedy trial in cases against politiciansOn November 24 last year, the top court had asked the Allahabad High Court to issue a fresh notification to set up special magisterial cour...
08 Apr, 2022, 05.21 PM IST
- SC to consider listing for early hearing PIL for speedy trial in cases against politicians
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to consider listing for early hearing the PIL which has sought expeditious trial of criminal cases ag...
09 Feb, 2022, 01.43 PM IST
SC allows Bombay, Allahabad, Pb & Haryana HCs to transfer judges trying cases against MPs, MLAsThe CBI shall ensure that there is no lapse on its part in producing the prosecution witnesses..," the bench had said in the order. Accordi...
13 Nov, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
SC to hear next week PIL seeking speedy disposal of criminal cases against lawmakersA bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, which has been passing a slew of directions time-to-time on the PIL for ensuring speedy investi...
10 Nov, 2021, 06.07 PM IST
Cases against lawmakers cannot be withdrawn without prior sanctions from HCs, says SCA bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana also said that it was mulling setting up of a special bench at the top court to monitor the case...
10 Aug, 2021, 05.26 PM IST
BJP leader moves SC, seeks strict action against fake complainants in criminal casesThe PIL has been filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra in the backdrop of a sensational case in which the Allahabad Hig...
14 Mar, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
Plea in Supreme Court seeks direction to Centre, states to double number of judges in HCs, courtsThe PIL has been filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay and it has made all the high courts, the states, the Union Territories (UT...
28 Dec, 2020, 01.08 PM IST
Former, serving lawmakers facing trials in over four thousand cases, says High Court dataThe top court, hearing pleas to consider the issue of speedy disposal of criminal cases against elected representatives to Parliament and s...
09 Sep, 2020, 12.44 PM IST
SC notice to Centre on PIL for SIT probe in '84 anti-Sikh riotsThe apex court had earlier asked the Centre to file a status report on the SIT probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.
15 Nov, 2016, 11.44 PM IST
Apprise about status of probe by 1984-riots SIT: SC to CentreThe SC asked the Centre to apprise it about the status of investigation conducted by SIT set up to probe 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases on a ple...
27 Jan, 2016, 07.45 PM IST
Criminal justice system: Why it’s come out a loser?The case against J. Jayalalitha was lodged in 1997 in Chennai. In 2003, it was shifted to Bengaluru. The verdict came last year.
20 Apr, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Pace of justice delivery system in country not satisfactory: Supreme CourtChief Justice R M Lodha said that solution of the problem does not lie in fast tracking one category of cases but to overhaul the entire sy...
01 Aug, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
Supreme Court: Over 40 lakh cheque bounce cases clogging legal systemIn a 2010 judgment, the SC had laid down guidelines for early settlement in cheque dishonour cases under Section 138.
22 Jan, 2013, 08.53 AM IST
- SC notice to Centre, states on pendency of cheque bounce cases
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and all the state governments to a plea for framing guidelines for their speedy dis...
21 Jan, 2013, 05.18 PM IST
- SC to hear PILs on rape cases, women safety tomorrow
"We understand the importance of the matter. We will hear it tomorrow," a bench comprising justices Radhakrishnan and D Misra said.
03 Jan, 2013, 03.54 PM IST
Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL seeking speedy trials in rape casesThe Supreme Court will hear the PIL which also sought suspension of MPs and MLAs in case a charge sheet is filed against them for crime aga...
02 Jan, 2013, 02.03 PM IST
- Illegal mining: HC disposes of PIL against Janardhana Reddy
The Karnataka High Court today disposed of a PIL charging former Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy with flouting a lower court directives.
18 Oct, 2011, 07.09 PM IST