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'Would Kasab have got bail too?' Centre’s explosive question to Supreme Court during heated UAPA debateThe Centre questioned the Supreme Court of India over whether prolonged delays in trials should automatically result in bail for those accu...
Bail’s a given, until proven otherwiseThe Supreme Court has expressed serious reservations about denying bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case. A two-judge bench emphasized th...
SC asks MeitY to examine PIL seeking recovery or destruction of stolen personal data of citizensThe Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to examine a PIL seeking a robust mechanism to retrieve ...
Supreme Court of India reopens Sabarimala Temple case ahead of Kerala pollsThe Supreme Court begins hearing the Sabarimala Temple entry case again. This crucial hearing will decide if women aged 10 to 50 can enter ...
SIR protest: SC slams West Bengal govt over gherao of judicial officials, terms incident calculatedJudicial officers were held hostage in Malda, West Bengal. The Supreme Court has taken serious note of this incident. The court has sought ...
Protection of liberty important but courts must not turn blind eye to suffering of victims: SCThe Supreme Court recently set aside anticipatory bail in a murder case. Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta overturned a Patna High Cou...
Lakhimpur Kheri violence: A letter PIL filed in Allahabad High Court seeking CBI probeThe letter by the Swadesh and Prayag Legal Aid Clinic expressed fear that the incident would lead to more such untoward incidents unless ur...
PIL in Supreme Court seeks 'comprehensive', 'stringent' law to replace colonial era IPCThe plea, filed by lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, alternatively urged the top court that it being "custodian of the Constitution a...
Criminal, anti-terror laws should not be misused to quell dissent: Justice ChandrachudJustice Chandrachud made these comments on Monday while speaking on the "Role of the Supreme Court in protecting fundamental rights in chal...
View: Judiciary must remain independent to safeguard people’s constitutional protectionsThe doctrine of separation of powers, a basic structure of the Constitution, is under attack from the legislature’s frequent invasions into...
Supreme Court gives protection to Chidambaram from Tihar jail for now, to hear his plea tomorrowModifying an earlier order, Supreme Court has agreed to hear Tuesday his plea against arrest by CBI in the INX Media case
Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on plea for setting up human rights courts in all districtsThe plea also sought the Centre and the states to adhere with and implement the provisions of Sections 30 and 31 of the Protection of Human...
SC responds sharply to Attorney General K K Venugopal remarks on fundamental rightsAG K K Venugopal submitted that "Article 21 is worded negatively but Your Lordships have read at least thirty positive rights into it. And ...
Privacy a protected right emerging from Article 21: Supreme CourtThe apex court said privacy ensures the fulfilment of dignity and is a core value which the protection of life and liberty is intended to a...
IBC segregates judicial, commercial aspects of insolvencyThe Code, which became operational in December last year, provides for a market-determined and time-bound insolvency resolution process.
- Bhim Singh welcomes SC verdict on release of undertrials
The court had made it clear that there is no need for lawyers to be present while judicial officers take decision for release of prisoners.
- Hands off economic, regulatory legislation: SC to judiciary
In A judgement reiterating judicial restraint, the Supreme Court on Monday said the legislature must be given freedom to experiment on exer...