Tag: Supreme Court
Ensure Kathua Girl's Family Has Access To Justice, SC Tells Lawyers
The Supreme Court on Friday took suo motu notice of an incident of lawyers of Jammu and Kathua bar associations preventing a woman lawyer from appearing for the family of a rape victim.....
SC Orders Security To Kathua Rape Victim's Family, Others
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered adequate security to the Kathua rape victim's family, their lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat and others and sought the Jammu and Kashmir government's response to a plea for transfer of the case trial to Chandigarh.....
Won't Stake Claim To Taj Mahal: Sunni Wakf Board Tells SC
The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it won't stake claim to the ownership of the Taj Mahal.....
Judge Loya Case: Rahul Behind Petitions, Says BJP
The BJP on Thursday said the "invisible hand" behind the petition on Judge B.H. Loya case was of the Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi and they should apologise to the country for defaming the judiciary.....
Centre Proposes Death Penalty For Childrens' Rapists
The Central government on Friday told the Supreme Court that it is proposing the death penalty for those convicted of raping children below the age of 12.....
SC Takes Cognizance Of Himachal Murder
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognizance of the killing of the Assistant Town Planner at Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh when she had gone to supervise the demolition of unauthorized construction at 13 guest houses and resorts.....
SC Collegium Defers Decision On Justice Joseph
The Supreme Court collegium on Wednesday deferred its decision on Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph, whose name for elevation to the top court was returned by the government last week for reconsideration even as the Centre maintained that the rejection had nothing to do with his judgment in quashing President's Rule in Uttarakhand last year.....
No Stay On Yeddyurappa Swearing-in After Midnight Battle In Supreme Court
Amid jockeying for power in Karnataka, the Supreme Court early on Thursday after a midnight hearing refused to stall the swearing-in of BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa as Karnataka's new Chief Minister.....
AAP Again Knocks At Supreme Court Door Over Officers
Amid no let-up in the power tussle between the Delhi government and Lt Governor Anil Baijal, the Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to take up an AAP plea on the contentious issue of the management of city's officers, their transfers and posting.....
Government Leaves It To SC's Wisdom To Decriminalize Gay Sex
The centre on Wednesday said it was leaving it to the wisdom of the Supreme Court to decide if a law that criminalizes consensual gay sex was constitutionally valid.....
