Tag: UP
File Details Related To Appointment Of Lokpal: SC To Centre
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file a detailed affidavit giving "all particulars" of the steps being taken for setting up a search committee for suggesting probable names for the appointment of Lokpal.....
Female Genital Mutilation Violative Of Bodily Integrity, Privacy, SC Told
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Dawoodi Bohra community is violative of bodily integrity which is a part of right to privacy and dignity.....
Not SC, HC Job To Govern Through PILs: Minister
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that it was not the job of the Supreme Court and the High Courts to govern through public interest litigations and said that law-making better be left to Parliament.....
Bihar Shelter Home Rapes: Restrain From Revealing Identity Of Victims, SC To Media
The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the electronic media from telecasting images and videos of minor rape victims from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district shelter home. ....
3 HC Judges Appointed To SC
Three High Court judges were on Saturday appointed to the Supreme Court, including K.M. Joseph, the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, ending a standoff between Centre and the judiciary.....
Delhi Government To Move SC Against HC Verdict On Minimum Wages
The Delhi government on Monday said it will move the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court judgment quashing its notification on minimum wages and hold a meeting with trade union leaders to decide the next course of action.....
SC Gets 3 New Judges Amidst Justice Joseph Row
Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice Vineet Saran and Justice K.M. Joseph on Tuesday were sworn in as Supreme Court judges.....
SC Questions Centre, Reserves Verdict On Adultery Law
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Central government for defending the adultery law that punishes only a married man for extramarital affair with a married woman. The court reserved its judgment on the validity of the law.....
Rajiv Gandhi's Killers Can't Be Released: SC Told
The Supreme Court was on Friday informed by the Centre that the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case cannot be released, holding that setting them free will set a "dangerous precedent".....
Rupee Hits Record Low Against US Dollar
Fears over a rise in global protectionist measures, along with a strong US economy, dragged the Indian rupee to a fresh intra-day low of over 70 against a US dollar during the pre-afternoon hours on Tuesday.....
