Tag: Supreme Court

New Delhi: Insurance claims cannot be rejected if the reason for delay in filing it is satisfactorily explained, the Supreme Court has said while granting relief to a man who was denied the claim for his stolen vehicle. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and S Abdul Nazeer said that rejection of the claims […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said all state governments must implement one-nation, one ration card scheme by July 31.

New Delhi: Convicts too “must breathe fresh air” and be allowed to maintain social ties provided they show a tendency to reform, the Supreme Court has said and favoured a “humanistic approach” while dealing with pleas for parole or furlough to those serving long jail terms. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok […]

Lahore: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan tomorrow to face corruption and money laundering cases against him in the accountability court. Sharif had gone to London to see his ailing wife who underwent three throat cancer surgeries. Sharif, 67, was disqualified by the Supreme Court on July 28 in the Panama Papers case. […]

New Delhi: Congress MP Rajeev Satav has moved a bill proposing recording of all Supreme Court proceedings and making them available online to the public. The Right to Access of Judicial Proceedings And Information Bill 2016 prescribes digital recording of the court proceedings and making them available online. At present, the proceedings of the apex […]

Kochi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today approached the Kerala High Court against a single bench order lifting the life ban imposed on cricketer S Sreesanth in the wake of the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal. In its appeal, the BCCI said the decision to ban the cricketer was taken based on […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has expressed surprise over the Centre’s decision to reduce the radius of eco-sensitive zones from 10 kilometres to 100 metres, saying it appeared to be a “complete arbitrary exercise of powers” capable of destroying national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. The court’s remarks came in a case challenging the environmental clearance […]

New Delhi: A promotee Indian Police Service (IPS) officer cannot claim seniority based on the length of his service and it will depend on the day of his induction in the All India Police Service, the Supreme Court has held. The apex court said that a promotee officer getting a higher pay and grade pay […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ordered a CBI investigation into the death of M K Ganapathy, a deputy superintendent of Karnataka police, saying there were “startling facts” in the case which needed to be probed in a fair manner. DySP Ganapathy had died at Madikeri in Karnataka under mysterious circumstances on July 7 last […]

New Delhi: In a landmark decision that will affect the lives of all Indians, the Supreme Court today unanimously declared that right to privacy was a Fundamental right under the Constitution. A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar ruled that “right to privacy is an intrinsic part of Right to Life […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea of jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala seeking review of its verdict convicting and sentencing her to a four-year jail term in a disproportionate assets case. The apex court also rejected her plea for an open court hearing of the review petitions. “We do not find […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to take cognisance of the recent deaths of children at a government hospital at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. The bench comprising Chief Justice J. S. Khehar and Justice D. Y. Chandrachud asked the lawyer, who mentioned the issue before it, to approach the Allahabad High Court with […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked trial courts to immediately discontinue with the practice of granting regular bail in cases that are pending in higher courts. The apex court said an accused cannot surrender before a trial court and seek regular bail when a higher court has already granted a pre-arrest bail and the […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to consider afresh the issue of granting permission to several private medical colleges, which have been barred from admitting students for academic years 2017-18 and 2018- 19. It asked the government to re-evaluate the recommendations of the Medical Council of India, the hearing committee, the director […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea of former Calcutta High Court judge, Justice C S Karnan, seeking bail and recall of the order convicting him for contempt. Karnan, who was arrested on June 20 in pursuance of the apex court’s judgement awarding him six-month jail term for […]