Nupur Dogra
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Aravalli Row In Top Court Again, Activist Writes To Chief Justice, President
Lawyer and environmental activist Hitendra Gandhi has written to the Chief Justice of India, asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision about Aravalli.-
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"Don't Make Us Open Our Mouth": Supreme Court Rejects Jailed Punjab Cop's Plea
While denying any relief to the suspended officer, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant warned the lawyer appearing for him to not press for hearing as he may invite "observations" from the top court that he may not like.
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Woman Lawyer Alleges Sexual Assault Inside Noida Police Station, Supreme Court Seeks CCTV Footage
The Supreme Court has sought the CCTV footage from the Sector 126 Noida police station in a sealed cover of an alleged incident where a woman lawyer was illegally detained for 14 hours and subjected to sexual assault and custodial torture.
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Supreme Court Rejects Salar Jung III Heirs' Claim To Forest Land In Telangana
The Supreme Court delivered a major verdict upholding the rights of the Telangana Forest Department over 102 acres of forest land in Ranga Reddy district, rejecting ownership claims made by individuals asserting to be "heirs" of Salar Jung III.
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'Can't Keep Him Like This': Court On Man's Plea To End Son's Life Support
An elderly couple has approached the Supreme Court with a petition seeking passive euthanasia for their 31-year-old son, who has been in a vegetative state for the past 12 years after suffering serious injuries in a fall
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"Hitting Sixes Before Retirement": Chief Justice Surya Kant Flags Unfortunate Judicial Trend
In a rare acknowledgment of instances of judicial corruption, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Wednesday said that there is a growing trend of judges passing a series of orders for extraneous considerations on the eve of their retirement.
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"Urbanised Phobia Of Rich": Supreme Court Rejects Plea On Packaged Food Standards
The SC rejected a PIL seeking the adoption of WHO standards for permissible levels of certain cancer-causing chemicals in packaged food and drinking water, with the court making strong remarks on what it described as an urbanised phobia of the rich
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Living Separately For Year Not Strict Requirement For Mutual Divorce: Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday clarified that couples seeking divorce by mutual consent are not necessarily required to live separately for at least one year, as prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955.
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"Only BS-4 And Above": Supreme Court Tweaks Order On Older Vehicles In Delhi
Vehicles with BS4 engines will be exempted from action if they are found running in Delhi, the Supreme Court said today, modifying its earlier order banning 10-year-old diesel-run vehicles and 15-year-old petrol-run vehicles from December 18
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"Why Can't 9 Tolls Be Shut Till Jan?" Supreme Court On Delhi Air Pollution
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a sharp notice to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and came down heavily on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over the operation of toll plazas at key entry points to the national capital.
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"Avoid My-State-My-State Attitude": Top Court Raps Tamil Nadu On Language Policy
Tamil Nadu should engage the Centre on its demand for the retention of its two-language policy and not air its views on media, the Supreme Court said today while hearing a case an allocation of land for new Central schools.
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'They Don't Allow Deity To Rest...': Supreme Court On Banke Bihari Timing Row
The Supreme Court on Monday afternoon issued notice on a plea on change of darshan timings and other religious practices at the Banke Bihari Temple in Uttar Pradesh's Vrindavan.
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"Something Wrong Happening": Supreme Court Seeks Reply From Madras High Court
The Supreme Court has sought a reply from the Madras High Court on the rules being followed in the listing and hearing of cases, observing that "something wrong" is happening there.
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"Enraged" Supreme Court Slaps Rs 1 Lakh Fine On NGO For "Crumbling Judiciary"
The NGO filed a writ petition, calling the Supreme Court's 2014 judgment of keeping minority schools out of the RTE Act's ambit "unconstitutional".
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Luthra Brothers' Plea For Pre-Arrest Bail Rejected By Delhi Court
The Luthra brothers restauranteurs facing culpable homicide charges over the death of 25 people at their Goa nightclub last week were denied bail by a Delhi court Thursday evening.
