Supreme Court

Government To Take Biometrics Of Those Left Out Of Assam Citizens' List

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that distinct IDs will be created by collecting biometric details of 40 lakh people filing claims and objections with respect to Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC).

1575 Minor Victims Of Sex Abuse Stay At Child Care Institutions: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that 1,575 minors, who were victims of sexual abuse, and 189 victims of pornography were living in 9,589 child care institutions across the country.

Make Stand Clear On Firecrackers, Curbing Pollution: Top Court To Centre

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 14, 2018

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to make its stand clear on steps to curb pollution and about the ill-effects of firecrackers on public health, saying that there was a need to strike a balance between the right to health and the right to carry on a trade or profession.

Tobacco Products To Carry Pictorial Warning On 85 % Of Packaging Space

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Tobacco products would continue to carry pictorial warning covering 85 per cent of the packaging space, the Supreme Court today said.

Supreme Court Expresses Concern Over Sexual Abuse Of Children In Shelters

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 14, 2018

The Supreme Court today expressed concern over sexual abuse of children living in shelter homes across the country and asked the centre what action was being taken in the cases of 1,575 minor victims.

"Baby At 60": Justice KM Joseph On Being Junior-Most Supreme Court Judge

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday August 14, 2018

A week after he was sworn in amid a row over attempts to tamper with his seniority, Justice KM Joseph said that "at 60 plus, I have become a baby again". Justice Joseph was referring to his 25th position in the hierarchy that makes him the "junior-most" judge in the Supreme Court.

Soldiers Challenge "Dilution" Of AFSPA In Top Court, Say No Police Probe

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 14, 2018

A group of over 300 soldiers has approached the Supreme Court, appealing against any dilution of AFSPA -- the law that gives them special powers in insurgency-hit areas. Citing several instances of police cases against army men in Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur, the petition said prosecuting soldiers who are doing their duty by the civilian authorit...

Supreme Court To Hear Plea Against Green Court's Order On Sterlite Plant

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 14, 2018

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on August 17 the plea of Tamil Nadu government challenging an order of the National Green Tribunal allowing mining major Vedanta access to the administrative unit inside its closed Sterlite copper plant at Tuticorin in the state.

Can't Take Over Legislative Functions, Says Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 14, 2018

The Supreme Court today said it cannot "take over legislative functions" as it refused to go into the issues relating to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill on the ground that it was pending for consideration before the Rajya Sabha.

Centre Tried Snooping On Social Media Users At Least 7 Times Since 2014

India News | Written by Sukirti Dwivedi | Tuesday August 14, 2018

Between 2014 and 2018, the government made at least seven attempts to hire private firms to monitor social media users, an NDTV investigation has found.

Top Court Questions Bengal Poll Panel On Uncontested Seats In Local Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 13, 2018

The Supreme Court today asked the West Bengal State Election Commission (WBSEC) as to whether it conducted any probe into the fact that a large number of seats in the local body elections in the state went uncontested.

Centre Gets Top Court Notice On CBI Probe Into Delhi Official's Suicide

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 13, 2018

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea seeking court-monitored CBI probe into the alleged suicide of senior bureaucrat BK Bansal in 2016.

Blue For Petrol, Orange For Diesel: Delhi's New Colour Codes For Vehicles

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday August 13, 2018

The Supreme Court today accepted the suggestions of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to have hologram-based coloured stickers on vehicles which would indicate the nature of fuel being used.

Days After NDTV Sting, Top Court Orders Security For UP Lynching Survivor

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday August 13, 2018

The Supreme Court has directed the Meerut police to give security cover to a man who survived a mob attack in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur over suspicion of killing a cow on June 18. The top court also told the police to give a report on the incident.

UP Lynching Survivor's Petition In Supreme Court Today After NDTV Expose

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday August 13, 2018

After taking note of an NDTV investigation in which men accused of lynching bragged on hidden camera about the killings, the Supreme Court will hear the petition of the man who survived the attack in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur in June. The top court will today take a decision on the victim's demand for a court-monitored Special Investigation Team probe ...