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SUPREME COURT OF INDIA NEWS IN ENGLISH

  • abu salem moves sc challenging conviction in passport case

    Abu Salem moves SC challenging conviction in passport case

    India | July 17, 2014 17:40 IST

    New Delhi: Underworld don Abu Salem today approached the Supreme Court challenging his conviction and seven-year jail term for possessing fake passport.  A bench headed by Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, before whom the case came

  • sc wants creation of dna database for unidentified bodies

    SC wants creation of DNA database for unidentified bodies

    India | July 15, 2014 19:29 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to create a road map for setting up of a DNA database to help in identification of bodies and missing persons.  The bench of justices Dipak

  • sc blocks death sentence of two in dec 16 gang rape

    SC blocks death sentence of two in Dec 16 gang rape

    India | July 14, 2014 17:42 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday suspended the death sentence of Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, the two remaining convicts in the Dec 16, 2012, gang rape case, as it extended its March 15 order

  • sc directs bses yamuna to pay power dues before jul 15

    SC directs BSES Yamuna to pay power dues before Jul 15

    India | July 03, 2014 23:30 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court today directed Reliance ADAG-owned power distribution company - BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) - to pay the outstanding dues by July 15 to power generating and transmission utilities for the

  • sc refuses to entertain pil in vodafone case

    SC refuses to entertain PIL in Vodafone case

    India | July 01, 2014 15:36 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL seeking direction to the Centre to recover around Rs 20,000 crore tax dues from UK telecom major Vodafone and to restrain the government from

  • delhi govt plans to put 1.5 lakh more autorickshaws on roads

    Delhi govt plans to put 1.5 lakh more autorickshaws on roads

    India | June 13, 2014 18:31 IST

    New Delhi: Delhi government plans to add over 1.5 lakh autorickshaws to the existing fleet with an aim to improve availability of the three-wheelers in the national capital, a senior Transport department official said.The Transport

  • eyewitness unreliable if lies on key aspects sc

    Eyewitness 'unreliable' if lies on key aspects: SC

    India | June 11, 2014 21:20 IST

    New Delhi: The testimony of an eyewitness, who is either an “interested” witness or “inimical” to the accused, cannot be relied if he lies on key issues like injuries received by offenders, the Supreme Court

  • curative petition filed in sc on army recruitment policy

    Curative petition filed in SC on Army recruitment policy

    India | May 20, 2014 16:33 IST

    New Delhi: A curative petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against its verdict dismissing a PIL which challenged the recruitment policy in Army alleging that it was based on religion, region and caste

  • detention without trial curtails liberty rights sc

    Detention without trial curtails liberty, rights: SC

    India | May 12, 2014 20:33 IST

    New Delhi: A person taken to custody under preventive detention without trial cannot be kept in continuous confinement as it curtails his liberty and civil rights, the Supreme Court has said.“Normally, a person who is

  • sc ends uncertainity over nursery admission

    SC ends uncertainity over nursery admission

    India | May 07, 2014 23:35 IST

    New Delhi: In a big relief to hassled parents, the Supreme Court today cleared the decks for nursery admissions in the national capital by ending all litigations on it and directed Delhi government to accommodate

  • ngo seeks sc nod for recusal of cbi officer in coalgate

    NGO seeks SC nod for recusal of CBI officer in Coalgate probe

    India | May 07, 2014 22:15 IST

    New Delhi: A fresh legal wrangle broke out today when an NGO sought the Supreme Court's nod for recusal of a senior CBI official from Coalgate probe on the ground of conflict of interest and

  • rte act not applicable to minority institutions sc

    RTE Act not applicable to minority institutions: SC

    India | May 06, 2014 21:56 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court today held that the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, which mandates 25 per cent seats in all schools be reserved for the economically disadvantaged, is not

  • blocking porn sites would cause greater harm centre to sc

    Blocking porn sites would cause greater harm: Centre to SC

    India | May 05, 2014 18:34 IST

    New Delhi: Blocking all websites with pornographic content in the country is not possible and it would cause more harm as literary content containing such words would also not be available for public on Internet,

  • relief for supertech as sc asks status quo to be maintained

    Relief for Supertech as SC asks status quo to be maintained, no demolitions

    May 05, 2014 16:06 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed that status quo be maintained on real estate developer Supertech's two under-construction 40-floor towers, in the Emerald Court project in Noida, which face demolition following an Allahabad High

  • sc asks ntpc and bses to settle dispute

    SC asks NTPC and BSES to settle dispute

    India | May 01, 2014 21:03 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked state-owned power generator NTPC and private discom BSES to sort out their disputes over payments to ensure that people of the national capital do not suffer power cuts

  • subrata roy seeks early sc verdict because temperature in

    Subrata Roy seeks early SC verdict because temperature in Delhi has soared

    India | April 30, 2014 17:04 IST

    New Delhi: Facing the heat, jailed Sahara chief Subrata Roy on Wednesday made a plea before the Supreme Court to pass an early order on his petition challenging his detention, saying temperature in the capital

  • sc to frame guidelines to regulate govt advertisements

    SC to frame guidelines to regulate govt advertisements

    India | April 23, 2014 21:07 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court today decided to frame guidelines to prevent misuse of public funds by the government and its authorities in giving advertisements in newspapers and television for political mileage and set up

  • cag can audit accounts of telecom firms sc

    CAG can audit accounts of telecom firms: SC

    India | April 17, 2014 23:56 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court today virtually brought all private companies using natural resources on the basis of revenue-sharing arrangement with government within the scrutiny of CAG as it allowed the official auditor to go

  • judiciary should deal misuse of pil with iron hand sc

    Judiciary should deal misuse of PIL with "iron hand": SC

    India | April 17, 2014 22:24 IST

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court today advocated that judiciary should deal with “iron hand” the misuse of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which is being exploited for the benefit of individuals.“In the guise of PIL, we

  • sc moved for nris right to vote from abroad

    SC moved for NRIs' right to vote from abroad

    Politics | March 17, 2014 8:16 IST

    New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the central government and the Election Commission that Non-resident Indians who are registered voters should be allowed to cast their ballot

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