Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the State cannot be permitted to acquire citizens’ land without paying appropriate compensation. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan observed that though the right to property was no longer a fundamental right, it was still a constitutional right. The supreme court dismissed…
Read More “States Must Compensate Fairly For Land Acquisition: Supreme Court” »
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said a doctor can be held liable for negligence only when there was no requisite qualification and skill, or a failure to exercise reasonable expertise during treatment. A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Pankaj Mithal said when reasonable care, expected of the medical professional, was extended…
Read More “Doctor “May Be Held Liable For Negligence Only When…”: Supreme Court” »
Aadhaar Card can be used to establish identity, but not date of birth, said the bench. (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had accepted an Aadhaar card for determining the age of a road accident victim to grant compensation. A bench…
Read More “Aadhar Card Not A Valid Document For Determining Age: Supreme Court” »
The Supreme Court said the NCPCR was empowered to conduct enquiry and take action New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the NCPCR not to drag the court in its agenda over a petition seeking a special investigation team (SIT) probe into cases of children allegedly sold by shelter homes in Jharkhand of the…
Read More “Don’t Drag Us Into Your Agenda, Supreme Court To Child Rights Body” »
The hackers also made other hearings live-streamed on the channel private. (Representational) New Delhi: Supreme Court on Friday announced that its YouTube channel is now live as it was temporarily disabled due to hacking. “The YouTube channel of the Supreme Court of India is live and up. The services on the YouTube channel of the…
Read More “Supreme Court’s YouTube Channel Restored After Hacking” »
The Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud questioned where the challan was. New Delhi: Was a First Information Report or FIR filed in the Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case – long before the one filed 14 hours after the body was discovered? An intervenor who filed a petition in the Supreme Court appears…
Read More “Were 2 FIRs Filed In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case? Petitioner Says Possible” »
Supreme Court has been stressing that bail is the rule and jail exception New Delhi: Stressing that bail is the rule and jail exception, the Supreme Court today said any incriminating statement given by an accused to the investigating officer while in custody in a money laundering case will not be admissible as evidence. The…
The Supreme Court has given the centre and Bengal and Kerala governors three weeks (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the centre and secretaries to the governors of Bengal and Kerala, on the basis of pleas – long-standing and frequent – by the states, claiming delays in granting assent to…
Read More “In Fresh States vs Governors Row Over Bills, Supreme Court’s Notice To Centre” »
A nine-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud heard the case (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld state governments’ right to levy royalty on mineral-bearing land, reasoning they had competence and power to do so. This will benefit mineral-rich states like Odisha, Jharkhand, Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. The…
Read More “Nine-judge Supreme Court bench upholds right of states to levy royalty on mineral tax” »
Bilkis Bano was 21 and pregnant for five months when she was raped (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed interim bail petitions filed by two men – Radheyshyam Bhagwandas and Rajubhai Babulal – who had been convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing her family during the 2002 riots in Gujarat’s Godhra….
Read More “Bilkis Bano Convicts’ Plea Dismissed. What Supreme Court Said” »