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The case does not fall in the rarest of rare category, the bench said. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the death sentence imposed on a convict in a sexual assault and murder case of a four-year-old minor boy in 2016, and substituted it with a 25-year jail term without remission. Holding…
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The housing projects were launched between 2010 and 2012. (Representational) New Delhi: Considering the plight of the hassled homebuyers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) to submit a proposal for grievance redressal and imposed Rs 5 lakh cost on it for failing to file a timely response. A…
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The judge appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna. New Delhi: Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who purportedly gave controversial statements at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad function, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday, sources said. According to the sources, Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice…
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Actor Darshan. Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police Department has announced that it will file an appeal petition in the Supreme Court challenging the bail granted to Kannada actor Darshan in the fan murder case. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayanand stated, “In connection with the Renukaswamy murder case, the…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to various union government ministries and departments to respond to a plea – by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association – for guidelines to ensure a safer environment for women, children, and transgender persons. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan then set…
Moitra made passing but contentious remarks on the death of the judicial officer. New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra’s reference to the death of a judicial officer triggered an uproar in the Lok Sabha on Friday with Union minister Kiren Rijiju accusing her of raising a matter settled by the Supreme Court and warning…
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The Supreme Court said that judicial officers should not go to Facebook. (File) New Delhi: Judges should avoid using social media and refrain from expressing their opinions about judgments online, the Supreme Court has said, observing that they must live like a hermit and work like a horse. Stating that there is no place for…
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The top court was hearing the case relating to air pollution in the national capital. (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) states to take a final call on prohibiting the use of firecrackers throughout the year. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih…
The case of Atul Subhash has reignited a broader debate over the misuse of dowry laws in India The Supreme Court has laid down an eight-point formula for deciding alimony amount amid the ongoing debate surrounding the suicide of Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash, who had alleged harassment by his wife and in-laws. Before he took…
New Delhi: Harish Salve, senior advocate and the country’s leading constitutional expert, today explained the larger-than-life image of the Supreme Court, indicating that it is executive inaction that led to such a situation. The court, he added, was placed in the spot which it still occupies, but it has to be clearly understood that it…