Supreme Court of India

SC refuses to entertain plea seeking probe into Kalikho Pul's suicide case

Earlier in February, Kalikho Pul`s first wife Dangwimsai withdrew her plea filed in the apex court seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into his death.

Mar 03, 2017, 11:49 AM IST

Supreme Court to hear Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal case today

The Supreme Court will on Thursday resume hearing the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal issue involving the states of Punjab and Haryana.

Mar 02, 2017, 09:33 AM IST

Arunachal Pradesh ex-CM Kalikho Pul's wife withdraws letter to CJI

Dangwimsai Pul, wife of the late Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, on Thursday withdrew her letter to Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar.

Feb 23, 2017, 16:00 PM IST

Supreme Court to hear Arunachal Pradesh ex-CM Kalikho Pul's wife's plea

Dangwimsai Pul is seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into allegations levelled by late Kalikho​ Pul in the suicide note.

Feb 23, 2017, 08:33 AM IST

SC`s no to plea against UP govt's 'Samajwadi' pension scheme

The pension scheme provided for an assistance of Rs 500 per month to those eligible.

Feb 20, 2017, 20:38 PM IST

1984 anti-Sikh riots probe: Centre files status report in SC

Anti-Sikh riots that broke out after the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had claimed 2,733 lives in Delhi alone.

Feb 20, 2017, 20:30 PM IST

Terrorists killing innocents should forget family ties: SC

JKIF terrorists had triggered explosives kept in a stolen Maruti car setting off a high-intensity blast in the Lajpat Nagar market on May 21, 1996, claiming 12 lives.

Feb 20, 2017, 20:26 PM IST

SC refers to Constitution Bench Delhi-Centre row over governance

A bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and RK Agrawal said that important questions of law and the Constitution are involved in the matter.

Feb 15, 2017, 15:07 PM IST

Vyapam: SC upholds admission cancellation of 634 students

The Supreme Court had on July 09, 2015, handed over the Vyapam cases to the CBI.

Feb 13, 2017, 15:22 PM IST

SC refuses to interfere with selection, appointment of new AMU VC

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the process of selection and appointment of Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and dismissed a plea in this regard.

Feb 13, 2017, 14:45 PM IST

Supreme Court to assist Tripura HC in settling long-pending cases

Along with Tripura, separate High Courts were also set up in Manipur and Meghalaya in 2013.
 

Feb 10, 2017, 12:13 PM IST

Why are farmers committing suicide? SC seeks response from Centre, states, RBI

The bench noted that it is a "sensitive matter" of larger public interest involving farmers throughout the country.

Jan 27, 2017, 13:38 PM IST

SC rejects PIL seeking complete ban on cow slaughter

In August last year, around 36 beef dealers associations across Maharashtra filed a petition in the top court challenging the ban on the slaughtering of cow.

Jan 27, 2017, 13:13 PM IST

Appoint NHRC DG within a week: SC to Centre

A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar also asked the central government to appoint the members of the NHRC within four weeks.

Jan 23, 2017, 12:43 PM IST

Divorce granted by church court can't override law: SC

Divorce granted by ecclesiastical tribunal under Christian personal law are not valid as it cannot override the law, the Supreme Court said on Thursday as it rejected a PIL that sought according legal sanction to such separations granted by the Church Court.

Jan 19, 2017, 18:51 PM IST

What makes Jallikattu controversial: Watch the video to know

Thousands of students on Wednesday gathered on the sands of Marina in Chennai as protests demanding lifting of the ban on bull-taming sport 'jallikattu' snowballed across Tamil Nadu.

Jan 18, 2017, 19:57 PM IST

88 times rise in pending cases in SC since inception in 1950

The data has been released by the Supreme Court in the 'Indian Judiciary Annual Report 2015-2016'.

Jan 18, 2017, 19:09 PM IST

Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal: Decrees passed by court can't be flouted, warns SC

Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, appearing for Punjab, said the Centre should intervene among the states involved in the dispute and sort out the issue.

Jan 18, 2017, 18:36 PM IST

Is this a "joke court?", an irked Supreme Court asks state govts

The bench, after perusing the reports with regard to service of notices of the PILs to the states concerned, said if they want more time then they should stand and seek it.

Jan 16, 2017, 19:14 PM IST

24 HCs short of 43.65 percent judges, 40.54 lakh pending cases

Out of the total 40.54 lakh cases pending in all the high courts as on June 30 last year, 29,31,352 were civil cases and 11,23,178 criminal matters, while 7,43,191 matters are over a decade old.

Jan 13, 2017, 18:42 PM IST