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Private doctors too should get rRs.r50L central aid, says SC

New Delhi, Oct. 29 -- Warning that the country may not forgive the Supreme Court if it fails to stand by doctors who laid down their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic, a bench led by justice PS Naras... Read More


SC questions Assam's move to give ST status to Sarania Kacharis

New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The Supreme Court has said it is prima facie of the view that the Assam government erred in law by issuing scheduled tribe certificates to members of the Sarania Kachari communit... Read More


Justice Surya Kant calls for Indo-Sri Lankan 'guardianship' of Indian Ocean

New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant, who is set to take over as Chief Justice of India next month, on Wednesday called for a reimagined Indo-Sri Lankan partnership as a "colle... Read More


Await presidential reference order: SC on Tamil Nadu's plea against governor

New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Tamil Nadu government to wait for the outcome of the presidential reference before pursuing its plea challenging Governor RN Ravi's decision... Read More


Supreme Court stresses on early sexuality education

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday pressed for sexuality education to be introduced at an earlier age, observing that children should be made aware of the changes that occur after pub... Read More


Railways can't deny compensation to accident victims due to technical lapses, says SC

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Indian Railways cannot hide behind hyper-technical objections to deny compensation to accident victims, the Supreme Court has ruled, holding that confirmation of a valid train tic... Read More


India now 'haven' for foreigners overstaying illegally: Supreme Court

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said India seemed to have become a "haven" for foreigners who overstay illegally, as it came down strongly on an Israeli man living in Goa with a Russi... Read More


Zubeen case accused calls for central agency probe

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Shyamkanu Mahanta, the organiser of the North East India Festival and a key accused in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg, has approached the Supreme Court seeking a ... Read More


India governed by the rule of law, not bulldozer: CJI Bhushan R Gavai

New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai on Friday underscored that the Indian legal system is governed by the rule of law, "not by the rule of the bulldozer", stressing that legali... Read More


Wasteful government litigation hurting mediation growth: Justice Nagarathna

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Mediation cannot truly succeed in India until governments and their institutions stop pursuing litigation merely to exhaust judicial avenues despite having no likelihood of succ... Read More