New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all high courts and states to fast-track trials under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), observing that terror cases must be ... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The Supreme Court has ruled that proceedings under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act can be initiated not only at the department where the accused employee works but... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- The Supreme Court has underlined the transformative power of mediation in resolving entrenched disputes, even as it applauded its former judge, justice Kurian Joseph, for exempli... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a voice sample test on an Uttar Pradesh deputy inspector general (DIG) to determine if he used derogatory language against Muslims. Simultaneou... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Emphasising that simplicity in public transactions is "good governance" and a constitutional value, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that executive actions imposing unnecessary o... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that states governments cannot distance themselves from their statutory obligation to provide adequate manpower for electoral work, makin... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- The Union government on Wednesday agreed to bring back a pregnant woman deported to Bangladesh earlier this year along with her eight-year-old son, after a strong nudge from the S... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 3 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a Muslim woman, who has been divorced, is legally entitled to recover cash, gold and other articles given to her or her husband by her pare... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Emphasising that the principle "bail is the rule and jail, an exception," does not entitle all accused to automatic relief, the Supreme Court has held that courts must also weigh ... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Friday delivered a scathing denunciation of dowry-related cruelty, lamenting that the "pious bond of marriage has regrettably been reduced to a mere commerci... Read More