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Temples of justice cannot become fertile ground for corruption: SC

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday strongly condemned the "perversity" arising from a purported complicity between a judicial officer and a court employee that led to the eviction of a... Read More


SC warns states of 'heavy compensation' for every stray dog bite, death

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that it may impose "heavy compensation" on states for every dog bite and every death caused by stray dogs, while also holding dog feeders ac... Read More


Corruption is a moral cancer: Justice Nagarathna

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Justice BV Nagarathna struck down Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, describing corruption as a "cancerous growth" corroding moral standards and governmental ... Read More


Throwing the baby out with the bathwater is not an option: Justice Viswanathan on striking down Section 17A of PC Act

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Warning against dismantling statutory safeguards in the name of reform, Justice KV Viswanathan upheld the constitutional validity of Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption (... Read More


Supreme Court to examine citizenship law, issues notice to Union government

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The Supreme Court has agreed to examine whether India's citizenship law can be interpreted liberally to ease the path to citizenship for children born in India to foreign nationa... Read More


Multiple flaws in Opposition's motion to remove justice Yashwant Varma: Rajya Sabha official

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- The secretary general of the Rajya Sabha, PC Mody, criticised the Opposition MPs' notice seeking removal of Allahabad high court judge, justice Yashwant Varma, as displaying a "ca... Read More


Supreme Court 'thoroughly disappointed' with the Madhya Pradesh HC for rejecting bail plea without recording reasons

New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Supreme Court has suspended the seven-year jail term of a man convicted of counterfeiting currency, saying it was "thoroughly disappointed" with the Madhya Pradesh High Court ... Read More


Supreme Court grants bail to former Amtek Group promoter in PMLA case

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Amtek Group promoter Arvind Dham in a money laundering case arising from an alleged multi-crore bank fraud, holding that prolon... Read More


SC overturns Delhi HC's ruling of multiple FIR in economic offences

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a 2019 judgment of the Delhi high court that had mandated the registration of separate first information reports (FIRs) for each investor or... Read More


Supreme Court raps 'rich, affluent' for using writ pleas to dodge PMLA trials

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday lamented what it described as a growing trend of the "rich and affluent" approaching constitutional courts to challenge the validity of penal laws aft... Read More