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In a first, four women to head Indian high courts simultaneously; only second such instance

New Delhi, May 24 -- In a historic first for the higher judiciary, four high courts across the country are set to simultaneously have women chief justices after the Supreme Court collegium headed by C... Read More


'Why should they have it?': SC questions if children from 'well-placed' families get reservation benefits

New Delhi, May 23 -- The Supreme Court on Friday grappled with a question that has increasingly occupied the centre of India's reservation debate: should the benefits of affirmative action continue to... Read More


Art, photography create spaces for reflection: CJI Surya Kant

New Delhi, May 20 -- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday said art and photography often become spaces of reflection and contemplation within judicial households, adding that in increasingly r... Read More


Centre notifies ordinance to add four judges to Supreme Court

New Delhi, May 17 -- The Union government on Saturday notified an ordinance increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of India (CJI),... Read More


'Cockroaches' attacking system: SC rebukes over growing assaults on judiciary

New Delhi, May 15 -- The Supreme Court on Friday came down hard on what it described as growing and unwarranted attacks on the judiciary and the legal system, with Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya K... Read More


'One airline charges rRs.r8,000, another rRs.r18,000': SC urges Centre to 'rationalise' airfares

New Delhi, May 15 -- The Supreme Court on Friday urged the Centre to take steps to "rationalise" airfares, pointing to the glaring disparity in ticket prices charged by different airlines for the same... Read More


SC urges Centre to "rationalise" airfares

New Delhi, May 15 -- The Supreme Court on Friday urged the Centre to take steps to "rationalise" airfares, pointing to the glaring disparity in ticket prices charged by different airlines for the same... Read More


'Atrocious': SC stays HC's order restraining TVK MLA from taking part in TN assembly

New Delhi, May 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Madras High Court order that had restrained Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA-elect Sreenivasa Sethupathi from participating in the Tamil ... Read More


Harish Rana's death symbolises dignity even at the end of life: Supreme Court

New Delhi, May 14 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that the death of Harish Rana, who became the first person in India to be allowed passive euthanasia after spending more than 13 years in a... Read More


Nine-judge SC bench reserves verdict in Sabarimala reference

New Delhi, May 14 -- A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the continued centrality of the "essential religious practices" (ERP) doctrine in adjudicating faith-based disputes,... Read More