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Top court orders real estate sector reforms

India, Sept. 13 -- The right to shelter is an integral facet of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, obligating the State to secure adequate housing for its citizens, th... Read More


Supreme Court sets two-month limit for HCs, local courts to decide bail pleas

India, Sept. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed high courts and district courts across the country to ensure that bail and anticipatory bail applications are decided within two months of filin... Read More


SC seeks Centre, EC reply on plea to regulate parties

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Union government and the Election Commission of India on a public interest litigation demanding a comprehensive statutory f... Read More


Top court orders real estate sector reforms

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- The right to shelter is an integral facet of the fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, obligating the State to secure adequate housing for its citizens... Read More


Govt can't get free pass on inordinate delays: SC to HCs

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- High courts must not become "surrogates for State laxity and lethargy", the Supreme Court held on Friday, stressing that common citizens cannot be dragged into perpetual litigat... Read More


SC quashes cases against Ashis Nandy over Jaipur Lit Fest remarks

India, Sept. 12 -- The Supreme Court has quashed criminal proceedings against noted sociologist and academic Ashis Nandy for his controversial remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2013, while ... Read More


SC upholds BCI's power to levy fee for All India Bar Exam

India, Sept. 12 -- New Delhi The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to levy a separate fee for conducting the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), dismissing a ch... Read More


Supreme Court weighs limits of its role as it reserves verdict on presidential reference

India, Sept. 12 -- A constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday asked whether the judiciary should feel "powerless and sit idle" when another wing of democracy fails to discharge its constitu... Read More


SC seeks Centre, ECI response on PIL for regulation of political parties

India, Sept. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Union government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) on a public interest litigation (PIL) demanding a statutory framewo... Read More


'Match should go on': SC on plea against India-Pakistan Asia Cup match

India, Sept. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to urgently hear a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought cancellation of the India-Pakistan cricket match scheduled for September 14 in t... Read More