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Kathua rape-murder: SC transfers accused from Kathua jail to jail nearby Pathankot for speedy trial

The apex court on Monday (July 9) ordered that the accused in the Kathua rape-murder should be transferred from Kathua jail to Gurdaspur district jail near Pathankot after being informed that the cour...

SC turns down Centre’s plea to postpone hearing on Section 377 matter; hearing set for Tuesday

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 9) turned down an appeal from the Centre to postpone by four weeks the constitutional matter relating to Section 377 which is coming up tomorrow, before the CJI bench...

Air pollution matter: No counsel appears for Delhi govt, SC imposes Rs 1 lakh fine

The apex court on Monday (July 9) imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the Delhi government as no counsel appeared on behalf of it in the PIL filed by environmental lawyer MC Mehta who has raised concerns o...

SC asks Centre to look into PIL wanting 61 Rohingya refugees to be released from jail

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 9) asked the Centre to look into a PIL seeking release from jail of 61 Rohingya refugees, jailed under the Foreigners Act. The PIL said they had remained in jail m...

Nirbhaya case: SC rejects review petitions of 3 death row convicts

Students protesting at Vijay Chowk after the Nirbhaya gangrape-murder in 2012/Photo: Anil Shakya Five years, six months and 23 days after a 23-year-old paramedic student returning from a movie got ...

SC grants in-principle agreement to live streaming of court proceedings, tells AG, petitioner to prepare guidelines

The apex court on Monday (July 9) in-principle agreed to live streaming of court proceedings saying that it gives credence to open court concept and is the need of the hour. The bench comprising CJ...

SC to private hospitals: Provide free of cost treatment to 10% IPD, 25% OPD patients

The Supreme Court on Monday (July 9) ordered Moolchand, Rockland, St Stephans and Sitaram Bharitiya Hospital to provide free of cost treatment to 10 per cent in-patient department (IPD) patients and 2...

Transfer Row: Family Comes First

Above: CM Trivendra Rawat’s wife has been staying put in a government job in Dehradun for over 20 years There is widespread protest in Uttarakhand after the BJP CM publicly insulted a teacher who s...

Transgenders: Making Legal History

Above: Sathyasri Sharmila, India's first transgender lawyer In an inspiring move, the Madras High Court has allowed a trangender to enrol herself in the Bar Council and thereby become India’s first...

Chief Minister vs L-G: Pyrrhic Victory

The apex court verdict paves the way for an aggressive political slugfest between the AAP and the BJP in the run-up to the 2019 polls; the Congress will now need to bite the Kejriwal bullet ~By Pun...

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