Above: Supreme Court
The apex court has said that the stay granted in civil or criminal cases will not extend beyond six months, except in rare situations
~By Rajesh Kumar
In a significant ve...
Above: A khap panchayat in progress. The apex court has disapproved of their conduct/Photo Courtesy: ddnews.gov.in
The Supreme Court’s latest ruling on honour killings and khap panchayats is libera...
Above: Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda (file pic)/Photo: UNI
With the apex court coming down hard on the acquisition process by the previous government led by Bhupinder Singh Ho...
The Supreme Court has upheld a Madras High Court judgment which denied permission to foreign lawyers to practice in the country but allowed them to visit for a temporary period to give advice to clien...
Above: Muslim women in a district court/Photo: UNI
Muslim women may be emboldened by the triple talaq verdict but two new petitions against polygamy and nikah halala reveal that they still face dis...
Above: Lawyers and litigants discussing cases at a Gurgaon district court/Photo: Anil Shakya
In a move that could increase the number of judges in high courts and reduce pendency, the apex court ha...
An agricultural work camp in Bikaner for prisoners. Photo: Smita Chakraburtty
Following a top court initiative, the centre will frame guidelines for setting up open prisons which are a far cheaper ...
Above: Children enjoying an activity at a juvenile home in Hyderabad/Photo Courtesy: YouTube
In an indictment of the treatment of various governments towards juveniles, the apex court laid down spe...
Above: Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat (in grey suit) along with Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa in New Delhi. Photo: PIB
A petition seeks directions to the centre to make ...
In the face of numerous instances of Aadhaar glitches, the government and the UIDAI have backtracked and said that other identification papers would do
~By Sujit Bhar
Even as a Supreme Court co...