Left delegation meets family members of Hathras victim, demands probe by sitting SC judge

Hathras/UNI: A joint delegation of CPI and CPI(M) on Tuesday met the family members of the 19-year-old girl who died in a Delhi hospital on September 29 after she was allegedly gang-raped in Hathras, and demanded an independent judicial enquiry into the matter.

Supreme Court allows two more weeks to Centre and RBI to decide on loan moratorium

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the Centre two weeks more to come up with a "concrete plan" to ease the burden of EMI on borrowers using an optional moratorium on repayment of loans, said media reports.

'Don't hide behind RBI': SC raps Centre over inaction on loan moratorium interest waivers

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday rebuked the government for not actively addressing the issue of interest accrual during the six-month loan moratorium period, said media reports.

SC seeks Centre's response on capping COVID-19 treatment cost in pvt hospitals

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Central government on a PIL for capping the cost of treatment of COVID-19 patients in private hospitals.

SC dismisses CBI's plea challenging Chidamabaram's bail in INX media case

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a review petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against former union minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's bail in the INX Media case.

Reservations in job, promotions not a fundamental right: Supreme Court

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: In a major judgement, the Supreme Court on Monday said reservation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in jobs and promotions is not a fundamental right, media reports said.

Supreme Court upholds SC/ST Amendment Act

New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the validity of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018.

Welcoming SC order on J&K internet access Tarun Gogoi says freedom of speech prevailed

Guwahati/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi welcomed the Supreme Court order as the apex court said access to the internet is a fundamental right.

Hyderabad encounter: SC to hear PIL on Wednesday

New Delhi, Dec 9 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear PIL writ petitions filed by two advocates -- GS Mani and Pradeep Kumar Yadav -- seeking registration of FIR and CB-CID or SIT of another state police probe into the alleged encounter killing of four rape accused by Cyberabad police commissioner and other officials.

Ranjan Gogoi moves out of official residence 3 days after his retirement as CJI

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi has vacated his official residence just three days after his retirement, long before the one-month deadline.

Supreme Court set to hear petitions challenging scrapping of Article 370 today

Srinagar/New Delhi, Aug 28 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday is all set to hear a batch of petitions that are challenging the Centre's decision of scrapping Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

CBI gives clean chit to Mulayam Singh Yadav-Akhilesh Yadav in SC

New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court giving a clean chit to the Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and his former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister son Akhilesh Yadav in a disproportionate assets case registered against them.

Quota for SC/ST is not opposed to meritocracy, rules Supreme Court

New Delhi, May 11 (IBNS): Holding that the merit of a person should not be judged through examinations, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the quota for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is not opposed to meritocracy, media reports said.

Meghalaya govt colluded with illegal miners: Report

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): A citizens' report prepared by 22 activists says the Meghalaya government "actively colluded in helping coal miners" illegally extract coal and transport it in “blatant violation of both the National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court orders”, The Indian Express said.

SC/ST activists oppose quota bill for upper castes

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Even as major opposition parties supported the Constitution Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha, which seeks to provide 10 per cent reservation for economically backward sections in the country in the general category, activists of the Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities criticised the government over the same.