New Delhi: One cannot claim insurance for road accident if it was caused by one’s own fault, the Supreme Court has held. The top Court set aside a judgement by the Tripura High Court directing the National Insurance Company to pay Rs.10.57 lakh to the family members of Dilip Bhowmik, who died on May 20,…
Decade-old illegal BSNL telephone exchange case : “Face the trial” SC tells Marans
July 30, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today dismissed an appeal by former Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran and reconfirmed a Madras High Court ruling that directed him to face trial in the decade-old illegal BSNL telephone exchange case. The Madras High Court had in March set aside a Trial Court order discharging Dayanidhi and his elder…
Pothole deaths scary, says Supreme Court
July 21, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday described as “frightening” the deaths in accidents caused due to potholes on roads across the country and said that number of fatalities in such incidents was more than those in terror attacks. A Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that persons who have lost…
Criminalisation of homosexuality: SC begins hearing pleas on Section 377 of IPC
July 10, 2018New Delhi: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court began hearing petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that makes homosexuality a crime. Yesterday, a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice A.M. Khanwilkar had dismissed the Centre’s plea for adjourning today’s hearing. The Centre wanted some…
Relief for AAP: SC says Delhi L-G can’t act independently
July 4, 2018New Delhi: Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (L-G) is bound to listen to the city’s democratically elected government and cannot act independently, said the Supreme Court this morning, prompting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to claim victory against the Centre over administrative control of the national capital. “The L-G is bound by the aid and advice…
Floor test tomorrow: Yeddy is Ready
May 18, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning ordered that a floor test be conducted at 4 pm tomorrow (May 19) to determine whether the day-old B.S. Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka has the support of the required number of MLAs to continue in the government. The BJP is 8-member short of the 112-majority mark and it…
Finality of SC verdicts under threat!
April 21, 2018A soft coup is what the opposition is trying to pull off. And a coup it is, because what the opposition is unable to do with elections it is trying to do by breaking an important pillar of Democracy — the Judiciary. The 64 MPs, by signing the motion to impeach the Chief Justice of…
SC dismisses probe into Judge Loya’s death
April 19, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning dismissed a batch of petitions seeking an independent inquiry into the death of special CBI Judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case. A three-judge bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud said there is no merit…
Cauvery: SC slams Centre’s inaction
April 10, 2018Asks Centre to submit draft scheme by May 3 New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday rapped the Union government for failing to frame a scheme for implementing its Feb. 16 judgement on sharing Cauvery river water by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. The SC ordered the Centre to submit a draft scheme on May…
Rape accused politician from city moves SC for bail
April 10, 2018New Delhi: A rapist, who has been sentenced to 14 years in jail and was asked to cough up a fine of Rs. 5 lakh by the Sixth Additional District and Sessions Court in Mysuru, has knocked the doors of the Supreme Court for bail, saying that he was ready to take care of the…
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