New Delhi: In a major relief for pubs, bars and restaurants shut down along the State and National Highways, the Supreme Court said that there was nothing wrong with denotifying highways if such roads are within a city. The apex court said this morning the purpose of its ban was to ensure high-speeding vehicles on…
New Delhi: People with legitimate reasons for not being able to deposit old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes — like those in prison — cannot be denied the right to swap the outlawed currency for new notes, the Supreme Court said today, asking the Government to explain how it will help these citizens by the…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday refused to pass an interim order against the Centre’s notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits under social welfare schemes, with the government assuring the court that no citizen would be deprived of such benefits for want of the unique identity number. The earlier deadline of June 30 has…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning began its hearing on a batch of six petitions and a suo motu public interest litigation petition on whether triple talaq violates the fundamental rights of Muslim women. The five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar and comprising Justices Kurian Joseph, Rohinton F. Nariman,…
New Delhi: Nearly five years after Nirbhaya, a 23-year-old medical student was gang-raped on Dec. 16, 2012 in Delhi, the Supreme Court this afternoon upheld death sentence to four convicts. The Delhi High Court had awarded death to Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh who challenged it in the Supreme Court. One among…
By Bhamy V. Shenoy and Ashvini Ranjan Recent visitors to Chamundi Hill who have peeked through the barricades must have wondered what happened to all the protests and Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). Unfortunately, construction activities on the Hill to build multi-level parking, shopping complex and shelter for pilgrims are progressing…
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M. S. Dhoni in an Andhra Pradesh court for a picture published in a magazine showing him as Lord Vishnu. The court observed that it would be travesty of justice if Dhoni was prosecuted as he didn’t do anything with malicious intent. A Bench led…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning ruled that Lal Krishna Advani and several other senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including Murli Manohar Joshi and Union Minister Uma Bharti will face conspiracy charges in the Babri Masjid demolition case. The Court ordered a time-bound trial, ordering that the Judge hearing the case shall not…
Manual scavenging continues in Mysuru despite Supreme Court banning this practice way back in 1993. The law banning manual scavenging was extended and clarified to include insanitary latrines, ditches and pits in 2013. These photographs were captured yesterday bang in front of Lakshmipuram Police Station. Unfortunately, almost all manual scavengers (Safai Karmacharis) remain temporary workers…
New Delhi – The Supreme Court yesterday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) to a plea filed by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party sought to implead themselves in the case along with…
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